‘If Only More Candidates Came Forward’: Supply-Side Explanations of Candidate Selection in Britain

Pippa Norris and Joni Lovenduski

British Journal of Political Science, 1993, vol. 23, issue 3, 373-408

Abstract: In a familiar observation, members of the British House of Commons are demographically unrepresentative of the British population in terms of gender, race, education and class. This article takes a fresh look at the reasons why this is the case, based on data from the British Candidate Study, 1992. This study analyses the background, experience and attitudes of MPs, candidates, applicants, party members and voters. By comparing strata we can see whether the outcome of the selection process reflects the supply of those willing to stand for Parliament or the demands of local party activists when adopting candidates for local constituencies.

Date: 1993
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