Democratic Deficit 1.1 UKP 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
in 2022, how many members did labour lose
25,000 members putting it 125,000 down from the 2019 election which was at 500,000
how many members of the reform UK party were there in March 2024
182,000
how many members of the reform UK party were there in March 2025
211,000
how many members of the conservative party were there in 1990s
estimated 400,000
how many members of the conservative party were there now
approximately 131,000
how many followers does Jeremy Corbyn have on twitter
2.4 million followers
how many followers does Nigel Farage have on twitter
1.6 Million
whats an example that makes us see just how members of a party can express their political opinions
Janurary-March 2024, Labour Party lost 23,000 members due to its stance of the war in gaza and its U-turn on green investment
what was the gender recognition reform bill 2023
- Scottish aged 16 and over to change legal sex without medical diagnosis of gender dysmorphia = Sunak block Scottish Bill
