"The paper tests a simple model of vote choice in a mixed electoral system when voters have twovotes with survey data collected at the time of the 2010 North Rhine Westphalia election. Weshow that local candidate preferences and local chances affect only the local vote while partyand leader ratings influence both votes though more strongly the list vote. Contrary toexpectations, coalition preferences influence the local vote as well as the list vote. There isclearer evidence of the local vote being contaminated by the list vote than the other wayaround." (author's abstract)
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