El efecto de la posición del candidato en la papeleta de votación. El caso de las elecciones locales chilenas de 2008 y 2012
In this paper, we analyze the effect of the position of the candidates on the voting card on their electoral performance. To do so, we use an open list voting system and the results of the Chilean local elections of 2008 and 2012, characterized by high-level party fragmentation and candidate lists....
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| description | In this paper, we analyze the effect of the position of the candidates on the voting card on their electoral performance. To do so, we use an open list voting system and the results of the Chilean local elections of 2008 and 2012, characterized by high-level party fragmentation and candidate lists. Using a multivariate linear regression model with fixed effects, we concluded that the voters —confronted with very large voting cards— use party labels as information shortcuts. Voters are subsequently more prone to vote for the first name that appears on the list of their coalition or party, increasing the probability of that candidate being elected. As such, in an open list voting system, the position of the candidate on the voting card is a relevant factor in explaining candidates’ success or failure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-25c33d3db6df472ea9c4c5ade00635e12022-12-21T18:56:06ZengUniversidad de los AndesColombia Internacional0121-56121900-60042018-10-0196295510.7440/colombiaint96.2018.02El efecto de la posición del candidato en la papeleta de votación. El caso de las elecciones locales chilenas de 2008 y 2012Mauricio Morales Quiroga0Ariel Becerra1Universidad de Talca (Chile)Universidad Diego Portales (Chile)In this paper, we analyze the effect of the position of the candidates on the voting card on their electoral performance. To do so, we use an open list voting system and the results of the Chilean local elections of 2008 and 2012, characterized by high-level party fragmentation and candidate lists. Using a multivariate linear regression model with fixed effects, we concluded that the voters —confronted with very large voting cards— use party labels as information shortcuts. Voters are subsequently more prone to vote for the first name that appears on the list of their coalition or party, increasing the probability of that candidate being elected. As such, in an open list voting system, the position of the candidate on the voting card is a relevant factor in explaining candidates’ success or failure.https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/doi/full/10.7440/colombiaint96.2018.02Thesaurus: Chile; elections; political party; voting systems. Authors: candidates; effect of the position on the vote |
| spellingShingle | Mauricio Morales Quiroga Ariel Becerra El efecto de la posición del candidato en la papeleta de votación. El caso de las elecciones locales chilenas de 2008 y 2012 Colombia Internacional Thesaurus: Chile; elections; political party; voting systems. Authors: candidates; effect of the position on the vote |
| title | El efecto de la posición del candidato en la papeleta de votación. El caso de las elecciones locales chilenas de 2008 y 2012 |
| title_full | El efecto de la posición del candidato en la papeleta de votación. El caso de las elecciones locales chilenas de 2008 y 2012 |
| title_fullStr | El efecto de la posición del candidato en la papeleta de votación. El caso de las elecciones locales chilenas de 2008 y 2012 |
| title_full_unstemmed | El efecto de la posición del candidato en la papeleta de votación. El caso de las elecciones locales chilenas de 2008 y 2012 |
| title_short | El efecto de la posición del candidato en la papeleta de votación. El caso de las elecciones locales chilenas de 2008 y 2012 |
| title_sort | el efecto de la posicion del candidato en la papeleta de votacion el caso de las elecciones locales chilenas de 2008 y 2012 |
| topic | Thesaurus: Chile; elections; political party; voting systems. Authors: candidates; effect of the position on the vote |
| url | https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/doi/full/10.7440/colombiaint96.2018.02 |
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