It has come to my attention that people don’t know how people are elected to the House of Commons. So here is my explanation of how it works.
Mp’s
Mp’s or members of Parliament can either join a political party or stand as an independent. When it is a general election time (about every 5 years) or a by election (when the current MP stands down or dies) they have to win to first stand as that party candidate in that constituency and then win that constituency against the other parties.
The Leader of the Party
He/she has to be a known MP within the party. There is an election much like that of a general election but only people who have membership to the party can vote in it.
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister is the leader of the party who gets the most seats in the House of Commons. There are 650 seats/constituencies in the Commons up for grabs at election time. The party have to win at least half of these to win or otherwise we end up with a coalition. This means that two parties have to join together to gain over half the seats.
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