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Splitting Votes, Splitting Hairs? Rationale for Split-Ticket Voting at the Federal, Regional, and European Elections of May 2014 in Belgium

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  • Simon Willocq
  • Camille Kelbel

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This article investigates the determinants of split-ticket voting at the 2014 simultaneous federal, regional, and European elections in Belgium. We seek to explain why over a third of the voters made distinct party choices at different levels of government. Using data from the 2014 PartiRep Survey, we test a model of ballot-splitting, incorporating various types of explanations. Of specific interest to students of federalism, results show that some voters engage in vertical party-balancing. At the same time, perceiving a differential in importance between the levels does not appear as a driver of split-ticket voting, which runs contrary to the main assumption of the “second-order” elections model.

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  • Simon Willocq & Camille Kelbel, 2018. "Splitting Votes, Splitting Hairs? Rationale for Split-Ticket Voting at the Federal, Regional, and European Elections of May 2014 in Belgium," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 48(4), pages 664-685.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:publus:v:48:y:2018:i:4:p:664-685.
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    1. François Briatte & Camille Kelbel & Julien Navarro, 2024. "Do (too many) elections depress participation? How the position, frequency and nature of domestic ballots affect turnout in European Parliament elections," European Union Politics, , vol. 25(3), pages 549-568, September.
    2. Jakob Frateur & Peter Bursens & Petra Meier, 2023. "Exploring the Relationship between Federal Reform and the Representation of the People: The Case of the Belgian House of Representatives," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 53(4), pages 618-641.

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