ETVT parliament is representative of the electorate Flashcards
sections
how democratically rep is it
how well does it rep views and interests of the public
how directly rep is parliament
examples
what was the Blackpool South by election
how many pro Gaza MPS elected
how many lords spiritual are there
2019-2024 rebellion
in 2019-2024 how many MPS had second jobs
guardian 2023 report
how many peers rarely or never attend the house and examples
women vs men
ethnic
private schooled
Rishi sunak cabinet
starmer
male stood for parties
nearly how much % in 2019 was lgbttq
2019-2024 rep
women shiortlists and mentoring ethnic minorities
Scott benton replaced by L candidate in 2024 after breaching lobbying rules leak documents and ask for questions for a fake gambling company
5 and unseated 4 L MPS
26
less than 2% MPS rebelled in 2019-2024
over 90
MPS paid ten mill from free lance and second jobs BJ 4.8mil and sajid javid 300,000
According to the Byline Times, 13% of peers rarely or never attend the House of Lords.
Lord Sugar has only cast votes in 1.96% of divisions since joining the House of Lords.
37% and 29% vs half pop
13% and 7.3% vs 18% pop
23% and 57% vs 7% pop
sunak- 61% private and 42% oxbridge
8% of starmer private educated
2024 election 4519 candidates who stood for 98 diff parties 69% male
10% LGBTQ 2019
women 34 to 37% and ethnic 10 to 13%
This has resulted in some improvements in direct representation in the House of
Commons. After the 1997 election, just 18% of MPs were women and there were just 9
MPs from minority ethnic backgrounds.
1.for democracy
HOC is elected on regular and mPS rep small no of voters
voters hold reps to acc and remove them of they want by voting for diff party or candidate
Blackpool South by election 2024 Scott Benton replaced for a labour candidate
each mp has to win plurality of votes in constituency to win 2024 5 pro Gaza MPS from areas with high muslim pop were elected on a pro Palestinian platform 4 f these unseated L in protest and JC islington north won a majority
MPs elected on a mandate by ind in their const ad respond to concerns- pluralsist democracy
- against democracy
HOL is unelected yet still holds sig powers on policy scrutinize and delay leg
they are appointed by HOL appointment commission or by party leaders
still 92 hereditary and 26 lords spiritual who are bishops for church of england
party leaders selected by party not people 2 recent sunak and truss not being party leaders in an election yet seek to install sig political changes
power of people is limited
FPTP system unporprtional and unrep
L won 174 seats majority on 33% of vote
tactical voting
- for rep interest of public
small size of constituency and single MP repsonsible effective rep of local interests
strong MP constituency link
CarolineNokes and Romsey and north blood scandal
reform uk MP for great Yarmouth srupert Lowe voted in favor of the landmark terminally ill end of life bill 2024 after hosting a mini ref in his constituency
HOC and HOL reps population on issues and holds govt to account
2013 against action in syria
parygate scandal and PMQs scrutiny debates and select commitees
- against interest of the public
MPS get whipped don’t vote according to comsitenvy
climb party ladder
in 2019-2024 MPS rebeled less than 2% of the time just 8 MPs rebelling more than 5%
2019-2024 over 90mps had a second job
BJ AND SAJID JAVID
A significant proportion of members of the House of Lords don’t take their role of scrutinising
the executive and representing the public seriously.
According to the Byline Times, 13% of peers rarely or never attend the House of Lords.
Lord Sugar has only cast votes in 1.96% of divisions since joining the House of Lords.
- direct rep
highly unrep in gender race and education
after 2024 election 37% of HOC and 29% of HOL are women compared to half the pop
2024 : 13% pf HOC and 7.3% of HOL minority ethnic backgrounds compared to over 18% of pop
23% of HOC and 575 WENT private school compared tp 7% of pop
Rishi Sunak 61% went to private and 45% oxbridge
starmers most diverse: 8% of cabinet private schooled
can’t understand problems of normal people
Instead, MPs are selected by selection panels in local constituency parties, which are
often made up of older, white middle aged professionals who are likely to select people
similar to them and discriminate against those who aren’t.
Those who are discriminated against in society are less likely to put themselves forward, as
they lack the resources to do so and would face significant discrimination and danger if
elected, as can be seen in the murder of Jo Cox.
In the 2024 election, of the 4,519 candidates who stood from 98 different parties, 69%
of them were male.
- for direct rep
nearly 10% of MPs in 2019 are LGBTQ
rep in terms of gender and ethnicity improved between 2019 and 2024
rep of women increased from 37% to 37% ethnic improved from 10 to 13%
attempts by HOL and parties to improve direct rep using all women shortlists and mentoring promising candidates from minority backgrounds
HOL appointment commitees seeks to appoint peers with range of backgrounds
Some argue that Parliament isn’t required to be a microcosm of society and that minority
groups can be listened to and represented by Parliament even if they’re not directly
represented.
LOA
no
