Splitting Votes, Splitting Hairs? Rationale for Split-Ticket Voting at the Federal, Regional, and European Elections of May 2014 in Belgium - ESPOL - École Européenne de Sciences Politiques et Sociales
Article Dans Une Revue Publius: The Journal of Federalism Année : 2018

Splitting Votes, Splitting Hairs? Rationale for Split-Ticket Voting at the Federal, Regional, and European Elections of May 2014 in Belgium

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This article investigates the determinants of split-ticket voting at the 2014 simultaneous federal, regional, and European elections in Belgium. We seek to explain why over a third of the voters made distinct party choices at different levels of government. Using data from the 2014 PartiRep Survey, we test a model of ballot-splitting, incorporating various types of explanations. Of specific interest to students of federalism, results show that some voters engage in vertical party-balancing. At the same time, perceiving a differential in importance between the levels does not appear as a driver of split-ticket voting, which runs contrary to the main assumption of the “second-order” elections model.
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halshs-04362549 , version 1 (22-12-2023)

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Simon Willocq, Camille Kelbel. Splitting Votes, Splitting Hairs? Rationale for Split-Ticket Voting at the Federal, Regional, and European Elections of May 2014 in Belgium. Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 2018, 48 (4), pp.664-685. ⟨10.1093/publius/pjy014⟩. ⟨halshs-04362549⟩

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