GENDER AND ETHNICITY

Question 1

WHO R ETHICAL MINORITIES MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR?

Answer 1

LABOUR
PROMOTION OF A MULTI CULTURAL AND ANTI DISCRIMINATION AGENDA. LABOUR’S WORKING CLASS ROOTS ALIGN WITH THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACED BY MANY ETHNIC MINOROTIES AND STRICT TORY IMMIGRATION POLICIES HAVE ALIENATED SOME ETHNIC MINORITES.

Question 2

WHY ARE ASIANS MORE LIKELY TO SUPPORT THE CONSERVATIVES THAN AFRICANS?

Answer 2

ASIANS RESPOND IN PARTICULAR TO THE PARTY’S EMPHASIS ON SMALL BUSINESS VALUES.

Question 3

WHY DID MANY ETHNIC MINORITIES VOTE FOR INDEPENDENT PARTIES IN THE 2024 ELECTION?

Answer 3

STANCE OF MAJOR PARTIES ON THE ISRAEL GAZA CONFLICT.

Question 4

WHY WERE WOMEN HISTORICALLY TORY LEANING?

Answer 4

WERE IN CHARGE OF HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS AND SO WERE FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE IN TERMS OF SPENDING - EVIDENCE IS THE MASS OBSERVATION SURVEYS FROM 1940s TO 50s.

Question 5

WHY WERE MALES HISTORICALLY LABOUR LEANING?

Answer 5

TENDED TO WORK IN MANUFACTURING SECTOR - CLOSE CONNECTION TO TRADE UNIONS

Question 6

WHY WAS THERE AN INCRREASE IN WOMEN VOTING FOR LABOUR FROM THE 60s?

Answer 6

MORE WOMEN ENTERED THE WORKPLACE FOLLOWING WILSON’S CREATING OF POLYTECHNIC UNIS FROM 64-70 - MOVEMENT FROM DOMESTIC TO PUBLIC SPHERE.
LAWS PASSED THAT BENEFITED WOMEN E.G ABORTION ACT 1967