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The electoral impact of constituency campaigning in Britain, 1992-2003.

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The electoral impact of constituency campaigning in Britain, 1992-2003. / Denver, David T.; Hands, Gordon; MacAllister, I.
In: Political Studies, Vol. 52, No. 2, 01.06.2004, p. 289-306.

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Denver, DT, Hands, G & MacAllister, I 2004, 'The electoral impact of constituency campaigning in Britain, 1992-2003.', Political Studies, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 289-306. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.2004.00480.x

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Denver, D. T., Hands, G., & MacAllister, I. (2004). The electoral impact of constituency campaigning in Britain, 1992-2003. Political Studies, 52(2), 289-306. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.2004.00480.x

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Denver DT, Hands G, MacAllister I. The electoral impact of constituency campaigning in Britain, 1992-2003. Political Studies. 2004 Jun 1;52(2):289-306. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2004.00480.x

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Denver, David T. ; Hands, Gordon ; MacAllister, I. / The electoral impact of constituency campaigning in Britain, 1992-2003. In: Political Studies. 2004 ; Vol. 52, No. 2. pp. 289-306.

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