A document in which a political party sets out its policy programme at an election.
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Turnout
The proportion of the electorate that votes in an election.
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Representation
The process by which an individual or individuals act on behalf of a larger group.
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Representative
an individual who acts on behalf of a large group but is free to exercise their own judgement.
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Delegate
An individual authorised to act on behalf of others but who is bound by clear instructions.
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Trustee
An individual who has formal responsibility for the interests of another.
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Constituency
A geographical territory for which representative are chosen in an election.
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District Magnitude
The number of representatives elected from a particular constituency.
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Majoritarian System
An electoral system in which the winning candidate must achieve an absolute majority of votes cast in a single member constituency.
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Mixed System
An electoral system where a proportion of representatives are elected under a majoritarian/plurality system in single- member constituencies, and the others are elected as ‘additional members’ using a proportional system in multi-member constituencie
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Proportional Representation
An electoral system using a multi-member constituencies in which an electoral formula is used to match the percentage of seats won by each party to the percentage of votes they won.
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Simple- plurality system
An electoral system in which the candidate with the most votes in a single member constituency wins.
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Adversarial Politics
A situation often found in two-party systems in which the governing party is confronted by an opposition party that offers a different policy programme, and which is outwardly hostile towards the government even when in broad agreement with it.
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Safe Seat
A constituency that normally elects an MP from the same political party at every election.
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Tactical Voting
Voting for the candidate most likely to defeat the voter’s least favoured candidate.
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Wasted Vote
– A vote for losing candidate in a single-member constituency, or a vote for a winning candidate that was surplus to the plurality required for victory.
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Electoral Reform
Changes made to an electoral system or a change from one electoral system to an alternative in Britain, the term commonly refers to the campaign, to replace FPTP with PRI.
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Minority government
A government formed by a political party that does not have an overall majority in the legislature.
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Class Dealignment
The decline in the relationship between social class and voting
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Core Vote
Voters who feel a strong attachment to a political party a vote for it in election after election.
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Floating Voters
Voters without a strong attachment to a particular party, who may switch their vote from election to election.
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Partisan Dealignment
The decline in strong voter identification with political parties.
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Socialisation
The process by which individuals acquire their values and beliefs.
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Rational Choice Model
An approach to the study of politics that focuses on the actions of rational individuals who pursue their own interests.
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The proportion of the electorate that votes in an election.
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Turnout
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The process by which an individual or individuals act on behalf of a larger group.
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Card 4
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an individual who acts on behalf of a large group but is free to exercise their own judgement.
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Card 5
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An individual authorised to act on behalf of others but who is bound by clear instructions.
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