SOURCE B:
UK General Election result 2019

The First Past the Post (FPTP) voting system is used in UK General Elections.
The table shows the outcomes of the 2019 UK General Election using different voting systems.

Party	% of vote won by each party	% of seats won by each party using FPTP	% of seats won by each party using Party List
Conservative	43.6	56.2	45.6
Labour	32.1	31.1	34.2
Liberal Democrats	11.5	1.7	11.1
SNP	3.9	7.4	4.4
Green Party	2.7	0.2	1.9
Brexit Party	2.0	0	1.6

Discuss two disadvantages of using the First Past the Post voting system.

Refer to Source B in your answer.

This question requires you to analyse data to support your knowledge of voting systems. The main disadvantages of FPTP are that it creates disproportionate outcomes and penalises smaller parties. The table provides clear evidence for both. You should contrast the FPTP outcome with the vote share and/or the hypothetical Party List outcome. For instance, the Conservatives are 'over-represented' (more seats than votes), while the Liberal Democrats are severely 'under-represented' (far fewer seats than votes). The Brexit Party and Green Party also demonstrate this, getting millions of votes combined but only one seat between them under FPTP.