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Politics: Paper 1: VB and general elections > 2024 General Election > Flashcards

2024 General Election Flashcards

1
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What was the Turnout in the 2024 GE?

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60%

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How many seats did labour have in the 2024 GE, how much did it go up since 2019, and what was their majority?

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412 seats (63%) , went up by 211 seats, 174 seat majority

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What type of wall was restored, and which wall fell in 2024?

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The red wall was restored and the blue wall fell

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Where did the Lib Dems rise again in 2024?

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The South West (Their Heartlands)

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Which minor parties rose in 2024 and which one fell?

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Green + Reform rose, SNP fell significantly

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How much had Turnout declined by since 2019

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7%

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How many votes did reform get 2024 and how much was it up from 2019 as the Brexit Party?

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4.1 million votes, 3.47 million up from 2019

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How many seats/ percentage of the seats did reform get 2024?

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5 seats (1% of seats)

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What percentage of the vote share did reform obtain in 2024 and how much was it up from 2019?

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14.3%, up 12.3% 2019 as the brexit party

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How many votes did the green party obtain in 2024, how much was it up from 2019?

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1.4 million, up 1.08 million from 2019

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How much of the vote share did the green party obtain 2024 and how much up was it from 2019?

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6.7%, up 4% from 2019

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How many seats + percentage of seats did the Green party get in 2024 and how much was it up from 2019?

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4 seats (1% of seat share), up 3 from 2019

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How many votes did the SNP get 2024 and how much was it down from 2019?

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0.72 million, down 0.52 million from 2019

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What percentage of Scots vote did the SNP get in 2024, how much down from 2019?

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30%, down 15% from 2019

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How many seats did SNP get in 2024 , how much down from 2019?

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9 seats, down 39 from 2019

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16
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What percentage of the commons was female in 2024 after the GE, why was it significant?

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40%, significant bc it was the most ever

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17
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What percentage of the commons went to comprehensive schools 2024?

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63%

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18
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What percentage of the commons were educated privately 2024

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23%

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What percentage of the commons went to selective (grammar) schools 2024?

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12%

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20
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What percentage of current mps went to oxbridge?

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20%

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21
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What percentage of the commons were from minority ethnic backgrounds 2024?

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14%

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How many seats (percentage of seat share) did the conservatives have in 2024 and how many did they decrease by?

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121 (18.6% of seat share), went down by 251

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How many seats (percentage of seat share) did the conservatives have in 2024 and how many did they decrease by?

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121 (18.6% of seat share), went down by 251

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24
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What percentage of the vote did labour achieve?

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34%

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25
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What percentage of the vote did labour achieve?

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34%

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How many seats did lib dems get, how many up from 2019?

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72 seats (11% of seats), 64 up from 2019

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27
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What region did the conservatives do especially bad in 2024? How many seats were won by Labour in this region? Who won the other seats?

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North West, all seats apart from 2 which were won by libdems

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28
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How many seats did Labour win back from 2019 in Scotland?

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36

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29
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What percentage of people aged 18-24 voted Labour in the 2024 GE?

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41%

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30
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What was the percentage of 70+ and the 60-69 people who voted Conservative in the 2024 GE?

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46%, 33%

31
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What was the general trend of age’s affect on VB 2024, what was the nuance to this, what is an example?

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The older you are, the more conservative you become. Millennials have not conformed to this and stayed loyal to layout with 46% of 30-39 yr olds voting Labour and only 12% voting conservative.

32
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What was the general trend of percentage difference for gender in 2024 on VB?

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2%

33
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What was the general trend of education and it’s effect on VB in the 2024 GE?Give an example.

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The higher educated, the more labour you are, vice versa. 42% of degree or higher voted Labour, compared to 31% of GCSE or lower voting Conservative.

34
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What was the general trend for class in 2024 on VB? Give an example.

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Lower class more right wing slightly and the left wing were higher class. 36% of highest class voters voted Labour whereas 23% of DE voters voted Conservative.

35
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What general trend did the household income have on how it affected VB in 2024.Give an example.

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The higher the salary, the more likely a person is to be labour vice versa. 44% £70k+ salaries voted Labour, 24% of under £20k salaries voted Conservative.

36
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What percentage of remain voters voted Labour 2024.

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47%

37
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What percentage of leave voters voted for Conservative + Reform in 2024?

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37%, 28%

38
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How much had Conservatives vote share fell from 2019?

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20%, (43.6% to 23.8%)

39
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Who did the sun support in the 2024 election and why was this important?

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It supported labour, which was a significant change from supporting conservative since 2010 and has an approx circulation of 700k meaning alot of people follow it.

40
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What was the sun’s title for their news article on the election in 2024? What might be a problem with this?

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Time for a new manager ( not explicitly saying labour)

41
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How are newspapers usually dominated by the conservatives?

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If labour didn’t gain the sun’s support in 2024, the circulation of left wing newspapers would be 1,148,000 and if conservatives kept the sun, their circulation would have been 2,550,000, over double labour’s.

42
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How much money had the labour party spent on social media 4 weeks into their campaign, how much more than the conservatives?

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Almost 2.4m in 4 weeks, more than double the conservatives with less than 1m

43
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What percentage of 18-24 yr olds get their news from social media?

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72%

44
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What percentage of 65+ people get their news from tv?

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74%

45
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How many female members are in the cabinet? Why is it significant?

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11/24, highest members ever

46
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What is significant about the Chancellor?

A

The Chancellor is female

47
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What is significant about education within the cabinet?

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Most state educated ever, 93% compared to 7% of population who attend private schools, it had been at least 30% in all past cabinets since WW2 that were privately educated.

48
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What percentage of people voted for George Galloway in the 2024 election?

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29%

49
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What percentage of people voted for Paul Waugh in rochdale in the 2024 election?

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32.8%

50
Q

What was a major concern for the government leading up to the election?

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Apathy and internal party in-fighting were significant issues.

51
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What was the impact of rivalry between the right and centre-right?

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It created an image that Sunak couldn’t lead the party.

52
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How many Prime Ministers were there in 8 years?

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There were 5 Prime Ministers in 8 years, indicating chaos.

53
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What was the promise made in 2019 regarding immigration?

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The promise was to reduce immigration to the 100,000s, which failed.

54
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What was the housing crisis situation in 2023?

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There was a staggering decrease of 19% in homes built compared to previous years.

55
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What ongoing issue was highlighted in public sectors?

A

There were ongoing strikes, including junior doctor strikes.

56
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What was the NHS waiting list figure in June 2024?

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The NHS waiting lists stood around 7.5 million.

57
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What economic pressures were affecting the electorate?

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There were cost of living pressures due to high inflation and rising mortgage rates.

58
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What was the change in Conservative vote share from 2019?

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The Conservative vote share dropped by 20% from 43.6% to 23.8%.

59
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Who is the Prime Minister?

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The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC MP

Also serves as First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union.

60
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Who is the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs?

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The Rt Hon David Lammy MP

61
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Who is the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care?

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The Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP

62
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Who is the Secretary of State for Business and Trade?

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The Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP

Also serves as President of the Board of Trade.

63
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Who is the Deputy Prime Minister?

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The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP

Also serves as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

64
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Who is the Secretary of State for the Home Department?

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The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP

65
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Who is the Secretary of State for Education?

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The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP

Also serves as Minister for Women and Equalities.

66
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Who is the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology?

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The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP

67
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Who is the Chancellor of the Exchequer?

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The Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP

68
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Who is the Secretary of State for Defence?

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The Rt Hon John Healey MP

69
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Who is the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero?

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The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP

70
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Who is the Secretary of State for Transport?

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The Rt Hon Louise Haigh MP

71
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Who is the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster?

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The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP

72
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Who is the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice?

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The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP

73
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Who is the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions?

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The Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP

74
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Who is the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs?

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The Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP

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