Constituency Electioneering in Britain, 1966 (ICPSR 7016)

Principal Investigator(s): Kavanagh, Dennis; Rose, Richard

Summary: This study surveyed members of Parliament and candidates for office in British constituencies in the 1966 general election. The questionnaire elicited information about the candidates' ties with their constituencies, their sources of information about their constituencies, their campaign strategies, the operation of the campaigns, and perceived effects. The organization of the local party operation and the candidates' own attitudes and feelings toward election campaigning were also inv... (more info)

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Kavanagh, Dennis, and Richard Rose. Constituency Electioneering in Britain, 1966. ICPSR07016-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-07-24. doi:10.3886/ICPSR07016.v2

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07016.v2

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Summary:   This study surveyed members of Parliament and candidates for office in British constituencies in the 1966 general election. The questionnaire elicited information about the candidates' ties with their constituencies, their sources of information about their constituencies, their campaign strategies, the operation of the campaigns, and perceived effects. The organization of the local party operation and the candidates' own attitudes and feelings toward election campaigning were also investigated.

Subject Terms:   campaign strategies, candidates, constituencies, elections, Great Britain, members of Parliament, parliamentary elections, political attitudes, political campaigns, political issues, political perceptions, political representation

Geographic Coverage:   Global

Time Period:  

• 1966

Universe:   British members of Parliament and candidates for office in the 1966 parliamentary elections.

Data Types:   survey data

Data Source:

mailback questionnaires

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Original ICPSR Release:  1984-05-08

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