2. What influence do social groups and partisanship have on voting behaviour Part 2

Question 1

historically why did women tend to vote Conservative

Answer 1

Until the last few decades women were less likely to be in paid employment than men
– women were less likely to be members of trade unions, which strongly support labour

Question 2

why do far more women support Labour nowadays

Answer 2

today, far more women are employed, many in public sector jobs – some argue that New Labour’s focus on education also won greater female support

Question 3

in the 2015 GE what percentage of men voted Conservative

Answer 3

38%

Question 4

in the 2015 GE what percentage of women voted conservative

Answer 4

37%

Question 5

in the 2015 GE what percentage of men voted labour

Answer 5

30%

Question 6

in the 2015 GE what percentage of women voted labour

Answer 6

33%

Question 7

in the 2015 GE what percentage of men voted lib dem

Answer 7

8%

Question 8

in the 2015 GE what percentage of women voted lib dem

Answer 8

8%

Question 9

in the 2015 GE what percentage of men voted UKIP

Answer 9

14%

Question 10

in the 2015 GE what percentage of women voted UKIP

Answer 10

12%

Question 11

in the 2015 GE what percentage of men voted green

Answer 11

4%

Question 12

in the 2015 GE what percentage of women voted green

Answer 12

4%

Question 13

in the 1997 GE what % of whites voted for Conservatives

Answer 13

32%

Question 14

in the 1997 GE what % of whites voted for Labour

Answer 14

43%

Question 15

in the 1997 GE what % of whites voted for Lib Dems

Answer 15

18%

Question 16

in the 1997 GE what % of blacks voted for Conservatives

Answer 16

12%

Question 17

in the 1997 GE what % of blacks voted for Labour

Answer 17

82%

Question 18

in the 1997 GE what % of blacks voted for Lib Dems

Answer 18

5%

Question 19

in the 1997 GE what % of asians voted for Conservatives

Answer 19

22%

Question 20

in the 1997 GE what % of asians voted for Labour

Answer 20

66%

Question 21

in the 1997 GE what % of asians voted for

Question 22

Labour governments have a history of supporting and advancing the rights of ethnic minorities - name three acts they introduced

Answer 22

Race Relations Acts of 1965, 1968 and 1976
Race Relations Amendments Act 2000
Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006