Politics: Voting Behaviour & Media: Intro Voting Behaviour Flashcards
What was the outcome of the 2019 General Election?
The Conservative Party won 365 seats and 43.6% of the vote.
How many seats did the Labour Party win in the 2019 General Election?
The Labour Party won 202 seats and 32.1% of the vote.
What percentage of the vote did the Liberal Democrats receive in the 2019 General Election?
The Liberal Democrats received 11.5% of the vote.
What was the significance of class in voting until the 1980s?
Class determined how a person would vote, with ABC1 typically voting Conservative and C2, D, and E voting Labour.
What shift occurred in voting patterns from the 1970s onwards?
There was a weakening of class correlation, with social issues becoming more important than economic issues.
What contributed to class dealignment in voting?
The widening of issues beyond economic policy led to more swing voters.
What was the impact of the emergence of more parties in the 1990s?
Voters began to think beyond traditional Labour and Conservative class politics.
What are the categories of class based on nature of employment?
A: Higher managerial and professional workers, B: Middle managers and professionals, C1: Clerical workers, C2: Skilled manual workers, D: Semi-skilled and unskilled workers, E: The unemployed and pensioners.
Who are the ‘left behind’ voters typically characterized as?
Older, white, financially poorer individuals.
Why did some working-class ‘left behind’ voters abandon Labour?
They had concerns over immigration and perceived politics as dominated by a socially liberal, educated urban elite.
What was one consequence of the abandonment of Labour by ‘left behind’ voters?
There was a spike in UKIP votes, illustrating class dealignment.
