Patterns of Voting Behaviour in the Netherlands

Author(s):  
G. A. Irwin
2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 746-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Louwerse ◽  
Simon Otjes ◽  
David M Willumsen ◽  
Patrik Öhberg

The divide between government and opposition is clearly visible in the way members of parliament vote, but the variation in government–opposition voting has been left relatively unexplored. This is particularly the case for contextual variation in the extent to which parliamentary voting behaviour follows the government–opposition divide. This article attempts to explain levels of government–opposition voting by looking at three factors: first, the majority status of cabinets (differentiating between majority and minority cabinets), cabinet ideology (differentiating between more centrist and more extremist cabinets) and norms about cabinet formation (differentiating between wholesale and partial alternation in government). The study includes variation at the level of the country, the government and the vote. The article examines voting in the Netherlands (with a history of partial alternation) and Sweden (with a history of wholesale alternation). We find strong support for the effect of cabinet majority status, cabinet ideology and norms about cabinet formation on government–opposition voting.


1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 1355-1363 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. van der Klauw ◽  
J. H. P. Wilson ◽  
B. H. Ch. Stricker

1999 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter van Drunen ◽  
Pieter J. van Strien
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2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-182
Author(s):  
Allard R. Feddes ◽  
Kai J. Jonas

Abstract. LGBT-related hate crime is a conscious act of aggression against an LGBT citizen. The present research investigates associations between hate crime, psychological well-being, trust in the police and intentions to report future experiences of hate crime. A survey study was conducted among 391 LGBT respondents in the Netherlands. Sixteen percent experienced hate crime in the 12 months prior. Compared to non-victims, victims had significant lower psychological well-being, lower trust in the police and lower intentions to report future hate crime. Hate crime experience and lower psychological well-being were associated with lower reporting intentions through lower trust in the police. Helping hate crime victims cope with psychological distress in combination with building trust in the police could positively influence future reporting.


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