Women candidates and party practice in the UK: Evidence from the 2009 European elections

Harrison, Lisa

Abstract

Existing comparative research suggests that women candidates have better opportunities for electoral success when standing in (i) second-order elections and (ii) proportional representation elections - the 2009 European Elections provide an example of both criteria. This paper examines the 2009 results to build upon earlier work on the 1999 and 2004 elections by considering (i) regional patterns across parties, with reference to any strategies to improve women's representation, (ii) incumbency effects and (iii) effects of changes in seat shares across parties. © The Author [2010]. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Hansard Society; all rights reserved.

Citation

Harrison, L. (2010). Women candidates and party practice in the UK: Evidence from the 2009 European elections. Parliamentary Affairs, 63(3), 524-533. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsq008

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2010
• Deposit Date: Sep 23, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 13, 2016
• Journal: Parliamentary Affairs
• Print ISSN: 0031-2290
• Electronic ISSN: 1460-2482
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 63
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 524-533
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsq008
• Keywords: women election candidates, UK, 2009 European Elections
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/977503
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsq008
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Parliamentary Affairs following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version "Harrison, Lisa (2010) Women candidates and party practice in the UK: evidence from the 2009 European Elections. Parliamentary Affairs, 63 (3). pp. 524-533" is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsq008.