Unbreakable Legacies? Redistricting, Political Capital and the Personal Vote

• In Event: Who Becomes a Politician?

Brief Overview

Democratic political dynasties are puzzling. The personal vote may explain why. Incumbents whose seats were abolished were less likely to have elected relatives in Britain after 1885. Dynastic continuation is an understudied result of redistricting.

Authors

• Brenda Van Coppenolle, University of Essex

• Carlos Velasco Rivera, Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse