Abstract
For representative democracies to function properly, elected officials must represent the interests of their constituents. This article attempts to determine whether the voting behaviour of Russian single-member district deputies in the first two post-communist Dumas was influenced by constituent preferences. Previous research on the Duma has questioned the existence of such constituent-legislator links in the new Russia. Based upon a statistical analysis of Duma voting behaviour, this article argues that even when controlling for other factors the voting behaviour of Russian single-member district deputies was in fact influenced by constituent preferences.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 109-126 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Journal of Legislative Studies |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2002 |