By Felix Armstrong With the general election fast approaching on Thursday, July 4, here’s everything you need to know about the UK’s first past the post (FPTP) voting system. Though backed by both Labour and the Tories, smaller parties claim that they are unfairly treated by the system, and debates over alternatives have been rumbling for years. What is first past the post?When voters go to the polls, they select one candidate for MP in their constituency by drawing a cross in the box next to their name. Each party nominates one candidate to compete on their behalf in each seat. There are 650 …