British By-Elections: The Volatile Electorate

by Pippa Norris

By-elections in constituencies such as Orpington, Bermondsey, and Govan generate headline news in England and raise fundamental questions concerning why third parties manage unexpected breakthroughs, and why the government consistently loses support through the "mid-term blues." The first systematic study of British by-elections, this book addresses these questions through an analysis of postwar trends in party support. The first section addresses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198273304
• ISBN13: 9780198273301
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"