2015 General Election turnout?
(evidence for different elections turnout dropping thus showing participation crisis) - ANS 66.1%
What percentage of potential voters voted conservative in 2015 General Election
(evidence for different elections turnout dropping thus showing participation crisis) -...
Evidence from essay plans for UK
politics
2015 General Election turnout?
(evidence for different elections turnout dropping thus showing participation crisis) - ANS 66.1%
What percentage of potential voters voted conservative in 2015 General Election
(evidence for different elections turnout dropping thus showing participation crisis) - ANS 24.4%
European Parliament Elections 1959 turnout
(evidence for different elections turnout dropping thus showing participation crisis) - ANS 23%
Police and Crime Commissioner 2015 election (evidence for different elections turnout dropping thus
showing participation crisis) - ANS 15%
2005 General Election Turnout?
2010 General Election Turnout?
2015 General Election Turnout?
(evidence for 'crisis' never actually occurring thus disproving participation crisis) - ANS 2005 = 61.4%
2010 = 65.1%
2015 = 66.1%
(point of evidence showing general election turnout gradually increasing)
Conservative party membership numbers 2018?
(evidence for party membership dropping showing lower levels of engagement thus proving a
participation crisis) - ANS 130,000 (2015 was 150,000)
,Conservative party membership numbers 1950s?
(evidence for party membership dropping showing lower levels of engagement thus proving a
participation crisis) - ANS around 3 million
In 2015 what percentage of the population were members of a political party
In 1983 what percentage of the population were members of a political party
(evidence for party membership dropping showing lower levels of engagement thus proving a
participation crisis) - ANS 2015 = 1%
1983 = 3.6%
Labour party membership numbers in 2017
(evidence for some membership in parties and pressure group growing thus disproving a partcipation
crisis) - ANS 528,000 (big increase due to Jezza making entry to party £3 for first year then second year
increasing it to £25. Basically encouraging people to join the party)
Example of pressure group membership increasing
(evidence for some membership in parties and pressure group growing thus disproving a partcipation
crisis) - ANS RSPB now has over 1 million members
Membership increase from 2014 to 2017 for SNP
(evidence for some membership in parties and pressure group growing thus disproving a partcipation
crisis) - ANS 2014 = 23,000
2017 = 123,000
Membership numbers for Green Party and UKIP
(evidence for some membership in parties and pressure group growing thus disproving a participation
crisis) - ANS Green = 55,000
, UKIP = 30,000
(though small numbers they are still big increases)
Which pressure group has a high level of 'cheque book' membership
(evidence for overestimation of participation outside of non-electoral platforms) - ANS RSPB
(can kinda freestyle this point. Make up a number for number of 'cheque book' members or just talk
about how inactive the members are)
What did the 2015 Audit of political engagement show
(evidence for overestimation of participation outside of non-electoral platforms) - ANS 31% of people
would not engage in politics even if it involved an issue which they felt strongly about
Number of e-petitions which have over 100,000 votes
(evidence for participation not dropping but instead changing forms) - ANS 37 petitions
(100,000 votes = debate in the commons. If you want eval then just say no one gives a f*ck about them
and no MP's show up. e.g. cant remember exactly but was something to do with the environment and
school kids and like 15 MPs rocked up)
Two pressure groups which have staged strikes and walkouts over paycuts and pensions
(evidence for participation not dropping but instead changing forms) - ANS NUT and BMA
Example of large scale direct action demonstrations which show political stands taken by public
(evidence for participation not dropping but instead changing forms) - ANS Extinction Rebellion
Example of pressure groups encouraging people to get involved with formal political channels
(evidence for participation not dropping but instead changing forms) - ANS BMA
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