Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

Representation in Wales: an empirical analysis of the policy divisions between voters and candidates

Trumm, Siim

Authors

SIIM TRUMM SIIM.TRUMM@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Associate Professor



Abstract

Politics in Wales is often portrayed as being relatively consensual when compared with the rest of the United Kingdom and enjoying healthy levels of trust between voters and elites. Recent events like the decision of Welsh voters to reject the European Union membership against the advice of most of its political establishment, however, are calling to question this perception. Using 2016 Welsh Candidate Study and 2016 Welsh Election Study data, this paper evaluates the extent of policy divisions between voters and candidates in Wales. I find that candidates hold more liberal policy positions and are less likely to think of immigration as the most important policy priority. In addition, they tend to favour a different approach to parliamentary representation, deeming it more acceptable for Assembly Members to discard the views of their voters in favour of their own views or those of their party.

Citation

Trumm, S. (2018). Representation in Wales: an empirical analysis of the policy divisions between voters and candidates. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 20(2), 425-440. https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148117740284

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 11, 2017
Online Publication Date Nov 29, 2017
Publication Date May 1, 2018
Deposit Date Oct 13, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal British Journal of Politics & International Relations
Electronic ISSN 1369-1481
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 20
Issue 2
Pages 425-440
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148117740284
Keywords Devolution, policy divisions, voters, candidates, representation, Wales
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/897571
Publisher URL http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1369148117740284

Files





You might also like



Downloadable Citations