Kaszap, Márton
Critical Junctures in the Evolution of British Party Politics...
1997 general election; New Labour; Westminster party system; electoral pluralisation; devolution; party competition
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.
KASZAP, MÁRTON
Critical Junctures in the Evolution of British Party Politics...
1974 general elections; British party politics; electoral dealignment; political pluralisation; hung parliament; Westminster system
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.
KASZAP, MÁRTON
Critical Junctures in the Evolution of British Party Politics...
British party politics; 1945 general election; Labour Party; Westminster system; two-party competition; electoral volatility
The article examines the 1945 British general election as a critical juncture in the development of the Westminster party system. It argues that Labour’s landslide victory institutionalized Conservative–Labour competition, strengthened the post-war consensus, and established a lasting model of two-party politics.
KASZAP, MÁRTON
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