UK POLITICS Flashcards
Party dealignment
2% of electorate belong to a party
FPTP is undemocratic 1,2
225 seats have not changed hands since 1950s
FPTP is undemocratic 2,2
conservatives get 51% of seats but 37% of votes (2015)
pressure groups support those without a voice
Howard league supports prisoners - got books for them in 2014
pressure groups hold influence of policy
BMA advises NHS policy
pressure group success
ASH 2007 banning of smoking in public workplaces
participation with pressure groups is preferred
4 mil national trust members. 9x Labour Party
hyper-pluralism and conflict
anti-fox hunting and countryside alliance
pressure groups have too much influence
56% of labour funding comes from trade unions
public opinion too volatile for referendums
Brexit split and yougov polls
growth of smaller parties
25% of vote went to minority parties in 2015
growth of smaller parties part 2
SNP membership nearly equal to conservative
pressure groups with more resources are more effective
RSPCA permanent staff
scale of support does not always equal pressure group success
campaign for nuclear disarmament had over 100,000 supporters but Maggie t resisted
unequal votes
2015 - conservatives needed 35,000 votes for a seat. UKIP needed over 3 million more
decreasing support for major parties
2010 - 65% of vote was for major parties
return of two party system
2017 - 83% of votes were for dominant parties
FPTP is quick and decisive
belguim took more than a year to form a government in 2010
age and voting
2017 - 58% vote conservative
68% of 60-69 voted tory
ethnicity and voting
73% of BAME voted labour
40% pf electorate as a whole
AMS more proportional
Scotland cons had 24% of seats and 22% of vote (2015)
