Party's

Question 1

how to the Tory party select candidates

Answer 1

• local party draws up a shortlist from which a candidate is selected at a meeting
• the people have to be on an approved list controlled by the central office
• an ‘ethics committee’ can also block candidates

Question 2

who in the tory party has responsability over policy making

Answer 2

the party leader

Question 3

what do the conservative party do when forming policies

Answer 3

• they’ve started trying to involve members, using referendums on individual policies or entire manifestos
• have used forums of party members to help when forming policy ideas

Question 4

how do the conservatives vote on leadership

Answer 4

• MPs vote on all candidates, reducing the field down to the final two
• the party members then vote in a simple election

Question 5

how is a Tory vote of no confidence triggered

Answer 5

if 15% of MPs sign a petition

Question 6

what are the powers of a conserative leader

Answer 6

free choice to appoint cabinet, shadow cabinet and chairman

Question 7

what are the 5 points to labours canidade selection

Answer 7

-approved list (not essential)
- unions and other affiliates can nominate candidates
- at least one woman per shortlist, half of the retiring mps must be replaced by women
- central party can over-rule local party on grounds of ‘procedural problems’ (they dont like the canidate)
- central party can disband any local party

Question 8

how do labour formulate policies

Answer 8

• policies officially put together by the National Executive Committee (NEC)
• ratified by a 2/3rds vote at conference
• use of policy forums to weed out unpopular policies early
• relience upon ‘focus groups’ of general public (under blair)

Question 9

how do labour vote for their leader

Answer 9

• all members of the partyget a vote each, icluding union members (it used to be done by bloc voting where union leaders voted for the union)
• candidates need nomination from 20% of MPs

Question 10

how does a labour leader get sacked

Answer 10

labour leader can be sacked by 2/3rds of MPs at conference or 20% of MPs when in opposition

Question 11

what are the powers of a labour leader

Answer 11

-shadow cabinet are elected for the leader
- but can be reshuffled once in power
- chairman used to be elected by conference but is now appointed

Question 12

what is the liberal democrats candidate selection process

Answer 12

• approved list is held centrally
• those on the list can apply to a constituency
• the local party has a selection committee that draws up a shortlist
  -local party membership take part in a vote

Question 13

how do lib-dems formulate policy

Answer 13

-conference elects policy committees every two years, they come up with ideas.
- there are then voted on bi-annual conferences

Question 14

how is lib-dem leadership voted on

Answer 14

elected by party membership

Question 15

what are the powers of lib-dem leadership

Answer 15

they are able to appoint their own ‘front bench’