Party Potential and the Pattern of Party Competition in the 2003 Swiss Federal Elections

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ID6384146
AuthorsGeorg Lutz (0000-0001-5851-2955, University of Bern, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume12
Issue4
Pages191-215
Publication date2006-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSwiss Political Science Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1424-7755 • E-ISSN: 1662-6370
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/j.1662-6370.2006.tb00065.x
OpenAlexW2008215521
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

This article explores both the party potential of the five major parties in Switzerland at the 2003 elections and how well the parties actually did in relation to how well they could have done. A party's electoral potential depends on both the probability of the electorate voting for the party and on the probability of individual voters participating in an election. The analysis shows that the SVP and the CVP were successful in mobilising their potential voters in the 2003 elections, while the FDP did almost as badly as they could have done. However, compared to the potential of the FDP or the SP, the overall potential of the SVP is limited. For the SVP, issue specific factors account for the mobilising success. This is especially the case for its stands against the EU and asylum seekers. The CVP profited from the Ruth Metzler effect, who was a key figure in the 2003 CVP campaign

Competition (biology · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration

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