polupolu
Lib Dem
Liberal (Democrat). Socially Liberal, Economically Keynesian.
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Post by polupolu on May 14, 2022 10:19:58 GMT
Has anyone had a look at whether there is any difference in voter turnout in councils that elect by thirds versus all-up councils. I can imagine reasons why turnout would be higher (or lower) under both systems and was wondering if there was any coherent pattern.
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Post by No Offence Alan on May 14, 2022 11:18:04 GMT
I would have thought that demographics would be a bigger influence on voter turn-out. You would have to adjust for that.
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Post by greenchristian on May 14, 2022 13:08:17 GMT
Are you asking about turnout in any one local election or turnout over the whole electoral cycle?
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polupolu
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Liberal (Democrat). Socially Liberal, Economically Keynesian.
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Post by polupolu on May 14, 2022 13:43:28 GMT
Are you asking about turnout in any one local election or turnout over the whole electoral cycle? I am wondering if over the long term election by thirds means people get in the habit of voting most years (and so turnout is higher) or if they get tired of it or put off (and so turnout is lower).
Obviously there are lots of confounding factors: - who stands, what is happening at national level, demographics of different areas etc. and in any case only a minority of people bother at all. Even so, it would be interesting to know if there is an observable effect.
Put another way, does the "democratic deficit" depend on which of the two mechanisms are used.
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Khunanup
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Portsmouth Liberal Democrats
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Post by Khunanup on May 14, 2022 14:18:07 GMT
I would have thought that demographics would be a bigger influence on voter turn-out. You would have to adjust for that. I think that by far is the most relevant. Also the level of campaigning in each ward can have a massive impact. |
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