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Constitution or Competence? The SNP's Re-election in 2011.
- Source :
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Political Studies . Apr2013 Supplement, Vol. 61, p84-104. 21p. 11 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- The Scottish National Party's outright win in the Scottish Parliament election on 5 May 2011 confounded pre-election polls and commentaries as well as a (broadly) proportional electoral system which was held to minimise the risk of a Nationalist majority moving Scotland to independence. But an extraordinary result in historical context looks much more ordinary when we explore voters' attitudes and choices. According to data from the ESRC-funded Scottish Election Study 2011, the SNP won its majority for that most mundane of electoral reasons: most voters thought that the party would do a better job in office than its rivals, including its chief rival, the Labour Party. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00323217
- Volume :
- 61
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Political Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 86147294
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9248.12016