Voter turnout constituency marginality: Geography and rational choice

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Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 38-48

  Pattie, C J ^a   Johnston, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032455188     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4762.1998.tb00046.x     Document Type: Article

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