Browsing Economic and Social Review Archive: Complete Collection 1969- by Subject "Voting"

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    • Gender and voter appeal in Irish elections, 1948-1997 

      O'Kelly, Michael (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2000)
      In general elections in the Republic of Ireland 1948-1997, female candidates have received on average a lower proportion of first-preference votes than males. This disparity between male and female candidates is worsening ...

    • Impact of lower preference votes on Irish parliamentary elections, 1922-1977 

      Gallagher, Michael (Economic & Social StudiesDUBLIN, 1979)
      This paper examines the electoral impact of the counting and transfer of lower preference votes on Dail elections since 1922. The relationship between transfers and constituency size is assessed, and it is shown that a ...

    • Irish voter rationality: the 1987 Irish General Election revisited 

      Bowler, Shaun; Farrell, David M. (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1990)
      In their study of Irish voters in 1987 Laver, Marsh and Sinnott concluded that there was little evidence of rational voting. This paper re-examines the question, using the same data, and finds evidence of rationality among ...

    • Turnout in second order elections: the case of EP elections in Dublin 1984 and 1989 

      Sinnott, Richard; Whelan, Brendan J. (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1992)
      This paper argues that the distinction between first order and second order elections should be used as an analytical tool rather than as a source of different standards to be applied in assessing turnout. The Maastricht ...