2018
DOI: 10.1177/1369148118762279
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Back from Holyrood: How mixed-member proportional representation and ballot structure shape the personal vote

Abstract: Research on mixed-member legislatures demonstrates that members face different incentive structures when cultivating a personal vote. In this article, we examine how Scotland’s adoption of a mixed-member proportional system (MMP) and a change in ballot structure affect the legislative activities undertaken and emphasised by Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Utilising a range of measures of legislative behaviour, we find that MSPs representing constituencies spend less time legislating and more time engage… Show more

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“…In that case, PR members might find direct appeals to party members a more effective reelection strategy than internal legislative work that might appeal to party leaderships. Such a result would comport with recent evidence for Scotland that constituency MSPs focus more on constituency surgeries and list MSPs more on visibility-enhancing activities such as tabling motions and sponsoring bills (Parker and Richter 2018). Above all, this analysis finds small chamber size to be a critical limiting factor for a quantitative analysis.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 55%
“…In that case, PR members might find direct appeals to party members a more effective reelection strategy than internal legislative work that might appeal to party leaderships. Such a result would comport with recent evidence for Scotland that constituency MSPs focus more on constituency surgeries and list MSPs more on visibility-enhancing activities such as tabling motions and sponsoring bills (Parker and Richter 2018). Above all, this analysis finds small chamber size to be a critical limiting factor for a quantitative analysis.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 55%
“…Hanya saja, penggunaan sistem campuran di Skotlandia lebih terfokus pada usaha mengakomodir keterwakilan perempuan di parlemen. Untuk memenuhi kebijakan keterwakilan dari kalangan perempuan, Skotlandia memberlakukan pemilihan secara affirmative action, yakni mekanisme pemilihan yang dilangsungkan secara tertutup (Parker & Richter, 2018). Metode ini memungkinkan kandidat perempuan dapat berbicara banyak, mereka memiliki peluang atau potensi keterpilihan lebih besar karena tidak lagi diharuskan menjalani kompetisi terbuka di ruang publik, bertarung dengan kandidat lain yang secara gender memiliki modal sosial lebih kuat.…”
Section: Memadukan Sistem Proporsional Terbuka Dan Tertutup Mungkinkah?unclassified
“…If constituents do not understand the boundaries of responsibilities for MPs, MSPs, and local councillors (even if one acknowledges these boundaries are not precisely drawn), the decision of whom to contact for assistance with any given problem likely depends on ease of access and the resources representatives have with which to perform constituency work. It is not clear that MSPs-particularly constituency MSPs-have fewer resources than MPs with which to conduct casework and surgeries (Parker and Richter, 2018); in fact, their allowances are comparable for similar-sized constituencies. And while local councillors are often part-time and do not have the dedicated casework managers MSPs and MPs enjoy, they are likely the most proximate to any given constituent.…”
Section: Theoretical Framework and Hypothesesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is also valuable as it allows legislators to establish a personal vote aiding in re-election (Cain et al, 1987). The problem is that national, regional, and local representatives often compete over casework (Buck and Cain, 1990;André, Bradbury, and Depauw, 2014), as do members elected to serve different constituencies within the same legislative body (Bradbury and Mitchell, 2007;Carman and Shephard, 2007;Parker and Richter, 2018;Haines and Parker, 2020). This casework competition between representatives may generate confusion among constituents as to which representative is most appropriate to approach for resolution of a problem.…”
Section: H1mentioning
confidence: 99%