Topic 2 - Participation Flashcards
How many claimed to be a strong supporter of a party in 2019?
34%
Since when has turnout been gradually decreasing?
WW2 1939-1945
How many e-petitions in 2013 received over 10,000 signatures?
150
In the 1950s how many members did Labour and The Conservatives have?
Labour: 1 million
Conservatives: 2.8 million
What did the percentage of the electorate fall by from 1983 till 2005?
1983: 4%
2005: 1.3%
What percentage of the uk is a member of a political party?
1%
Which organisation has more members than all the uk parties combined?
RSPB (bird club)
What reforms did Labour do to increase membership?
Introduced a £3 monthly membership category
What impact did the labour reforms have?
An increase of membership to nearly 500,000
Which poll showed that politicians were the least trusted profession?
The 2015 ispos MORI poll
What did the 2013 British social attitudes survey find?
That 32% of people claim they never trusted the government
How many people claim they didn’t trust the government in 1986?
11% of people
In 2019 conservatives had an 80 seat majority, what percentage of people voted for them?
Approximately 36.9%
Only 36.9 of people voted for the Conservatives. what percentage of the population voted for them?
24.4%
What was the turnout in 2019?
66.1%
