作者
Jonathan Kelley, Ian McAllister
发表日期
1984/1/1
期刊
Public Opinion Quarterly
卷号
48
期号
2
页码范围
452-466
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
When a voter comes to cast a ballot, some information about the candidates is evident on the ballot paper itself. Using multiple regression techniques, this study provides quantitative estimates of the impact of such information in recent British and Australian elections. The results suggest that whether the candidate's name comes first, middle, or last on the ballot paper has no effect on the vote in Britain. But it does matter in Australia, partly because voters are more likely to choose candidates whose names come first, but mostly because the major parties believe voters will do so and select candidates accordingly. In addition, women candidates are at an electoral disadvantage in Britain and at an even greater disadvantage in Australia. Most, but not all, of this disadvantage comes about because major parties are reluctant to nominate women candidates. Finally, in Britain candidates with an honorary title garner …
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J Kelley, I McAllister - Public Opinion Quarterly, 1984