Starter quiz
- Calculate 30% of 600
- '180' ✓
- Calculate 45% of 720
- '324' ✓
- Calculate 121% of 923
- '1116.83' ✓
- What percentage of 356 is 89?
- '25%' ✓
- What percentage of 136.25 is 32.7?
- '24%' ✓
- Sofia says 'If I start with a number and reduce it by 100% and then increase the answer by 100% then I will get back to the number I started with.' Is she correct?
- Yes - the percentages are the same so the overall value does not change.
- Yes - the percentages are the same so the operations cancel each other out.
- False - you will end up with 10% of the original amount.
- False - you will end up with zero. ✓
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Exit quiz
- ______ (FPTP) is the name for the electoral system used to elect MPs to Westminster.
- 'First Past the Post' ✓
- The UK is divided into ______ constituencies.
- 250
- 350
- 450
- 550
- 650 ✓
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- There are 400 people voting in an election. There are three candidates and voters can only vote for one of them. What is the smallest number of votes that a candidate could receive and still win?
- 133
- 134 ✓
- 200
- 400
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- In the FPTP system, it is possible for a candidate to be elected even though more people have voted against them, rather than for them.
- True - a candidate wins if they receive more votes than any other candidate. ✓
- False - a candidate must have the majority of the votes.
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Which party won the election?- Party A
- Party B
- Party C
- Party D ✓
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- What percentage (to 1 d.p.) of the total vote did Party D receive?
- '25.5%' ✓
Worksheet
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- First Past the Post (FPTP) is the name for the electoral system used to elect MPs to Westminster.
- The number of MPs a party has in parliament rarely matches their popularity.
- Fewer people can vote for a party but they can win more seats.
Common misconception
Winning an election means receiving over half the vote.
Under the First Past the Post system, a winning candidate must receive more votes than any other candidate. This may not mean receiving over half of the total vote.
Keywords
First past the post - First Past the Post (FPTP) is the name for the electoral system used to elect MPs to Westminster.
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