TY - JOUR
T1 - Buying Local Votes
T2 - The Effect of Individual Campaign Spending Under a Semi-Open PR System in the Belgian Local Elections
AU - Put, G.-J.
AU - Maddens, B.
AU - Smulders, J.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - This article analyses the effect of campaign spending on the individual result of party candidates in the Belgian local elections. An analysis of data concerning the 2012 local elections in the Flemish region shows that candidates who spend more in absolute terms or outspend their rivals (at the list and the municipality level) obtain a better result, even though the size of the effect is small. Contrary to what was found for national elections, there are indications that spending affects the odds of obtaining a seat in the local council. The spending effect tends to be weaker for candidates holding an executive office in the municipality.
AB - This article analyses the effect of campaign spending on the individual result of party candidates in the Belgian local elections. An analysis of data concerning the 2012 local elections in the Flemish region shows that candidates who spend more in absolute terms or outspend their rivals (at the list and the municipality level) obtain a better result, even though the size of the effect is small. Contrary to what was found for national elections, there are indications that spending affects the odds of obtaining a seat in the local council. The spending effect tends to be weaker for candidates holding an executive office in the municipality.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84926152048&partnerID=MN8TOARS
U2 - 10.1080/03003930.2014.904227
DO - 10.1080/03003930.2014.904227
M3 - Article
SN - 0300-3930
VL - 41
SP - 137
EP - 155
JO - Local Government Studies
JF - Local Government Studies
IS - 1
ER -