A note on housing tenure and voting in Britain, 1983
- 1 April 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Housing Studies
- Vol. 2 (2) , 112-121
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02673038708720593
Abstract
The conventional view in British voting studies is that the major determinant of voting behaviour is class. More recently it has been argued that class cleavage has been replaced by consumption sector cleavage and that the major determinant of voting behaviour relates to modes of consumption. In this housing and housing tenure are identified as among the most important. This paper investigates the importance of housing tenure and occupational class and spatial variations in voting behaviour using evidence from the last general election in Britain.Keywords
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