Voting procedures and parliamentary representation in the European Parliament
Parliamentary representation is a fluid concept. Yet, while the behaviour of elected representatives during roll call votes has been widely analysed, we know little about how parliamentarians act when their individual voting choices are not made public. This paper explores the relationship between v...
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| description | Parliamentary representation is a fluid concept. Yet, while the behaviour of elected representatives during roll call votes has been widely analysed, we know little about how parliamentarians act when their individual voting choices are not made public. This paper explores the relationship between voting procedures and the likelihood that Members of the European Parliament prioritise the interests of their EP party group versus the interests of their national party. Using an original survey, I find that MEPs are more likely to prioritise the interests of their national party over those of their EP party group when voting by show of hands or electronically, as opposed to by roll call. Moreover, this voting procedure effect is particularly salient among MEPs elected from 2004/07 accession countries. |
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| spelling | nottingham-369932020-05-04T20:07:38Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/36993/ Voting procedures and parliamentary representation in the European Parliament Trumm, Siim Parliamentary representation is a fluid concept. Yet, while the behaviour of elected representatives during roll call votes has been widely analysed, we know little about how parliamentarians act when their individual voting choices are not made public. This paper explores the relationship between voting procedures and the likelihood that Members of the European Parliament prioritise the interests of their EP party group versus the interests of their national party. Using an original survey, I find that MEPs are more likely to prioritise the interests of their national party over those of their EP party group when voting by show of hands or electronically, as opposed to by roll call. Moreover, this voting procedure effect is particularly salient among MEPs elected from 2004/07 accession countries. Wiley 2015-09 Article PeerReviewed Trumm, Siim (2015) Voting procedures and parliamentary representation in the European Parliament. Journal of Common Market Studies, 53 (5). pp. 1126-1142. ISSN 1468-5965 voting procedures representation European Parliament voting behaviour http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcms.12237/abstract doi:10.1111/jcms.12237 doi:10.1111/jcms.12237 |
| spellingShingle | voting procedures representation European Parliament voting behaviour Trumm, Siim Voting procedures and parliamentary representation in the European Parliament |
| title | Voting procedures and parliamentary representation in the European Parliament |
| title_full | Voting procedures and parliamentary representation in the European Parliament |
| title_fullStr | Voting procedures and parliamentary representation in the European Parliament |
| title_full_unstemmed | Voting procedures and parliamentary representation in the European Parliament |
| title_short | Voting procedures and parliamentary representation in the European Parliament |
| title_sort | voting procedures and parliamentary representation in the european parliament |
| topic | voting procedures representation European Parliament voting behaviour |
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