Social Issues in Parliament, 1965-1981

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The aim of this study was to explain the voting of MPs on four social issues (abortion, capital punishment, homosexuality and seat belts legislation) between 1965 and 1981.

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Variables Party affiliation, age, date first elected, constituency area, sex, religion, educational background, occupational background, size of majority, votes on abortion, capital punishment, homosexuality and seat belts, bills, signatures on Early Day Motions on the same matters Church membership and attendance in county of which MP's constituency is part

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Identifier
DOI http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-2098-1
Metadata Access https://datacatalogue.cessda.eu/oai-pmh/v0/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_ddi25&identifier=81479273ab83d5fa1b6c28ab3b18b062766df27003322b8365c41dc29a787eba
Provenance
Creator Marsh, D., University of Essex, Department of Government
Publisher UK Data Service
Publication Year 1986
Funding Reference Nuffield Foundation
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Language English
Discipline History; Humanities
Spatial Coverage Great Britain