The role of regional context in voting: Evidence from the 1992 British general election

Regional Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-263

  Pattie, Charles ^a   Johnston, Ron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British voting; Contextual effects; Regional economic prospects

Indexed keywords

ELECTION (1992); GENERAL ELECTION; REGIONAL PATTERN; VOTING BEHAVIOUR;

UK;

EID: 0031826310     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409850119742     Document Type: Article

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