Case Studies

Question 1

Describe EU referendum 2016

Answer 1

• 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

Question 2

Describe Scottish Independence referendum 2014

Answer 2

• 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

Question 3

Proof for or against participation crisis

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Trade Union participation

Answer 4

Declined 6.25 million in 2022
Public Service Union have 1,394,892 participants

Question 5

Single issue group participation

Answer 5

139 environmental groups
= 4.5 million members

Question 6

MPs in trouble for lobbying

Answer 6

Scott Benton- suspended from parliament, planning to break lobbying rules for money

Question 7

Initiatives in Switzerland

Answer 7

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

Question 8

AV campaign 2011

Answer 8

• 42% turnout
• 67% voted no change

Question 9

Conservatives results 2019

Answer 9

43.6% votes
56.2% seats
38,264 votes needed for MP

Question 10

Labour results 2019

Answer 10

32.1% votes
31.1% seats
50,835 votes needed for MP

Question 11

LIBDEM results 2019

Answer 11

11.5% votes
1.7% seats
644,225 votes needed for MP

Question 12

SNP results 2019

Answer 12

3.9% votes
7.4% seats
25,882 needed for MP

Question 13

Brexit party results 2019

Answer 13

2% votes
0 seats
644,225 votes needed for MP

Question 14

% of wasted votes 2019 election

Answer 14

70%

Question 15

2019 red wall crumbles

Answer 15

• 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

Question 16

LIBDEM slump 2019

Answer 16

Gained 4.2% votes and 11.6% of total votes cast
But lost 13 seats and only gained 3

Question 17

How do parties target women voters

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Why did women prefer Tory party

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Changing attitudes of gender voters

Answer 19

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

Question 20

define cabinet gov

Answer 20

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

Question 21

describe West Lothian Question

Answer 21

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?’