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Autore: | Robinson Chris <1958-> |
Titolo: | Electoral systems and voting in the United Kingdom [[electronic resource] /] / Chris Robinson |
Pubblicazione: | Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina: | 324.60941 |
Soggetto topico: | Elections - Great Britain |
Representative government and representation - Great Britain | |
Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain Politics and government |
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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Electoral systems and voting in the United Kingdom |
ISBN: | 1-282-74959-5 |
9786612749599 | |
0-7486-3154-2 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910785272203321 |
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