British general elections since 1964 : diversity, dealignment, and disillusion / David Denver & Mark Garnett.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (242 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780191654237
- 019165423X
- Elections -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Elections -- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-
- Élections -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Élections -- Grande-Bretagne
- Grande-Bretagne -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1945-
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General
- Elections
- Politics and government
- Great Britain
- Since 1900
- 324.941085 23
- JN955 .D468 2014eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction -- The way things were : elections, 1964-70 -- 'Decade of dealignment' : elections, 1974-9 -- Conservative hegemony? Elections, 1983-92 -- The triumph of New Labour : elections, 1997-2005 -- From Blair to Brown to Cameron and Clegg : 2005-10 and after -- Conclusion : Diversity, dealignment, and disillusion.
Despite a recent decline in voter turnout, British general elections are still the centrepiece of Britain's liberal democracy and their results make a real difference to every British citizen. They command strong media interest long before their dates are announced and even uneventful campaigns dominate the headlines. The 2010 general election saw the first direct televised debates between the main party leaders, adding further interest to a battle which was always likely to be close. The result was a 'hung parliament' and the first British coalition government since 1945. However, as this boo.
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