1. How To Get Elected Understanding what methods politicians used to get elected

2. How to get elected Write the heading in your books Write the heading in your books List as many methods that candidates use to try and get elected List as many methods that candidates use to try and get elected

3. How to get elected Posters Posters Leaflets Leaflets Party Political Broadcasts on TV Party Political Broadcasts on TV Speeches and debates (hustings) Speeches and debates (hustings) Manifestos Manifestos Slogans/Sound bites Slogans/Sound bites Loud Hailers on cars Loud Hailers on cars Ads in media/ newspapers and internet/blogs Ads in media/ newspapers and internet/blogs Door to Door canvassing Door to Door canvassing Which method do you think is the most important and why?

4. Holding an election Each party’s candidate outline policies in a speech Each party’s candidate outline policies in a speech Q & A session Q & A session Distribute ballot papers Distribute ballot papers Hold Secret ballot Hold Secret ballot Count votes Count votes Declare Results Declare Results

5. Electoral Systems: First Past the Post PartyConstituency Total votes for each party Halifax Calder valley Bradford South Hudde- rsfield Red200100100100 Yellow131552044 Blue408011020 Winning party

6. Electoral Systems: First Past the Post Add up total number of votes for each party and put it in column Add up total number of votes for each party and put it in column Under FPTP The party with the most votes in each constituency wins the seat write in the winning party Under FPTP The party with the most votes in each constituency wins the seat write in the winning party If these results were the same over the whole country (646 constituencies) which part would win? If these results were the same over the whole country (646 constituencies) which part would win? What happens to all the votes of the parties that came second or third? Is that fair? What happens to all the votes of the parties that came second or third? Is that fair? Can you think of a fairer way of counting the votes and distributing the seats Can you think of a fairer way of counting the votes and distributing the seats

7. Proportional Representation