Don't give me anything complicated as I have an a-level (UK) exam on it.
2007-12-30 03:28:06 · 5 answers · asked by Ric 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It is when a government wins an election that they say they have a mandate from the electorate to put through their policies.
This is a nonsense actually once you se how many voted for that party and how many failed to vote anyway. politicians know the score but they like to use that to convince a reluctant electorate to acceept an unpopular decision
2007-12-30 08:00:44 · answer #1 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Electoral Mandate
2016-10-04 12:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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An electoral mandate is claimed by the political party which receives the majority of the votes at an election and which therefore can claim to represent the majority of the people and form a government. At the last general election here in UK - cMay 7th 2010 - the British people did not give a mandate for there to be a coalition government. In fact only 30% of us actually voted Conservative, while the Lib/Dems actually lost seats and votes. Meanwhile here in London we voted in huge numbers for Labour - as you do.
2016-04-06 23:03:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What is an Electoral Mandate?
Don't give me anything complicated as I have an a-level (UK) exam on it.
2015-08-06 15:03:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
generally, a large enough percentage in an election to be able to claim that the population will support anything you want to do.
It seems to be mostly used as a PR ploy as it is usually claimed when the margin of victory is only 55-45 or so.
2007-12-30 03:42:05 · answer #5 · answered by Paladin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's not easy to do, because it is complicated..
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2007-12-30 03:35:12 · answer #6 · answered by MassLass 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You may have an 'A' level - but you're clearly not bright enough to find a dictionary and look up the meaning of those two words in it.
Which demonstrates quite dramatically, that the 'A'm level education system is getting easier over time. What next??? - an 'A' level pass because the pupil is capable of writing their name???
I sometimes despair of the so called modern generation.
2007-12-30 03:34:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 7⤋