have reforms to democracy gone far enough Flashcards
LOA
no
1.FOR- FPTP
proportionality and rep lacks
MPS don’t receive majority in constituency leads to regional disproportionality in parliament
undemocratic
tactical voting and wasted seats
safe and marginal seats
south Thanet Kent
geographically concentrated
reform 2024- 15% vote and 5 seats
votes don’t translate to seats
winners bonus
2024 Labour won 60% vote and 411 seats
limited voter choice contrast to AMS split ticket
1.no- FPTP has some advantages
2011 AV 68% no
easy to use
sennedd 2026 ams closed list
results known early
mp consituerncy list
Caroline nokes blood scandal Romsey and Southampton north
blood scandal 2023
40% of mp time goes to consistency
2.for- we need to extend and reform the franchise
TO is low
2001
2019
2024
right to vote 16 and 17 year olds
have duties army work and school
scottland increase participation
compulsory in Australia
reduce apathy
social media and political awarnewss
parties would have to think about progressive policies and allude to all of the population and electorate
uni fees
increased rep
2.no-TO is low between 18-24 year olds
little evidence younger want votes
compulsory is undemocratic
‘hapathy’
restriction on things you’re alvlowrdf to do at 16 and 17 still kids
need more edu in school
misuse vote
influenced easier
stv donkey voting
doesn’t stop safe/marginal seats
3.yes- should be more use of direct democracy
they have been called due to public pressure have relatively higher TO
public should be consulted on key constitutional issues
2014 scott 84% TO
and EU had 72.2%
directly involves electorate espx when trust is low
check on elective dictatorships
increase political awareness
scotland
citizens assemblies could be used more 2019 climate assembly on reaching net zero by 2050
3.no- would challenge parliamentary sovereignty and effective working of representative democracy
held for political party reasons and complicated by electoral politics
undermining benefit to democracy
brexit ref was held do C advantage
AV in protest to LD
usually low TO
AV 42%
assemblies ideas are usually dismissed
members aren’t elected
