Electoral Systems evidence Flashcards
(31 cards)
What percentage of UK constituencies were classified as ‘safe seats’ in 2017?
56%
This means 368 out of 650 constituencies were considered safe.
In 2019, what percentage of the vote did the Conservatives win and what percentage of the seats did they secure?
43.6% of the vote and 56.2% of the seats
What was the outcome of the 2014 European Parliament elections in the UK under the PR system?
UKIP topped the national poll with 26.6% of the vote, gaining 24 MEPs.
What was the seat distribution in the 2010 UK general election?
Conservatives (36%), Labour (29%), Liberal Democrats (23%) produced a hung parliament.
In Northern Ireland’s 2022 Assembly elections, what percentage of first-preference votes did Sinn Féin win?
29%
What was the turnout in the 2001 Welsh Assembly elections?
46.4%
How many seats did the Scottish Greens win in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election under AMS?
8 out of 129 seats
In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election, what percentage of the constituency vote did Labour win?
38.8%
What was the percentage of the vote and seats won by the Alliance Party in Northern Ireland’s 2022 Assembly election?
17 seats
What percentage of the vote did Margaret Thatcher’s Conservatives win in 1979, and how many seats did they gain?
44% of the vote and a clear majority of 43 seats
How many seats were truly competitive in the 2019 general election according to the Electoral Reform Society?
120 out of 650 seats
What advantage does AMS allow for voters?
Split-ticket voting
What percentage of the vote did Tony Blair’s Labour Party achieve in 1997, and what was their seat percentage?
43.2% of the vote and 63.4% of seats
What was the percentage of the vote won by David Cameron’s Conservatives in 2015, and what was their seat outcome?
36.9% of the vote and a 12-seat majority
How many seats did the SNP win in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election under AMS?
Minority government
What does Northern Ireland’s STV system encourage among voters?
Cross-community appeals
What percentage of the vote did the Green Party achieve at the 2019 European Parliament elections?
12.1%
How many MEP seats did the British National Party gain in 2009 with 6% of the national vote?
2 MEP seats
What was the result of the February 1974 UK general election under FPTP?
Hung parliament (Labour 37.2%, Conservatives 37.9%)
What issue did the McLeish Commission report regarding the 2007 Scottish Parliament election?
Confusion about the roles of constituency and list MSPs
What was notable about tactical voting in the 2019 general election?
Widespread, particularly between Labour and Lib Dem supporters
What was the turnout in the 2016 London Assembly elections?
45.3%
In the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, how many constituency seats did the SNP win under AMS?
62 out of 73 constituency seats
What was the turnout in the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly elections under STV?
63.6%
