Free voting in a provincial parliament
The case of ‘same‐sex’ legislation in Ontario, 1994
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6292602 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Marvin Overby (Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 172-183 |
| Publication date | 1996-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Legislative Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1357-2334 • E-ISSN: 1743-9337 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13572339608420480 |
| OpenAlex | W2071323833 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 13 |
Previous research on parliamentary free voting, which has been confined exclusively to national parliaments and almost exclusively to the British House of Commons, has found relatively little constituency impact on members' voting decisions, even on the most contentious issues of social policy. Since sub‐national parliaments tend to be smaller, less professionalised, and (arguably) 'closer to the people', it is possible that a more significant 'constituency connection' might be observed in these legislative arenas. This study extends the literature on this topic by empirically examining the fate of a recent homosexual rights bill in the Ontario Legislative Assembly. Contrary to expectations, none of the constituency characteristics used in logistical regression models generates a significant MLE coefficient, suggesting that Canadian provincial legislators may be even less sensitive to constituency preferences than their national counterparts
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2016 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |