Victorian Voting: the Origins of Party orientation and Class Alignment, 1832-1868: Replication Data

<p>This data collection contains the replication data for "Victorian Voting: The Origins of Party Orientation and Class Alignment". The collection includes information on voters' social class and vote choices in three English constituencies (Ashford, Guildford, and Sandwich) over the years 1832-1868. The research project used the voter-level data to reassess the development of a party-centred electorate in the United Kingdom. It shows that (i) the electorate was party-centred by the time of the extension of the franchise in 1867; (ii) a decline in candidate-centred voting is largely attributable to changes in the behaviour of the working class; and (iii) the enfranchised working class aligned with the Liberal left.</p>

本数据集收录了《维多利亚时期选举：政党认同与阶级结盟的起源》一文的复现研究数据。本数据集涵盖了1832年至1868年间，英格兰三个选区（阿什福德、吉尔福德与桑威奇）的选民社会阶层与投票选择相关信息。本研究项目依托选民层面数据，重新评估了英国以政党为中心的选民群体的发展历程。研究结果表明：其一，在1867年选举权扩大之时，英国选民群体已形成以政党为中心的格局；其二，以候选人为中心的投票行为大幅减少，这一现象在很大程度上可归因于工人阶级行为模式的转变；其三，获得选举权的工人阶级与自由左翼阵营立场趋同。