Electoral Systems - Case Studies + Evidence

Question 1

2005 General Election Outcome

Answer 1

Labour voted in with 35.3% of popular vote

Question 2

2011 AV Referendum Outcome
(Turnout + Results)

Answer 2

Turnout: 42.2%
Votes Against AV: 67.9%

Question 3

2014 Scottish Independence Referendum

Answer 3

Turnout: 84.6%
Votes to Remain: 55%
Voted to Leave: 45%

Question 4

2015 General Election:

Answer 4

Conservatives won 31% of the vote yet 51% of the seats
2015 Greens had 1 seat with 1M votes
UKIP - 12% of votes - 1 seat

Question 5

2016 Brexit Referendum

Answer 5

Turnout: 72.2%
Vote to Leave: 51.9%
Vote to Remain: 41.8%

Question 6

2017 General Election

Answer 6

Voter Turnout: 68.8%
Labour and Conservative total vote share: 82.3%
Conservatives won 89% of seats

Question 7

2019 General Election

Answer 7

Conservatives won 43.6% of votes but 56.2% of seats

Question 8

2021 Scottish Parliament Election

Answer 8

Turnout: 63.5%

Question 9

2022 Elections Act

Answer 9

Compulsory ID needed to vote
+ removed use of SV in Major of London and Police and Crime Commissioner elections