British MPs on British PMs: Parliamentary Evaluations of Prime Ministerial Success

This article reports the results of a recent survey of British Members of Parliament (N = 158) to explore parliamentary evaluations of post-war British Prime Ministers. The survey was fielded in 2013 as a part of a collaborative research project undertaken by undergraduate students. It finds that MP...

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Published in:Politics (Manchester, England) England), 2015-06, Vol.35 (2), p.111-127
Main Author: Royal Holloway Group PR3710
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collaboration
Heads of government
leadership
Members of Parliament
Members of the lower chamber
Parliament
Parliamentarians
Political parties
Prime Ministers
student projects
United Kingdom
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Summary:This article reports the results of a recent survey of British Members of Parliament (N = 158) to explore parliamentary evaluations of post-war British Prime Ministers. The survey was fielded in 2013 as a part of a collaborative research project undertaken by undergraduate students. It finds that MPs in general rated Margaret Thatcher as the most successful post-war Prime Minister, with Clement Attlee a close runner-up. It also finds that MPs prioritised the implementation of party policy above merely winning elections, and that MPs thought successful Prime Ministers need to be decisive, principled and intelligent.
ISSN:0263-3957
1467-9256
DOI:10.1111/1467-9256.12074