Ballot position effects

R. Darcy; Ian McAllister

doi:10.1016/0261-3794(90)90038-A

Ballot position effects

R. Darcy^*, Ian McAllister

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Abstract

There has been much debate in political science about the importance of position effects on ballots. This paper reviews and evaluates the available research on the topic. It concludes that much of the current literature is methodologically flawed, fails to take into account competing explanations for the effects which are found, or presents evidence from case studies that have little in common.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5-17
Number of pages	13
Journal	Electoral Studies
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0261-3794(90)90038-A
Publication status	Published - Mar 1990
Externally published	Yes

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