Elections and referendums

Question 1

2011 AV Referendum

Answer 1

rejected 68%

Question 2

2017 NE Fife

Answer 2

• Stephen Gethins won the seat with 13,743 votes
• other candidates won a total of 27,000+ votes

Question 3

2015 SNP vs UKIP

Answer 3

• SNP got 1.4 million concentrated votes = 56 seats
• UKIP got 3.8 million dispersed votes = 1 seat

Question 4

FPTP is good because it keeps put extremist parties

Answer 4

• in 2010, the BNP won 1.9% of the vote, which would translate to 12 seats if a proportional system was used
• under FPTP, they got no seats in Westminster

Question 5

FPTP causes voter apathy

Answer 5

2015 poll by Survation: the most common reason people don’t vote is ‘not believing it will make a difference’