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AQA A-level Government and Politics, A* Paper 1 flashcards: Elections and Referendums.
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what is the purpose of elections?
what is the purpose of elections?
elections are a device by which the population choose who they want to represent them
what is the regional list system?
what is the regional list system?
a proportional system in which seats are allocated from votes using the D'Hondt formula.
- a closed list system is used: parties rank their candidates in the order they will be elected and voters simply choose a party
- regional lists used in UK elections to European parliament before leaving EU in 2020
a statistic which shows only 2 parties have a realistic chance of winning under fptp
a statistic which shows only 2 parties have a realistic chance of winning under fptp
1950s - 95% of the vote
2010- 65% of vote but 85% of mps
context, result and impact of the 2016 UK european union membership referendum
context, result and impact of the 2016 UK european union membership referendum
CONTEXT
- in their 2015 manifesto the conservatives promised EU referendum: stop tory voters from switching to UKIP and to silence eurosceptic tory backbenchers
- Cameron, most ministers, labour and lib dem campaigned for remain
- leave campaigns criticised for inaccurate claims; remain focussed on economic risks of leaving but failed to give +ve reasons to stay
RESULT
- 52% leave
IMPACT
- cameron resigned, and may became PM but was unable to unite party behind her deal
- finally left in 2020
example of using fptp having a negative effect on election results
example of using fptp having a negative effect on election results
causes disproportionality
2015: snp : 56 seats = 4.7%
ukip: 1 seat = 12.6%
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