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Area of Science:

Political Science
Computational Social Science
Statistical Analysis

Background:

Election data offers insights into large-scale human behavior.
Proportional representation systems with open lists are common globally.
Previous observations suggested a universal distribution of rescaled candidate votes.

Purpose of the Study:

To rigorously assess the universality claim of rescaled candidate vote distributions in open-list proportional elections.
To identify factors influencing deviations from this universal trend.
To evaluate the importance of party affiliation in electoral performance analysis.

Main Methods:

Analysis of election datasets from 15 countries with proportional representation systems.
Statistical examination of rescaled candidate vote distributions.
Comparative analysis of election rules and their impact on vote patterns.

Main Results:

Confirmed the universality of rescaled vote distribution in countries with similar election rules.
Identified specific election rule variations as key drivers of discrepancies, outweighing country and time differences.
Demonstrated that scaling methods ignoring party affiliation yield significantly poorer results.

Conclusions:

The universality of vote distribution in open-list proportional elections is largely dependent on consistent election rules.
Election rule specifics are more influential than national or historical context for vote distribution patterns.
Party affiliation is a critical factor for accurately modeling candidate electoral performance.