Abstract

BARRETO ROZO, Antonio. Independent voting in Bogotá. anal.polit. [online]. 2010, vol.23, n.69, pp.66-78. ISSN 0121-4705.

When it comes to electoral affairs, Bogotá has been characterized throughout the last two decades as a singular voting district in Colombia where independent voting prevails. This article criticizes this depiction of Bogotá's electoral reality by analyzing three fallacies which have facilitated the expansion of such representation: (i) Bogotá's urban voting, is relatively homogeneous and compact when compared to the rest of the country, (ii) Voters of Bogotá cast an independent type of vote whereas countryside districts cast a patronage type of vote, (iii) The prevailing status of independent voting in Bogotá confirms the elimination of traditional bi-partisan practices.

Keywords : politics; electoral system; independent voting; Bogotá.

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