Mock quick fact Revision Flashcards
What was the Green party originally known as pre 1985??
The Ecology Party
What is the history of the 1832 Great Reform Act?
- Parties did not exist as mass membership organisations with formal structures, usually bound by family ties.
- Beginning of electoral reform
What 5 roles do political parties perform?
- Representation
- Participation
- Political recruitment
- Policy Formulation
- Providing stable government
In 2010, how many votes and seats (%) did the Conservative and Labour party secure?
- 65.1% of votes
- 87% of sears (650 contested)
In 2010, how many voters backed other parties ? (%) what did this mean?
34.9%
This meant that any one party who could mobilize this percentage could win election
Example of a single party system
e.g Nazi Germany
Example of a dominant party system?
e.g Japan under the Liberal Democratic Party (1955-63)
What were the years the Conservative party won elections? Labour?
1979,1983,1987,1992
1997,2001,2005
Example of multi-party system
e.g Italy 1945-1993
‘Birth’ of the Conservative party?
1934, Robert Peels Tamworth Manifesto
In the 20th century how many years both alone or in coalition did the Conservative party serve?
When&who
67 years
(1951-64) Churchill, Eden, Macmillan and Home
(1979-97) Thatcher, Major
in the One Nation Tories what was the name for a mixed economy?
Keynesianism
What were One Nation Tories committed too? (5)
- A mixed economy (keynesianism)
- State Intervention
- Evolution not revolution (gradual change)
- Internationalism, increase in EU integration
- Universal Welfare state
What was another name for ‘New Right’?
Neo-liberalism
What were New Right, Thatcherism committed too? (8)
- Free market economics
- deregulation
- Importance of the individual
- Privatization of nationalized industries
- Limited state intervention
- Restrictive powers of the unions
- Radical change
- Limited welfare provision
What group are an example of the One Nation Europhiles?
Tory Reform Group 1975
What group are an example of the New Right Eurosceptics?
Bruges Group 1988
How many MEP’s are there in European parliament
72 in 2011
In the European parliament who do Conservative and Labour MEPS sit with?
Conservatives - ECR group
Labour- ALDE group
What is the 3 stage process in selection procedures for all 3 main parties?
1) Centrally vetted and approved list of prospective candidates
2) The local party draws up a shortlist of approved candidates who have expressed an interest
3) Constituency members then vote for preferred candidate
How have the labour party tried to innovate candidate selection?
All-women shortlists in a number of Labour safe seats
How did the Conservative party innovate candidate selection?
-Selected its candidate for Totnes by a primary election involving balloting tens of thousands of ordinary voters (not just members) in the constituency
Under who’s authority in 1986 did Labour deselect a number of sitting MP’s for being apart of the banned Militant Tendency? & who did they deselect?
Neil Kinnock
-Dave Nellist & Terry Fields
Who did the Conservative party impose as a candidate for constituencies?
MP Shaun Woodward in St.Helens
by 1990 which pressure group had more members than all 3 main UK parties?
RSPB
Name an example for individuals who have donated to Labour and Conservative ?
Labour - Bernie Ecclestone
- Lord Sainsbury
Conservative- Sir Paul Getty
- Stewart Wheeler
Name an example where it could be seen that individuals could buy influence through party funding in the Labour party….
e.g
Bernie Ecclestones £1 million donation in 1997 lead to delay in the introduction of tobacco advertising in Formula 1
What limits did the PPER Act have on party funding at general elections?
£30,000 per constituency
Parties have to publicly declare all donations over £5,000 (to make parties less reliant on wealthy individuals)
in 2010 was the amount of donations made to political parties?
£59.2 million
How did the loans of peerages scandal originate in the Labour party?
-encouraged supporters to pay long term low interest loans instead of donations
What was the Philips report?
Conducted by chairman Sir Hayden Philips, concluded the way forward to party funding was…
1) Greater state funding
2) Pence per member funding formula
Partial state funding is in place. In 2010 how much did UK parties receive in public funds?
£8.1 Million
