ETVT labour and c only important ones

Question 1

1.FOr- success in elections under FPTP

Answer 1

FPTP enhances power of L and C
since ww11
despite core main voted decreasing from 1979 - 80% to 2024 57%
not reflected in seats
2024 L and C won 82% seats
2017- 83%
2019- 76%
Ukip and reform most harmed
2015 skip won 4 mill votes and one seat
2024 reform 15% vote and 5 seats
winners bonus seat share outstrips votes
2019 C 43% vote and 56% seats
2024 L 33% vote and 63% seats

Question 2

1.against- 2024 ge clear return to multi party vote share

Answer 2

parties other than 2 main 42% vote share and some seats
even tho seats are underr represented if support marginally increases could catapult vote share
reform 3rd 98 seats
minor parties have huge influence “spoiler effect”
draws votes away from large parties
reform 2024 and C and LD and C
split right wing vote

Question 3

LOA

Answer 3

yes

Question 4

2.For- devo, coalition

Answer 4

welsh parliament has always had L in governance since the start
even in coalition majors have dominated govt and policy
2010 coalition govt c party austerity policies Dom LD weren’t able to keep promise of not increasing uni fees for uni

Question 5

2.against- minor parties success in devolution and supply and demand

Answer 5

sig. amount of power over policy
SNP since 2007
abolished prescription charges and tuition fees
minor parties as junior parties in coalition or supply and demand
LD recall of mP act 2015
increased personal allowance
DUP and Brexit confidence and supply 2017 GE key part towards hard brexit

Question 6

what was the share of seats for L and C in 2024

Answer 6

82% of seats

Question 7

core vote of 2 main parties in 1979 compared to 2024

Answer 7

1979- 80% and 2024- 57%

Question 8

vote share in 2017 and 2019

Answer 8

2017-83% and 2019- 76%

Question 9

votes vs seats C 2019

Answer 9

43% vote and 56% seats

Question 10

votes vs seats L 2024

Answer 10

33% vote and 63% seats

Question 11

3.for- impact over policy

Answer 11

The two main UK parties have dominated every government since World War II, significantly influencing politics and policy.
Leaders like Thatcher (New Right economic policies) and Blair (constitutional reforms and foreign policy) made major changes.
The major parties maintain broad support by representing a wide range of voters and policy positions.
Minor parties may temporarily influence policy, but the main parties ultimately control and shape these policies.
The major parties often dilute policies influenced by minor parties to fit their own agenda.

Question 12

3.against- minor parties have indirect influence over policy

Answer 12

Minor parties have significant indirect influence over policy by threatening the two main parties electorally with the ‘spoiler effect’.
They use their platforms and public support to put issues on the political agenda, acting like pressure groups.
The ‘spoiler effect’ occurs when minor parties take votes away from a major party, potentially causing it to lose to the other major party.
For example, Nigel Farage and UKIP’s electoral threat influenced David Cameron to call the Brexit referendum and pushed the Conservatives in a more right-wing, populist direction in the 2019 election.
The Brexit Party’s influence was crucial in the Tories’ shift to a hard Brexit, as failing to do so might have cost them key voters in the 2019 election.
Even with a small number of MPs, minor parties can raise the importance of issues and influence the major parties’ policies.
The Green Party, despite having only one MP for a long time (Caroline Lucas), raised the profile of environmental issues, forcing Labour and the Conservatives to support them.