Incumbency Effects under Proportional Representation
Leaders and Backbenchers in the Postwar Italian Chamber of Deputies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6300345 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Miriam A Golden (University of California, Los Angeles), Miriam Golden (0000-0002-3408-1107, University of California, Los Angeles), Lucio Picci (0000-0002-0491-1763, University of Bologna) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 509-538 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Legislative Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-9805 • E-ISSN: 1939-9162 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/lsq.12087 |
| OpenAlex | W2526609782 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 36 |
We study incumbency effects for individual legislators from two political parties (Christian Democracy and the Italian Socialist Party) in Italy's lower house of representatives over 10 legislatures (1948–92) elected using open‐list proportional representation. Our analysis finds no reelection advantage for the average incumbent legislator. Only a tiny elite in each party successfully creates an incumbency advantage. We find incumbents advantaged for reselection by their political party. We interpret reselection advantage as a party loyalty premium. Our study depicts a political environment monopolized by party leaders who reward party loyalty but hamper legislators in appealing directly to voters
Chamber of Deputies · Democracy · Economics · Elite · Legislator · Legislature · Lower house · Loyalty · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Proportional representation · Representation (politics · Economic Policies and Impacts · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Law
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