democracy and participation

Question 1

what percentage of people voted in 2016 EU ref. ?

Answer 1

72.21%

Question 2

what % of ppl voted remain vs leave in EU 2016 ref?

Answer 2

51. 9% leave

48. 1% remain

Question 3

Representation of eth . in the legislature ;

what is the ethnic makeup of the UK population today?

Answer 3

• nearly 88% white

- less than 13% BME

Question 4

Representation of eth . in the legislature ;

what % of HOL are BME compared to HOC?

Answer 4

HOC - 10%

HOL - 6.3%

Question 5

Is teh legis. improving in terms of rep. of BME?

Answer 5

• HOC now 10% BME but in 2010 it was less than 5%

Question 6

Rep . society in legis.

what % of leg is LGBT in 2017 compatred to 2019

Answer 6

2017 - 7%

2019- 9%

Question 7

Rep. of women in legis?

Answer 7

• highest ever at 34% in 2019

Question 8

Leg. Rep of the etsablishment ?

Answer 8

• over 50% MP’s are from elite RG uni’s , however over number of state educ. is highest ever at 50% , 29% independently educated , suggests progress however 7% of the uk pop is independently educated = support for the argument that it rep. the estab.

Question 9

2019 general election turnout ?

Answer 9

at 67.3% decrease of 1.5% from last election.

Question 10

2019 gen elec.

Evidence if winner takes all system?

Answer 10

• 2019
  LD won 11.5% vote-share and only gained 3.5% of seats
  Labour won 32.2% of the vote share only gained 31% seats
  Conservatives did not win a majority of votes but gained a majority of seats.

Question 11

Direct democracy feature ;

what has voter turnout been for Switzerland as a country with a polit. system that practices direct democ?

Answer 11

recent decades voter turnout at elections and referendums has been below 40%.