Parliment- models

Question 1

What is the delegate model?

Answer 1

An individual selected on behalf pf others on the basis of clear instruction
MP forgets about their own personal view and sacrifices it for what their constituents want

Question 2

An example of the delegates model?

Answer 2

Stephen Loyd a lib dem MP (remainer) voted to honour the brexit referendum due to what his constituents want breaking the lib dem whip

Question 3

What’s the trustee/Burkean model?

Answer 3

Made by Edmund Burke 1729/97
Believed that once their elected in their constituency they have the power to decide what they want.
Based on their own individual judgement.

Question 4

Example of the trustee/burkean model?

Answer 4

Nick Bowles Tory MP a remainer in a leave constituency. On his own initiative he left voted against the tories bill

Huge debate over the same sex marriage

Question 5

Rules for being a delegate?

Answer 5

• Clear instructions on how their supposed to act on behalf of people
  -Must follow instructions and must not adapt them to fit own consciousness
• Must not vote on personal issue

Question 6

Rules for being a trustee?

Answer 6

-Should take account of interest and values of groups
-Free to express own values
-May vote accordingly to their own consciousness

Question 7

What is the mandate model?

Answer 7

MPs represent and carry out political partys and their manifesto
The party gets them elected therefor they should put their and consitituencys view aside

Question 8

Examples of the mandate model?

Answer 8

Umuna- Labour MP who quit when Jeremy Corbin started to change uk
200 Douglas Carswell conservative MP who quit and rsan for ukip and won

Question 9

Criticisms of the mandate model?

Answer 9

-Issues arise when no manifestos given, Labour MPs and Iraq war 139 rebellions
-Coalition government, unsure which manifesto people are pushing for