Why did the Labour government suffer an unexpected election defeat in 1970? In 1970‚ Harold Wilson’s Labour Government lost the general election to Ted Heath’s Conservatives. The Labour government had suffered economic problems (inherited from the previous Conservative government) throughout their time in office. Along with this; voters views of Wilson‚ problems with policy and awkward relations with the Trade Unions all contributed to the election defeat of 1970. Economically in the 1960’s
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INTRODUCTION An election is a decision making process by which people choose leaders. Elections are the most important ingredient of democracy‚ and have been said to be the factor that either breaks or builds the democracy of a state. This essay shall discuss the effectiveness of elections as a measure of democracy citing examples from recently held election in African countries. A conclusion shall be drawn at the end. DEFINITION OF KEY CONCEPTS The term‚ democracy comes from the Greek word‚ dēmokratía
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ELECTION AND ELECTORAL SYSTEM Election has derived from the Latin word “eligere” which means to choose or pick out. An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office.[1] Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century.[1] Elections may fill offices in the legislature‚ sometimes in the executive and judiciary‚ and for regional and local government. This process is also
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to the success of Sinn Fein in the 1918 general election? (What were the factors that contributed to the success of Sinn Fein? Firstly‚ the failure and weakness of their opposition‚ the Irish parliamentary party. Secondly‚ the luck and skill of Sinn Fein itself.) = 3 (The 1916 Rising was branded the Sinn Fein Rising by newspapers. This linked inextricably Arthur Griffith’s party‚ which supported non-violent measures with the rising. This was because Sinn Fein members like Sean McDermott also
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(HONG KONG) — Pro-Beijing parties in Hong Kong trounced the opposition as voters in the Chinese territory expressed discontent with pro-democratic parties in local elections that may predict the outcome of more important polls next year. Results from Sunday’s poll were released early Monday for individual candidates‚ but the government did not immediately provide a breakdown by political party.(See more on the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.) The South China Morning Post newspaper says candidates
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How successful was Peel as leader of the Conservative Party to 1841? It is undeniable that between December 1832 and the election of 1841‚ under the leadership of Peel‚ the Tory party enjoyed a revival in terms of its popularity and organisation‚ under the leader ship of Robert Peel. Although some historians believe that this success can mainly be attributed to the actions of Peel‚ such as the Tamworth Manifesto‚ strong evidence‚ argued by reputed historians such as Eric Evans exists to suggest
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The Labour party was founded on the principles of social democracy‚ which is a traditionally centre left ideology. It has been Britain’s major democratic socialist party since the 20th century and since then has been committed on basing its ideologies on advancement for the working class. Until the 1980’s‚ Labour had kept its principles consistent‚ but with the development of Michael Foot’s ‘loony left’ movement which was based largely around the irrational minority issues and racial problems. It
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.‘To what extent can the modern conservative party be considered ‘One nation’? (25 marks) ‘One nation’ is an idea that is based upon principles such as paternalism‚ and it is the name given to describe this particular faction of the conservative party. ‘One nation conservatives’ is the name given to the followers of the ideas presented by Benjamin Disrael‚ and the belief in changing Britain from ‘two nations’ i.e the rich and the poor‚ and instead creating one. Benjamin Disraeli adopted one
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What is a Presidential election in the United States? It is an indirect vote in which citizens from our country cast votes for a specific member; the ballots get tallied and sent to the U.S. Electoral College where the electors select the President and Vice President. These elections are thrilling pieces of American History. They are historical markers for shifts of leadership and thinking in the United States. The 1968 presidential race was no exception because it was most likely one of the most
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To what extent was it Stalin’s Leadership that explains why the USSR won in 1945? By 1941‚ Nazi Germany had swept much of Western Europe under its yoke. The Low Countries and France‚ Scandinavia‚ Poland and Czechoslovakia had all been conquered in rapid succession‚ and only Britain stood alone against the Nazi invaders‚ the Channel providing the final hurdle which Hitler could not surmount. Bereft then of enemies‚ Hitler turned East‚ against the Russian bear and the Slavs who for so long he had
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