A large population of voters with single-peaked preferences are partitioned into disjoint constituencies. Collective decisions are taken by their representatives, one from each constituency, according to a weighted voting rule. It is assumed that each representative’s ideal point perfectly matches that of the respective constituency median and that top-tier decisions are in the voting game’s co...

Voters from m disjoint constituencies (regions, federal states, etc.) are indirectly represented in an assembly which applies a weighted voting rule. All agents have single-peaked preferences over an interval and each delegate’s preferences match the constituency’s median voter. The collective decision corresponds to the assembly’s Condorcet winner. Which voting weights w1, . . . ,wm ought to b...

What determines political candidates’ election prospects? We match roll call votes of candidates for the majority elected upper house of parliament who were previously in the lower house with revealed preferences of their constituency. Thereby, we obtain a direct measure of past congruence. Politicians have a significantly and quantitatively important higher probability of election when they mo...

t a time of ever more constrained finances and increasing demands on state parks, the support of a constituency with a statewide focus on the health and integrity of a park system as a whole can be critical. This paper assesses Missouri’s experience with constituency groups, including, in the past two decades, a citizen organization devoted solely to state parks and historic sites, the Missouri...

CDF aimed at ensuring development in each constituency in Kenya. Despite having CDF, allocation Samburu West Constituency has not registered significant change in education and health services. The study aimed at assessing the extent to which CDF Results of the current study revealed that CDF has helped in improving health and education services at community level through, developing new dispen...

Political participation is sine qua non of women’s empowerment. has various dimensions, such as electoral participation; to participate in election a voter and representation; elections candidate. The proposed study limited the women voters. This research includes major findings about urban rural areas NA-29 Peshawar111 constituency general 2018. A Chi-square test performed check association be...

This paper examines information dissemination within legislatures and its effect on legislative decision making. Specifically, I examine the propensity for “informational cascades” to develop when members of Congress publicly announce positions on legislation. An information cascade is a pattern of conformity that arises when an individual, having observed the behavior of others, disregards his...