De stagnatie van de voorlkeurstemmen op 13 december 1987

Erwin Das

De stagnatie van de voorlkeurstemmen op 13 december 1987

At the general elections in Belgium, the voter has the possibility to bring out a vote for a party or a vote for a candidate of the party (a preferential vote). At the general elections of December 13, 1987, for the House of Representatives, the voters have voted for 48 % by preference, whereas, for the Senate 38 % of them have done so. The evolution is still stagnating. The use of preferential votes is varying from one electoral district toanother: from 65 % in the district of Tongeren-Maaseik to 33 % in Mechelen. There is also a difference from one political party to another. The highest percentage is obtained by the Christian-democratic parties: 60 %; the lowest by the ecologists: 23 %. The preferential votes individual candidates obtain differ widely. This is not only as a result of their popularity, but also of their political position and rendering of services. Preferential voting is characteristic to politically conscious voters.

Auteursinformatie

Download citeerwijze bij dit artikel

Onderwerpen

Politiek

Politics of the Low Countries (PLC)

Klimaatrechtvaardigheid

Sterke Raad

Res Publica

Geloof in de politiek

The Impact of VAAs on Vote Switching at the 2019 Belgian Legislative Elections