Electoral systems, geography, and political behaviour: United Kingdom examples

Revitalizing Electoral Geography

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 31-57

  Johnston, Ron ^a   Pattie, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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