CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Tyshkovskyi, Anton |
|---|---|
| Title | Does NOTA Option Availability Affect Voting in a Polarized Environment? Evidence from Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections 2006 - 2012 |
| Summary | What is the message of voting? Apart from elections results and turnout, we can also explore meaningful patterns in various protest voting activities (abstention, ballot spoiling and NOTA support). The mechanism of the effect of none of the above voting is not well understood. In this study we analyzed the effect of NOTA option on different aspects of voting, using the data from Central Election Commission of Ukraine for three consecutive Parliamentary elections 2006-2012 in this country. Our study suggests that variation in NOTA option support across different regions can be explained by the level of homogeneity of political preferences of voters. We also find that abolition of NOTA option in 2012 increased the share of votes received by small parties on the next election, while there is no effect on turnout and the number of spoiled ballots. Those results are robust to different specifications and several robustness checks tests. |
| Supervisor | De Chiara, Alessandro |
| Department | Economics MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/tyshkovskyi_anton.pdf |
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