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Spatial Scale and the Neighbourhood Effect: Multinomial Models of Voting at Two Recent British General Elections

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  • JOHNSTON, RON
  • PROPPER, CAROL
  • BURGESS, SIMON
  • SARKER, REBECCA
  • BOLSTER, ANNE
  • JONES, KELVYN

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Few studies of the neighbourhood effect in British voting patterns have addressed the important issue of spatial scale: at what level do these effects operate (if any), and do they operate simultaneously at more than one? Using the British Household Panel Study data, to which information on the characteristics of the population in the areas around each individual respondent's home have been added, this article finds significant differences in the propensity of individuals to vote either Conservative or Liberal Democrat rather than Labour at two neighbourhood levels as well as at the regional level.

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  • Johnston, Ron & Propper, Carol & Burgess, Simon & Sarker, Rebecca & Bolster, Anne & Jones, Kelvyn, 2005. "Spatial Scale and the Neighbourhood Effect: Multinomial Models of Voting at Two Recent British General Elections," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 35(3), pages 487-514, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:35:y:2005:i:03:p:487-514_00
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    5. Quentin David & Jean‐Benoit Pilet & Gilles Van Hamme, 2018. "Scale Matters in Contextual Analysis of Extreme Right Voting and Political Attitudes," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 71(4), pages 509-536, November.
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    7. Ron Johnston & Richard Harris & Kelvyn Jones, 2007. "Sampling People or People in Places? The BES as an Election Study," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 55(1), pages 86-112, March.
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    9. Nattavudh Powdthavee & Paul Dolan, Robert Metcalfe, 2008. "Electing Happiness: Does Happiness Effect Voting and do Elections Affect Happiness," Discussion Papers 08/30, Department of Economics, University of York.

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