Leonard Elections in Britain Today

A Guide for Voters and Students
2. Auflage 1991
ISBN: 978-1-349-21445-7
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 237 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Political Science and International Studies (R0)

An account of the ways in which the British electoral system works, this book answers central questions such as when are elections held and what happens on polling day? Also examined are issues such as why constituency boundaries are altered, how parties are organized and the role of the media.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leonard, Dick

Weitere Mitwirkende

Butler, David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

When elections are held; the voters; constituencies; political parties - national; political parties - local; candidates; the campaign in the constituencies; the national campaign; polling day; by-elections, local elections; opinion polls; how people vote; how much does it cost; an evolving system. Appendices: general election results; 1987 election detailed result; proxy and postal voters; election timetable; corrupt and illegal practices; occupations of candidates and MPs 1987; opinion poll surveys 1987; other electoral systems; the single transferable vote; results of Euro-elections 1974, 1984 and 1989.

Über Autor(innen)

Dick Leonard is an historian, journalist and author and a former Labour MP. For many years he was Assistant Editor of The Economist, and headed their office in Brussels, where he was later also correspondent of The Observer. He also worked for the BBC, and contributed regularly to leading newspapers across the world. His publications include The Economist Guide to the European Union, Elections in Britain, A Century of Premiers: Salisbury to Blair; Nineteenth Century British Premiers: Pitt to Rosebery and Eighteenth Century British Premiers: Walpole to the Younger Pitt.