Emerging and Minor political parties (UKIP) 2.3

Question 1

when was UKIP set up

Answer 1

1991

Question 2

who is it ascotiated with and why

Answer 2

-Nigel Farage
-opposed British membership in EU

Question 3

how many MEPs did UKIP gain in 2014

Answer 3

24

Question 4

how many votes did it earn in 2015 GE

Answer 4

3.9 Million votes

Question 5

how many seats did it earn in 2015 GE

Answer 5

1

Question 6

what were the characteristics of UKIP voters

Answer 6

-older
-more traditional
-felt left behind in rapidly changing world
-lower levels of education and job security
-anxious about challenges in life

Question 7

name the ten new countries which joined the expansion of the EU 2004

Answer 7

Cyprus
Czech Republic,
Hungary,
Estonia,
Slovakia
Slovenia.
Latvia,
Lithuania,
Malta,
Poland,

Question 8

why did UKIP not appreciate the expansion of the EU 2004

Answer 8

thought the immigrants where british job stealers

Question 9

WHAT DOES UKIP STAND FOR : ‘taking back control’ from the EU

Answer 9

-believed there was European bureaucracy
-national sovereignty ( policies on trade and fisheries)
-Brexit should get done

Question 10

WHAT DOES UKIP STAND FOR : restricting immigration

Answer 10

-main policy in 2015 GE
-point based system for immigrants to enter
-cap on number

Question 10

WHAT DOES UKIP STAND FOR : other policies

Answer 10

-grammar schools should be supported
-scrap ‘green taxes’ which raise energy bills
-increase spending on NHS
-migrants and visitors need to have a private health insurance