RT Journal Article
T1 Who are the british parachute MPs?
A1 Harguindéguy, Jean-Baptiste
A1 Ramírez Leiva, Francisco Javier
A1 Sola Rodríguez, Manuel
K1 Parliament
K1 Constituency
K1 Parachute
K1 Carpetbagger
K1 United Kingdom
AB This report introduces the BritPAP dataset on parachuted deputies in the United Kingdom. By doing so, it examines the broad trends that structure the sociological characteristicsof non-local members of parliament, defined as those born in a region different from their constituency between 1945 and 2020. After demonstrating that parachuting is acommon practice at the House of Commons, we show that it began to decrease slowly, starting in the early 1990s. Parachuting is primarily a matter of middle-aged men andstatewide parties, as region-wide formations include a very low proportion of non-local members of parliament. We also posit that parachute mps typically begin their careerthrough general elections and in available (but not always safe) constituencies. Non-local mps eventually tend to move to the South and adjacent regions according to their partyaffiliation, where they usually win an average of three elections.
PB BRILL
YR 2025
FD 2025-09-26
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/25571
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/25571
LA en
NO International Journal of Parliamentary Studies, 5(2), 198-213.
NO Área de Ciencia Política y de la Administración
DS RIO
RD Apr 27, 2026