Spatial Models of Parliamentary Voting

By - Poole, Keith T.

Floor - Floor 1

Published - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

ISBN 10 - 0521617472

ISBN 13 - 9780521617475

Book Status - 2 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Legislative bodies--Voting--Decision making--Mathematical models. Social choice--Mathematical models.

Shelf No - 15

Call Number - 328.375 POO

Physical Description - xviii, 230 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes - Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-224) and index.

Book Information

Call no: 328.375 POO

Physical Description: xviii, 230 pages: illustrations; 23 cm.

Notes: Includes Bibliographical References and Index.

This book presents a geometric voting model for analyzing parliamentary roll call data. Each legislator is represented by one point and each roll call is represented by two points that correspond to the policy consequences of voting Yea or Nay. On every roll call each legislator votes for the closer outcome point, at least probabilistically. These points form a spatial map that summarizes the roll calls. In this sense a spatial map is much like a road map because it visually depicts the political world of a legislature. These maps can be used to study a wide variety of topics related to legislative voting.

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