The Efficient Secret: The Cabinet and the Development of Political Parties in Victorian England

Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction and outline 2. The historical setting Part II. The Development of Disciplined Parliamentary Parties: 3. The measurement and theory of party cohesion 4. The Peelites and the disruption of the party system 5. The caucus 6. The origin of the efficient secret 7. The electoral connection and ministerial ambition 8. The Cabinet's strength: threats of resignation and dissolution Part III. The Electorate: 9. The development of a party-oriented electorate 10. The causes of a party-oriented electorate 11. The legislative consequences of a party-oriented electorate 12. The influence of constituents in Victorian England Part IV. Conclusion: 13. The history of party voting Appendix References Author index Subject index.