Who are the British parachute MP s? : introducing the BritPAP dataset
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2666-8904; 2666-8912
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International journal of parliamentary studies, 2025, OnlineFirst
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HARGUINDEGUY, Jean-Baptiste, JIMÉNEZ PÉREZ, Francisco José, SOLA RODRÍGUEZ, Manuel Ángel, Who are the British parachute MP s? : introducing the BritPAP dataset, International journal of parliamentary studies, 2025, OnlineFirst - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/93739
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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 characteristics of 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 a common 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 and statewide 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 career through 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 party affiliation, where they usually win an average of three elections.
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Published online: 26 September 2025