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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785272203321

Autore

Robinson Chris <1958->

Titolo

Electoral systems and voting in the United Kingdom [[electronic resource] /] / Chris Robinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-74959-5

9786612749599

0-7486-3154-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Politics study guides series

Disciplina

324.60941

Soggetti

Elections - Great Britain

Representative government and representation - Great Britain

Great Britain Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-219) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Boxes; Tables; Figures; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 The Plurality System; CHAPTER 3 Majoritarian Systems; CHAPTER 4 Proportional Systems; CHAPTER 5 Voting in UK General Elections; CHAPTER 6 Voting in Scotland; CHAPTER 7 Voting in Wales; CHAPTER 8 Voting in Northern Ireland; CHAPTER 9 Voting in Elections to the European Parliament; CHAPTER 10 Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A key feature of the New Labour government's constitutional reform agenda has been the introduction of a number of alternative methods of voting for both existing elections and for those to new political institutions. This book examines the workings of these various systems of elections, looking specifically at how they operate within the United Kingdom and their direct impact on representation and governance. It also considers voting behaviour in the UK, with reference to the context of the electoral system being used. In conclusion there is an attempt to discover the extent to which the intr