1.1 direct/representative

Question 1

the most recent referendum in the uk was the 2016 Brexit referendum where 33 million uk citizens voted on wether to remain or leave ,

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51.89% voted to leave
72% turnout

Question 2

as of march 2024 there are x many members of the labour party

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336,000

Question 3

as of November 2024 there are x many members of the Conservative Party

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131,680

Question 4

the recall of MPs act has been used 6 times since its enshrinement into law in 2015 most recently it was used in October 2023 where

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the Mp for Wellingborough , Peter Bone , was given a suspension for bullying and sexual misconduct against a member of staff
this was successful with 13% of constituents signing the petition (10% needed for success)

Question 5

in April 2024 Mps debated a petition on assisted dying that had over

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200,000 signatures on the government e petition website

Question 6

Switzerland , a state that uses direct democracy often , uses around 10 referendum style votes a year and is considered

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the 5th most democratic state globally whereas the uk is 17th

Question 7

yet Switzerlands voter turnout for both referendum style votes and parliamentary elections are both averaging under 50% compared to the uk

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at 67% in 2019 , showing voter apathy if used to much

Question 8

in Switzerland where initiatives are used regularly …

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minority rights have been damaged

Question 9

the Scottish referendum 2014 saw an 84.6% turnout while the 2016 EU referendum was 72% both higher than

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general elections which sit at around 65%

Question 10

the Belfast Good Friday agreement had a turnout of

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81% and ended the “troubles” on NI which was a highly sectarian almost civil war

Question 11

voter turnout between 1945 and 97 was 76% on average , after 2000 onwards the average was

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64%

Question 12

the cabinet office estimated that the total cost of the 2016 referendum was

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150 million

Question 13

in a 2015 poll by survation showed that the most common reason people don’t vote is

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” not believing it will make a difference “

Question 14

in 2019 Hansard Audit for political engagement found 47% of the electorate do not believe they

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have an influence in politics

Question 15

in 2015 , 2017 , 2019 , turnout for 18-24 yr olds turnout was just above 50% while

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over 75s was above 80%

Question 16

voters who had their first vote 16 had higher turnout in

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Scottish parliament elections than voters who first voted at 18

Question 17

the alternative vote referendum of 2011 saw a turnout of 42% of registered votes which is

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20% less than the election of 2010
- voters were not passionate about the issue , electorate apathetic

Question 18

in 2022 the ex YouGov president said the Uk is now pro remain as

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2 million brexit voters have died

Question 19

ethnic minorities are much more likely to vote for labour than conservative in 2017 GE labour won

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73% of the share of the ethnic minority vote while cons got only 19%

Question 20

’ bregret’ has gained notoriety as polls have revealed in march 2024

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57% of voters believe that the decision to leave the EU was the wrong choice

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‘bregret’ was also shown as early as 2019 when the government e petition website to revoke brexit got

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6.4million signs

Question 22

2019 GE showed labour safe seats turn con , such as bolsover which had been Labour since its creation in 1950 and held by

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Labours Dennis Skinner since 1970

Question 23

in the 2024 GE safe seats which had been con were taken by labour , such as south west Norfolk gained by labours

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Terry Jermy , defeating Liz Truss who had prev held the seat by 630 votes

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direct democracy is beneficial for political engagement

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scot independence ref 3/4 of Scots got involved in a related activity
brexit ref 38 million online interactions related to it from march 2016-june 2016

Question 25

in 2024 general election according to the electoral commission

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25% of people were planning on voting tactically