Uk Politics Statistics Flashcards
how many votes and seats did ukip get in 2015 election?
1 seat , 12% of vote
how many votes did sdlp candidate in belfast get to win in 2015?
24.5%
how many votes were there against changing fptp?
67% no for changing to av - only 42% of public participated
2001 election turnout
59% (lowest since 1918)
2019 election turnout
67.3%
1997 election turnout
71%
what % of people voted leave in 2016 brexit referendum?
52%
what was the conservative slogan in 2019 ge campaign?
get brexit done
what was the labour majority in 1997 ge?
179
what was the conservative majority in 2019 ge?
80
what was the majority in 2005 general election?
66
When was the majority not achieved?
2010 - coalition
2017 - Dump confidence and Supply deal
how many seats did tories get in 2019 ge?
365 seats - 43.6% of vote
how many seats did lib dems get in 2019 ge?
11 - 11.6% of vote
what % of vote did dup and sinn fein get in 2017 NI elections
56%
how many seats did snp get in scottish parliament elections 2021 and 2016
63 seats out of 65 majority
what majority did snp get in 2011 sottish parliament elections?
4 seats
who did theresa may fire in the 2016 cabinet reshuffle?
9 ministers under cameron including george obsorne
who did bojo remove in his 2019 cabinet reshuffle?
savid javid- home sec under theresa may and had to apoligise for windrush scandal
why did margaret thatcher resign
introduced poll tax without consulting her cabinet, loss of support caused her to resign
why did boris johnson resign 2022
57 tory ministers resigned after he broke covid restrictions bc party gate
andy burnham and covid tiers
manchester was only region put under tier 3 restrictions
accused govt as using the north of england as a ‘sacrificial lamb’
levelling up investment
£84 million investment to make trains going to north of england more reliable
how many crossbenchers are there in HoL (House of Lords) currently
185 - surpassing amount of tory peers
current life peer
lord lester - due to his expertise on human rights
% of mps who voted to keep bojo in his vote of no confidence
58.8%
bma case study - insider group
made its case to ban smoking in cars carrying children to HoL which was then passed to hoc and passed into law
what legislation has stonewall secured
2013 marriage act
2010 equality act
what happened in 2008 expenses scandal? and what triggered it?
daily mail published expenses made to mps
6 mps were put in prison for fraud triggered by freedom of info act
rwanda policy intervention
policy goes against european court of human rights and staged 111 hour intervention and the flight was cancelled
how many ministers resigned from theresa mays govt and why?
34 ministers e.g chris heaton- harris and andrea leadsom after disagreement about her brexit bill
uk supreme court decisions that went against wishes of govt
1- all 11 judges reached a unanimous decision that it was unlawful for the prime minister to advise the queen to porouge parliament
2- all parties should make commitments to clean air policies in 2015 general election manifestos
pressure on govt to remove rights due to increasing terrorism
2013 liberty failed to stop the introduction of secret courts which permits terrorist suspects to be tried without evidence being held against them being disclosed (liberty also failed to stop passage of investigatory powers bill)
what % of vote did snp and lib dems get in 2019
10.4% combined
what % of the vote did labour get in 2019 election?
40%
2015 general election turnout and results
66.4%- tories won
why were voters more likely to vote tory in 2019 general election
brexit - caused red wall seats to be lost
what constituency is a labour safe and for how long
tooting (since 1974)
rishi sunak and maths
wants pupils in england to study maths until they turn 18
what powers does scotland have that other devoloved nations don’t
tax varying powers - can be raised or lowered by 3p
what was the factortame case?
- uk law stated that fishing boats needed a majority british crew which conflicted with eu law that stated eu member states had equal access to each other’s waters
- the spanish fishing company argued that they were being unlawfully prevented from fishing in uk waters and european court of justice ruled in their favour
constituency role of backbench MPs
mp for west hull guardian 2021 - spent the day shadowing her by the end of the day she had helped a girl who was debilitated by long covid and complaints from a salvation army hostel who didnt have enough covid test kits for their residents
suella braverman bbc question time
may 2022 questioned over £22 billion package helping families in cost of living crisis saying families would be ‘£1600 better off’
how many seats did the tories lose in the 2017 ge?
13
how many mps voted against theresa mays 2019 brexit bill?
334
why was gavin williamson sacked as defence secretary in 2019?
he leaked that huawei could provide some elements of the equipment for the uks 5g data network despite warnings of a security risk
what did the 2015 conservative manifesto say about the eu? and what is an example of it being enforced?
pledged that rulings made by echr will only be enforced on the uk with the consent of parliament shown when govt didnt give prisioners right to vote
what is an example of collective responsibility being suspended?
2016 brexit referendum - ministers such as michael gove campaigned to leave
what is an example of the house of lords amending governement bills?
expanded the elections bill to include forms of non-photo id such as birth certificate’s
what is an example of a newspaper reflecting the typical view of the leader?
79% of readers of the telegraph support a strong conservative view which the newspaper reflects
2017 general election and jeremy corbyn showing newspapers arent influential in general elections
most newspapers were very critical although he nearly won
what % of the readers of the sun support the conservatives
39%
who was pursuaded by tony blair to switch is allegiance to labour in 1997 election?
Rupert Murdoch
The Poundland Case (2013)
Cait Reilly won her claim that it was unlawful to force her to work for free at Poundland as a condition of her claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance
government losing an opposition day debate
resident rights for ghurkas it passed after labour MPs rebelled against their party
government winning opposition day debates examples
- labour put forward a motion thst called on the government to continue its covid-19 furlough jobs scheme - 329 noes (almost only tory votes)
- failed to stop bojo porouging parliament
Declarations of incompatibility govt accepted
2004 civil partnerships act was incompatible with HRA because it didn’t allow LGBTQ couples do get married
what % of vote did cons get in 2017
42.4%
what % of vote did cons get in 2010
36.1%
what % of vote went to minor parties in 2015 general election?
33%
ukip results in 2015 and 2017 general election
12.64% - 2015
1.84% - 2017
2021 holyrood results
snp - 47.7% of vote
con - 21.1% of vote
2019 general election labour compared to lib dems and snp
3x compared to libdems
4x compared to SNP
when did the supreme court stray into areas of politics that should be left to a democratically elected house
2014 - institutionlly innapropriate to declare a declaration of incompatibility on assisted dying
ultra vires case
treasury v ahmad
ruled govt was acting ultra vires by imposing asset freezing order
examples of declarations of incompatibility
civil partnerships act 2004
terrorism, crime and security act 2001
in 2015 want % of the vote went to other parties
33%
example of minister resigning due to ccr
robin cook resigned in protest of govt decision to invade Iraq
cabinet committee success
by march 2021 31 million people had recieved vaccines
prime minister ignoring cabinet decisions
uk didnt wait for second united nations resolution before joining
what was the brexit deal renamed showing how the pm is becoming more presidential
‘boris deal’
Strathclyde review
The Strathclyde Review in 2015 reviewed the relationship between the House of Commons and House of Lords.
The review recommended that the House of Lords should not be able to stop secondary legislation passing, but instead ask the House of Commons to rethink its proposal.
The Strathclyde review called for a review into whether secondary legislation could only be passed through the House of Commons’ law making process.
select committee success
culture, media and sport committee hearing into rupert murdoch and news of the world phone hacking ‘not a fit person’
govt ignoring select committee recommendations
report into mineworkers pension scheme
three line whip
jeremy corbyn over Brexit
covid backbench rebellion
71 tory peers rebelled or abstained over tier system
Cleggmania
after the first 2010 television debate was very successful surge of popularity in the vote share
theresa may 2017 television debate
didn’t participate reinforcing the nations views
how much did the tories spend on social media campaigns
2017 - £2.1 million
2019 - £1 million
pressure groups working with each other
hands off our forest, 38 degrees and others combined in a successful campaign against the coalition govt selling the forestry commission in 2010
age and labour 2017 general election
manifesto had policies which appealed to under 25 year olds namely abolition of tuition fees which raised turnout by 16% for 18-24 year olds
rational choice theory and age
60+ more likely to vote tory due to low taxation policies
northern voters in 2010 general election
31% voted tory
1% swing to tories in the north
5% elsewhere
age and the 2019 general election
labour won 57% of those 18-24 and 55% of 23-34
conservatives were ahead on those 45-54 43% 55-64 49% and 65+ 62%
gender and 2019 general election
men voted with tories by a 19 point margin on labour 48% to 29% while women did so by just 6 points 42% to 36%
class and 2019 general election
conservatives most supported among all socioeconomic groups by margins of between 6 points (DEs working class and non working voters) and 20 points (C2s - skilled working class voters)
referendums going against better judgement of elected representatives
75% of mps voted to stay in eu - 52% of electorate voted to leave
referendums signposting for representatives the legislative direction to take
2004 north east devolution rev - 78% no
2021 london mayoral election results
55.2%
2016 london mayor election turnout
56.8%
2021 london mayoral election turnout
42%
2016 london mayoral election turnout
45.3%
tory backbench rebellion
december 2021 71 mps rebelled or abstained in implementig tier system
govt defeats
14 defeats over police, crime, sentencing and courts bill but still passed
how many bojo defeats
from dec 2019 to march 2021 suffered 114 defeats
how many votes did eu withdrawl bill lose?
230 - biggest ever by sitting parliament
example of a select committee hearing
2018 amber rudd over illegal deportation of caribbean immigrants during windrush scandal
example of ineffectiveness of select committees
only 40% of findings ever taken on
mineworkers pension scheme
Backbench Business committee 2010
a committee that has 35 days to schedule debates in parliament on issues that have been raised by the backbenchers. e.g harveys law
backbench business committee being ignored
2010 successfully scheduled a motion for debate on EU membership but overwhelmingly defeated 418-11
Urgent questions
michael martin allowed only 4 during 2007-2008 parliamentary session and john bercow allowed 307 2017 - 2019 - 8x more than martin
urgent questions 2
25th jan 2022 question granted to angela rayner after party gate was being investigated by met police and answered by michael ellis paymaster general
govt using parliament act to force through bills
banning hunting with dogs 2004
govt using majority to overturn lords defeats
overturned defeat that allowed unaccompanied children would be reunited with family in uk
Example of Salisbury convention
2015 general election - EU referndum was in manifesto so never voted on by House of Lords
Example of Salisbury convention being broken
e.g 2005 general election rejected a proposal for identity cards eventhough it was in manifesto because they only had 35.2% of vote
House of Lords Act 1999
Reduced the number of hereditary lords in the House of Lords from 1,330 to 92.
example of prime minister controlling cabinet discussions
tony blair stifled discussions about millenium dome even though 2/3 of cabinet opposed it and announced it after discussions with michael heseltine and conservatives
example of cabinet being used to discuss important emergency issues
theresa may called emergency meeting in 2018 to consult cabinet over military response to syrian govt use of chemical weapons
PM bypassing cabinet
2016 ian duncan smith resigned after not being notified about pension cuts and couldnt accept collective responsibility
cabinet having final say on policy
2018 during 3 hour cabinet meeting chris grayling, andrea leadsom and geoffrey cox forced may to abandon brexit deal which may have changed labour support
PM reshuffling cabinet
may fired george osbourne to show authority
cabinet being responsible for longevity of PM
57 mps resigned due to parygate forcing bojo to resign
example of collective ministerial responsibility ensuring a united govt
during covid 19 it was speculated that sajid javid and rishi sunak disagreed over govt policy to end free lateral flow tests but in public agreed over living with covid policy
example of individual ministerial responsibility
matt hancock after caught breaking lockdown rules having an affair with aide
example of individual ministerial responsibility being ignored
priti patel didnt resign when accused of bullying civil servants
gavin williamson former education secretary didnt resign after mishandling of a level results following pandemic
