Neglecting local representation is punished by the selectorate. More so for men, than for women, as women benefit from the gender quota in the Green party and face less intra-party competition.

In this study I explore the relevance of geographic representation for PR-elected Green MPs in Germany using elite survey experiments & archival protocol data. In the survey, I show that actual party delegates prefer MPs engaged in local representation - even if they are ideologically distant.

Yet, same-sex preferences exist for placing candidates on the top list position: men prefer male list-leader, women female list-leader. Given Austria’s small districts & a majority of male party leaders, this finding helps to understand women’s continued underrepresentation in the Nationalrat.

Michael and I conducted elite survey experiments w party leaders in Austria. Their task: nominate 6 out of 9 potential candidates & rank these 6 on a hypothetical party list.
Overall, bonus for female candidates, the more so, the less women were in the pool of potential candidates.

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