Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
What is the name of the system used to elect MPs?
- AAlternative vote
- BSingle transferable vote
- CFirst past the postRight answer
- DProportional representation
Answer: First past the post
MPs are elected by 'first past the post': the candidate with the highest number of votes in a constituency wins.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "The British constitution". Practice question 503 of 651, written in our own words.