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Uk Elections Flashcards

1
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How many people are in each constituency

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Around 60-80k

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2
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When was the marriage (same sex couples) act passed

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July 2013

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3
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Nicky Morgan asked constituents for their opinions on the same sex marriage act - how many voted in favour of this and how many voted against

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For - 285 Against - 24
— not the whole constituent voted, not a topic that everyone cares about , important for functional rep in parliament, different constituents care about / have different views in different topics

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4
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When was the tampon tax abolished and by who, when was it introduced

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Abolished jan 21 by Sunak, introduced 1973 when there was no women in parliament

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5
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What percentage is a reasonably good turnout for the uk

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65%

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6
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What percentage do winning parties get of the vote on average

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Around 35%

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7
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Give an example of a time when government had a doctors mandate

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Covid 19

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8
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When was the expenses scandal and who did it involve?

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2009, Jacqui smith
- earned the nickname rotten parliament

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9
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When was the fixed term parliaments act? What did it do?

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2011, uk elections should occur every 5 years on a fixed date

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10
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How many seats does a party need to form government

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326 (50%+1)

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11
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In 2019, the conservatives gained what percentage of the vote vs what percentage of the seats?

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44%, 56%

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12
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In 2015, UKIP gained how many votes vs how many seats

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4 million (12.5%) but only 1 seat

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13
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Dates for conservative rule in late 20th century

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1979-1997

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14
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How many single member constituencies does Scotland consist of?

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73

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15
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What does the second part of AMS use

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d’hondt formula

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16
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What is a droop quota

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Minimum number of votes needed for a seat
(Total number of votes in region / number of seats in region) + 1

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17
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What is ordinal voting

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Votes rank candidates in order of preference

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18
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What was FPTP, AMS,SV, and STV last used

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2019, 2021, 2021, 2022

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19
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When were televised party leader debates first used

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2010

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20
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When was the Scottish vote of independence

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2014

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21
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The referendum to create a Scottish parliament in 1979 had what turnout? What percentage voted yes? What percentage was needed for it to be enacted?

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63.7%, 33%, 44%

22
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When was the referendum on whether or not to leave the ECC

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1975

23
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What is the burkean principle

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Elected officials being allowed to act in the best interests of their constituents on the basis of being fully informed

24
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What was the result of the 2017 election

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Conservative 317 seats + DUP 10 seats , supply and confidence agreement

25
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What percentage of the vote did nick clegg and David Cameron together gain in 2010

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59%

26
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What was the result of the election in 2019

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Conservative majority - 365 seats

27
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Since when is voter ID law

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2023

28
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In 2010, what percentage of all votes were wasted

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50%

29
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Voters in the most powerful 10% of constituencies have how much more power than those on the least powerful constituencies

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30x more

30
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For voters in the least powerful constituencies, what does one vote become equivalent to

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0.3 votes

31
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What turnout did FPTP create in 2024

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59.7%

32
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What turnout did AMS create in 2021?

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63.5%

33
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What turnout did STV create in 2022

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63.6%

34
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What percentage in average of ballots are spoiled?

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0.2%

35
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What was the result of the 2015 election

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331 majority government for conservatives

36
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In 2015, what percentage of the vote did conservatives gain compared to what percentage of the seats

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51% of seats, 36.9% of vote

37
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Give an example of co-optation

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In 2015 the conservatives adopted some of UKIPs popular policies in uk independence and immigration

38
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Where is STV used? What are the 4 main feature of it?

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Northern Ireland,
1 vote, multi member constituencies, ordinal voting, proportional representation

39
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Where is STV used? What are the 4 main feature of it?

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Northern Ireland,
1 vote, multi member constituencies, ordinal voting, proportional representation

40
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How constituencies does Northern Ireland consist of? How many seats are in each?

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18 constituencies, 6 seats each

41
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How does STV work?

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Rank in order of preference
Droop quota worked out
Meet it = seat
Votes above redistributed till all seats filled
Extra votes become 2nd preference and so on
Still seats - remove lowest, redistribute votes

42
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What are the 3 main characteristics of SV

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One vote, majoritarian, single member constituencies

43
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How does SV work?

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1st and 2nd preferences voted
Count all 1 st choice _ any majority?
Top 2 candidates left, 2nd choices counted

44
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Where is additional member system used? What are the 3 main characteristics of it?

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Scotland and wales, 2 votes, single/multi member constituencies, hybrid system

45
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How does AMS work?

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Split ticket voting, person (constituency) and party (regional)
Single member constituencies are voted using FPTP
Regional reps are voted using d’Hondt formula and closed party list

46
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AMS - how many MSPs are voted using FPTP

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73

47
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AMS - how many Scottish regional reps are there?

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56

48
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SNP, winning how many seats in the 2019 election, won how many in 2024

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48, 9

49
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Labour won how many seats in Scotland in the 2024 election by what time

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35 by 5am

50
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Give a statistic that shows how bad turnout is across the uk in 2024 election

A

All but 3 estimated to have decreased in % turnout

51
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2024 general election results

A

412 to labour , 121 to conservative, 72 to Lib Dem’s

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