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The Effect of Ideological Distance on Voting Behaviour in Parliament Under Changing Economic Conditions: A Comparison Between Portugal and Spain

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https://doi.org/10.1080/00344893.2023.2237045

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In this article we empirically test the impact of ideological distance between opposition parties and incumbents on consensus in parliament in two different countries, Portugal and Spain, amid changing economic conditions. To do so, we employ the Comparative Manifesto Project database and develop a measure of ideological distance on the left-right and the centre-periphery dimensions based on parties’ preferences as expressed in their manifestos. We demonstrate that the economic crisis had different effects in the two countries. In Portugal, it amplified the negative impact on consensus of ideological distance between the incumbent and opposition parties. As expected, parties more distant from the incumbent on the left-right continuum were more likely to vote against legislation. In Spain, by contrast, changes in the party system forced traditional mainstream parties, especially the socialists, to increase their opposition in parliament. Moreover, the crisis amplified the effect of the centre-periphery dimension on parliamentary conflict. As a result, not only parties ideologically distant from the incumbent on the left-right continuum were more likely to vote against legislation.

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Debats parlamentaris, Governs comparats, Partits polítics, Oposició (Ciències polítiques)

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Debate (Parliamentary procedure), Comparative government, Political parties, Opposition (Political science)

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PALAU ROQUÉ, Anna M., et al. The Effect of Ideological Distance on Voting Behaviour in Parliament Under Changing Economic Conditions: A Comparison Between Portugal and Spain. Representation. Journal of Representative Democracy. 2023. Vol. 60, num. 3, pags. 453-461. ISSN 0034-4893. [consulted: 25 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/231045

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