Influences On Voting

Question 1

Many people have set parties they vote for whereas some are undecided, what may influence their decisions?

Answer 1

Social class, geographic location, gender, ethnicity and the media

Question 2

What was social class defined by until recently?

Answer 2

The registrars general which was depending on their income and it was a 6 point scale

Question 3

Since 2002 the registrars general was changed what was social class defined by?

Answer 3

Your occupation, this was a 9 point scale

Question 4

Electoral information is classified with using older categories what are these?

Answer 4

Professional and managerial (AB), middle class (C1), working class (C2), and unskilled working class (DE)

Question 5

In 1998 who mainly supported the conservatives and how many and by 2010 how much did it change?

Answer 5

Professional and managerial by 41% and by 2010 it was 39%

Question 6

Who supported Labour in 1997 and by 2010 how much changed?

Answer 6

Unskilled working class by 59% then by 2010 it was 40%

Question 7

Since the coalition, what did many working class people think?

Answer 7

That the conservatives are to blame for high unemployment, public sector cuts such as schools and hospitals and the lack of fairness in the age of ‘austerity’

Question 8

What did George Osborn say?

Answer 8

‘We are all in this together’

Question 9

Even though George Osborn said what he said, what did he then do after that?

Answer 9

Cut top tax rate from 50% to 45% so millionaires were saving thousands, removed child benefits, capping house benefits and cutting tax credits for some of the poorest

Question 10

Although there was a very divided split in social class what is it like now and why?

Answer 10

The lines are blurred as many middle class are voting labour and many aspiring working class are voting conservatives

Question 11

Who does Scotland traditionally vote for and why?

Answer 11

Labour and because of ship building in the Clyde and textile buildings in Dundee

Question 12

Who does the south east of England normally vote for and why?

Answer 12

Conservatives and Londons banking

Question 13

Who does the north of England normally vote for and which places?

Answer 13

Labour and Liverpool, Manchester and hull

Question 14

Who do small rich rural communities vote for?

Answer 14

Conservatives

Question 15

How did the conservatives do in Scotland in 2010?

Answer 15

Poorly with securing one seat

Question 16

How well did labour do in Scotland in 2010?

Answer 16

An improvement to 2005 as they won back 2 seats which the lost at the by-elections

Question 17

How did the conservatives do in the south of England and what happened in Wales?

Answer 17

Very well and there was a break through

Question 18

Geographic location is divided but how is it now today than it has been in past years?

Answer 18

More complex

Question 19

What are middle class women known as and what do the sorry about and who do they support?

Answer 19

Worcester women who worry about issues affecting themselves and their families for example education and conservatives

Question 20

Then they supported tony Blairs new labour why?

Answer 20

Slogan education, education, education

Question 21

In 2010 labours support from middle class women dropped what happened

Answer 21

36% voted conservatives

Question 22

Women are now generally floating voters and easily persuaded how do some politicians persuade?

Answer 22

Go online websits such as mumsnet and netmums and chat and persuade them

Question 23

Why don’t ethnic minority groups tend to vote and how many ?

Answer 23

Won’t feel it makes a difference and 3 out of 4 eligible to vote will take time to register

Question 24

Who are they traditionally more likely to vote for?

Answer 24

Labour

Question 25

What did the Iraq war do?

Answer 25

Made a drop of 5.5% of support for labour from Muslims

Question 26

In 2005 the respect party did what?

Answer 26

Campaigned on the issue of war it was successful and they won’t a London seat of Bethnal green and bow

Question 27

What are the 3 main media?

Answer 27

Tv newspapers and Internet

Question 28

By law what must tv be?

Answer 28

Neutral but politicians claim they aren’t

Question 29

Political parties use broadcasts to get points across they feel it is important but what do the public think?

Answer 29

Ipsos Mori found that 74% of those agreed that paying the household bills is preferable to watching broadcasts, many turn the channel over and fewer than 20% feel it should be banned

Question 30

What are newspapers though and what do they do?

Answer 30

They are biased and support whoever they think will win

Question 31

The sun has largest readership how much?

Answer 31

8 million

Question 32

What did the sun state and who did the change to when supporting?

Answer 32

‘It’s the sun wot won it’ from conservatives to new labour

Question 33

What did David Cameron set up online and what did he post on it?

Answer 33

YouTube channel and regular broadcasts

Question 34

What did he use to show he was a ‘family man’?

Answer 34

Webcameron

Question 35

During the 2010 election what sites were used?

Answer 35

Facebook and twitter

Question 36

Who does social networking sites target in particular?

Answer 36

Young voters