The impact of constituency spending on the result of the 1987 British general election

R. J. Johnston; C. J. Pattie; L. C. Johnston

doi:10.1016/0261-3794(89)90031-0

The impact of constituency spending on the result of the 1987 British general election

R. J. Johnston^*, C. J. Pattie, L. C. Johnston

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Most analysts of British general elections believe that the constituency campaigns have very little impact on the outcome. Using campaign expenditure as a surrogate for constituency campaign activity, analyses of the 1987 general election indicate that it was significantly related to the outcome.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	143-155
Number of pages	13
Journal	Electoral Studies
Volume	8
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0261-3794(89)90031-0
Publication status	Published - 1989

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