Question

difference between fptp and pr system​

Answer 1

Answer:The difference between first past the post and proportional representation, are presented in the points given below:

1. First Past the Post (FPTP) system, can be understood as the voting method in which the citizens of a constituency cast their votes for a candidate and the one getting majority votes win the elections. As against, Proportional Representation (PR) is an electoral system wherein citizens cast their votes to the political parties and seats are allocated to the parties according to the voting strength they possess.

2. In first past the post system, the whole country is divided into different small geographical areas, i.e. constituencies. In contrast, proportional representation, large geographical units are considered as a constituency.

3. In first past the post system, from each constituency one candidates get elected. Unlike, proportional representation, where more than one candidate can be selected from a constituency.

4. In first past the post system, the citizens cast their votes for the candidate of their choice. In contrast, votes are cast for political party by the citizens of the constituency.

5. In FPTP system, the total seats allotted to a political party may or may not be equal to the votes. As opposed, in PR system, the party gets seats in proportion to the votes polled for them.

6. In first past the post system, accountability exist, as people know the candidate whom they voted and if he/she does not serve them or work for their betterment, they can ask questions. On the contrary, accountability is absent, in the sense that people cast their vote for a party and not to a candidate.

7. In first past the post system, the majority votes may or may not be secured by the winning candidate, whereas in the proportional representation system, the candidate who won the elections gets the majority votes.

8. In proportional representation, the political parties with a small number of votes get elected in the Parliament, which leads to the disagreement of ideas, due to many political parties in the parliament. Conversely, in first past the post, the candidates getting the maximum votes wins the elections, and the political party gets seats in the Parliament, and so, there is no clashing of ideas.

Answer 2

Difference between FPTP and PR system:-

• FPTP stands for first past the post and it is the method of voting through which every individual emits their vote for the candidate, which the citizens of the society want to represent as part of Parliament.
• PR stands for proportional representation. PR is an electoral tactic in which the government allocates the seats to all the political parties which are totally based on the number of total votes that are polled for them.
• In FPTP, votes are cast for the candidates but, in PR votes are cast for the party.

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