Perceptions of parliamentary absenteeism and its impact on governmental stability in nineteenth-century Spain
Luján Feliu, Oriol (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Publicació:	Palma : Parlament de les Illes Balears, Institut d'Estudis Autonòmics, 2019
Descripció:	19 pàg.
Resum:	This paper has analysed parliamentary absenteeism in nineteenth-century Spain in order to examine its prevalence, as well as its impact on the government's stability. It has documented the extent of absenteeism, considering the attendance of the deputies in roll-call votes and during different legislatures, one for each decade of the century. The results have revealed that between a half and two thirds of Spanish deputies were usually absent from the sessions. The situation was similar in other European parliaments of the epoch, such as in France and Italy. As has been argued, attendance grew when certain laws or debates were raised, but even in such circumstances the maximum attendance almost never surpassed two thirds of the lower house. The laws that regulated the chamber made the presence of all deputies unnecessary and only for the definitive approval of laws was the attendance of more than half the deputies required.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Capítol de llibre ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Publicat a:	El parlamentarisme en perspectiva històrica: parlaments multinivell, 2019, p. 827-846, ISBN 978-84-09-10652-3

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