{"title":"Poaching the personal vote: How shadowing behaviour shapes constituent impressions","authors":"P. Haines, David C. W. Parker","doi":"10.1080/13597566.2020.1845161","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT There are well-documented tensions between regional and constituency members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Much of this friction stems from regional MSPs competing over constituency casework through shadowing. Although these so-called dual-mandate MSPs clearly see value in pursuing a personal vote, little is known about whether these efforts affect the perceptions of constituents. This article presents a survey of Scottish respondents to show that dual-mandate MSPs are better known and enjoy higher levels of approval than regional members who did not contest a constituency seat in the last election. We find dual-mandate MSPs enjoy similar levels of regard as constituency MSPs. Moreover, these advantages accrue even among constituents who do not share their MSP's partisan affiliation. We conclude by considering the normative impact of shadowing, which may generate unanticipated representational consequences for citizens difficult to remedy in a unicameral legislature.","PeriodicalId":46657,"journal":{"name":"Regional and Federal Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2020-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13597566.2020.1845161","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Regional and Federal Studies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2020.1845161","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT There are well-documented tensions between regional and constituency members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Much of this friction stems from regional MSPs competing over constituency casework through shadowing. Although these so-called dual-mandate MSPs clearly see value in pursuing a personal vote, little is known about whether these efforts affect the perceptions of constituents. This article presents a survey of Scottish respondents to show that dual-mandate MSPs are better known and enjoy higher levels of approval than regional members who did not contest a constituency seat in the last election. We find dual-mandate MSPs enjoy similar levels of regard as constituency MSPs. Moreover, these advantages accrue even among constituents who do not share their MSP's partisan affiliation. We conclude by considering the normative impact of shadowing, which may generate unanticipated representational consequences for citizens difficult to remedy in a unicameral legislature.
期刊介绍：
The upsurge of academic and political interest in regional and federal questions since the 1980s has been stimulated by the salience of regions in EU policy-making and the Structural Funds but also by regionalization and federalization processes in many Western states. The most striking example is the devolution occurring in the UK, but the process is at work all over Europe and in other parts of the world. These developments have led to many important research programmes and projects. Regional and Federal Studies is a refereed social science journal which provides an academic forum for the publication of international research on these issues. It is essential reading for both academics and practitioners in politics, administration and the business world.
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