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Understanding vote choice when voters have two votes
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Abstract "The paper tests a simple model of vote choice in a mixed electoral system when voters have two
votes with survey data collected at the time of the 2010 North Rhine Westphalia election. We
show that local candidate preferences and local chances affect only the local vote while party
and leader ratin... view more
"The paper tests a simple model of vote choice in a mixed electoral system when voters have two
votes with survey data collected at the time of the 2010 North Rhine Westphalia election. We
show that local candidate preferences and local chances affect only the local vote while party
and leader ratings influence both votes though more strongly the list vote. Contrary to
expectations, coalition preferences influence the local vote as well as the list vote. There is
clearer evidence of the local vote being contaminated by the list vote than the other way
around." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
voting behavior; party; voter; preference; electoral system; Federal Republic of Germany; second vote; North Rhine-Westphalia; candidacy; election to the Landtag
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2011
City
Mannheim
Page/Pages
21 p.
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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