Abstract
AbstractElections are a geographer’s delight, providing them with large amounts of data that can be mapped and spatially analysed. This is especially the case with elections to legislative bodies – such as the UK’s House of Commons and the USA’s House of Representatives – which use single‐member district systems characterised by a winner‐takes‐all method (often termed first‐past‐the‐post or plurality) for translating votes cast for political parties into legislative representation. Not only are the data intrinsically geographical – they refer to spatially defined places and territorially delimited vote containers – but in addition the entire organisation and conduct of elections in such circumstances is an inherently geographical activity. This essay demonstrates that geography is much more than epiphenomenal in electoral studies through a case study of British general elections over the last 60 years, based on a large number of empirical studies.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
