Weinberg, J. (2020) The winner takes it all? A psychological study of political success among UK members of parliament. Parliamentary Affairs, 73 (4). pp. 711-733. ISSN 0031-2290
Abstract
Is there a winning formula when it comes to individual success in contemporary politics? In this article, I analyse self-report data on the Basic Human Values (Schwartz, 1994, Journal of Social Issues, 50, 19–45) of 106 national politicians in the UK to examine the impact of these individual characteristics on three alternative political outcomes: the size of a candidate’s electoral majority, their longevity as an elected representative and their progression (or not) to frontbench office. On the one hand, it seems that the values of individual politicians make very little impact on their electoral performance at the ballot box. On the other hand, politicians’ values seem to impact on both their ability to hold on to office once elected and in turn to make in-role career progression.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Hansard Society. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Parliamentary Affairs. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Politicians; Parliament; Basic Values; Political Success; Elections |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 May 2019 16:00 |
Last Modified: | 03 Dec 2021 08:29 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/pa/gsz017 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:146054 |