Explaining support for Brexit among would-be MPs in the 2017 general election

Trumm, Siim, Milazzo, Caitlin and Townsley, Joshua (2020) Explaining support for Brexit among would-be MPs in the 2017 general election. British Politics and Policy at LSE (02 Jun 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Siim Trumm, Caitlin Milazzo, and Joshua Townsley use survey data to explore support for Brexit among 2017 parliamentary candidates. The findings reveal some interesting insights into politicians’ motivations for supporting Brexit. For example, candidates standing in seats with higher Leave support were not significantly more likely to vote Leave themselves. Instead, candidates’ views on immigration and democracy stand out as key determinants of their decision to vote Leave.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Authors
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited:	22 Jul 2020 14:24
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 02:20
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/105488

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