Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom are elected to represent geographic constituencies; but how are these defined and what are the consequences for democracy?
Tracing the UK’s system of parliamentary representation from its origins in the thirteenth century right through to the present, this comprehensive new survey reveals how a system initially designed to restrain the power of monarchs gradually evolved to serve their interests, then those of political parties before the twentieth century ‘settlement’ of an independent process for revising the constituency map.
That settlement is now under pressure, with the traditional pattern of constituencies representing communities about to be replaced by one which elevates numbers above community. Advanced under the slogan of ‘making votes equal’, this new regime promises fairness yet, as the authors show, is destined to fail to address the disproportional and biased election results that have long been a feature of UK politics.
Concluding with a detailed consideration of the ways in which various parts of the UK have embraced alternatives to first-past-the-post over the last two decades, this book serves as a timely reminder that the needs of political parties do not always coincide with those of us, the electors.
Tracing the UK’s system of parliamentary representation from its origins in the thirteenth century right through to the present, this comprehensive new survey reveals how a system initially designed to restrain the power of monarchs gradually evolved to serve their interests, then those of political parties before the twentieth century ‘settlement’ of an independent process for revising the constituency map.
That settlement is now under pressure, with the traditional pattern of constituencies representing communities about to be replaced by one which elevates numbers above community. Advanced under the slogan of ‘making votes equal’, this new regime promises fairness yet, as the authors show, is destined to fail to address the disproportional and biased election results that have long been a feature of UK politics.
Concluding with a detailed consideration of the ways in which various parts of the UK have embraced alternatives to first-past-the-post over the last two decades, this book serves as a timely reminder that the needs of political parties do not always coincide with those of us, the electors.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface1 Introduction
2 Representation: of whom, what and where?
3 Creating an electoral system: 1832–1918
4 Consolidating the system: 1930-2010
5 The 2011 legislation: major changes?
6 How representative is our democracy?
7 Does it have to be this way?
8 Conclusion
Notes
Index
Über den Autor
David Rossiter is Research fellow in the School of Geographical Sciences at the University of Bristol
Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 224 ● ISBN 9781526139900 ● Dateigröße 1.9 MB ● Alter 22-99 Jahre ● Verlag Manchester University Press ● Ort Manchester ● Land GB ● Erscheinungsjahr 2021 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 7731996 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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