Party Discipline and the Mixed-Member System in the Scottish Parliament

• In Event: Parties, Party Systems, and Representation

Brief Overview

In mixed-member systems, are list representatives disciplined more harshly than district representatives for defection from the party? We test data from the Scottish Parliament.

Authors

• Martin Battle, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

• Ryan J. Vander Wielen, Stony Brook University

• Harry Applestein, SUNY-Stonybrook