Was labour penalised where it stood all women shortlist candidates? An analysis of the 2010 UK general election

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 435-455

  Cutts, David ^a   Widdop, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2010 general election; All women shortlists; Labour; New candidate effect

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; ELECTORAL SYSTEM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84879793864     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2011.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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