Gender Voting&Ethnicity and Voting Flashcards
Who wrote in 1967 that “there is overwhelming evidence that women are more conservatively inclined than men”
Pulzer
What did Pulzer write in 1967?
“there is overwhelming evidence that women are more conservatively inclined than men”
In 1967 why did Pulzer think that “there is overwhelming evidence that women are more conservatively inclined than men”?
due to the traditional position of women in the home made them more in tune with Conservative Party’s emphasis on family and law and order compared to unionised men likely to vote for their class party
What changes did the closing of the gender gap since 1979 have on society?
- Changing roles of women
- declining influence of unionised labour
How did the New Labour efforts court the female vote? (3)
more women friendly polices
creation of a minister for women
all woman short lists in safe Labour seats
In 2010 what percentage of women and men voted labour?
women-31%
men-28%
In 2012 what percentage of women and men voted Conservatives?
women-36%
men-38%
in 1996 what was said to be the ethnic minority around in Great Britain?
3.3 million (6% of population)
By 2009 what did the Office of National Statistics estimate that the non-white population had risen to ?
9.1 million, 16.7%
What year did the Office of National Statistics estimate that the non-whiet population had risen to 9.1 million, 16.7%?
2009
What year was the ethnic minority in Great Britain 3.3 million, 6% of the population?
1996
How can ethnic minorities influence outcome of individual constituency contests regardless of their relatively modest proportion of the population?
they are often concentrated in urban areas
in the early 1990’s what did Bill Coxall and Lynton Robins estimate ?
that there was 49 seats where the margin of victory was smaller than the number of ethnic minority voters in their constituency
Why did Labour’s ethnic minority voters decline during the Iraq war?
constituencies with high Muslim populations at the 2005 general election declined
Why did the incumbent Labour MP Oona King lose her seat to the former Labour MP and Respect candidate George Galloway in Bethnal Green and Bow?
she supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq and this support was used against her
