1. LA ABSTENCIÓN DIFERENCIAL EN EL PAÍS VASCO Y CATALUÑA.
- Author
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Riera Sagrera, Pedro
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CONSTITUTIONS , *ELECTIONS , *LEGISLATIVE power , *POLITICAL candidates , *SUFFRAGE - Abstract
The development of the pattern of territorial organization established in the Spanish Constitution of 1978 creates non-statewide institutions with legislative powers, and regional elections are held in order to choose non-national deputies. Turnout in these contests is usually lower than the one registered in the national congressional elections. The paper argues that some special groups of voters are particularly prone to vote in national but not in regional elections. This phenomenon, that is called differential turnout, is studied in the 2005 Basque Country and 2006 Catalonia regional elections. Econometric models show a relationship between voters' judgements on the performance of the regional incumbent and the quality of non-national candidates, on one side, and the propensity of differential turnout, on the other. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2011