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Electoral re-alignments in legislative elections, 1983-1999: social structures, the economy and the party vote
| Summary: | The legislative elections held in the period between 1985 and 1999 were characterised by high volatility (1985-1995) and by a concentration of votes in the two largest parties (1987-1999). Several authors consider that these phenomena are the result of a decline of the electoral impact of the social structures. However, the existence of such a decline has never been effectively tested. By analysing aggregated data, this article evaluates the impact of social structures and the economy on how the Portuguese voted in the legislative elections between 1983 and 1999. |
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| Main Authors: | Freire, André |
| Subject: | eleições legislativas impacto das estruturas sociais impacto da economia voto dos Portugueses 1983-1999 legislative elections impact of social structures impact of the economy Portuguese votes 1983-1999 . |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | article |
| Access type: | unknown |
| Associated institution: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Origin: | Análise Social |
| Summary: | The legislative elections held in the period between 1985 and 1999 were characterised by high volatility (1985-1995) and by a concentration of votes in the two largest parties (1987-1999). Several authors consider that these phenomena are the result of a decline of the electoral impact of the social structures. However, the existence of such a decline has never been effectively tested. By analysing aggregated data, this article evaluates the impact of social structures and the economy on how the Portuguese voted in the legislative elections between 1983 and 1999. |
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