Independent voting in bogotá: a critical view
When it comes to electoral affairs, Bogotá has been characterized throughout the last two decades as a singular voting district in Colombia where independent voting prevails. This article criticizes this depiction of Bogotá’s electoral reality by analyzing three fallacies which have facilitated the...
- Autores:
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Barreto Rozo, Antonio
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2010
- Institución:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/49775
- Acceso en línea:
- https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/49775
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/43263/
- Palabra clave:
- política
sistema electoral
voto de opinión
Bogotá
politics
electoral system
independent voting
Bogotá
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
| Summary: | When it comes to electoral affairs, Bogotá has been characterized throughout the last two decades as a singular voting district in Colombia where independent voting prevails. This article criticizes this depiction of Bogotá’s electoral reality by analyzing three fallacies which have facilitated the expansion of such representation: (i) Bogotá’s urban voting, is relatively homogeneous and compact when compared to the rest of the country, (ii) Voters of Bogotá cast an independent type of vote whereas countryside districts cast a patronage type of vote, (iii) The prevailing status of independent voting in Bogotá confirms the elimination of traditional bi-partisan practices. |
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