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Constituency preferences and MP preferences: The electoral connection

Party Politics, 2018
The question how voter preferences relate to preferences of representatives under different electoral rules has attracted scholarly attention for some time. Although theoretical work suggests that proportional rule leads to more dispersion of representatives than plurality rule, empirical studies of this nexus have not yet reached a consensus.
Martin, Danielle, Hug, Simon
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Institutions, parties and the evolution of electoral preferences

European Journal of Political Research, 2023
AbstractPolitical institutions and parties define the set of choices faced by voters, and structure the evolution of electoral preferences over the election cycle. While previous research examines the characteristics of institutions, here we consider the influence of political parties. We theorize ways in which they matter to the formation of electoral
Wlezien, Christopher, Jennings, Will
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Gender, Candidate Image and Electoral Preference

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 2007
Studies show that voters make judgements about politicians—their competence, honesty, warmth and so on—on the basis of physical appearance, and that these judgements can influence voting behaviour. This raises the possibility of two different gender gaps: (i) female and male candidates may be evaluated differently, ultimately affecting their relative ...
Johns, Robert, Shephard, Mark
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Aggregation of Preferences with Variable Electorate

Econometrica, 1973
IN THIS PAPER we consider procedures for going from several individual preferences among several alternatives, called candidates, to something which may be called a collective preference. The individual preferences take the form of (total) orderings of the alternatives, and the collective preference is to take the form of a (total) weak ordering (i.e.,
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Candidate Image and Electoral Preference in Britain

British Politics, 2008
The UK Electoral Commission has recommended pilot testing of ballot papers printed with photographs of the candidates. In the light of US studies showing that voters make judgements about politicians based on appearance, and that these judgements can influence vote, we conducted an experiment to explore the potential impact of candidate appearance on ...
Shephard, M, Johns, R
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Intensities, preferences, and electoral politics

Social Science Research, 1973
Abstract In several papers on electoral behavior authors have come to the conclusion that the mid-point of the distribution of preferences on each issue is dominant political strategy. These papers also claim that under certain conditions and assumptions a median-like strategy maximizes a society's well-being. This paper presents an alternative model
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Partisan Preferences, Electoral Prospects, and Economic Expectations

Comparative Political Studies, 2007
Research shows that economic expectations reflect partisan preferences. Those who support the current government tend to think the future will go well, at least by comparison with those who oppose the government. But, there always is uncertainty surrounding the political future, especially in the period before elections. This article considers whether
Matthew Ladner, Christopher Wlezien
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Electoral preferences of residents of municipalities

Regional Research of Russia, 2012
Three municipalities of Novosibirsk oblast have been used to work out a methodology for studying political identity as a complex characteristic of electoral preferences. The significant differences in the political and economic strategies of parties have enabled the development of specific methods of conducting sociological investigations and mass ...
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Incomplete Preferences in Single-Peaked Electorates

Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2014
Incomplete preferences are likely to arise in real-world preference aggregation and voting systems. This paper deals with determining whether an incomplete preference profile is single-peaked. This is essential information since many intractable voting problems become tractable for single-peaked profiles.
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Approval voting and fixed electorate with dichotomous preferences

Mathematical Social Sciences, 2019
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