1、,General Election-the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,Importance,One man, one vote, one value. A chance to influence the future government. Example of the western democracy.,Background,With the developing of the United Kingdom ,the general election is changing gradually. In 1932
2、 only 5% of the adult population were allowed to vote; by 1884 persistent political campaigning had increase this to 25%;by 1919 it was 75%;and in 1928 it reached the current level of about 99%.,Eligibility,Eligibility for voters :citizens above age of 21 except the Lords, convicts deprived of polit
3、ical rights No candidate is eligible for the mentally handicapped and foreigner Candidates: party candidatesindependent candidates,Time,Usually a parliament stands for 5 years. The election should be held within 5 years except in exceptional circumstances. The present Prime Minister decides the date
4、. Exceptions delayed: the WWI, the WWIIahead: 1979 vote of no confidence,Campaigns,advertisements in newspapers, door-to-door campaigning postal deliveries of leaflets each main party is given 10minutes on national TV to “sell” their policies to the public,television debates,Vote,There are three typ
5、es of specific voting method: First, the direct voters go to the polling station to vote; Second, according to British law, the military or naval service on behalf of the electorate to vote may be delegated to others; Third ,vote by mail . Generally voters on the military or naval service and voters
6、 in the overseas service, use this method to vote.,Election day,Polling station a voting card a ballotmark an X before a candidate a private booth put the ballot into a sealed box counting overnight result comes out the next morning,a private booth,Open the ballot box,Count the ballots,result,The le
7、ader of the party that wins over half of the seats will be the Prime Minister.He will form the new Cabinet on the suggestion of the Queen. Then the new government comes into being.,The party that wins the second most seats is called the Opposite. It will form a Shadow Cabinet in order to supervise the government. If no one wins over the half of the seats, the party that wins the most seats will co-operate with another one & form a coalition government.,Thank you for your attention,
