Representative Democracy? - Geography and the British Electoral System

When people vote in a democracy, they expect the result of the election to be 'fair.' Is this true in the UK and if not, why not? This book explains how our system of 'first-past-the-post' translates votes into seats and is essential reading at a time of unprecedented electoral uncertainty.

Sommario

Preface
1 Introduction
2 Representation: of whom, what and where?
3 Creating an electoral system: 1832-1918
4 Consolidating the system: 1930-2010
5 The 2011 legislation: major changes?
6 How representative is our democracy?
7 Does it have to be this way?
8 Conclusion
Notes
Index

Info autore

Ron Johnston is Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences at the University of BristolCharles Pattie is Professor of Geography at the University of SheffieldDavid Rossiter is Research fellow in the School of Geographical Sciences at the University of Bristol

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ron Johnston, Ron Pattie Johnston, Charles Pattie, David Rossiter
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781526139894
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-3989-4
• Pagine: 224
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva