UK Government: 2.1.2.1 New LAB Constitutional reforms Flashcards
When did New LAB win their landslide?
1997
What was the majority New LAB won?
179
What was Blair’s ideology
Renewed social democratic ideology
How many years of Conservative Government did the New LAB movement end?
13 years
What was the name of the 1997 manifesto?
Because Britain deserves better
What constitutional changes to New LAB 1997 manifesto promise?
- Fully elected upper chamber
-Proportional system of elections
-State funding of political parties
-Devolution to areas of the UK
-Individual rights and protection
-Referendums on major constitutional reforms
What 4 categories does New LABs’ constitutional reform fit into?
-Democratise
-Devolution
-Modernisation
-Rights
What % of the vote did New LAB win? and what % of seats did they get?
64% of seats
43% of vote
Define Democratisation.
The process of enhancing democratic systems
What new voting systems/referendums did New LAB NOT bring in?
+ Reffernedums promised on electoral reform in the UK and joining the Euro
+ 1998 Report commissioned By Lord Jenkins recommends a new voting system GE ( called AV plus)
What is the Electoral Commission?
-Set up by PPERA in 2000 the EC is an independent body that would regulate party finance and provide oversight to elections.
-Was brought under gove control in 2022
Define devolution.
The movement of power away form Westminster
When was there a devolution referendum in Scotland?
1997
What was the outcome of the devolution referendum in Scotland?
74% in favour of the Scotland Act (1998)
When was there a devolution referendum in Wales?
1997
What was the outcome of the devolution referendum in Wales?
50.3% Wales Act passed (1998)
When was there a devolution referendum in Northern Ireland?
1998