Constitutional Reform Under New Labour&Lib-Dem Conservative Coalition Flashcards
How many years in opposition had Labour faced before their victory in 1997?
18 years
What was the commons majority Labour won in 1997?
a 179 seat majority
How many hereditary peers were left after the House of Lords Act 1999?
92
Why was the second stage of Lords reform stalled in 2003?
Parliament rejected all 8 models for a reformed chamber
How many models of lord reform were proposed in Parliament in 2003?
8 models
Why were attempts in 2007 to revive the reform process of the lords dropped?
as the Commons voted for an entirely elected second chamber and the Lords gave it support to an entirely appointed model
Who suggested that AV+ should be adopted for general elections?
the Jenkins Commission
When was the hybrid system AMS (FPTP top up) used? (2)
in the Scottish Parliament elections and Welsh Assembly
Under PPERA 2000 what did Labour establish ?
an independent Electoral Commission
What were the 3 tasks of the independent Electoral Commission?
to monitor elections, regulating party funding and expenditure and organising referendums
What did the HRA 1998 incorporate?
it incorporated most of the provisions of the ECHR into the UK law
What did the HRA 1998 allow citizens?
This allowed citizens to seek redress in UK courts without having to go to the ECHR in Strasbourg
Where is the ECHR?
Strasbourg
What did the Freedom of Information Act 2000 give citizens the right to?
the right to request information held by public bodies
What did the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 do?
this established a new UK Supreme Court which took on virtually all the judicial role previously performed by the HOL
