| ID | 092642 |
| Title Proper | Can the boundary commissions help the conservative party |
| Other Title Information | constituency size and electoral bias in the United Kingdom |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Johnston, Ron ; Mclean, Iain ; Pattie, Charles ; Rossiter, David |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | As part of a strategy to remove perceived biases operating against it in the system used for elections to the House of Commons, the British Conservative party is promoting a revision of the rules used by the Boundary Commissions to ensure greater equality in constituency electorates. A Bill designed to achieve this-and also to reduce the size of the House-was introduced to the House of Lords in 2007. This paper critiques that Bill and suggests an alternative formulation that would better achieve the goal, whilst identifying a number of operational difficulties that its implementation would involve. |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Quarterly Vol. 80, No. 4; Oct-Dec 2009: p479-494 |
| Journal Source | Political Quarterly Vol. 80, No. 4; Oct-Dec 2009: p479-494 |
| Key Words | UK ; Boundary Commissions ; Constituencies ; Electorate Size ; Biases |