Primary Elections for Britain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10356741 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dean Mcsweeney (University of the West of England, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 537-544 |
| Publication date | 2010-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Political Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3179 • E-ISSN: 1467-923X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-923x.2010.02125.x |
| OpenAlex | W2058207484 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The coalition's programme for government promises to fund 200 open postal primaries during the current Parliament, targeted at seats which have not changed hands for many years. The lessons from the two open postal primaries used in 2009 are that they will change the numbers and characteristics of those involved in choosing candidates, the criteria for selection and the type of candidates chosen. Much will remain unchanged. Primaries are unlikely to affect the controlling influence of party in the House. The limits to their number and duration will leave most safe seats unaffected and prevent the development of any new form of accountability. Primaries will provide some voters with intra‐party competition but inter‐party uncompetitiveness will remain the norm
Accountability · Business · Competition (biology · Economics · General election · Government (linguistics · Lower house · Norm (philosophy · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Primary election · Irish and British Studies · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2016 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |