Electoral System in Britain

'This is an indispensable book. It is the best study of the British electoral system (including arguments for reform)...It deserves a wide readership.' - Lord Plant, Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford 'A very comprehensive and scholarly account of the electoral system. It is very well researched (and) will be a very useful source of reference...The book is an authoritative contribution to current debates on reform.' - Dawn Oliver, Professor of Constitutional Law, University College, London

• List of Tables and Illustrations - Preface - Introductory: British Parliamentary Democracy - The Timing of General Elections - The Electorate: Voters and Voting - Parliamentary Constituencies - Parliamentary Candidates - Election Campaigns: Publicity and the Media - The Financial Affairs of the Political Parties - Arguments about Proportional Representation - Appendices - Bibliography - Index