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Electoral Systems and Turnout

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ID9537176
AuthorsAndré Blais (0000-0003-4292-110X, Université de Montréal, corresponding author), Kees Aarts (0000-0002-3367-4031, University of Twente)
Year2006
Volume41
Issue2
Pages180-196
Publication date2006-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueActa Politica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0001-6810 • E-ISSN: 1741-1416
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1057/palgrave.ap.5500148
OpenAlexW2048544399
LanguageEN
Citations received73
References cited33

Comparative politics · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economics · Epistemology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Set (abstract data type · Skepticism · Sociology · Turnout · Voter turnout · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Philosophy · Politics and Society in Latin America · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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  • District-level drivers of voter turnout

    Open Access•Tevfik Murat Yildirim•Party Politics•2026

  • The Effects of Government System Fractionalization on Satisfaction With Democracy

    Open Access•Pablo Christmann, Mariano Torcal•Political Science Research and…•2017

  • Disproportionality and voter turnout in new and old democracies

    Open Access•Aina Gallego, Guillem Rico et al.•Electoral Studies•2012

  • La proportionnelle a-t-elle des effets vertueux ? Une étude expérimentale

    Simon Labbé St-Vincent•Politique et Sociétés•2014

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  • Channelling discontent? Non-voters, populist party voters, and their meaningful political agency

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  • Electoral Turnout of Non‐Citizens Under Voluntary and Compulsory Voting

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  • Interrogating the popularity of direct democracy among European national publics

    Pierre Philippe Balestrini•Territory Politics Governance•2021

  • Turnout, party system diversity and left-of-centre parties

    Open Access•Allan M Wilford•European Political Science•2017

  • Is the Turnout Function in Democracies and Nondemocracies Alike or Different

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  • The partisan consequences of turnout revisited

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  • Opportunities and challenges in the expansion of cross-national survey research

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  • Magnitude matters

    Open Access•Michał Pierzgalski, Maciej A Górecki et al.•Electoral Studies•2025

  • Does district magnitude matter? The case of Taiwan

    Open Access•Carlisle Rainey•Electoral Studies•2016

  • Do open lists increase turnout? Probably not, but they increase rates of voter error

    Open Access•Leonardo Carella•Electoral Studies•2026

  • El efecto de las generaciones políticas sobre la participación electoral. El caso de Chile, 1999-2013

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    Open Access•Raul Magni-Berton, Simon Varaine•European Journal of Political…•2025

  • Introduction

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  • The choice argument for proportional representation

    Open Access•Adam Lovett•American Journal of Political…•2025

  • Polarization, Number of Parties, and Voter Turnout

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    Open Access•Mario Herrera, Mauricio Morales Quiroga•International Migration•2023

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    Open Access•Pablo Simón Cosano, Pablo Simón•Acta Politica•2016

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    Open Access•Tse-Hsin Chen•Electoral Studies•2011

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    Open Access•B Grofman, Peter Selb•Electoral Studies•2009

  • Door-to-door canvassing in the European elections

    Open Access•Pär Nyman•Electoral Studies•2017

  • Do electoral rules have an effect on electoral behaviour? An impact assessment

    Ruth Dassonneville, Marc Hooghe et al.•West European Politics•2017

  • Who is responsible? The effect of clarity of responsibility on voter turnout

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  • Candidate-centred electoral systems and voter turnout

    Peter Söderlund•West European Politics•2017

  • The Contraction Effect

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  • The Generational Effect in Turnout in the Swedish General Elections, 1960–2010

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  • Understanding a Key Electoral Tool

    Open Access•Tom Barton•Representation•2024

  • Too much to choose from? The long-term effects of political fragmentation on electoral turnout

    Open Access•Piotr Zagórski•Politics•2022

  • Turnout and social fractionalisation

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  • Presidential Institutions and Electoral Participation in Concurrent Elections in Latin America

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    Open Access•Matthew R Miles•Political Research Quarterly•2015

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  • More Options, but Less Willing to Cast a Valid Vote

    Open Access•Loreto Cox, Carmen Le Foulon•Comparative Political Studies•2025

  • A Deeper Look at the Proportionality—Turnout Nexus

    Open Access•Peter Selb•Comparative Political Studies•2009

  • Why Bother? Supporters of Locally Weaker Parties Are Less Likely to Vote or to Vote Sincerely

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    B Grofman•Annual Review of Political Science•2016

  • Compensation or Constraint? How Different Dimensions of Economic Globalization Affect Government Spending and Electoral Turnout

    Open Access•John Marshall, Stephen D Fisher•British Journal of Political…•2015

  • Abolishing Compulsory Voting

    Open Access•Marc Hooghe, Dieter Stiers•PS Political Science & Politics•2025

  • Disengaging voters

    Open Access•Stephen D Fisher, Laurence Lessard-Phillips et al.•Electoral Studies•2008

  • Trust in elections, vote buying, and turnout in Latin America

    Miguel Carreras, Yasemin Irepoğlu•Electoral Studies•2013

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    Open Access•Kristof Jacobs, N Spierings•Electoral Studies•2010

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    Open Access•Peter Söderlund, Hanna Wa et al.•Electoral Studies•2011

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    Open Access•Daniel Stockemer, Lyle Scruggs•Electoral Studies•2012

  • Social identification, in-group integration and voter turnout in three parliamentary elections

    Open Access•Stefan Dahlberg, Ulf Mörkenstam•Electoral Studies•2019

  • The dark side of proportionality

    Open Access•Sergi Pardos-Prado, Sergi Pardos‐prado et al.•Electoral Studies•2014

  • Does Election Day weather affect voter turnout? Evidence from Swedish elections

    Mikael Persson, Anders Sundell et al.•Electoral Studies•2014

  • Explaining voter turnout

    Open Access•João Cancela, Benny Geys•Electoral Studies•2016

  • Term limits and voter turnout

    Open Access•Francisco José Veiga, Linda Gonçalves Veiga•Electoral Studies•2018

  • Strategic mobilization

    Open Access•Carlisle Rainey•Electoral Studies•2015

  • Identifying the Institutional Effects of Mixed Systems in New Democracies

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  • Electoral Engineering

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  • Voter Turnout and the Dynamics of Electoral Competition in Established Democracies since 1945

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    Open Access•Carles Boix•American Political Science Review•1999

  • The Myth of the Vanishing Voter

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Citations per year4,06
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