| Elections in the United Kingdom Including Electoral Systems, Postal Voting, Parliamentary Constituencies, and Political Parties Contributor(s): Sing, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1276192398 ISBN-13: 9781276192392 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $23.18 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.91 lbs) 226 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. There are five types of elections in the United Kingdom: United Kingdom general elections, elections to devolved parliaments and assemblies, elections to the European Parliament, local elections and mayoral elections. Elections are held on Election Day, which is conventionally a Thursday. General elections do not have fixed dates, but must be called within five years of the opening of parliament following the last election. Other elections are held on fixed dates though in the case of the devolved assemblies and parliaments, early elections can occur in certain situations. Presently, six electoral systems are used: the single member plurality system, the multi member plurality system, party list PR, the single transferable vote, the Additional Member System and the Supplementary Vote. This book studies elections in the United Kingdom including Election Day, politics of Wales, and British left. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |