MPs more likely to secure top jobs in safe seats
On the eve of the English parliamentary elections, Elad Klein & Resul Umit’s paper in The Journal of Legislative Studies commands attention. The authors study UK House of Commons data from 1992-2015 to establish the relationship between local elections and government ministerial appointments. Do the electoral interests of MPs and party leaders influence the strategic process of government selection?Traditionally, electing MPs and appointing government ministers have been two separate processes. There is little evidence to