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BES 60th Anniversary Lecture Presentation

Citation: Fieldhouse, Edward  (2024) Realignment? Election 24 and the shadow of Brexit. Lessons from 60 years of the British Election Study; BES 60 Year Anniversary Lecture, The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London, 9th September 2024.

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Electoral shocks and realignment

 

Long-term context: alignments since 1964

 

Liberal-Authoritarian and vote choice

 

Brexit preferences of major party voters 2014-2019

 

Changing perceptions of party positions on Europe

 

Realignment 2014-2024

 

The two-party Brexit divide persists

 

Volatility at highest level since BES began

 

Vote switching 2019-2024 Leave/stay-out

 

Vote switching 2019-2024  Remain/rejoin

 

Brexit sorting by major parties and party families

 

Party family alignments 2014-2024