The Role of the Member of Parliament Since 1868: From Gentlemen to PlayersOUP Oxford, 2001 M09 20 - 264 páginas This wide-ranging study, by one of the UK's leading scholars of British politics, presents a fascinating picture of the role of the MP during the last 150 years. The author examines the various roles of Members of Parliament since the middle of last century. Backbench MPs have three major roles-a partisan role, a constituency role, and a scrutiny role. They increasingly expect and are expected to support their parties; to help constituents with individual problems and look after their collective interests; and they are expected to keep a check on the government and its policies. These roles existed 150 years ago, but the balance between them has changed. The partisan role now dominates at Westminster, the constituency role has expanded beyond all recognition, and the scrutiny role is widely seen as the poor relation. Moreover, while constituency work has been virtually hived-off as a non-partisan role, the conflict between the partisan and the scrutiny role creates a dilemma at the heart of parliamentary government. |
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... number and proportion of women MPs , 1922- 1997 ( selected elections ) 83 4.4 The representation of economic interests in the 4.5 House of Commons , 1832 , 1868 , and 1900 ( % ) The occupational backgrounds of Conservative MPs , 1868 ...
... number and proportion of women MPs , 1922- 1997 ( selected elections ) 83 4.4 The representation of economic interests in the 4.5 House of Commons , 1832 , 1868 , and 1900 ( % ) The occupational backgrounds of Conservative MPs , 1868 ...
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... MPs The growth of House Commons ' staff , 1972-2000 Length of parliamentary service , 1868–1997 ( % ) Age at which MPs entered and left Parliament , 1868-1997 ( % ) 117 123 127 129 132 133 5.9 Number of ministerial posts and MPs holding ...
... MPs The growth of House Commons ' staff , 1972-2000 Length of parliamentary service , 1868–1997 ( % ) Age at which MPs entered and left Parliament , 1868-1997 ( % ) 117 123 127 129 132 133 5.9 Number of ministerial posts and MPs holding ...
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... Number of meetings held and reports presented by departmental select committees , 1979-1997 198 7.7 Incidence of direct constituency connections among MPs in selected years , 1868–1997 ( % ) 204 7.8 Proportion of backbench MPs raising ...
... Number of meetings held and reports presented by departmental select committees , 1979-1997 198 7.7 Incidence of direct constituency connections among MPs in selected years , 1868–1997 ( % ) 204 7.8 Proportion of backbench MPs raising ...
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... MPs voted against it or , of course , unless it lost the support of its own Members . It thus sustained a large number of defeats , but none on a vote of confidence , until , that is , the last one . The term ' cohesive ' becomes ...
... MPs voted against it or , of course , unless it lost the support of its own Members . It thus sustained a large number of defeats , but none on a vote of confidence , until , that is , the last one . The term ' cohesive ' becomes ...
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From Gentlemen to Players Michael Rush. In the period after 1832 , however , MPs ... MPs voted increasingly with their parties . Neither was the monolithic party ... number of continental - European countries : it sought to defend Catholics ...
From Gentlemen to Players Michael Rush. In the period after 1832 , however , MPs ... MPs voted increasingly with their parties . Neither was the monolithic party ... number of continental - European countries : it sought to defend Catholics ...
Contenido
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The Political Context | 25 |
The Adaptation of Parliament | 52 |
The SocioEconomic Transformation of | 76 |
The Professionalization of the Member of Parliament | 109 |
Continuity and Change 1 | 139 |
Complementary | 212 |
Appendix | 224 |
Index | 241 |
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