Revolution or evolution?: the 2007 Scottish elections
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press ©2009
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Online Access:DE-1046
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
A watershed election? -- A distinctive Scottish voice : Identities, values and attitudes -- What has devolution achieved : The public's view -- Governing Scotland : the people's preferences? -- Lost Labour votes : Records, personalities and issues -- How the SNP won -- Do voters care about parties any more? -- A personal vote : How voters used the STV ballot -- Conclusion
The Scottish parliamentary and local elections of 2007 were significant for two key reasons: the SNP was brought to power for the first time in its history, posing a fundamental challenge to the 300-year Scottish-English Union; and the local elections used the Single Transferable Vote - the first time such an electoral system has been used in Great Britain since 1945. This book explores the significance of these two developments, asking whether they herald a revolutionary break with the past or simply mark a continuing evolution of existing patterns of Scottish politics. It uses a unique source
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 212 pages)
ISBN:0748642153
9780748642151

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