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Article in Electoral Studies
Does switching pay off? The impact of parliamentary party instability on individual electoral performance Allan Sikk, Sona N. Golder, Raimondas Ibenskas, Paulina Sałek-Lipcean AbstractMembers of parliament (MP) may change their parliamentary party group (PPG) for a variety of reasons including the desire to improve their electoral prospects. But is changing PPGs associated with better electoral performance and…
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Article in Legislative Studies Quarterly
Independents in Parliament: Temporary Status or Final Destination? Raimondas Ibenskas, Paulina Sałek-Lipcean, Sona N. Golder, Allan Sikk AbstractPolitical parties are essential for structuring parliamentary decision-making in democracies. However, in some countries, as many as 10% of legislators experience spells outside of parliamentary party groups. This paper sheds light on this important group of independent politicians by analyzing whether…
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Independence versus Affiliation: What Determines Entry into Parliamentary Party Groups?
Our paper prepared for the APSA 2023 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles Abstract. Political parties are often considered essential for structuring parliamentary decision-making in democracies. However, many MPs experience spells of being non-affiliated with any parliamentary party group (PPG), either because they were elected as independent candidates or left their PPGs earlier in the legislative term.…
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Does switching pay off? The impact of parliamentary party instability on individual electoral performance
Our paper prepared for the APSA 2023 Annual Meeting Abstract. Members of parliament who change their parliamentary party group (PPG) affiliation can be motivated by a variety of factors but the desire to improve their electoral prospects is often argued to be the among the most important. But does switching PPG affiliation improve or damage…
Party Instability in Parliaments: INSTAPARTY 