The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats each allow their members to participate in the selection of the party leader. It also examines the consequences of all-member ballots in leadership elections. It looks at how parties remove leaders, showing that each of the major British parties sought to make it harder to evict incumbents. THOMAS QUINNLecturer in Government at the University of Essex, UK. His previous book was 'Modernising the Labour Party: Organisational Change since 1983'(Palgrave Macmillan, 2004). INDICE: Introduction - Electing and Ejecting Party Leaders - Selection andEjection by the Parliamentary Party - The Labour Party: The Electoral College- The Conservative Party: Enfranchising the Members - The Liberal Democrats: One Member-One Vote - Electing and Ejecting Party Leaders: An Assessment - Appendix A: Labour Party Leadership Election Results 1955-2010 - Appendix B: Conservative Party Leadership Election Results 1965-2005 - Appendix C: Liberal Party, Social Democratic Party and Liberal Democrat Leadership Election Results 1967-2007 - Leadership Election Rules and Results in the Minor Parties and Devolved Major Parties: - Appendix D: Green Party of England and Wales - Appendix E: United Kingdom Independence Party - Appendix F: British National Party - Appendix G: Scottish National Party - Appendix H: Plaid Cymru - Appendix I: Labour Party Leaders in Scotland and Wales - Appendix J: Conservative Party Leaders in Scotland and Wales - Appendix K: Liberal Democrat Leaders in Scotland andWales - Appendix L: Donations to Candidates in Party Leadership Contests 2001-10 - Appendix M: Proposed Labour Leadership Election Timetable 2009 - Notes -Index -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-21961-8
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 264
- Fecha Publicación: 16/03/2012
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- Idioma: Inglés