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BRITISH GENERAL ELECTION 2017: IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID!

Year 2018, Volume: 26 Issue: 1, 9 - 29, 01.08.2018

Eunice Goes

https://doi.org/10.29228/mjes.42

Abstract

The results of the 2017 general election were a shock to most observers of British politics. The Conservative Party led by Theresa May lost its majority in the House of Commons winning only 42.4% of the vote. Labour, on the other hand, had much better results than expected results attracting 40% of the votes. This article seeks to explain what is behind these surprising results. Drawing on the theoretical literature on economic voting, this article argues that the impact of austerity influenced the choices of a sizable section of the electorate. But voters are heterogeneous, that is, they are motivated by a variety of factors. In the case of the 2017 general election, Brexit was one of the factors that shaped the preferences of some voters.

Keywords

Brexit hung parliament austerity economic voting Conservative Party

References

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Year 2018, Volume: 26 Issue: 1, 9 - 29, 01.08.2018

Eunice Goes

https://doi.org/10.29228/mjes.42

Abstract

References

  • Awate, Maxta, Krucial and Slix (2017), “#Grime4Corbyn: Grime Artists Explain Why They Backed Labour”, The Guardian, 13.06.2017, <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/13/corbyn-grime- stars-labour-grime4corbyn-awate-maxsta-krucial-slix>, (04 October 2018).
  • Bale, T. and Webb, P. (2017) “’Honey, I Shrunk the Majority’: Theresa May and the Tories”, Political Insight: 20-3.
  • Bartels, Larry M. (2013) “Political Effects of the Great Recession”, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 650, The Effects of the Great Recession: 47-75.
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Primary Language English
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Eunice Goes

Publication Date August 1, 2018
Published in Issue Year 2018 Volume: 26 Issue: 1

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APA Goes, E. (2018). BRITISH GENERAL ELECTION 2017: IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID!. Marmara Üniversitesi Avrupa Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Avrupa Araştırmaları Dergisi, 26(1), 9-29. https://doi.org/10.29228/mjes.42
AMA Goes E. BRITISH GENERAL ELECTION 2017: IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID!. MJES. August 2018;26(1):9-29. doi:10.29228/mjes.42
Chicago Goes, Eunice. “BRITISH GENERAL ELECTION 2017: IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID!”. Marmara Üniversitesi Avrupa Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Avrupa Araştırmaları Dergisi 26, no. 1 (August 2018): 9-29. https://doi.org/10.29228/mjes.42.
EndNote Goes E (August 1, 2018) BRITISH GENERAL ELECTION 2017: IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID!. Marmara Üniversitesi Avrupa Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Avrupa Araştırmaları Dergisi 26 1 9–29.
IEEE E. Goes, “BRITISH GENERAL ELECTION 2017: IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID!”, MJES, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 9–29, 2018, doi: 10.29228/mjes.42.
ISNAD Goes, Eunice. “BRITISH GENERAL ELECTION 2017: IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID!”. Marmara Üniversitesi Avrupa Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Avrupa Araştırmaları Dergisi 26/1 (August 2018), 9-29. https://doi.org/10.29228/mjes.42.
JAMA Goes E. BRITISH GENERAL ELECTION 2017: IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID!. MJES. 2018;26:9–29.
MLA Goes, Eunice. “BRITISH GENERAL ELECTION 2017: IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID!”. Marmara Üniversitesi Avrupa Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Avrupa Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 26, no. 1, 2018, pp. 9-29, doi:10.29228/mjes.42.
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