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Political party system in which two major political parties consistently dominate the political landscape.
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First-past-the-post voting
6 linksIn a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP; formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts, or (informally) choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting or score voting ), voters cast their vote for a candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins (even if the top candidate gets less than 50%, which can happen when there are more than two popular candidates).
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP; formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts, or (informally) choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting or score voting ), voters cast their vote for a candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins (even if the top candidate gets less than 50%, which can happen when there are more than two popular candidates).
Duverger's law is an idea in political science which says that constituencies that use first-past-the-post methods will lead to two-party systems, given enough time.
Coalition (Australia)
5 linksAlliance of centre-right political parties that forms one of the two major groupings in Australian federal politics.
Alliance of centre-right political parties that forms one of the two major groupings in Australian federal politics.
Its main opponent is the Australian Labor Party (ALP); the two forces are often regarded as operating in a two-party system.
Duverger's law
4 linksIn political science, Duverger's law holds that single-ballot plurality-rule elections (such as first past the post) structured within single-member districts tend to favor a two-party system.
Plurality voting
5 linksElectoral system in which a candidate, or candidates, who poll more than any other counterpart , are elected.
Electoral system in which a candidate, or candidates, who poll more than any other counterpart , are elected.
Duverger's law is a theory that constituencies that use first-past-the-post systems will have a two-party system after enough time.
Australian Senate
5 linksUpper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives.
Upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives.
The proportional election system within each state ensures that the Senate incorporates more political diversity than the lower house, which is basically a two party body.
Democratic Party (United States)
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The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.
Conservative Party (UK)
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The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, and also known colloquially as the Tories, is one of two main political parties in the United Kingdom, alongside its primary rival since the 1930s, the Labour Party.
Politics of Australia
3 linksThe politics of Australia take place within the framework of a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
The politics of Australia take place within the framework of a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
Australia is the world's sixth oldest continuous democracy and largely operates as a two-party system in which voting is compulsory.
Hung parliament
3 linksTerm used in legislatures under the Westminster system to describe a situation in which no single political party or pre-existing coalition has an absolute majority of legislators (commonly known as members or seats) in a parliament or other legislature.
Term used in legislatures under the Westminster system to describe a situation in which no single political party or pre-existing coalition has an absolute majority of legislators (commonly known as members or seats) in a parliament or other legislature.
The term hung parliament is most often used of parliaments dominated by two major parties or coalitions.
Australian House of Representatives
5 linksLower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Senate.
Lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Senate.
Prior to the 1909 merger of the two non-Labor parties, a three-party system existed in the chamber, with a two-party system in place since.