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A non-strategic explanation of second preference voting : the case of Spain
Sánchez-Cuenca, Ignacio
| Originalveröffentlichung: |
| (2000) http://www.march.es/ceacs/publicaciones/working/archivos/2000_158.pdf |
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| Sondersammelgebiete: |
| 7.34 Spanien, Portugal |
| DDC-Sachgruppe: |
| Politik |
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| Bericht / Forschungsbericht / Abhandlung |
| Schriftenreihe: |
| Estudios // Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias Sociales, Instituto Juan March de Estudios e Investigaciones |
| Bandnummer: |
| 158 |
| Sprache: |
| Englisch |
| Erstellungsjahr: |
| 2000 |
| Publikationsdatum: |
| 18.10.2008 |
| Kurzfassung auf Englisch: |
| In this paper I argue that the strategic explanation of voting for the second preference
is untenable. Voters cannot vote for the second preference to avoid wasting their votes
because a single vote cannot affect the final outcome. After reviewing the theoretical
inconsistencies and empirical shortcomings of the literature of strategic voting, I develop a
non-instrumental explanation based on a suggestion by Brennan and Lomasky (1993).
Second-preference voting is modeled in terms of loyalty to parties and responsibility (voters
may consider it irresponsible to vote for a marginal party). This alternative explanation,
unlike the strategic theory, accounts for the fact that some potential second-preference voters
vote for their first preference. I test the validity of both theories for the case of Spanish
general and European elections in the period 1986-2000. |
