Four Labour MP's who went rogue and split off from the Labour party
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Who were they?
Shirley Williams, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Roy Jenkins
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What were their key disputes over?
The Labour party was torn between the socially conservative north and liberal London.
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What were 'entryists' and why did they split the party?
They were militant factions of the Labour party which often resorted to violence due to their far left ideologies. Some Labour officials wanted to denounce them but further left MP's didn't want to.
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When did they officially split off?
25th January 1981
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What was their new party called?
The SDP
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How many people joined in the first year?
80,000
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How many Labour MP's ended up joining the SDP?
28 (1/10th)
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An opinion poll in ________ showed that the SDP was __% in front of the Tories and Labour.
December - 27%
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What percentage of the votes did the SDP get in 1983?
25%
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How many seats did it have?
6 (209 for Labour)
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Who was the leader of the Labour party?
Micheal Foot
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Who did he lose his leadership to and why?
Neil Kinnock in 1983 (Labour lost 10% of its vote compared to 1979 due to SDP) (36% > 26% vs Conservative 43%)
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Why could someone make the argument that Labour could have won the election if the SDP didn't form?
Anti-Conservative votes were 16 million, 3 million more than pro.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
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Who were they?
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Shirley Williams, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Roy Jenkins
Card 3
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What were their key disputes over?
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Card 4
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What were 'entryists' and why did they split the party?
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