1. Compulsory Voting in the UK
... 18 for 45 years. Over the last 15 years, voting numbers in Britain have seen a sharp decline. In 1992, 77.7% of the electorate voted, compared to just 65.1% in 2010, (Commission, 2013). As a result of the First Past the Post (FPTP) voting system it is often the case that a majority of the population do not actually support the Government. Now for the first time, non ... -voters are the largest single group outnumbering those who supported the winning party and calling in to ... parties, through membership of pressure groups such as trades unions, through meetings and demonstrations. Wit...
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