politics: elections

Question 1

person with a right to vote

Answer 1

elector

Question 2

all qualified voters as a group

Answer 2

the electorate

Question 3

district with its representative in parliament

Answer 3

constituency

Question 4

person chosen to represent the voters of a district

Answer 4

representative

Question 5

voter of a constituency

Answer 5

constituent

Question 6

election at which all citizens of a country vote for people to represent them in national parliament

Answer 6

general election(s)

Question 7

• an election

Answer 7

hold

Question 8

election to choose a member of parliament who has resigned/died

Answer 8

by-election

Question 9

political parties working for more political change

Answer 9

the left wing

Question 10

political parties against opposing too much political change

Answer 10

the right wing

Question 11

person who is moderate in politics

Answer 11

centrist

Question 12

conservative; against changes in society

Answer 12

(a) reactionary

Question 13

person who wants to make things better by putting right what is not good enough

Answer 13

a reformer

Question 14

tolerant and open-minded

Answer 14

(a) liberal

Question 15

official view taken by a political party

Answer 15

the party line

Question 16

supporting strict, fixed set of ideas that are extreme, refusing to accept change in them

Answer 16

hard-line

-> a hardliner

Question 17

decide when elections will be held

Answer 17

call the election

go to the country

Question 18

stand * election/parliament/presiden

Answer 18

for

Question 19

to be nominated * a candidate

Answer 19

as

Question 20

go around asking people for political support

Answer 20

canvass the electorate for votes

Question 21

public meeting held to show political support

Answer 21

(party) rally

Question 22

unite to support a political group

Answer 22

rally to a group

Question 23

meeting where membrs of a party discuss party policies

Answer 23

conference

Question 24

set of plans used by a party as a basis for making decisions

Answer 24

policies

Question 25

main policies and aims of a party

Answer 25

platform

Question 26

written statement making public the beliefs and intentions of a party/ruler

Answer 26

manifesto

Question 27

day appointed for election

Answer 27

polling day

Question 28

* a vote

Answer 28

cast

Question 29

where you vote

Answer 29

polling station = the polls -> in a (ballot) booth

Question 30

voting by *

Answer 30

ballot

Question 31

piece of paper used

Answer 31

a ballot(-paper)

Question 32

where to place ur ballot-paper

Answer 32

ballot box

Question 33

proportion of electorate who actually vote

Answer 33

the turn-out

Question 34

receive a # of votes

Answer 34

poll a # of votes

Question 35

candidate who has the most votes

Answer 35

to head the poll

Question 36

win more votes than another candidate

Answer 36

to outvote

Question 37

massive change in votes

Answer 37

landslide victory

Question 38

elected candidates will...

Answer 38

hold office for one term

Question 39

candidate elected to be president

Answer 39

president-elect

Question 40

authority to carry out particular policies

Answer 40

mandate

Question 41

getting so few votes you no longer hold the position of power from before elections

Answer 41

to be voted out

Question 42

when anti-government votes are divided among rival oppositions parties so that the government is re-elected

Answer 42

the vote is split

Question 43

government that has fewer seats in a legislative assembly than the total number held by opposition parties

Answer 43

minority government

Question 44

majority over all other parties together

Answer 44

overall majority

Question 45

temporary alliance between parties in order to form a government

Answer 45

coalition

Question 46

no majority held by one party

Answer 46

hung parliament