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Authors: Kaszap, Márton

Title: Critical Junctures in the Evolution of British Party Politics: The 1997 General Election and Its Impact on the Westminster Party System

Abstract: The article analyses the 1997 British general election as a critical juncture that produced Labour dominance while accelerating the long-term pluralisation of party competition. It examines New Labour, electoral disproportionality, devolution, European Parliament elections, and the widening gap between voter preferences and Westminster representation.

Keywords: 1997 general election; New Labour; Westminster party system; electoral pluralisation; devolution; party competition

Cite as: Kaszap, M. (2018). Critical Junctures in the Evolution of British Party Politics: The 1997 General Election and Its Impact on the Westminster Party System. Studia Juridica et Politica Jaurinensia, 5(1–2), 20–38.