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A Dividing Nation? An Initial Exploration of the Changing Electoral Geography of Great Britain, 1979–1987

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  • R J Johnston
  • C J Pattie

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Commentators have suggested an increased spatial polarisation in voting behaviour within Great Britain over recent decades. Analyses designed to evaluate this suggestion for the period 1979–87 are reported. Entropy-maximising procedures were used to produce estimates of voting by occupational class at the 1979, 1983, and 1987 general elections; they show very clear patterns of increased polarisation over the period.

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  • R J Johnston & C J Pattie, 1987. "A Dividing Nation? An Initial Exploration of the Changing Electoral Geography of Great Britain, 1979–1987," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 19(8), pages 1001-1013, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:19:y:1987:i:8:p:1001-1013
    DOI: 10.1068/a191001
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    1. R J Johnston & A M Hay, 1982. "On the Parameters of Uniform Swing in Single-Member Constituency Electoral Systems," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 14(1), pages 61-74, January.
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    1. R J Johnston & C J Pattie, 1990. "Class, Attitudes, and Retrospective Voting: Exploring the Regional Variations in the 1983 General Election in Great Britain," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 22(7), pages 893-908, July.

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