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Various faces of localised voting in Sweden

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This article investigates the extent of and characteristics of localised voting in a Swedish context. Localised voting is defined as an independent act of choice in relation to local elections. Contrary to most previous research, this article suggests that localised voting should also include those who are well informed about each election but vote for the same party in the different elections and not only those that split their tickets. A citizen survey conducted in the four northernmost counties indicates that two-thirds of the voters are local; 38 percent are informed same-party voters and 28 percent split their tickets. To a large extent, the two types of localised voting are explained by different factors. The informed same-party voters tend be older and are critical of the state of democracy in their municipality whereas the split-ticket voters have weak party allegiance and generally support a small party.

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  • Anders Lidström, 2021. "Various faces of localised voting in Sweden," Local Government Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(1), pages 126-144, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:flgsxx:v:47:y:2021:i:1:p:126-144
    DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2020.1761338
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