Back to Search
Start Over
Electoral balancing, divided government and ‘midterm’ loss in German elections.
- Source :
-
Journal of Legislative Studies . Jun2006, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p127-149. 23p. - Publication Year :
- 2006
-
Abstract
- This paper takes a fresh look at the midterm loss in German elections and argues that government type is a crucial determinant of midterm loss. Using panel regressions on a newly compiled data set covering all state elections during the period 1949–2004, we find that systematic midterm losses occur only when both chambers of the federal legislature (Bundestag and Bundesrat) are controlled by one party or a party coalition. Prior research has failed to discover this important regularity. These findings lend strong support to electoral balancing models while calling into doubt more traditional explanations of midterm loss. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *DIVIDED government
*ELECTIONS
*LEGISLATIVE bodies
*FEDERAL legislation
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13572334
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Legislative Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22089372
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13572330600738845