Relations between local councillors and executive boards: conceptualisations, explanations and empirical evidence from the Netherlands

Figures & data

Figure 1. Modes of council–executive relations (cf. Andeweg and Nijzink 1995, 154).

Figure 2. Barcharts of councillors operating in the opposition, non-party and crossparty modes.

Figure 3. Coefficient plot of multilevel regression analyses of the opposition, non-party and crossparty modes. Note: error bars denote 95% confidence intervals. Circle points denote statistical significance (p < .05). Control variables are not displayed.

Figure 4. Histogram of the degree to which councillors shift between the opposition, non-party and crossparty modes.

Figure 5. Scatterplot (with jitter) of the relationship between local council size and mode shifting.

Figure 6. Barchart of reasons for shifting to the opposition, non-party and crossparty modes.

Andeweg, R. B., and L. Nijzink. 1995. “Beyond the Two-Body Image: Relations Between Ministers and MPs.” In Parliaments and Majority Rule in Western Europe, edited by H. Döring, 152–178. Frankfurt: Campus.

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