Political Parties

Question 1

What % and how many seats did UKIP win in 2015, and in 2019?

Answer 1

2015: 12.6%, 1 seat
2019: 0.1%

Question 2

What % and how many seats did the Brexit party get in 2019 European Parliament elections and in the general election?

Answer 2

EU 36%, 29 of 72 seats

UK 2%

Question 3

How many seats did the SNP win in 2015 and 2019 general election?

Answer 3

2015: 56 of 59
2019: 48

Question 4

How many seats did the DUP have during confidence and supply in 2017?

Answer 4

10 seats

Question 5

popular vote % of Lab+Con
1979
2005
2016

Answer 5

1979: 81%
2005: 68%
2017: 82%

Question 6

Why do small parties fail? (5 reasons)

Answer 6

• lack of funding
• electoral system discriminates
• lack media exposure (strong leader helps, Caroline Lucas and Farage)
• Lack orginisation in communities (need to win in local elections first, build up grass root support. Populist like UKIP can bypass this)
• people see them as a wasted vote due to to FPTP

Question 7

Define a one party system

Answer 7

Country where only one party is allowed to operate

Question 8

Define a party system

Answer 8

The way or manner in which political parties in a political system are grouped and structured.

Question 9

Define a dominant party system with e.g

Answer 9

Only one party has a realistic chance of winning, many can operate. Scotland

Question 10

Two Party System with e.g.

Answer 10

Only two parties have a realistic chance of forming govt. holds nearly all the seats. America

Question 11

Two and a half party system with election e.g.

Answer 11

Two main parties but a sizable third party which can hold the balance of power
E.g Canada 2021 election New Democratic Party confidence and supply with the liberals

Question 12

Multi Party system

Answer 12

More than two parties have a realistic chance of forming a govt. Characterized by coalitions. Seen in many European countries.

Question 13

How many seats did the SNP win in 2021?

Answer 13

64

Question 14

Who did the SNP form a coalition with an how many seats of the total did it take out of the total?

Answer 14

The Scottish Greens

72/129

Question 15

What did the Lib Dems promise but couldn’t achieve in 2010?

Answer 15

HoL reform

Abolition of tuition fees

Question 16

% of the vote and number of seats greens won in 2019?

Answer 16

1 seat, 1.6%

Question 17

In 1983, what % of the vote did the Liberal-SDP alliance win?

Answer 17

25.4%

Question 18

How many seats did Clegg and Cameron and Brown win in 2010?

Answer 18

Cameron: 306
Brown: 258
Clegg: 57
LIB DEMS WERE NOT KING MAKERS

Question 19

How many Lib Dem vs Tory cabinet ministers in 2010?

Answer 19

Tory:16

Lib Dem:5

Question 20

% of vote for LAB+CON in 2017? Highest since when

Answer 20

82%, highest since 1970

Question 21

What is the Bee Sting Theory?

Answer 21

Once a minor party has an impact, the major parties steal their ideas, then the minor party looses power

Question 22

Votes of green party in 2015-2017, why

Answer 22

3.8%->1.6%, Labour party more left wing and environmental under Corbyn

Question 23

% of seat of Lab+Con in 2017

Answer 23

89

Question 24

% of seat of Lab+Con in 2005

Answer 24

85

Question 25

How many seats did Sin Feinn, DUP, and alliance party win in 2022 NI assembly election?

Answer 25

SF: 27
DUP: 25
AP: 17

Question 26

How might DUP have influence or not?

Answer 26

Threatening to not form a government until UK removes NI protocol, not gonna happen, therefore little influence.