Preference voting systems and their impact on the personalisation of politics
Preference voting systems and their impact on the personalisation of politics
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偏好投票制度及其对政治个性化的影响
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2006
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Carmen Ortega Villodres
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作者:
Carmen Ortega Villodres
In most West European democracies, the voter is allowed to choose among a party ́s candidates in parliamentary elections. This paper investigates the extent to which preference voting systems encourage competition among a party ́s candidates and the personalisation of politics. Preference voting systems are defined in terms of three main components: ballot structure, constituency structure and formulatic structure. The analyses show that the degree of intraparty competition differs greatly across preference voting systems: it is lowest in rigid list systems, moderate in personal voting systems and highest in flexible lists. They also point to the conclusion that preference voting is not an important factor determining the personalisation of politics.