A new method for addressing parliamentary boundaries shows the extent of Britain’s “safe seat” problem
Goplerud, Max
(2015)
A new method for addressing parliamentary boundaries shows the extent of Britain’s “safe seat” problem
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With the the 2015 election upon us, there is much talk of safe and marginal seats, and the main parties approach to each. In this post, Max Goplerud examines a perennial concern about the British electoral system—the prevalence of safe seats—using historical data and a new method for addressing boundary changes to illustrate the extent of the problem.
| Item Type | Online resource |
|---|---|
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 23 Jun 2015 11:40 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/62399 |
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