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14 oktober 2012 zijn er weer gemeenteraadsverkiezingen. In de aanloop naar deze dag werden in de voorafgaande maanden heel wat voorbereidingen getroffen binnen de verschillende politieke partijen. Er werden kandidaten gezocht, de kandidaten werden gerangschikt op de lijst en de lijsten werden ter goedkeuring voorgelegd aan de (bestuurs) leden. In dit onderzoek werd nagegaan welke invloed de leden van de drie traditionele partijen, CD&V, Open VLD en SP.a, hebben op het proces van de lijstvorming. Wie heeft in de praktijk de meeste macht tijdens de samenstelling van de lijst en zijn er verschillen te merken tussen de verschillende partijen?De voornaamste bevindingen uit dit onderzoek zijn dat het gewone lid amper inspraak heeft in het proces. Het is vaak het bestuur, en meer bepaald een selecte groep mensen die in het bestuur zetelen, die het proces van de lijstvorming gaan sturen. Leden zijn vaak zelf geen vragende partij om meer inspraak te hebben, hoewel ze toch zouden reageren indien ze het ergens niet mee eens zijn. Daarnaast kon geconcludeerd worden dat ondanks het feit dat de verschillende partijen andere bepalingen hebben in hun statuten omtrent de lijstvorming, de werkwijze in de praktijk vaak gelijklopend is. Indien er verschillen te merken waren in de mate van inspraak die leden kregen, was dit meestal afhankelijk van andere factoren dan het behoren tot een bepaalde partij. Vooral het feit of een partij tot de meerderheid of oppositie behoort, kan gezien worden als een grote invloedsfactor op de inspraak van leden.

Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen. --- Leden. --- Lijstvorming. --- List formation. --- Members. --- Municipal elections. --- Political parties. --- Politieke partijen.

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"In Canada, the quality of municipal democracy has been questioned due to three crucial factors. First, voter turnout tends to be significantly lower for municipal elections than it is for other levels of government. Second, the re-election rate of incumbent candidates is higher compared to provincial, territorial, and federal elections. Third, corruption and other scandals have tarnished the image of local democracy. Are cities sufficiently capable of responding to crises and representing the interests of their residents? Accountability and Responsiveness at the Municipal Level addresses these issues through qualitative and quantitative analysis, focusing on some of the most important characteristics of the Canadian municipal scene, including the contexts of partisanship and non-partisanship, the careers and daily work of municipal officials, and multilevel governance. This volume also assists directly to the collection and dissemination of data about cities as there is currently no centralized system for capturing and organizing electoral statistics at the municipal level. Municipal democracy in Canada suffers from a representation deficit. Accountability and Responsiveness at the Municipal Level is an important first step in building high-quality comparative information on the politics of Canada's cities."--

Municipal government --- Local elections --- County elections --- Elections, County --- Elections, Local --- Elections, Municipal --- Municipal elections --- Election law --- Elections --- Law and legislation

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S26/0600 --- Taiwan--Politics and government: since 1945 --- Democracy --- Elections --- Local elections --- County elections --- Elections, County --- Elections, Local --- Elections, Municipal --- Municipal elections --- Election law --- Law and legislation --- Taiwan --- Politics and government

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Politics in England both local and national have been dominated by the Conservative and Labour Parties. Yet, in recent years, specifically in mayoral elections, there has been an insurgence of independent candidates that have made it through the process. Albeit, the process in England is so strenuous that it is almost impossible for outsiders to get into office, yet the local elections provide independents with a much stronger chance of winning. This is the first study to examine voters tendencies, and political actors at the local mayoral level, and lays out profound distinctions between Parl

Local elections -- England. --- Mayors -- Election. --- Local elections --- Mayors --- Alcaldes --- Municipal officials and employees --- Corregidors --- County elections --- Elections, County --- Elections, Local --- Elections, Municipal --- Municipal elections --- Election law --- Elections --- Election --- Law and legislation

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Since the fall of long-reigning President Soeharto, in 1998, Indonesia has been in an era of transition, away from an authoritarian regime, and on a "quest for democracy". This quest started with decentralization laws implemented in 2001, which gave greater autonomy to the regions, and continued with the direct elections for the national and local legislatures and the President in 2004. The latest development in this democratization process is the implementation of a system for the direct election of regional leaders, which began in 2005; the first round of elections across the nation for all governors, mayors and district heads was completed in 2008. Authors of the chapters in this volume, the result of a workshop in Singapore in 2006, present data from across the archipelago for these first direct elections for local leaders and give their assessment as to how far these elections have contributed to a "deepening democracy".

Democracy --- Elections --- Local elections --- Electoral politics --- Franchise --- Polls --- Political science --- Politics, Practical --- Plebiscite --- Political campaigns --- Representative government and representation --- Self-government --- Equality --- Republics --- County elections --- Elections, County --- Elections, Local --- Elections, Municipal --- Municipal elections --- Election law --- Law and legislation