Modified Rapture All Round
The First Elections to the Scottish Parliament
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 6265992 |
|---|---|
| Autores | William L Miller (0000-0002-9957-1211, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 1999 |
| Volumen | 34 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 299-322 |
| Fecha de publicación | 1999-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Government and Opposition (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0017-257X • E-ISSN: 1477-7053 |
| Editorial | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1477-7053.1999.tb00483.x |
| OpenAlex | W1970998928 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 4 |
| Referencias citadas | 3 |
AS ELECTION DAY APPROACHED IT SEEMED CERTAIN THAT LABOUR would come out on top and the Scottish National Party (SNP) would come second. Thanks to the new German-style electoral system it also seemed certain that Labour could not win an overall majority in the new Scottish Parliament and that the Conservatives would get some parliamentary representation however low their vote. But each of the parties had hopes and ambitions as well as expectations. Labour hoped to get over 60 seats in the new parliament of 129, enough at least to have the option of forming a minority government. The SNP hoped to get well over 40 seats, enough to let it assume the undisputed role of the opposition, and to mark a further step along the road to independence. The Liberal Democrats hoped to be more than a small but useful coalition partner in the new parliament. Out in the country they hoped the new electoral system would end the traditional handicap of a Liberal Democrat vote being dismissed as a ‘wasted vote’ and so let their votes rise to equal their underlying level of popular support. ‘Other’ parties and candidates hoped that the new electoral system and the new inclusive politics would somehow include them
Democracy · Electoral system · General election · Liberal Party · Opposition (politics · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Proportional representation · Representation (politics · Sociology · Voting · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Scottish History and National Identity
| Obras citantes distintas | 4 |
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| Citas por año | 0,16 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2001 - 2011 (11) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 4 |