A political party platform (US English), party program, or party manifesto (preferential term in British & often Commonwealth English) is a formal set of principal goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, in order to appeal to the general public, for the ultimate purpose of garnering the general public's support and votes about complicated topics or issues. A component of a political platform is often called a plank – the opinions and viewpoints about an individual topic, as held by a party, person, or organization. The word plank depicts a component of an overall political platform, as a metaphorical reference to a basic stage made of boards or planks of wood. The metaphor can return to its literal origin when public speaking or debates are actually held upon a physical platform.
In the United Kingdom and certain other countries, the party platform is referred to as the party's "manifesto"[1][2] or political programme. Across the Western world, political parties are highly likely to fulfill their election promises.[3]
The first known use of the word platform was in 1535. The word platform comes from Middle Frenchplate-forme, literally meaning "flat form".[4] The political meaning of the word to reflect "statement of party politics" is from 1803, probably originally an image of a literal platform on which politicians gather, stand, and make their appeals.[5]
Fulfilling platformsEdit
A 2017 study in the American Journal of Political Science that analyzed 12 countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States) found that political parties in government fulfill their election promises to voters to a considerable extent.[3] The study determined that:
Parties that hold executive office after elections generally fulfill substantial percentages, sometimes very high percentages, of their election pledges, whereas parties that do not hold executive office generally find that lower percentages of their pledges are fulfilled. The fulfillment of pledges by governing executive parties varies across governments in ways that reflect power-sharing arrangements. The main power-sharing arrangement that impacts pledge fulfillment distinguishes between single-party governments and coalitions, not between governments with and without legislative majorities. We found the highest percentages of pledge fulfillment for governing parties in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, and Canada, most of which governed in single-party executives. We found lower percentages for governing parties in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Bulgaria, Ireland, and Italy, most of which governed in coalitions. Pledge fulfillment by U.S. presidential parties lies at the higher end of coalition governments, which suggests that U.S. presidents are more constrained than governing parties in single-party parliamentary systems, but less constrained than most governing parties in multiparty coalitions.
Other research on the United States suggests that Democratic Party and Republican Partycongresspeople voted in line with their respective party platforms 74 per cent and 89 per cent of the time, respectively.[6]
^ abThomson, Robert; Royed, Terry; Naurin, Elin; Artés, Joaquín; Costello, Rory; Ennser-Jedenastik, Laurenz; Ferguson, Mark; Kostadinova, Petia; Moury, Catherine (2017-07-01). "The Fulfillment of Parties' Election Pledges: A Comparative Study on the Impact of Power Sharing" (PDF). American Journal of Political Science. 61 (3): 527–542. doi:10.1111/ajps.12313. ISSN 1540-5907.
[1] National Party Platforms of the United States, Presidential Candidates, Electoral and Popular Votes
1896
[2] The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1895
Electronic Manifestos Canada Manifestos of Canada's major political parties since 1949
The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1895
October 14, 2023
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For other uses see Manifesto A political party platform US English party program or party manifesto preferential term in British amp often Commonwealth English is a formal set of principal goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate in order to appeal to the general public for the ultimate purpose of garnering the general public s support and votes about complicated topics or issues A component of a political platform is often called a plank the opinions and viewpoints about an individual topic as held by a party person or organization The word plank depicts a component of an overall political platform as a metaphorical reference to a basic stage made of boards or planks of wood The metaphor can return to its literal origin when public speaking or debates are actually held upon a physical platform In the United Kingdom and certain other countries the party platform is referred to as the party s manifesto 1 2 or political programme Across the Western world political parties are highly likely to fulfill their election promises 3 Contents 1 Origins 2 Fulfilling platforms 3 Famous political platforms 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOrigins EditThe first known use of the word platform was in 1535 The word platform comes from Middle French plate forme literally meaning flat form 4 The political meaning of the word to reflect statement of party politics is from 1803 probably originally an image of a literal platform on which politicians gather stand and make their appeals 5 Fulfilling platforms EditA 2017 study in the American Journal of Political Science that analyzed 12 countries Austria Bulgaria Canada Germany Ireland Italy the Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden United Kingdom and United States found that political parties in government fulfill their election promises to voters to a considerable extent 3 The study determined that Parties that hold executive office after elections generally fulfill substantial percentages sometimes very high percentages of their election pledges whereas parties that do not hold executive office generally find that lower percentages of their pledges are fulfilled The fulfillment of pledges by governing executive parties varies across governments in ways that reflect power sharing arrangements The main power sharing arrangement that impacts pledge fulfillment distinguishes between single party governments and coalitions not between governments with and without legislative majorities We found the highest percentages of pledge fulfillment for governing parties in the United Kingdom Sweden Portugal Spain and Canada most of which governed in single party executives We found lower percentages for governing parties in Germany the Netherlands Austria Bulgaria Ireland and Italy most of which governed in coalitions Pledge fulfillment by U S presidential parties lies at the higher end of coalition governments which suggests that U S presidents are more constrained than governing parties in single party parliamentary systems but less constrained than most governing parties in multiparty coalitions Other research on the United States suggests that Democratic Party and Republican Party congresspeople voted in line with their respective party platforms 74 per cent and 89 per cent of the time respectively 6 Famous political platforms EditThe Ninety Five Theses of Martin Luther in 1517 opposed practices of the Catholic Church at that time both a religion and a political territory and led to the establishment of Protestantism Thomas Paine s pamphlet Common Sense 1776 advocated freedom from the rule of Great Britain for the American Colonists and proposed a constitution for the new United States Tamworth Manifesto in 1834 a political manifesto issued by Sir Robert Peel 2nd Baronet in a run up to the British general election of 1835 that laid down the principles upon which the modern Conservative Party was founded from the old Tory party Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx s 1848 Communist Manifesto called for the abolition of private property and applied a scientific understanding to the development of society through socialism into a society without money usage social classes or state coercion which would be called communism The 1875 Gotha Program of the recently united Social Democratic Party of Germany subject to a famous critique by Karl Marx Franklin Roosevelt s 1932 New Deal The 1948 United States Democratic Party s platform including civil rights Lyndon Baines Johnson s War on Poverty 1965 The 1993 Liberal Party of Canada Red Book The 1994 Republican congressional Contract with America Mike Harris s 1995 Common Sense Revolution 100 Hour Plan of the United States Democratic Party in 2006 Clause IV Socialism a focus of debate in the UK Labour Party nbsp Example of a printed platform in pamphlet form the 1912 U S Progressive Party platformSee also EditGovernment platform List of democracy and elections related topics List of Conservative Party UK general election manifestos List of Labour Party UK general election manifestos List of Liberal Party and Liberal Democrats UK general election manifestos Mandate politics Party line politics Stump speech politics References Edit Glossary Manifesto UK Parliament Retrieved 2022 07 15 Manifesto Merriam Webster Retrieved 2012 02 07 a b Thomson Robert Royed Terry Naurin Elin Artes Joaquin Costello Rory Ennser Jedenastik Laurenz Ferguson Mark Kostadinova Petia Moury Catherine 2017 07 01 The Fulfillment of Parties Election Pledges A Comparative Study on the Impact of Power Sharing PDF American Journal of Political Science 61 3 527 542 doi 10 1111 ajps 12313 ISSN 1540 5907 Platform Merriam Webster Retrieved 2012 11 07 Platform Online Etymology Dictionary Retrieved 2022 07 15 Stein Jeff 2016 07 12 We asked 8 political scientists if party platforms matter Here s what we learned Vox Retrieved 2016 07 19 External links EditPlatforms of U S political parties 1840 present from the American Presidency Project at the University of California Santa Barbara 1 National Party Platforms of the United States Presidential Candidates Electoral and Popular Votes1896 2 The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1895 Electronic Manifestos Canada Manifestos of Canada s major political parties since 1949 The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1895 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Party platform amp oldid 1177416614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
