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...

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Autores:
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/50198
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/50198
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/44175/
Palabra clave:
política
sistema electoral
voto de opinión
Bogotá
politics
electoral system
independent voting
Bogotá
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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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.