Stats to learn - Mock 10th March 2015 Flashcards
What year did the Hapathy election occur?
2001
What was the turnout rate of the 2001 UK general election?
59.4%
a) What was the turnout rate of the 2001 UK general election?
b) Why was this?
a) 59.4%
b) People were content with their own lives and did not feel the need to vote, thus this election was known as ‘The Hapathy Election’
What was the 2001 election also known as?
The Hapathy Election
a) What was the 2001 election also known as?
b) Why was this?
a) The Hapathy Election
b) Because people were content with their own lives and did not feel the need to vote thus didn’t
What was the turnout rate in 1997?
71.4%
Why is the Hapathy election so significant?
It was the worst turnout ever in UK general elections - 59.4%
What did the 2012 Hansard Survery predict about the following general election?
Less than 50% were certain to vote in the next election, a new low
What was the membership of the Conservative Party in 1953?
2,800,000
What was the membership of the Conservative Party in 1992?
750,000
What was the membership of the Conservative Party in 2012?
174,000
Give the 3 statistics showing a decline in Conservative Party membership.
1953 - 2,800,000
1992 - 750,000
2012 - 174,000
What party had the following membership declination?
1953 - 2,800,000
1992 - 750,000
2012 - 174,000
The Conservative Party
What was the membership of the Labour Party in 1953?
600,000
What was the membership of the Labour Party in 1992?
400,000
What was the membership of the Labour Party in 2012?
177,000
Give the 3 statistics showing a decline in Labour Party membership.
1953 - 600,000
1992 - 400,000
2012 - 177,000
What party had the following membership declination?
1953 - 600,000
1992 - 400,000
2012 - 177,000
The Labour Party
What was the membership of the Liberal Democrats in 1998?
100,000
What was the membership of the Liberal Democrats in 2010?
65,000
Give the 2 statistics showing a decline in Liberal Democrats membership.
1998 - 100,000
2010 - 65,000
What party had the following membership declination?
Liberal Democrats
In 2004, what percentage of the population did not belong to a pressure group?
44%
In 2004, what percentage of the population belonged to a pressure group?
56%
In 2004, how much of the population belonged to more than one pressure group?
21%
How much was National Trust membership in 2004?
2.7million
How much was RSPB membership in 2004?
Over 1 million
How much was Consumer’s Association membership in 2004?
Over 1 million
How much was Countryside Alliance’s membership in 2004?
Over 100,000
Who said “It is necessary only for the good man to do nothing for evil to triumph”?
Edmund Burke
What did Edmund Burke say?
“It is necessary only for the good man to do nothing for evil to triumph”
What quote could you use when saying that wide political participation will counter the rise of extremism?
“It is necessary only for the good man to do nothing for evil to triumph” (Edmund Burke)
What evidence could you use to say that low turnout is a problem because it brings into question a government’s legitimacy?
In 2005 Labour won an absolute majority with the votes of 35.2% of the electorate on a turnout of 61.4%. Only 21.6% of the electorate actually voted for the new Labour government (35.2% of 61.4% = 21.6%)
Who won an absolute majority in 2005?
Labour
How much did Labour win by in 2005?
35.2%
What was the turnout of the 2005 election?
61.4%
How much of the electorate actually voted for the New Labour Government in 2005?
21.6%
What year was the Jenkin’s Commission brief?
1998
What were the 4 criterion of the 1998 Jenkin’s Commission brief?
- Broad proportionality
- Stable governments
- MP/Constituency link
- Extension of voter choice
What are the 4 following criterion part of?
- Broad proportionality
- Stable governments
- MP/Constituency link
- Extension of voter choice
1998 Jenkin’s Commission brief
How many single-member constituencies are there currently in the UK?
650
How many elections since 1922 have produced majority governments?
19 (out of 24)
Give two recent examples of elections that have produced a majority government.
- 1974, Labour won 301 of 634 seats
2. 2010
How much of the electorate (including those who didn’t vote) voted Conservative in the 2010 election?
24%
a) How much of the electorate (including those who didn’t vote) voted Conservative in the 2010 election?
b) Why would this have been a problem if the Conservatives HAD won an absolute majority?
a) 24%
b) Because it would have given them a thin mandate and less legitimacy
What was turnout at 2010 election?
65%
