Electoral Choice and the Production of Government: The Changing Operation of the Electoral System in the United Kingdom since 1955

British Journal of Political Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1982, Pages 249-298

  Steed, Michael ^a   Curtice, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84971915399     PISSN: 00071234     EISSN: 14692112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007123400002970     Document Type: Article

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