Mapping the Political World of 1861: A Multidimensional Analysis of House of Commons' Division Lists

Cromwell, Valerie

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“…Similarly, we are able to chart the changes to cohesion over a much broader period than the intensive, but time-limited studies (e.g. Adyelotte, 1954;Cromwell, 1982;McLean, 2001;Schonhardt-Bailey, 2003) preceding ours. In short, we have the best of both worlds: micro-data as a long time series.…”

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“…Starting as early as Lowell (1902), scholarship has focussed on the 19th century as a transitional time during which party cohesion-and thus the Westminster system-took hold in the House of Commons (e.g. Bagehot, 1873Bagehot, /2011Trevelyan, 1922;Aydelotte, 1963;Berrington, 1968;Cromwell, 1982;Cox, 1987;Jenkins, 1996;Rush, 2001;Schonhardt-Bailey, 2003). While researchers have come to a clear consensus that discipline did indeed increase, the central question of why MPs became more cohesive has lacked a convincing answer.…”

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“… 8 E.g., Aydelotte 1963; Bagehot 2011 [1873]; Berrington 1968; Cox 1987; Cromwell 1982; Jenkins 1996; Rush 2001; Schonhardt-Bailey 2003; Trevelyan 1922. …”

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Party Cohesion in Westminster Systems: Inducements, Replacement and Discipline in the House of Commons, 1836–1910

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2014

Brit. J. Polit. Sci.

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This article considers the historical development of a characteristic crucial for the functioning and normative appeal of Westminster systems: cohesive legislative parties. It gathers the universe of the 20,000 parliamentary divisions that took place between 1836 and 1910 in the British House of Commons, construct a voting record for every Member of Parliament (MP) serving during this time, and conducts analysis that aims to both describe and explain the development of cohesive party voting. In line with previous work, it shows that – with the exception of a chaotic period in the 1840s and 1850s – median discipline was always high and increased throughout the century. The study uses novel methods to demonstrate that much of the rise in cohesion results from the elimination of a rebellious ‘left tail’ from the 1860s onwards, rather than central tendency shifts. In explaining the aggregate trends, the article uses panel data techniques and notes that there is scant evidence for ‘replacement’ explanations that involve new members behaving in more disciplined ways than those leaving the chamber. It offers evidence that more loyal MPs were more likely to obtain ministerial posts, and speculates that this and other ‘inducement’-based accounts offer more promising explanations of increasingly cohesive parties.

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Party Cohesion in Westminster Systems: Inducements, Replacement and Discipline in the House of Commons, 1836–1910

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The Continuation of War by other means: Party and Politics, 1855–1865

Gurowich

1984

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In the familiar triptych of British political history between the first and third Reform Acts, whose panels are neatly divided by the years 1846 and 1867, the confused and uninspiring iconography of the large central canvas contrasts sharply and puzzlingly with that of its flanking pieces. In 1855 Gladstone lamented thatThe Session of 1845 was the last of those that witnessed party connection in its normal state. Throughout the decade which preceded that year it was in full and brilliant blossom. Since then we have had properly speaking…none in the best sense of the term: none compact and organized after the ancient manner.

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Mapping the Political World of 1861: A Multidimensional Analysis of House of Commons' Division Lists

Cited by 9 publications

References 15 publications

Party Cohesion in Westminster Systems: Inducements, Replacement and Discipline in the House of Commons, 1836–1910

Party Cohesion in Westminster Systems: Inducements, Replacement and Discipline in the House of Commons, 1836–1910

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The Continuation of War by other means: Party and Politics, 1855–1865

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