General Case Studies and Data Flashcards
how many MPs voted in favour of giving parliament a vote on a final brexit deal
MPs voted against the government by 309-305 votes, with 12 Conservative MPs voting against its party’s government.
how many times was the Government defeated by the House of Lords from 2016-17
38
Which treaty established the EEC in 1957?
Treaty of Rome
when was the Supreme Court founded?
The 2005 Constitutional Reform Act established the Supreme Court which transferred the House of Lords’ power as the UK’s final appeal court to the separate Supreme Court.
why did Amber Rudd resign in 2018?
Amber Rudd, the previous home secretary, resigned in 2018 after she misled the Home Affairs Select Committee over her department’s targets for deporting illegal immigrants.
how many people voted in the EU Referendum?
the 2016 referendum on leaving the EU in which over 33.5 million people voted
Why did Liam Fox resign in 2011?
Liam Fox resigned in 2011 as defence secretary after he had brought Adam Werrity, a close friend, along to 18 foreign business trips despite him having no official role.
what position did Boris Johnson resign from in 2018?
In 2018 Boris Johnson resigned as foreign secretary as he disagreed with the government’s ‘Chequers deal’ for leaving the European Union.
in what year did PM Theresa May chose to send airstrikes to Syria without consulting parliament first?
2018
in what budget was the national living wage increased?
The 2017 Budget from £7.50 an hour to £7.83.
can you give 2 years when the Government voted in favour of military action?
Parliament voted in favour of military action in Iraq in 2014 and Syria in 2015. but against syria in 2013
1979 election what % did Tories get of popular vote and seats
339 seats 43%
1979 election what % did labour get of popular vote and seats
269 seats 36%
1979 election what % libdem get of pop vote and seats
11 seats 13%
1979 election what increase of seats did tories get
plus 62 (8.1 swing)
1979 election how did labour seats change
minus 50
1979 election turnout
76%
when shouldve callaghan called an election 1979
in autumn 78 bc then there was the discontent and he lost a vote of no confidence. the crisis what crisis too had a part to play and he has been in every lab gov since 1964 so unlikely that he could stop union pressure
1979 why did libdem have small vote
thorpe was on trial for conspiracy to murder ex lover and was still standing
how much did conservative vote of women increase by in 1979
1974- 39%
1979- 47% due to trade union power and thatcher being vote of a housewife
how much did conservative vote of 18-24 increase by in 1979
18%
at start of 1997 election how much were labour ahead by in polls
20%
why did major call election 1997
lost a vote of no confidence due to black wednesday (fall in exchange rates), eu and slow response to mad cow disease
what was a key change new labour did
removed clause 4
what was the pledge card
new labours cards with manifesto saying things like take 250000 young ppl off benefits and into work
in 1997 what support did lab have from the top newspaper
the sun supported with 4million readers at the time. however only switched after they were ahead
why was the conservative campaign disastrous in 1997
haunted by cash 4 questions and sleeze. also misjudged mood of nation with Blair demon eyes campaign.
what was lab % of popular vote and seats in 1997
418 seats 43%
what was conservative % of popular vote and seats in 1997
165 seats 30.7% lowest pop since duke of wellington 1832
what was libdem % of popular vote and seats in 1997
46 16.8%
1997 election turnout
71.4%
1997 election how did labour seats change
plus 145 with 8.8 swing
1997 election how did conservative seats change
loss of 178
how much was class ab swinging to labour 1997
11% and c1 was 14%
1997 ab class turnout for lab
31%
1997 ab class turnout for con
41%
1997 de class turnout for lab
59%
1997 de class turnout for con
21%
1997 c1 turnout for con
37%
1997 c1 turnout for lab
31%
2019 turnout
67.3%,
2019 conservative seats and pop vote
365 seats 43.6%
2019 labour seats and pop vote
202 seats and 32.1% of the vote
2019 labour change in vote from 2017
lost 60 seats
2019 conservative change in vote from 2017
48 more than in 2017
2019 LibDem change in vote from 2017
lost 1 seat
2019 libdem seats and pop vote
11 seats and 11.5% of the vote
2019 how many seats changed hands
81 seats changed hands.
2019 snp seats and change
48 seats, up 13 seats compared with 2017
lab and conservative shared of vote 2019
won 76% of the UK vote.
lab and conservative shared of vote 2017
82.3% in 2017
how many women elected in 2019
women elected in 2019 was 220
how much of the vote in london did lab get
Labour won 48.1% of the vote inclusing putey from conservative
education level of the 2019 mps
almost nine out of 10 (88%) of MPs are graduates. 21% hold an oxbridge degree (1% of population)
what was the point lead like for con in 2019 when looking at over 65
while the Conservatives had a 47-point lead amongst voters aged over 65
what was the point lead like for lab in 2019 when looking at over 65
Ipsos MORI reports that Labour had a 43-point lead amongst voters aged 18-24,
what was turnout in 2019 for 18-24
47% of 18-24 year old voters
what was turnout in 2019 for 65+
74% of 65+ year olds.
by how much did conservative have lead over lab in c2 voters 2019
C2 voters (skilled manual workers) with 47% of the vote – a 15-point lead over Labour.
was social class important in 2019 election
no but con did outperform lab in all social classes
how has education impacted 2019 election? graduates
YouGov with 43% of graduates voting Labour compared with 29% of Conservatives.
how did lab do in student seats 2019
In 2019, Labour won 55 out of the 77 ‘student seats’ which was 18% of whole vote
2010 labour seats and pop vote
258 seats 29.0%
2010 labour seat change
down 90
2010 lib dem seats and pop vote
57 seats and 23.0%
2010 lib dem change
5 less than 2005
2010 tory seats and pop vote
306 seats and 36.1%
2010 tory seat change
+96
2010 turnout
65.1%
how many seats changed hands 2010
117 seats which is 18% and in Scotland 1 changed hand
what % men voted lab/con 2010
con-38 lab-28
what % women voted lab/con 2010
con-36 lab-31
what % 18-24 voted lab in 2010
31%
what % 18-24 voted con in 2010
30%
what % 65 voted lab in 2010
31%
what % 65 voted con in 2010
44%
what % 18-24 voted libdem in 2010
30%
what % 65 voted libdem in 2010
16%
turnout 18-24 in 2010
44%
turnout 65 in 2010
76%
what % of social de voted lab in 2010
40% in social class DE.
what role did george osbourne take whilst being an mp
editor of the evening standard
who was impacted by the 2015 mp recall act
ian paisley junior just survive with 9.4% not 10%. this was called as he had been suspended for not declaring 2 family hols paid for by sri lankan gov
how many poeple elected corbyn as arty leader
2015 59% in 2016 61.8%
how much increase in participation in eec and eu referendum
7.6%
