The Conservative Member of Parliament as Lobbyist for Constituency Economic Interests
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6345576 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Wood (0000-0003-1505-3562, University of Missouri, corresponding author), David M Wood (0000-0002-9724-7733, University of Missouri) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 393-409 |
| Publication date | 1987-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9248.1987.tb00196.x |
| OpenAlex | W1997597263 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 10 |
Interviews undertaken in the House of Commons with 70 backbench Conservative MPs in 1983–84 examined the extent to which they pursue their own localized industrial policy strategies as part of their efforts to maintain constituency electoral support. This involves lobbying efforts directed toward ministers in support of local industries, either in defence of jobs, in promotion of new jobs, or in a variety of quests for government benefits or relaxation of restrictions. It was found that 36 of the 70 Conservative MPs could be classified as ‘constituency lobbyists’, reflecting interview evidence that they consider lobbying on behalf of local industries to be a normal and important part of their representative rôle as MPs. The hypothesis that vulnerable constituencies—vulnerable in both political and economic terms—would be represented by constituency lobbyists was tested through the construction of an index of constituency ‘security’. It was found that the more secure the constituency, the less likely is the MP to lobby on behalf of local industrial interests
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| Citations per year | 0.24 |
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| Citation span | 1989 - 2024 (36) |
| Highly cited | No |