Critical Junctures in the Evolution of British Party Politics...

Category: Kaszap, Márton, Elections, Political Parties & Electoral Systems, Self-Determination, Secession & Statehood, Civil Society, Democracy & Political Culture, Constitutional Law & Governance, Articles, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2016

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Title: Critical Junctures in the Evolution of British Party Politics: The 1974 General Elections and Their Impact on the Westminster Party System

Abstract: The article analyses the 1974 British general elections as a critical juncture that ended the post-war dominance of two-party competition. It argues that electoral dealignment, third-party growth, regional nationalism, and systemic disproportionality initiated a lasting pluralisation of British politics.

Keywords: 1974 general elections; British party politics; electoral dealignment; political pluralisation; hung parliament; Westminster system

Cite as: Kaszap, M. (2016). Critical Junctures in the Evolution of British Party Politics: The 1974 General Elections and Their Impact on the Westminster Party System. Studia Juridica et Politica Jaurinensia, 3(2), 14–29.

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