No Cover Image

Journal article 970 views

Voting Procedures and Parliamentary Representation in the European Parliament

Siim Trumm Orcid Logo

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume: 53, Issue: 5, Pages: 1126 - 1142

Swansea University Author: Siim Trumm Orcid Logo

Full text not available from this repository: check for access using links below.

DOI (Published version): 10.1111/jcms.12237

Abstract

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...

Full description

Published in: JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies
Published: 2015
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa23318
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Abstract: 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.
Keywords: Voting procedures, representation, European Parliament, voting behaviour
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Issue: 5
Start Page: 1126
End Page: 1142