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Party membership and campaign activity in Britain : the impact of electoral performance.

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Party membership and campaign activity in Britain : the impact of electoral performance. / Fisher, Justin; Denver, David T.; Hands, H. T. Gordon.
In: Party Politics, Vol. 12, No. 4, 07.2006, p. 505-519.

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Fisher J, Denver DT, Hands HTG. Party membership and campaign activity in Britain : the impact of electoral performance. Party Politics. 2006 Jul;12(4):505-519. doi: 10.1177/1354068806064731

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Fisher, Justin ; Denver, David T. ; Hands, H. T. Gordon. / Party membership and campaign activity in Britain : the impact of electoral performance. In: Party Politics. 2006 ; Vol. 12, No. 4. pp. 505-519.

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