ELECTORAL SYSTEM (UK & ARGENTINA)

By: Barrios, Paola Bernus, M. Celeste Len, Marilen Torres, Florencia

Types of elections
UK
UK General elections To devolved parliaments and assemblies To the European Parliament Local elections

Argentina
National elections Provicial elections Municipal elections Primary elections

Entitlement to vote
UK

Argentina

Be aged 18 or over on Be an argentinian citizen polling day Be aged 18 Be a national of the UK, the Be on the electoral register Republic of Ireland, a Not to be discualificated Commonwealth country or a European Union member state It is individual, secret and compulsory Be on the electoral register Nobody is oblied to vote

Electoral Register
UK
Each district council or unitary authority has an Electoral Register which is compiled by the Electoral Registration Officer listing all registered electors.

Argentina
It is a document elaborated by the government which lists all persons older than 18 years old required to vote.

Polling Procedure

UK In person By post By proxy Accessibility

Argentina In person From abroad

Ballot Papers (UK)

Voting Booth (UK)

Ballot Papers (Arg)

Darkroom (Arg)

UK

Ballot Box

Argentina

The parties
UK Conservative party Labour party Liberal Democratic party

Argentina Partido Justicialista Unin Cvica Radical Partido Demcrata

The campaign

UK Local level National level Money spent

Argentina

Veda Finance

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SOURCES: http://www.taringa.net/posts/info/10653378/Elecciones-Primarias-2011-Argentina_Toda-la-Info_.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_Kingdom#Major_ parties_in_the_House_of_Commons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_the_United_Kingdom
http://www.argentina.gov.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=393 http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elecciones_en_Argentina http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padron_electoral BOOK: BRITAIN - THE COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE: AN INTRODUCTION FOR LEARNERS OF ENGLISH JAMES ODRISCOLL