Incumbency advantage of UK members of Parliament 1959 -2010
This thesis provides original quantitative research on MPs’ incumbency advantage in Great Britain from 1959 – 2010. It has been widely agreed since the 1970s that MPs benefit from a small but significant personal vote, such that when they retire, their party receives a penalty in their constituency...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/56179/ |