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This paper analyses the geographical stability in the pattern of electoral support for 37 political parties in 7 EEC countries since c.1950. We show that the nature of each party’s electoral appeal is the major determinant of the geographical stability of its support; parties with a strong class base depend very much on“socialization in place” and have high levels of stability.
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Johnston, R.J., O’Neill, A.B., Taylor, P.J. (1987). The Geography of Party Support: Comparative Studies in Electoral Stability. In: Holler, M.J. (eds) The Logic of Multiparty Systems. International Studies in Economics and Econometrics, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3607-2_15
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