More Options, but Less Willing to Vote When Already at the Ballot Box: District Magnitude and Turnout after the End of the Chilean Binomial System

• In Event: Attitudes, Voice, and Responsiveness

Brief Overview

How do large magnitude proportional systems affect turnout? We take advantage of a reform of the Chilean electoral system to study this. Our evidence suggests that a greater number of seats reduces participation in the sense of a valid vote.

Authors

• Loreto Loreto Cox, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

• Carmen LeFoulon, Centro de Estudios Públicos