How experience with alternative electoral rules affects support for electoral reform

Heller, Abigail (2021) How experience with alternative electoral rules affects support for electoral reform. British Politics and Policy at LSE (28 Jun 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

What affects public support for electoral reform? Abigail Heller argues that experience with an electoral system similar to that under consideration affects public opinion by reducing uncertainty about the likely effects of reform, thus affecting support for change. Such experience is particularly important in the absence of strong party cues, as was the case with Labour during the 2011 Alternative Vote referendum.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
Date Deposited:	20 Aug 2021 13:45
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 20:46
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/111195

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