Pattie, C. orcid.org/0000-0003-4578-178X, Hartman, T.K. orcid.org/0000-0001-9136-2784 and Johnston, R. (2017) Incumbent parties, incumbent MPs and the effectiveness of constituency campaigns: Evidence from the 2015 UK general election. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 19 (4). pp. 824-841. ISSN 1369-1481
Abstract
Parties’ local campaign efforts can yield electoral dividends in plurality elections; in general, the harder they campaign, the more votes they receive. However, this is not invariably the case. Different parties’ campaigns can have different effects. What is more, the particular status of a candidacy can also influence how effective the local campaign might be. Analyses of constituency campaigning at the 2015 UK General Election reveal inter-party variations in campaign effectiveness. But looking more closely at how a party was placed tactically in a seat prior to the election, and at whether sitting MPs stood again for their party or retired, reveals distinct variations in what parties stand to gain from their local campaigns in different circumstances.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2017. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in British Journal of Politics and International Relations. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | campaigns; spending; incubency |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2017 13:23 |
Last Modified: | 14 Nov 2017 09:20 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148117718710 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1369148117718710 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:114100 |