Political Parties And Elections Flashcards
Dominant Ideas (20 Mark)
Main Points
- Independence (SNP) vs Pro Union (Tori)
- Socially Progressive (SNP) vs Individual (Tori)
- Anti - Brexit (SNP) vs Brexit (Tori)
Independence vs Pro-Union
PEELREEL
P- SNP have dominant idea of independence
E- They want to have full control over their own destiny and become completely independent from the uk
E- the SNP 2015 strap line “stronger for Scotland” then they went on to win 56/59 seats in Scotland 2015 general election
R- Conservatives have the dominant idea of pro-union
E- they are a party of the union and will always try to keep the union together
E- the conservative 2015 manifesto pledged to honour their commitments to Scotland to devolve extensive new powers such as more tax raising powers, they then did not win any more seats in the 2015 election than 2010
Socially Progressive vs Individualist Policies
PEELREEL
P- SNP have the dominant idea of socially progressive policies
E- They want more redistribution of wealth, power and assets, government acting to progress society
E- Free tuition scheme was promised to maintain by SNP they then went on to win 60% of votes in Glasgow North East , a traditionally Labour seat in 2010
R- Conservatives have dominant idea of individualist policies
E- They favour individual freedom over state control which helps society become more self reliant
E- Conservatives lowered the benefit cap from £26,000 to £23,000 , which lead to them winning 1 seat in the Scottish 2015 general election
Anti-Brexit vs Brexit
PEELREEL
P- The SNP have the dominant idea of Anti-Brexit
E- They believe staying would protect jobs, living standards and our economy and public services
E-SNP argued to stay in the Single Market and customs union and then went on to win 48/59 , 45% of Scottish seats in 2019
R- Conservatives have the dominant idea of Brexit
E- They want to leave the EU as a way to reduce immigration from Europe
E- 38% of the conservatives posts on twitter contained the word brexit, they then went on to win the majority of seats (365) in 2019.
Dominant Ideas (12 Mark)
Main Points
SNP
- Independence
- Socially Progressive policies
Independence
PEELREEL
P- SNP have dominant idea of independence
E- They want to have full control over their own destiny and become completely independent from the uk
E- the SNP 2015 strap line “stronger for Scotland” then they went on to win 56/59 seats in Scotland 2015 general election
R- Idea can get old
E- Many voters can get tired of the same repetitive campaign
E- In 2017 the SNP really pushed the idea of another independence referendum then won 35/59 less than last
Socially Progressive
PEELREEL
P- SNP have the dominant idea of socially progressive policies
E- They want more redistribution of wealth, power and assets, government acting to progress society
E- Free tuition scheme was promised to maintain by SNP they then went on to win 60% of votes in Glasgow North East in 2015, a traditionally Labour seat
R- Idea can be unpopular among voters
E- Socially progressive policies can cost a lot to implement on the tax payer
E- Institute of Fiscal Studies said the SNP manifesto set out plans to increase spending while also planning to cut taxes, they then lost 21 in 2017
Voting behaviour - Rational Choice Model (12 Mark)
Main Points
- Rational Self interest in a manifesto
- Retrospective and prespective on party leaders
Rational Self interest in a manifesto
PEELREEL
P- People show rational self interest in a manifesto
E- People vote based on how the party manifesto would affect them
E-SNP promised to uphold the free tuition scheme in Scotland and then won 13 seats so amass to 48/59 seats in Scotland 2019
R- People may have specific party loyalties
E- People have been raised to voting a certain a way so just do
E- Only 12% of voters said they did not identify with a party in 2017
Retrospective and prespective on party leaders
PEELREEL
P- People judge parties based off retrospective and prespective of party leaders
E- People may rationally judge who to vote for based on leaders and their past judgments or future beliefs
E- David Cameron was retrospectively judged as being a good PM while the Lib Dem’s were viewed as failing to meet promises after introducing tuition fees
R- Does not apply to all as you cannot judge smaller parties
E- They have never been in power due to them being small so there is no rational basis to judge them on
E- Green party has never had an MP be PM
Voting behaviour - Sociological Model (12 mark)
Main Points
- Social Class still exists
- Relevance of age
Social Class Still exists
PEELREEL
P- Social class still exists
E- People still vote based on their social class as parties target certain classes
E- In 2019 42% of ABC1 voters voted conservative while only 32% voted for
Labour
R- Class de-alignment
E- Working class are gaining middle class lifestyles due to things like unions and are voting differently
E- in 2019 47% of C2DE voters voted Conservative to 34% for Labour
Relevance of Age
PEELREEL
P- Age
E- Different parties focus on different age demographics so affects vote
E- 60% of over 30s voted no compared to 48% of under 30’s in the Scottish referendum
R- not one factor alone is relevant
E- All social factors link and it is not one that determines voting behaviour
E- Older women of 65+ voted 64% Conservative in 2019 despite women more likely to vote labour
Voting Behaviour - Party Identification
(12 mark)
Main Points
- Two main ideological parties are still in power
- New form of party identification in the SNP
Two main parties are still in power
PEELREEL
P- Two main ideological parties are still in power
E- The two main parties that people ideologically align with are the most popular parties
E- 67.3% of voters in 2015 voted for the two main ideological parties (lab + con)
R- Rise of floating voters
E- People are starting to stray from staying with a certain party
E- 1964 election around 84% of people ‘strongly identified’ with a party, 2015 around 17% ‘strongly identified’ with a party
