How does the General Election work? Video Lecture | How does UK Parliament's Education Service works? - Personal Learning

on this one day every eligible person in
the UK can place a vote can be part of
electing their local representative to
parliament parties and candidates
campaign to win votes by visiting
constituents brought a door holding
debates and publishing manifestos a bit
like a shopping list of what they plan
to do if they're voted in but how does
the election work the UK is divided into
six hundred and fifty constituencies
each of which is represented by one
member of parliament voters register for
a polling card to make sure they can
take part on Election Day polling
stations are open from dawn till dusk
and if a voter can't make their long
there are other ways to make sure they
can take part once every vote has been
placed the ballots are counted to find
out which candidate has come out on top
in each area this is called
first-past-the-post
the elected MPs enter parliament to sit
in the House of Commons and represent
everyone in their constituency the
political party with the most MPs the
majority is invited by the Queen to form
a government and if there's a hung
parliament where there's no clear winner
then a minority government or a
coalition government may be created or a
fresh election held so on this one day a
little piece of paper with your mark
plays a big role in deciding who leads
our country