The Impact of the 1918 Reform Act on the House of Commons.
Abstract: The victorious conclusion of the war, coupled with a great democratising reform for the peace, created a sense of expectation that the parliament elected in December 1918 could not more starkly have disappointed. There was widespread shock at the overnight transformation of party politics,...
| Publicado en: | Parliamentary History Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 133 - 150 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2018
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