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To determine the types of voting patterns that exist within the councils of the 53 cities in Los Angeles County, Calif, an interview- questionnaire was presented to officials in each city. Information about the cities, councils & councilmen was gathered in this way to provide a base upon which a quantitative determination of the causes of voting splits within the councils could be made. There is a decided tendency for some type of prevailing alliance to develop. Where such prevailing splits occur they correspond closely with a split which has developed over a recent controversial community issue, particularly Issues concerning personnel administration & capital improvements. There are also evident is between the development of splits & the personal characteristics of the individual councilmen involved. The relevance of pol'al affiliation, sex, length of council service, length of community residence & age was demonstrated statistically. Other characteristics were not demonstrably signif. IPSA.