LEADER 03063nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910808980103321 005 20230725024914.0 010 $a1-282-74959-5 010 $a9786612749599 010 $a0-7486-3154-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9780748631544 035 $a(CKB)2670000000044937 035 $a(EBL)581393 035 $a(OCoLC)664811146 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000416598 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11259419 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000416598 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10422959 035 $a(PQKB)11679823 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1962297 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC581393 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1962297 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10409242 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL274959 035 $a(OCoLC)781368680 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL581393 035 $a(DE-B1597)616002 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780748631544 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000044937 100 $a20071128d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aElectoral systems and voting in the United Kingdom /$fChris Robinson 210 $aEdinburgh $cEdinburgh University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 225 1 $aPolitics study guides series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7486-2750-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [217]-219) and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aA key feature of the New Labour government's constitutional reform agenda has been the introduction of a number of alternative methods of voting for both existing elections and for those to new political institutions. This book examines the workings of these various systems of elections, looking specifically at how they operate within the United Kingdom and their direct impact on representation and governance. It also considers voting behaviour in the UK, with reference to the context of the electoral system being used. In conclusion there is an attempt to discover the extent to which the intr 410 0$aPolitics study guides. 606 $aElections$zGreat Britain 606 $aRepresentative government and representation$zGreat Britain 607 $aGreat Britain$xPolitics and government 615 0$aElections 615 0$aRepresentative government and representation 676 $a324.60941 700 $aRobinson$b Chris$f1958-$01640838 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808980103321 996 $aElectoral systems and voting in the United Kingdom$93984583 997 $aUNINA