Rich, Timothy S.Banerjee, Vasabjit2018-08-292018Timothy S. Rich & Vasabjit Banerjee (2018) When the choice is made matters: voting in Japan’s 2012 House of Representatives election, Political Science, 70:1, 26-40, DOI: 10.1080/00323187.2018.1491799.0032-3187 (print)2041-0611 (online)10.1080/00323187.2018.1491799http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66363What influences the timing of vote choices in mixed-member systems and to what extent does this influence split-ticketing voting? Although voters cast both ballots in effect simultaneously, they may make their decisions on which candidate and party to support sequentially. Using Japan’s 2012 election as a case study, empirical analyses find that the district nominations influence the timing of one’s district vote intention. Meanwhile the timing of vote choices corresponds with ticket-splitting, even after controlling for partisan and socio-economic factors.en© 2018 The Research Trust of Victoria. This is an electronic version of an article published in Political Science, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 26-40, 2018. doi : 10.1080/00323187.2018.1491799. Political Science is available online at : https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rpnz20.Mixed-member systemsSplit-ticket votingVoting behaviourJapanMember electoral systemDivided governmentGender gapBehaviorPostprint Article