[CITATION][C] Losers' Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy
CJ Anderson - 2005 - books.google.com
Democratic elections are designed to create unequal outcomes: for some to win, others
have to lose. This book examines the consequences of this inequality for the legitimacy of …
have to lose. This book examines the consequences of this inequality for the legitimacy of …
Polls, coalition signals and strategic voting: An experimental investigation of perceptions and effects
Polls and coalition signals can help strategic voters in multiparty systems with proportional
representation and coalition governments to optimise their vote decision. Using a laboratory …
representation and coalition governments to optimise their vote decision. Using a laboratory …
Why is there so little strategic voting in Canadian plurality rule elections?
A Blais - Political Studies, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
Using the 1988 Canadian Election Study I examine why there was only restricted strategic
voting in single-member district plurality elections. In that election 19 percent of Canadian …
voting in single-member district plurality elections. In that election 19 percent of Canadian …
More than wishful thinking: Causes and consequences of voters' electoral expectations about parties and coalitions
Accurate expectations about the outcome of elections play a central role in psychological
and economic theories of voting. In the paper, three questions about voters' expectations are …
and economic theories of voting. In the paper, three questions about voters' expectations are …
How Do Voters Form Expectations about the Parties' Chances of Winning the Election?*
Objective. This article examines the factors that form voters' perceptions of the parties'
chances of winning at both the national and the local levels. Method. We make use of the …
chances of winning at both the national and the local levels. Method. We make use of the …
The more, the better? Counterfactual evidence on the effect of compulsory voting on the consistency of party choice
Compulsory voting (CV) undoubtedly raises electoral turnout. Yet does it also affect
individual party choices and aggregate election outcomes? Previous studies have focused …
individual party choices and aggregate election outcomes? Previous studies have focused …
The political context and Duverger's theory: Evidence at the district level
A central tenet of electoral systems' research is that more parties should get votes in districts
with large magnitudes than in districts with smaller magnitudes. This proposition is largely …
with large magnitudes than in districts with smaller magnitudes. This proposition is largely …
Strategic voting in Canada: A cross time analysis
Canada seems to refute Duverger's Law by sustaining more than two political parties in a
plurality system, suggesting that Canadian voters do not utilize the “wasted vote” calculus …
plurality system, suggesting that Canadian voters do not utilize the “wasted vote” calculus …
Was Duverger correct? Single-member district election outcomes in fifty-three countries
MM Singer - British Journal of Political Science, 2013 - cambridge.org
In districts where only one seat is contested, the electoral formula (plurality or majority)
should be a major determinant of the number of parties that receive votes. Specifically …
should be a major determinant of the number of parties that receive votes. Specifically …
How party system fragmentation has altered political opposition in established democracies
RE Best - Government and Opposition, 2013 - cambridge.org
This article examines the consequences of increased party system fragmentation for
oppositions, their respective governments and representation more generally, focusing on …
oppositions, their respective governments and representation more generally, focusing on …