Explaining near‐universal turnout
The case of Malta
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6257488 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wolfgang Hirczy (Oklahoma State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 255-272 |
| Publication date | 1995-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Political Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4130 • E-ISSN: 1475-6765 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1995.tb00638.x |
| OpenAlex | W2086981909 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 33 |
| References cited | 26 |
Even though voting is not compulsory, Malta has the highest turnout of all democratic nations. This study examines characteristics of the Maltese electorate, the country's governmental institutions and electoral system, and the nature of its politics to identify the most powerful factors (or combination of factors) responsible for the high voter turnout. Among these are: (1) intense and pervasive partisanship; (2) concentration of political power in a single elective institution; (3) highly competitive elections resulting in one‐party governments despite PR.; (4) maximization of the impact of a single ballot because the number of votes a candidate needs to be elected is very low and because the voter's lower‐order preferences count under STV, and (5) unusually intense campaigning by individual candidates because they compete against other candidates of the same party, and by parties because the electorate is polarized, which leaves few uncommitted voters while rendering voter conversion unlikely, thus making mobilization of all existing supporters vital to electoral success
Ballot · Democracy · Demographic economics · Economics · Maltese · Order (exchange · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Turnout · Voting · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies · Cyprus History, Politics, Society · Law · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 33 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2022 (41) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |