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Forecasting the British Election to the European Parliament

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  • Payne, Clive
  • Brown, Philip J.

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The first elections to the European Parliament were held on 10 June 1979 with each EEC country following its own electoral system. As in all recent elections, on-the-night forecasting was an integral part of the television coverage in Britain. This paper describes the method used by the BBC to predict the composition of the British delegation to the European Parliament. The performance of the method is discussed and some tentative conclusions are drawn about the behaviour of the British electorate.

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  • Payne, Clive & Brown, Philip J., 1981. "Forecasting the British Election to the European Parliament," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 11(2), pages 235-245, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:11:y:1981:i:02:p:235-245_00
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