voter turnout in the 1997 British General Election. It introduces measures of cognitive ability and personality into models … standard turnout models may be biased by the inclusion of the much used “interest in politics” measure. A bivariate probit … model of turnout and interest then shows that individuals with high ability, an aggressive personality and a sense of civic …

differences between eastern and western Germany in terms of party attachments and actual turnout in national and state elections …. The gap in turnout at national elections is not only evident over the years but is also clearly recognizable across all …

differences between eastern and western Germany in terms of party attachments and actual turnout in national and state elections …. The gap in turnout at national elections is not only evident over the years but is also clearly recognizable across all …

elections since the end of Franco's dictatorship. Vote shares at provincial level are modeled as fractional responses to … unemployment, inflation, terrorism assassinations, turnout and other factors. The statistical model used, a fractional probit … as instrument for turnout. …

order to re-engage voters. In this paper, we test whether the cost reductions with postal voting increase turnout. The … impact of postal voting on turnout, independent of time, issue and canton specific effects. The estimated average effect on … turnout is roughly 4.1 percentage points for an average turnout of 43 percent between 1970 and 2005. …

We analyze the impact of the quality of candidates running for a mayor position on turnout using a large data set on … Italian municipal elections held from 1993 to 2011. We firstly estimate a municipal fixed effects model and show that an … increase in the average quality of candidates competing at the electoral race produces a positive impact on turnout. To handle …

The Impact of population mobility on provincial turnout rates in the 2011 Turkish parliamentary election is studied … turnout and education is inverse U-shaped, and between turnout and age (including generational effects), it is U … large number of parties, and existence of a dominant party depress the turnout rate. However, at destinations where large …