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Modeling electoral coordination: voters, parties and legislative lists in Uruguay

Modelando la Coordinación Electoral: Votantes, Partidos y Listas Legislativas en Uruguay
Die Ausgestaltung elektoraler Koordination: Wähler, Parteien und legislative Listen in Uruguay
[journal article]

Levin, Ines
Katz, Gabriel

Abstract

During each electoral period, the strategic interaction between voters and political elites determines the number of viable candidates in a district. In this paper, we implement a hierarchical seemingly unrelated regression model to explain electoral coordination at the district level in Uruguay as ... view more

During each electoral period, the strategic interaction between voters and political elites determines the number of viable candidates in a district. In this paper, we implement a hierarchical seemingly unrelated regression model to explain electoral coordination at the district level in Uruguay as a function of district magnitude, previous electoral outcomes and electoral regime. Elections in this country are particularly useful to test for institutional effects on the coordination process due to the large variations in district magnitude, to the simultaneity of presidential and legislative races held under different rules, and to the reforms implemented during the period under consideration. We find that district magnitude and electoral history heuristics have substantial effects on the number of competing and voted-for parties and lists. Our modeling approach uncovers important interaction-effects between the demand and supply side of the political market that were often overlooked in previous research.... view less


En cada período electoral, votantes y élites interactúan para determinar el número de agentes políticos postulados para la elección, así como el número de agentes políticos que reciben apoyo de los votantes. En este artículo, modelamos la interacción entre votantes y élites usando un modelo jerárqui... view more

En cada período electoral, votantes y élites interactúan para determinar el número de agentes políticos postulados para la elección, así como el número de agentes políticos que reciben apoyo de los votantes. En este artículo, modelamos la interacción entre votantes y élites usando un modelo jerárquico de regresiones aparentemente no relacionadas, explicando la coordinación electoral a nivel de distrito en el Uruguay en función de la magnitud del distrito, resultados de elecciones anteriores, y régimen electoral. Las elecciones en este país son particularmente útiles para el estudio de los determinantes institucionales de la coordinación electoral debido a la amplia variación en la magnitud de los diferentes distritos, a la simultaneidad de las elecciones presidenciales y legislativas reguladas por normas electorales diversas, y a las reformas que tuvieron lugar durante el período bajo consideración. Encontramos que la magnitud del distrito y la información que los agentes extraen de la historia electoral tienen efectos sustantivos sobre número de partidos y listas que compiten y reciben votos en cada elección. Nuestra estrategia empírica revela importantes efectos interactivos entre la oferta y demanda electoral que, no obstante, han sido frecuentemente ignorados en investigaciones anteriores.... view less

Keywords
voter; election; suffrage; electoral system; electoral law; Uruguay; South America; developing country

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture

Method
descriptive study

Free Keywords
Latin American Politics; Political Science; parties; lists; strategic voting; electoral coordination; ciencia política; partidos; listas; votación estratégica; coordinación electoral; district-level election outcomes; 1946-2004

Document language
English

Publication Year
2011

Page/Pages
p. 3-41

Journal
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 3 (2011) 2

ISSN
1868-4890

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works


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