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Should all elections be first past the post?

MPs are all elected by a simple majority in one-member constituencies, using the first past the post voting system, but other elections use a variety of electoral systems.

Conservative MP Ranil Jayawardena, wants the Westminster system used in every election in England.

He debated his bid with Katie Ghose from the Electoral Reform Society, which campaigns for more proportional representation.

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