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Research Report: Incumbency and Party Cues in British Elections 1832-2024

After six weeks of analysis I am pleased to share my research report which investigates the relationship between party and incumbency cues in British elections at candidate level, 1832-2024. Contrary to the main body of literature, I suggest that both cues act as complements during the period.
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Frederick Robertson
Student in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Durham University

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I would like to thank my supervisor, Dr Resul Umit, for guiding me through this process and supporting me greatly in adapting and revising my methods and approaches. This research period has been truly enlightening for me, both in terms of my findings and in permitting me a taste of academic research. Both would not have been possible without the timely and helpful support I received from Dr Umit.

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Frederick Robertson
Student in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Durham University

Hi I'm Freddie, a student in PPE at Durham University with particular interests in British Political history and the development of its constitution. 

I am excited to express this in my research project, focusing on the impact of formalised political parties on voter partisanship and the incumbency effect. Whilst contributing to the development of an existing dataset containing parliamentary election data from 1832 onwards, I am aiming to perform data-driven alaysis to evaluate Britain's shift from a candidate-based political tradition towards the dominance of party labels.

Outside of my studies, I am a keen church bellringer, an avid reader, and enjoy exploring new places.

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