Byrne, C and Theakston, K (2016) Leaving the House: The Experience of Former Members of Parliament Who Left the House of Commons in 2010. Parliamentary Affairs, 69 (3). pp. 686-707. ISSN 0031-2290
Abstract
This article reports the findings of a large-scale survey investigating the experiences of the large number of MPs who left Parliament following the 2010 General Election. We have found that: the widely held perception that MPs make a smooth transition into lucrative private sector employment after leaving Parliament is largely mistaken; the MPs' expenses scandal has seriously undermined the status of MPs and, as such, may also have made a career in Parliament less enticing for good prospective parliamentary candidates; and the job of an MP remains fraught with difficulties for women due to the strain it places on family life.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Hansard Society; all rights reserved. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Parliamentary Affairs. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Parliament, Former MPs, Political exit, Post-parliamentary careers, MPs’ expenses scandal, Female MPs |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 Sep 2015 14:44 |
Last Modified: | 13 Oct 2017 23:29 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsv053 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/pa/gsv053 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:89948 |