Electoral participation and political context: The turnout-marginality paradox at the 2001 British General Election

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1191-1206

  Pattie, Charles J ^a   Johnston, Ron J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 22944489623     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a3747     Document Type: Article

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