Dods Research reveals almost half the MPs in new Parliament are from Generation Jones

May 25, 2010 - PRLog -- Dods Research reveals almost half the MPs in new Parliament are from just one generation:
Generation Jones

As Parliament opens 25 May, Torch is passed from Baby Boomer MPs to GenJones MPs

As the new Parliament has prepared to open today, Dod’s Parliamentary Research team has been doing detailed analysis about the MPs who will compose it. One of the striking facts that Dods has uncovered is that a surprisingly high percentage of the MPs in the new Parliament come from only one generation: Generation Jones.

The generational breakdown of the new Parliament is as follows:
13  Generation Y MPs (born  1981 to 1992)
149 Generation X MPs (born 1968 to 1980)
291 Generation Jones MPs (born 1955 to 1967)
166 Baby Boom Generation MPs (born 1943 to 1954)
30 Mature Generations MPs (born 1942 and before)
(Source: Dods Parliamentary Research)

Many political analysts point to the strong connection between generational identity and political orientation. Similarly-aged children share formative experiences which create ongoing attitudes that strongly affect political behavior in adulthood. Political commentator Jonathan Pontell observes: “This historic transition between generations of leadership in the new Parliament may be one of the most meaningful we’ve seen for a very long time. A core collective personality trait of GenJonesers is a certain type of idealistic pragmatism which seems to very specifically fit the current national political climate. This will contrast quite dramatically with the more ideological approach of the Boomer MPs who previously controlled Parliament.” Pontell wrote more about this in a recent article in ePolitix.com:(http://www.epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsart...)

This generational shift in Parliament has also happened at 10 Downing Street, where after 13 years of Boomers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, the torch has been passed to GenJonesers David Cameron and Nick Clegg.  Over half of their new cabinet members are GenJonesers as well. Historically, generational transitions in leadership typically mark major shifts in the style and substance of the governance of a nation, and are often the subject of general and media interest.

For more information about Dods, visit http://dodspeople.com . For interviews and research analysis with Adam Lake, emailAdam.Lake@dods.co.uk , or phone (0)207 0917 684

For more information about Generation Jones, visit http://www.generationjones.org.uk/. For media interviews with Jonathan Pontell, emailinterviews@GenerationJones.org.uk , or phone (0) 7031 816 319.

Dods was the first organisation to publish information covering all 649 new MPs, with their research team working throughout election night. Dods MP profiles are well known for their quality and accuracy and as a result are used by the BBC Democracy Live website as well as the Parliament.uk site. Dods has published profiles of all MPs and Peers since 1832, and is one of the oldest political publishing houses in the world.