Elections in Britain today
a guide for voters and students
by R. L. Leonard
This is a lively and authoritative account by a leading political journalist and former MP of how the British electoral system works. It is addressed primarily to intelligent voters, but also to students of political science, government and British Constitution at universities, colleges and schools. It answers central questions such as: When are elections held? Who can vote? What happens on polling day? And how does one become an MP? It explains clearly how and why constituency boundaries have to be altered, how the parties are organized, how campaigns are conducted, the role of the media, how reliable opinion polls are and what happens at by-elections. It deals also with local elections, referenda to the European Parliament and describes clearly the main features of other electoral systems, including the variations of proportional representation. The annexes contain a mass of electoral statistics and a thorough bibliography.
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Elections in Britain today: a guide for voters and students
1996, St. Martin's Press, Palgrave Macmillan
in English
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Elections in Britain today: a guide for voters and students
1992, St. Martin's Press
in English
- 2nd ed.
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Elections in Britain Today: A Guide for Voters and Students
October 1989, Palgrave Macmillan
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in English
- 2nd edition
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