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Journal Title
Análise Social
Year (definitive publication)
2020
Language
Portuguese
Country
Portugal
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Alternative Titles
(Portuguese) O que explica o voto preferencial? Estudo experimental nas eleições de 2015 em Portugal
Abstract
This article analyzes the predictors of preferential voting in flexible list systems, focusing on political sophistication, voting rules and district size. It relies on a field experiment carried out in Portugal on the 2015 legislative election day. We found that the effect of district size depends on the nature of
the voting rules introduced (optional or compulsory preferential voting). Also, political interest tends to lose its significance when preferential voting is compulsory. Thus, preferential voting does not constitute an obstacle for those with less political sophistication to express a vote, especially when the voting
rules make preferential voting compulsory
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Keywords
Preferential voting,Field experiment,Electoral behavior,Electoral system
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Sociology - Social Sciences
- Political Science - Social Sciences
