AGE Flashcards

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WHO R OLDER PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR?

A

CONSERVATIVE
1. MORE SKEPTICAL OF SOCIAL CHANGE
2. SUPPORT POLICIES THAT PROTECT ACCUMULATED WEALTH AND MATERIAL INTERESTS
3. PRIORITISE ECONOMIC STABILITY AND TRADITIONAL VALUES

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WHO R YOUNGER PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR?

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PROGRESSIVE LEFT LEANING PARTIES
1. HOLD MORE PROGRESSIVE VALUES DUE TO GROWING UP IN A MORE GLOBALISED AND DIVERSE SOCIETY
2. PRIORITISE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CLIMATE CHANGE ETC AS THEY TEND TO BE MORE SOCIALLY EDUCATED

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HOW DOES POLITICAL OUTLOOK SHAPE VOTING?

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OLDER VOTERS REMEMBER DIFFICULTIES FACE BY LABOUR IN 70S E.G INCENTIVISING THEM TO SUPPORT CONSERVATIVES.
YOUNGER PEOPLE MORE ALIENTATED FROM A POLITICIAL SYSTEM THAT HAS NOT IMPACTED THEIR LIVES.

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WHAT 2 LABOUR POLICIES SHOW WHY OLDER VOTERS R LESS LIKELY TO VOTE LABOUR?

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INCREASE IN INHERITANCE TAX REGULATIONS

WELFARE CUTS E/G REDUTION IN WINTER FUEL ALLOWANCES

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WHY DO OLDER VOTERS HAVE A GREATER TURNOUT THAN YOUNGER VOTERS?

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LESS POLITICAL APATHY AND UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF VOTING MORE

LONG ENTRENCHED VIEWS

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WHAT % OF 18-24 YR OLDS VOTED FOR THE TORIES IN 2024 AND 1979?

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2024 - 18%
1979- 42%

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