Blumenau, Jack, Eggers, Andy, Hangartner, Dominik and Hix, Simon (2013) If the European Parliament voting system were changed to an open-list system, many voters would switch their support from UKIP to the Conservative party. British Politics and Policy at LSE (27 Jul 2013) Blog Entry.
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Britain currently uses a closed-list system for the European Parliament elections, allowing voters only to express support for parties as a whole. An open-list system would allow a voter to choose a candidate from one of the mainstream political parties, whilst still expressing her preferences on the European issue through the selection of a party. Since their exists substantial intra-party diversity, Jack Blumenau, Andy Eggers, Dominik Hangartner and Simon Hix ask whether voters behave differently if they were able to vote for individual candidates, rather than political parties as a whole? Through a new survey experiment, they show that if an open-list system were to be used (as it is in most European countries), then a significant portion of UKIP votes would end up switching to the Conservative party.
| Item Type: | Website (Blog Entry) |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 The Authors |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain |
| Sets: | Departments > Government Collections > British Politics and Policy at LSE |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jun 2015 12:41 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/62343/ |
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