The rise of minor parties in elections Flashcards
Give 3 examples of single issue parties
- The Green Party
- British National Party
- UK Independence Party
In the 1999 European elections what % of votes did the Greens secure?
6.3%
How many MEP’s did the Green Party win in the 1999 European elections?
2 MEP’s
How many ‘seats’ did the Greens win in the 1999, 2004 and 2009 European elections?
1999-2
2004-2
2009-2
What % of the votes in the 2005 general election did the Greens win in those constituencies it contested?
3.4%
In the 2010 what % of the votes did the Greens average in the seats where the party fielded a candidate?
1.8%
What year did the Green party win its first seat?
2010
What % of the vote did the Green party secure in Brighton Pavillion in 2010 which led to its first seat in Parliament?
31.3%
Where did the Green party win 31.3% of the vote which led to its first seat in Parliament?
Brighton Pavillion
What % of the vote did the BNP secure in the 2005 general election?
0.7%
In the 2005 general election how many votes was the BNP behind the Conservatives in Barking ?
27 votes behind
In what year did the BNP win 2 MEP’s out of the 72 in the European Election?
2009
What % of the popular vote did the BNP win in 2010?
1.9%
What % of the vote did UKIP win in the 2009 European elections?
16.5%
How many seats did UKIP win in the 2009 European elections?
13 seats
What % of the votes did UKIP win in the 2015 general election?
12.6%
What % of the votes did the Green party win in 2015 general election?
3.8%
Where was Dr Richard Taylor as the Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern candidate elected in 2001?
Wyre Forest
Who was Dr Richard Taylor candidate for when he was elected in Wyre Forest in 2001?
Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern candidate
What is a key factor which explains the rise in single-issue candidates?
political parties have ceased to fulfil their representative function
When was the SNP formed?
1934
What is the central aim of the SNP?
to achieve an independent Scotland
Why was the SNP forced to go into Parliament alone in 2007 forming a minority administration with its leader Alex Salmond?
as the party failed to secure a coalition partner in the wake of the election
In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election how many seats did the SNP win out of the 129 seats available?
69
What was Plaid Cymru formed?
1925
What was the central aim of Plaid Cymru? (2)
- to achieve an independent Wales
- preserve Welsh culture such as the language
What was the yes vote on the 58% turnout on the failure of the 1979 Welsh devolution referendum?
20% yes
What was the turnout of the 1979 Welsh devolution referendum?
58%
What was the % of the yes vote on the 1997 referendum which established the Welsh Assembly?
50.3%
What was the turnout for the 1997 referendum which established the Welsh Assembly?
50.1%
Why do some criticism the fact that Scottish nationalist parties are still elected to represent their constituencies in the Westminster Parliament ?
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
What % of votes did the SNP win in 2015 general election?
4.7%
