Johnston, R.J., Pattie, C.J. and Rossiter, D. (2014) MPs’ responses to a proposed new constituency map: electoral prospects, community ties and party organisation. Journal of Legislative Studies. Published Online 30th January 2014. ISSN 1357-2334
Abstract
Until new legislation was passed in 2011, community ties and continuity of representation were the major criteria deployed by the United Kingdom's Boundary Commissions when defining parliamentary constituency boundaries. Equality of electorates is now the paramount criterion, and the Commissions' first proposals using that new format substantially fractured many of the existing constituencies. MPs were able to respond to the Commissions' proposals under the altered public consultation procedures. Only a small majority did so, however: there were significant differences across the political parties in both response rates and the nature of the responses, the majority of which used community ties as the main grounds for either supporting or opposing the Commissions' proposals.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in The Journal of Legislative Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | constituencies, MPs, community advocacy, redistributions |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Geography (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 15 May 2014 09:31 |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2016 08:43 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2014.878166 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13572334.2014.878166 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:78639 |