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Published: 30th October 2000
ISBN: 9780714650968
Number Of Pages: 320
The "British Elections and Parties" series publishes research on parties, elections and voting behaviour in Britian, providing analyses of current and historical developments. It is produced under the auspices of the Political Studies Association's Election, Public Opinion and Parties study group. This tenth volume contains articles on party membership, voting behaviour and elections, parliamentary voting, candidate selection and campaigning on the Internet, as well as examining US opinion on impeachment. Particular attention is given to the elections in 1999 to the European Parliament, the Scottish parliament, and the Welsh assembly.
| Notes on Contributors | p. viii |
| Abstracts of Articles | p. xiii |
| Articles | |
| Public Opinion and the Impeachment of Bill Clinton | p. 1 |
| Were Traditional Labour Voters Disillusioned with New Labour? Abstention at the 1997 General Election | p. 32 |
| The Neighbourhood Effect and Voting in England and Wales: Real or Imagined? | p. 47 |
| Party Preference Structure in England, 1987-97 | p. 64 |
| Identifying an Attitudinal Heartland of Liberal Democrat Support in the 1997 General Election: An Exploration of Equidistance, Constructive Opposition and Third Party Politics | p. 85 |
| Mr Blair's Loyal Opposition? The Liberal Democrats in Parliament | p. 100 |
| Constitutional Nationalism and Socialism in Northern Ireland: The Greening of the Social Democratic and Labour Party | p. 117 |
| Small Kingdoms and Crumbling Organizations: Examining the Variation in Constituency Party Membership and Resources | p. 133 |
| Candidate Selection, Devolution and Modernization: The Selection of Labour Party Candidates for the 1999 Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly Elections | p. 151 |
| An Outsider's Medium? The European Elections and UK Party Competition on the Internet | p. 173 |
| And Now for the Commons? Lessons from Britain's First Experience with Proportional Representation | p. 192 |
| Proportionality and Disproportionality in English County Government, 1973-97 | p. 216 |
| Reference Section | |
| Chronology of Major Political Events 1999 | p. 236 |
| Parliamentary By-elections 1999 | p. 265 |
| Public Opinion Polls 1999 | p. 269 |
| Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly Elections | p. 274 |
| European Parliament Election 1999 | p. 276 |
| Local Elections 1999 | p. 279 |
| Political Parties | p. 284 |
| National Newspapers | p. 299 |
| Notes for Contributors | p. 300 |
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ISBN: 9780714650968
ISBN-10: 071465096X
Series: British Elections
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 320
Published: 30th October 2000
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.24
x 3.18
Weight (kg): 0.62
Edition Number: 1
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