Case Studies Flashcards
Describe EU referendum 2016
- David Cameron held it to restore conservative authority
- 52% voted leave, 48% stay, 72% turnout
- backed by the sun and the daily mail
- conservative Ken Clark objected
= said it’s too complex for proper judgement of the public
= takes away power of those who have the skills and knowledge
Describe Scottish Independence referendum 2014
- 84% turnout,55% no, 44% yes
- created by SNP
- labour lost 40/41 seats due to less Scottish supporters
- SNP demanded second ref due to leaving the EU but denied by Theresa May
Proof for or against participation crisis
11% donate to a political party
18% take part in strikes
69% voted in 2017, 59% voted in 2001, 67% in 2019
34% create or sign w petitions
Trade Union participation
Declined 6.25 million in 2022
Public Service Union have 1,394,892 participants
Single issue group participation
139 environmental groups
= 4.5 million members
MPs in trouble for lobbying
Scott Benton- suspended from parliament, planning to break lobbying rules for money
Initiatives in Switzerland
Voted in 2016 for guaranteed basic income of £1,600 per adult and £400 per child each month
= 100,000 signatures
= rejected
= 77% against, 23% for
AV campaign 2011
- 42% turnout
- 67% voted no change
Conservatives results 2019
43.6% votes
56.2% seats
38,264 votes needed for MP
Labour results 2019
32.1% votes
31.1% seats
50,835 votes needed for MP
LIBDEM results 2019
11.5% votes
1.7% seats
644,225 votes needed for MP
SNP results 2019
3.9% votes
7.4% seats
25,882 needed for MP
Brexit party results 2019
2% votes
0 seats
644,225 votes needed for MP
% of wasted votes 2019 election
70%
2019 red wall crumbles
- leave support seats in midlands and north valley won by conservatives
- labour veteran Dennis Skinner help Bolsover for 49 years but lost seat due to vote share decline 16% lost to Conservative Party
LIBDEM slump 2019
Gained 4.2% votes and 11.6% of total votes cast
But lost 13 seats and only gained 3
How do parties target women voters
2017 labour conducted gender impact assessment on all policies
2015 labour women to women minibus went to 75 constituencies who didn’t previously vote
2014 Jo Swinson LIBDEM equal oat campaign
Why did women prefer Tory party
1970 Ted Heath won= housewives voted due to promise of economic stability, protection for price of weekly shop and stable society
Changed in 1997 due to Tony Blair
Changing attitudes of gender voters
2017- 43% women voted C, 45% men voted C
43% women voted L, 39% men voted L
2019- 43% women voted C, 46% voted C
34% women voted L, 31% men voted L
define cabinet gov
system of gov which executive power vested in cabinet whose members operate under a doctrine ( principle advocated concerning the exercise of the power to govern society) of collective responsibility
describe West Lothian Question
posed by labour MP Tom Dalyell 1997
= ‘why should Scottish MPs be able to vote on english matters at Westminster when english cant in scotland?’