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Economic voting in Britain, 1857–1914
- Source :
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Electoral Studies . Dec2012, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p668-678. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Abstract: Despite limited government control over the pre-1914 economy, opposition politicians were enthusiastic in blaming bad economic news on the incumbent. In a study of 458 by-elections between 1857 and 1914, we find that voters typically gave new governments a ''honeymoon'' but thereafter held them responsible for high unemployment and high prices. Each 1% rise in the price level, on average, brought about a 0.21% swing against the government of the day, while each one-point rise in the percentage unemployed had double this effect. However, when we split the electorate into borough and county constituencies, economic voting appears to be confined to the former. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02613794
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Electoral Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 82198180
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2012.07.006