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cord-028300-u8hogdyf	Koop, Royce	Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected MPs’ Representational Activities?	2020-06-09		.txt	text/plain	1916	112	54	The pandemic has affected MPs' daily work through increased constituent demands for service in an abruptly changed operating environment. MPs report increased volume of constituent inquiries and requests, a changed nature in these demands as constituents mostly seek assistance and information related to COVID-19, and significant implications of a remote workstyle for MPs' daily activities and those of their staff. Most importantly, the pandemic resulted in an increased emphasis on constituents' requests for service from MPs, which limited the diversity of representational practices normally found among MPs. While some MPs already prioritize service connections, this became the case during the pandemic for all MPs we interviewed, supplanting other types of connections. MP Churence Rogers, for example, suggests "… there's a lot of things about this COVID pandemic that will maybe change the way that I do the job in the future." He expands, "… We also heard from some MPs that they are developing new representational connections with various local populations.	./cache/cord-028300-u8hogdyf.txt	./txt/cord-028300-u8hogdyf.txt