Outline 3 Ways in which people are represented in the UK (5 marks)


One way in which the people of the UK are represented is through the MP of their constituency. In a general or by election, citizens of a constituency vote for the party and the MP who they would like to represent them. A result is obtained through simple plurality rather than majority votes. For example in Hove, Mike Weatherly won only 38% of the vote but still was elected as only simple plurality was required. The MP, as a result of being elected, represents the people of their constituency in Parliament and makes decisions on their behalf. Pressure groups is a second way people can be represented in the UK. Pressure groups represents interests and causes. They are less formal than an MP so people can join or follow them if they share the same ambitions of a particular pressure group. In turn, the pressure group represents these people through their actions within the movement. Political parties represent sections of society with a common political view. Parties are meant to have plurality in their ideologies to represent the range of the political opinions the people of the UK have.

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