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Political parties and elections - voting behaviour Flashcards

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What type of values/ideas does the conservative party promote?

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The conservative party promotes traditional British values, favouring lower taxation.

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Generally what groups tend to favour the conservatives?

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Historically, the conservatives receive more support form the middle and upper classes.

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What is the key demographic for the conservative party?

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Older, white, middle or upper-class

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What is a statistic regarding conservative votes and class?

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In 2017, 46% of people in social classes A and B voted conservative.

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What is rational choice theory?

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Rational choice theory is where voters vote simply because policies of the party at the time favour them. Common with conservative voters.

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Compare the voting statistics from 1992 and 1997?

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In 1992 the Conservatives had 52% of the vote, labour had 22%. In 1997 the conservatives had 39%, Labour had 34%.

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How relevant is ‘party ID’ in influencing voting behaviour?

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It used to be far more influential, but now there are more ‘floating voters’.

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What social group was labour created to support?

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Labour was made to represent the working class.

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What social classes generally favour labour?

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Social classes D and E

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What are voting percentages that show social classes D and E support for labour?

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In 2017, 46% of people from classes D and E voted labour

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What policies did labour introduce that would cause the working class to favour them?

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They created the welfare state and introduced the national minimum wage.

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What is an example of labour voters switching due to party dealignment?

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In 2019 many labour voters switched to UKIP to “get Brexit done”.

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What is the SNP’s main policy?

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Scottish independence

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What was the SNP’s transition in image/party policy?

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They went from so-called “Tartan Tories” to the self-proclaimed progressive left-wing social-democrat party.

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What are some examples of SNP policies?

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Collective policies such as free university education, free prescriptions and an anti-nuclear weapons stance.

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How many Scottish parliament election have the SNP won in recent years?

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The SNP have not lost a Scottish-parliament election since 2007.

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What happened regarding support for the SNP in 2017 and wy+hy?

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In the 2017 snap election, Scottish support dwindled for the SNP as a result of their “obsession” with independence.

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What is a statistic shows the turn of support for the SNP in 2017?

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The SNP lost 21 seats across Britain, decreasing their kept seats to 35.

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What are the factors which affect voting behaviour?

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  • Age
  • Gender
  • Class
  • Ethnicity
  • Education
  • geography
20
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What did Pulzer say about social class and politics?

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“Social class was the basis of party politics; everything else was just embellishment and detail”

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What classes supported the conservatives until the 1970s?

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Classes A, B and C1

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Up until 1970, what classes generally supported labour?

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Classes C2, D and E

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What did the 2014 independence reveal about class and voting behaviour in Scotland?

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In 2014 the poorest council areas all voted yes and the middle-class areas voted no.

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What is party dealignment?

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Where voters vote on immediate issues that affect them, instead of party ID.

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What is an example in 2015, highlighting party-dealignment?

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In 2015 around 4 million Brits voted for UKIP

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What are some examples of immediate “issues” influencing voting behaviour?

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The idea of over-immigration and people entering the UK, “stealing jobs, houses and benefits”.

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What party do young people tend to favour?

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younger voters tend to be more collectivist, favouring parties like labour

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What party do older people tend to favour?

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Older voters tend to be more individualist, favouring the conservatives.

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What were the party voting percentages for the conservatives in the 2017 general election regarding age?

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In the 2017 general election around 28% young voters voted conservative, comparing with 58% of older voters.

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What were the party voting percentages for Labour in the 2017 general election regarding age?

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In the 2017 general election around 51% of younger voters voted labour, compared with 20% of older voters.

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What did Churchill say about age and the parties one should vote for?

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Churchill said “If you’re not a Liberal by the time you’re 20 you have no heart, but if you’re not a conservative by the time you’re 40 you have no brain”

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What is the voter turnout for people aged between 18 and 24?

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The voter turnout for people aged between 18 and 24 is around 52%.

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What is the voter turnout for people aged 65 and above?

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The voter turnout for people aged 65 and above is around 75%.

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What percent of BAME voters vote conservative?

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Around 23% of BAME voters vote conservative.

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What percent of white voters vote conservative?

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Around 39% of white people vote conservative.

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What percentage of BAME voters vote labour?

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Around 65% of BAME voters vote labour.

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What percentage of white voters vote labour?

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Around 28% of white voters vote labour.

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What is a counter to saying that age determines voting behaviour?

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young voters may initially vote in favour of what their parents vote for.

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What are the four short-term factors influencing voting behaviour?

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  • The rational-choice model
  • Self-interest/consumer voting
  • Issue voting
  • Leaders image
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What is the rational-choice model?

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It is when voters are influenced by short-term matters, instead of voting along the lines of, say, socialism. It means voters may vote based on changeable factors such as specific issues and party image.

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What is self-interest/consumer voting?

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It is where voters vote in terms of their own rational self-interest. It is influenced by things such as the economy, jobs, pay, housing etc…

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What is an example of self-interest voting?

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In 2010 and 2015 the economy was identified as an issue, so Cameron’s ‘long-term economic plan’ helped him win.

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What is issue voting?

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Issue voting is where people vote regarding specific issues such as immigration or taxation.

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What is leaders image votin?

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Leaders image voting is where a voter votes based on the merit of the leader.

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