2026-04-18T02:08:12Zhttps://recercat.cat/oai/requestoai:recercat.cat:2445/1169892025-12-04T21:20:28Zcom_2072_1057col_2072_478859col_2072_478917
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Troumpounis, Orestis
2017-10-24T07:32:49Z2017-10-24T07:32:49Z2009
I consider a two-party parliamentary election where parties compete on a quality (or valence) dimension. First I motivate why in such an election a voter may decide to cast a blank vote. Second I define a new voting system, inspired in the standard proportional representation system, where the percentage of blank votes is translated into vacant seats in the parliament. I analyze party competition assuming adapted versions of the models of “Bertand” and “Cournot”. I compare the equilibrium outcomes on parties’ quality and profits obtained with both the alternative proportional system and the standard one. I show that society and parties may have interests in conflict.
cc-by-nc-nd, (c) Troumpounis, 2009 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Eleccions
Representació proporcional
Sociologia electoral
Elections
Proportional representation
Voting research
Suggesting an alternative electoral proportional system. Blank votes count
info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper