The electoral effects of the descriptive representation of ethnic minority groups in Australia and the UK

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dc.contributor.authorJoshua N Zingher
dc.contributor.authorBenjamin Farrer
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-14T19:53:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-30T15:32:15Z
dc.date.available2016-01-14T19:53:38Z
dc.date.available2016-03-30T15:32:15Z
dc.date.issued2014-10-30
dc.description.abstractIn this article we assess the electoral effects of the nomination of ethnic minority candidates. We argue that descriptive representation is an important factor in how parties in SMD systems establish their coalitions over multiple elections. We demonstrate this by showing that descriptive representation has a consistent effect on voting behavior, and thus that parties can rely on descriptive representation to win over specific segments of the voting population. Previous studies have been limited to single election years and single countries, but we collect original data from multiple election cycles in Australia and the UK to test our argument. We find that descriptive representation is consistently associated with a 10-percentage point bump in support from ethnic minority independents and Labour supporters. We conclude by highlighting the importance of this finding for party competition.en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewnoteshttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guidelinesen_US
dc.identifier.citationZingher, J. N., & Farrer, B. (2014). The electoral effects of the descriptive representation of ethnic minority groups in Australia and the UK. Party Politics. doi: 10.1177/1354068814556895en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1354068814556895en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/25368
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherParty Politics
dc.rights.requestablefalseen_US
dc.subjectcandidate nominationen_US
dc.subjectdescriptive representationen_US
dc.subjectethnic minorityen_US
dc.subjectvoting behavioren_US
dc.titleThe electoral effects of the descriptive representation of ethnic minority groups in Australia and the UKen_US
dc.typeResearch Articleen_US

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