Democratic Deficit 1.1 Flashcards
london mayoral election 2024 TURNOUT
40.5%
general election 2024 TURNOUT
60% turnout, which has dropped 7.9% compared to the 2019
what percentage of people voted for labour out of the overall voting turnout
33.7% = uh oh…
how many people are part of the labour members in 2024
367,000
members of reform party in:
- March 2024
- January 2025
M 2024 = 5000
J 2025 = 182,000
what has the age range 18-24 changed from 1992-2015
voting turnout feel by over 50%
what happened to party membership after controversies (like Gaza 2024)
- fell by 23,000 members ( also happened after U-turn on green investment)
what created history with the 2024 election in concern to the fixed term parliament
- first election called under the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
how many marchers were there in Palestine protests around the London on one day
400,000 people
what was so interesting about the ‘Rwanda plan’ and how the three branches of government had a play in it
EXECUTIVE = released the plan
LEGISLATIVE = HOL - passed five amendments to the bill in March 2024
JUDICIARY = sending asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful
When and how did biden invoke a sense of democactic deficit ( hint: think of his son)
He pardoned him in December after being convicted of a felony
