Tom Quinn

Tom Quinn is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government at the University of Essex.

His research interests include British party politics, leadership elections, party organisation and intra-party democracy and the Labour Party's relationship with the trade unions.

Recent publications include Why Was There a Hard Brexit? The British Legislative Party System, Divided Majorities and the Incentives for Factionalism; Parliamentarians versus Party Members? Leadership Selection Systems in the British Conservative and Labour Parties; What Would the British Party System Look Like under Proportional Representation?;The Conservative Party's Leadership Election of 2016: Choosing a Leader in Government.