Coalescing for Change? Novel Coalitions in the UK and Trinidad and Tobago
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10477516 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Louis Bishop (0000-0001-6981-6241, University of the West Indies System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 412 |
| Pages | 55-63 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Round Table (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-8533 • E-ISSN: 1465-4008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00358533.2011.542294 |
| OpenAlex | W2105158041 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 3 |
In May 2010 two elections took place in traditional ‘Westminster’ polities—the United Kingdom and Trinidad and Tobago—in which coalition governments took power. In both countries, a significant part of the discourse in the run-up to election focused on the inequities of the Westminster model, and, in particular, first-past-the-post. Yet, interestingly, the end result in many ways mirrors the kind of outcome often championed by supporters of more proportional electoral systems. This article compares and contrasts the two different elections, and asks whether such coalitions are set to become a regular feature of a more mature Westminster model
Democracy · Economics · Electoral system · General election · Outcome (game theory · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.57 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2021 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |