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Legislator Dissent Does Not Affect Electoral Outcomes

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  • Cowley, Philip
  • Umit, Resul

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Are there electoral consequences or benefits for legislators who deviate from the party line? We answer this question with data from individual-level vote choice and constituency-level electoral results in the UK for the last two decades. Exploring the variations in voting patterns over time with a panel-regression approach, we find results that are most compatible with the null hypothesis, that is, that dissent by legislators is neither rewarded nor punished in elections. These results call into question the degree to which voters know and/or care about legislative dissent in parliament.

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  • Cowley, Philip & Umit, Resul, 2023. "Legislator Dissent Does Not Affect Electoral Outcomes," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 53(2), pages 789-795, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:53:y:2023:i:2:p:789-795_30
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