The rise of minor parties in elections

Question 1

Give 3 examples of single issue parties

Answer 1

• The Green Party
• British National Party
• UK Independence Party

Question 2

In the 1999 European elections what % of votes did the Greens secure?

Answer 2

6.3%

Question 3

How many MEP’s did the Green Party win in the 1999 European elections?

Answer 3

2 MEP’s

Question 4

How many ‘seats’ did the Greens win in the 1999, 2004 and 2009 European elections?

Answer 4

1999-2
2004-2
2009-2

Question 5

What % of the votes in the 2005 general election did the Greens win in those constituencies it contested?

Answer 5

3.4%

Question 6

In the 2010 what % of the votes did the Greens average in the seats where the party fielded a candidate?

Answer 6

1.8%

Question 7

What year did the Green party win its first seat?

Answer 7

2010

Question 8

What % of the vote did the Green party secure in Brighton Pavillion in 2010 which led to its first seat in Parliament?

Answer 8

31.3%

Question 9

Where did the Green party win 31.3% of the vote which led to its first seat in Parliament?

Answer 9

Brighton Pavillion

Question 10

What % of the vote did the BNP secure in the 2005 general election?

Answer 10

0.7%

Question 11

In the 2005 general election how many votes was the BNP behind the Conservatives in Barking ?

Answer 11

27 votes behind

Question 12

In what year did the BNP win 2 MEP’s out of the 72 in the European Election?

Answer 12

2009

Question 13

What % of the popular vote did the BNP win in 2010?

Answer 13

1.9%

Question 14

What % of the vote did UKIP win in the 2009 European elections?

Answer 14

16.5%

Question 15

How many seats did UKIP win in the 2009 European elections?

Answer 15

13 seats

Question 16

What % of the votes did UKIP win in the 2015 general election?

Answer 16

12.6%

Question 17

What % of the votes did the Green party win in 2015 general election?

Answer 17

3.8%

Question 18

Where was Dr Richard Taylor as the Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern candidate elected in 2001?

Answer 18

Wyre Forest

Question 19

Who was Dr Richard Taylor candidate for when he was elected in Wyre Forest in 2001?

Answer 19

Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern candidate

Question 20

What is a key factor which explains the rise in single-issue candidates?

Answer 20

political parties have ceased to fulfil their representative function

Question 21

When was the SNP formed?

Answer 21

1934

Question 22

What is the central aim of the SNP?

Answer 22

to achieve an independent Scotland

Question 23

Why was the SNP forced to go into Parliament alone in 2007 forming a minority administration with its leader Alex Salmond?

Answer 23

as the party failed to secure a coalition partner in the wake of the election

Question 24

In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election how many seats did the SNP win out of the 129 seats available?

Answer 24

69

Question 25

What was Plaid Cymru formed?

Answer 25

1925

Question 26

What was the central aim of Plaid Cymru? (2)

Answer 26

• to achieve an independent Wales

- preserve Welsh culture such as the language

Question 27

What was the yes vote on the 58% turnout on the failure of the 1979 Welsh devolution referendum?

Answer 27

20% yes

Question 28

What was the turnout of the 1979 Welsh devolution referendum?

Answer 28

58%

Question 29

What was the % of the yes vote on the 1997 referendum which established the Welsh Assembly?

Answer 29

50.3%

Question 30

What was the turnout for the 1997 referendum which established the Welsh Assembly?

Answer 30

50.1%

Question 31

Why do some criticism the fact that Scottish nationalist parties are still elected to represent their constituencies in the Westminster Parliament ?

Answer 31

As they have had their own Parliament for over a decade yet there are still MP’s representing Scottish constituencies in the Westminster parliament who sit and vote on policies which do not directly affect their constituents

Question 32

What % of votes did the SNP win in 2015 general election?

Answer 32

4.7%