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Edexcel Politics 2. Elections and Voting Behaviour

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The four social classifications in the UK from highest to lowest
AB, C1, C2, DE
The majority of seats held by the Conservative Party after the 1979 General Election
43
Any electoral system which produces a result broadly in line with the number of votes cast for a party
Proportional Representation
The voting system used in elections to the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, and Greater London Assembly
Additional Member System
The way in which people are classified based on occupation and to a lesser extent, income
Social Class
What can be divided into instrumental voting and expressive/altruistic voting?
Rational Choice Voting
Where voters who used to be strongly attached to a party and always voted for it, detach themselves from that relationship in ever greater numbers
Partisan Dealignment
The majority of seats held by the Conservative Party after the 2015 General Election
4
The majority of seats held by Labour after the 1997 General Election
179
The formal name for First Past the Post
Plurality in Single Member Constituencies
A type of valence voting where people vote for a party based on their judgement of its' ability to manage the economy
Economic Voting
A close link between class and party support
Voting Attachment
The liberal idea that the government and how people are governed must have the peoples' consent
Government by Consent
The percentage of voters Ipsos MORI estimate voted tactically in 2010
10%
The smallest UK constituency, with 21,000 voters in 2015
Na h'Eileanan an Iar
The number of candidates generally put up for election per Northern Ireland Assembly constituency by each party
4
Where people with similar views vote for a party based on their overall judgement of its' and its rival's governing competence
Valence/Competence Voting
The percentage swing to the Conservatives in 1979
5%
Where people vote for a party based on its position on one or many issues
Positional Voting
A person who does not vote the way one would expect given their social characteristics, especially their class
Deviant Voter
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