Candidate selection, devolution and modernization: The selection of labour party candidates for the 1999 Scottish parliament and welsh assembly elections

Mitchell, James; Bradbury, Jonathan; Bennie, Lynn; Denver, David

doi:10.1080/13689880008413042

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“…As has been well documented elsewhere, the original candidate selection procedures put into place by Scottish Labour in 1999 were highly centralized (see for example Bradbury et al 2000aBradbury et al , 2000bShaw 2001). The official objectives of the centralization of the candidate selection process were to 'raise candidate calibre', while also formally enforcing strong equality guarantees to increase the number of women MSPs .…”

Section: From Centralization To Decentralizationmentioning

confidence: 97%

Gender, Politics and Institutions

Krook¹,

Mackay²

2011

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Section: From Centralization To Decentralizationmentioning

confidence: 97%

Gender, Politics and Institutions

Krook¹,

Mackay²

2011

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“…Overall, the broad principles of a new and more modern approach to candidate selection were relatively uncontroversial within the party and were well established by the time of the devolution referendum in 1997 (Bradbury et al, 2000b). Yet, while there was broad agreement within the party of the need for candidate selection reform, there was also considerable controversy within Scottish Labour over the ways in which these procedures were implemented.…”

Section: The 1999 Selectionsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Second, the party attempted to professionalize the application process, as they had done for the 1999 European elections, introducing a person specification, job description and a standard application form. In part, this measure was intended to create a 'fair and open process', introducing rigorous equal opportunities approaches (Russell, 2005, p. 70; see also Bradbury et al, 2000b). It was also a defensive move, given the recent experience of the Leeds industrial tribunal in 1996 in which candidate selection was ruled to be a form of job selection.…”

Section: The 1999 Selectionsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…These internal party debates were heavily influenced by wider agendas, most notably party modernization and centralization of candidate selection procedures (Bradbury et al, 2000b;Russell et al, 2002). As a result, the use of equality guarantees was also supported by key men in the party, most notably future First Minister Jack McConnell.…”

Section: Candidate Selection Reform In Scottish Labourmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Gender and Political Recruitment

Kenny¹

2013

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“…Such problems undoubtedly contributed to Labour's under-performance in the 1999 elections, ultimately leading them towards a coalition administration in Wales (from 2000) as well as the more expected one in Scotland. To varying extents though party central control was perceived to be a feature of candidate selection in the other parties as well, especially in list selection, either as an aspect of general state-wide party adaptation to devolution or the nationalist parties' desire to promote gender balance (Bradbury et al, 2000a, Bradbury ef al., 2000b.…”

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confidence: 99%