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European Political Parties (Part I: the rules) | 23 comments (23 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: second order elections (none / 0)

Think about how parties like the Greens and UKIP, that are largely unimportant in UK national elections have much larger vote totals in EP elections. As for the Netherlands, I haven't done enough research to really know, but UK local and EP elections are a prime example of "second order" effects.

It's an anti-system bias, when voters feel that no matter what they do voting for an "established" party isn't going to result in them having their interests represented.

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg

by ManfromMiddletown (manfrommiddletown at lycos dot com) on Sun Dec 24th, 2006 at 10:36:21 AM EST
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Re: second order elections (none / 1)

In the UK participation at the EP elections is around 25%. This means that single-issue parties who can mobilise their electorate more effectively poll disproportionately high.

Those whom the Gods wish to destroy They first make mad. -- Euripides

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Dec 25th, 2006 at 07:25:20 AM EST
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Re: second order elections (none / 1)

The UK is FPTP, except in the regional [London, Wales, NI, Scortland] assemblies and the EP, where PR is used. So if you look only at seat allocations, the second-order effects will be magnified. Looking at vote tallies might show a different picture.

Those whom the Gods wish to destroy They first make mad. -- Euripides

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Dec 26th, 2006 at 09:00:10 AM EST
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