Political Participation Flashcards
Turnout at the 2017 election
68.7%
What did Ed Milliband lower labour party entrance fee to in 2018?
3 pound.
Turnout at 1976 election?
76%
Turnout at 2001 election?
59.4%
What was Turnout for AV referendum?
41%
No publicisation because of Coalition - Cons didn’t want because it benefitted smaller parties
Three Arguements that there is a Participation Crisis:
1) Partisan dealignment suggests that voters increasingly feel no affiliation to a particular political party
2) Many modern political participation methods amont to ‘slacktivism’ and not true activism - e-democracy
3) Political apathy is particularly marked among 18-24-year-olds (47% likely to vote)- less likely to ote or join a political party than older voters (74% among over-65s)
4) Decline in party membership
From 1945 - 1992, turnout was usually above _
and reached _ in _
75%
84% in 1950
Turnout for the 2019 election ?
67.3%
This was still the second-highest turnout since 1997
Three examples of votes where the Turnout has been lower than 50%
1) 2019 European Elections: 37%
2) 2016 police and crime commissioner election: 27%
3) 2011 alternative vote (AV) referendum: 42%
What areas had the Highest - Turnout constituencies for the 2019 election?
Areas in the southwest and southeast England. Often related to affluent averages with above average levels of education
Conservatives Party membership now compared to the 1950s?
1950s - 2.8m members
Present - 180,000 members
Labour Membership from the 1950s to now
1950s - excess of 1m membership
Now - around 485,000 ppl membership
Several Million more who belonged via membership of Labour affiliated trade unions
What parties have seen considerbale growth in recent years?
the SNP and the Green party
What is Partisan Dealignment and why is it relevant
Partisan dealignment means the electorate are more likely to switch between parties and politicians
As Socail class is becomming less important, more voters ‘shop around’
However - Con/Labour vote share was 82% in 2017.
