Chile's 2015 Electoral Reform
Changing the Rules of the Game
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2967372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ricardo Gamboa (0000-0001-5728-2772, University of Chile), Mauricio Morales Quiroga (0000-0001-6010-9604, Diego Portales University), Mauricio Morales (0000-0002-5787-0942) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 126-144 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Politics and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1531-426X • E-ISSN: 1548-2456 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/laps.12005 |
| OpenAlex | W2530680161 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 5 |
In 2015, a center-left government introduced an electoral reform that replaced the binomial electoral system governing parliamentary elections since 1989 with a more proportional system. This article provides an account of the reform process, describes the new electoral law, and discusses the factors explaining the reform. We argue, first, that it was possible, due to the incentives the government provided, to secure the support of an ample majority of parliamentarians; also, a new and favorable political scenario had emerged, in which the support of the main right-wing parties was not necessary for the reform to pass. Second, we maintain that the reform sought mainly to resolve problems affecting the parties of the governing coalition related to negotiations of coalition lists for elections. As a complementary objective, the reform promoted a general interest by establishing rules that allowed a "fairer" system of representation and improved competitive conditions
Democracy · Economics · Electoral reform · Electoral system · General election · Incentive · Law and economics · Market economy · Multi-party system · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Proportional representation · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · International Relations in Latin America · Law · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 29 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |