What accounts for the weakness of the UK Parliament? The UK Parliament has certain weaknesses. This essay will identify and analyse five of the major weaknesses. Firstly, I will argue that the Parliament is not a true representation of the electorate. Then, I will look at claim that the strong party system and the whip system cause weaknesses within Parliament. Thirdly, I shall argue that the committee system within Parliament does not effectively scrutinise the …showed first 75 words of 1984 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1984 total…in the Commons that the election system creates can be seen as both beneficial and destructive. It helps to create a stable government but it also brings weaknesses and a question over the role of legitimation of the government. The problem of representation may be improved by the introduction of a system of partial representation, however this may lead to other problems like a loss of the local MP and the upsurge in extremist parties.