politics: elections Flashcards
person with a right to vote
elector
all qualified voters as a group
the electorate
district with its representative in parliament
constituency
person chosen to represent the voters of a district
representative
voter of a constituency
constituent
election at which all citizens of a country vote for people to represent them in national parliament
general election(s)
- an election
hold
election to choose a member of parliament who has resigned/died
by-election
political parties working for more political change
the left wing
political parties against opposing too much political change
the right wing
person who is moderate in politics
centrist
conservative; against changes in society
(a) reactionary
person who wants to make things better by putting right what is not good enough
a reformer
tolerant and open-minded
(a) liberal
official view taken by a political party
the party line
supporting strict, fixed set of ideas that are extreme, refusing to accept change in them
hard-line
-> a hardliner
decide when elections will be held
call the election
go to the country
stand * election/parliament/presiden
for
to be nominated * a candidate
as
go around asking people for political support
canvass the electorate for votes
public meeting held to show political support
(party) rally
unite to support a political group
rally to a group
meeting where membrs of a party discuss party policies
conference
set of plans used by a party as a basis for making decisions
policies
main policies and aims of a party
platform
written statement making public the beliefs and intentions of a party/ruler
manifesto
day appointed for election
polling day
- a vote
cast
where you vote
polling station
= the polls
-> in a (ballot) booth
voting by *
ballot
piece of paper used
a ballot(-paper)
where to place ur ballot-paper
ballot box
proportion of electorate who actually vote
the turn-out
receive a # of votes
poll a # of votes
candidate who has the most votes
to head the poll
win more votes than another candidate
to outvote
massive change in votes
landslide victory
elected candidates will…
hold office for one term
candidate elected to be president
president-elect
authority to carry out particular policies
mandate
getting so few votes you no longer hold the position of power from before elections
to be voted out
when anti-government votes are divided among rival oppositions parties so that the government is re-elected
the vote is split
government that has fewer seats in a legislative assembly than the total number held by opposition parties
minority government
majority over all other parties together
overall majority
temporary alliance between parties in order to form a government
coalition
no majority held by one party
hung parliament
