Smaller parties

Question 1

SNP origins

Answer 1

Est 1934 
First parliamentary seat 1967
2015 : 56/59 Scottish constituencies in the HC
2017 : 35 
2019 : 45

Question 2

Effectiveness of the SNP

Answer 2

HC : Limited due to Labour being unwilling to work with them, No impact of trident (Scotland wants to reject nuclear weapons) and during the gina Miller case the supreme court established that the Scottish parliament wasn’t needed to be consulted over withdrawal legislation
Successful in securing devolved powers and a Scottish Independence referendum

Scotland: massive influence eg introduced free tuition and 16/17 year olds can vote

Question 3

UKIP origins

Answer 3

Founded 1993

2006 : farage elected as leader

Question 4

UKIP origins

Answer 4

Founded 1993
2006 : farage elected as leader (popular)
2014 EU Parliament elections beat lab and con with 24 seats
2015 : achieved 12.6% of the vote

Question 5

UKIP effectiveness

Answer 5

2015 : vote share = 12.6% but only one seat
2017 : 1.8% and lost its seat
However massively influential in bringing about Brexit and spreading euroscepticism eg Camerons manifesto pledge to hold an EU referendum

Victim of the FPTP system

Question 6

Green Party origins

Answer 6

Est : 1985

2010 Caroline Lucas won Brighton pavilion and has held it since

Question 7

Effectiveness of green

Answer 7

Modest electoral succes

However …
50,000 members , the most to date
Significant impact on Labour and conservative in influencing environmentally friendly policies eg conservatives manifesto pledged to have net 0 greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

Question 8

Policies of UKIP

Answer 8

Anti-immigration
Oppose the EU
End sex ed in primary schools
Special measures to be taken in schools exposing children to Islamism

Question 9

Policies of UKIP

Answer 9

Anti-immigration
Oppose the EU
End sex ed in primary schools
Special measures to be taken in schools exposing children to Islamism

Question 10

Policies of Green

Answer 10

Abolish tuition fees 
PR voting system 
Plant 700 million trees 
Increase corporation tax 
Elect the House of Lords

Question 11

Policies of Green

Answer 11

Abolish tuition fees 
PR voting system 
Plant 700 million trees 
Increase corporation tax 
Elect the House of Lords

Question 12

Policies of SNP

Answer 12

Rejects nuclear weapons 
Protect the NHS 
Devolve the control of migration 
Tackle the climate emergency 
Pro EU

Question 13

Funding of green party

Answer 13

Very little short money (money given to the opposition in the HC) eg 2020/21 £180,000
Largely through crowd funding eg Dec 2018 £86,000 was raised

Question 14

SNP funding

Answer 14

1.1 million in 2020/21 from short funding

Additionally this is subsidised by donors eg Maureen Erasmuson (153,000)

Question 15

UKIP funding

Answer 15

Accused of misspending EU funding on the Brexit campaign

Donors eg Arron Banks donated 450,000