Frederick Robertson

Student in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Durham University

About Frederick Robertson

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 behaviour, specifically choice and participation. 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.

I am a/an:

Undergraduate Leadership & Research Scholar

University

Durham University

Laidlaw Cohort Year

2026

Research Topic

Politics

Area of Expertise

Economics Humanities Politics Social Sciences

I am from:

United Kingdom

I speak:

English

My hobbies/interests are:

Chess Hiking/walking Politics & current events Reading Volunteering

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