Politics - Unit 1

• Turnout = 84%


  1950
• Turnout was historic low of 59%

  2001
• Turnout improved to 67%

  2019
• 2019 Turnout


  • 47% 18-24
  • 74% of over 65s
• Turnout higher in referendums - 72% for 2016 Brexit ref
• Membership


  • National Trust = over 5 million
  • Greenpeace = 3.5 million
• 2007 Gurkha justice campaign - retired Gurkhas who served British military granted leave to remain - successful lobbying/pressure group campaign
• 2015 GE - UKIP wins 12.6% vote but one seat (0.2% seats)
• 2022 Belfast South N.Ireland - 2 Alliance candidates selected (ability for voters to distinguish between candidates)
• 2022 Belfast South N.Ireland - 4 different parties in members
• Stormont 2022 contains 8 parties with significant numbers
• Horsham Conservative since 1880
• 2015 GE - 37% Tory vote = 51% seats - granted majority without popular consent
• 2019 GE - 44% Tory vote = 56% seats = winners bonus
• N.Ireland 2022 - Sinn Fein 29% vote 28% seats
• Coalitions more common in proportional systems - SNP and Greens 2016 - rep for small parties
• FPTP punishes small parties - 2017 Lib Dems 7% of vote = 1.8% of seats
• 2019 Lib Dems increase share of vote to 11% but lose one seat since 2017
• 2016 Scottish Parliament - Greens pick up 200,000 votes in regional elections = leads to 8 seats + coalition
• 2015 BNP 2% vote, no seats - prevention of extremist parties
• 1992 "It was the Sun wot won it"
• 1992 circulation of the sun is 9.7 million
• Brexit ref: 60% of over 65s vote Leave, 73% of 18-24 vote Remain
• Turnout 2019: 47% 18-24, 74% of over 65s
• 2017: Conservatives hold 73/84 South East seats
• 2010 Labour holds 41/59 Scottish seats in Westminster
• 2019 SNP holds 48/59 Scottish seats in Westminster
• Crumbling red wall: Bassetlaw 18.4% swing to Tories in 2019
• 73% Guardian readers vote Labour
• 79% of Telegraph readers vote Conservative
• Labour's Momentum media heavy campaign for Corbyn