This study compares the representativeness of voters in the proportional electoral system with the situation under plurality rule. Representativeness is commonly measured by comparing parties' received votes with their shares of seats in the Parliament, this implies that proportional rule should always ...
Although in the minds of the electorate all votes are equal, and the outcome of the election will be perfectly proportional to the will of the people, the mathematical constraints imposed by the reality of most electoral systems dictates that, in many cases, election results can be skewed. Sve...
In Lithuania's dual electoral system, every person has two votes, one of which he gives to a party (and the parties share 70 seats according to these votes by the proportional system) while he gives the second one to a particular politician in his constituency (similarly to UK or USA). ...
Turning to the differences between proportional and majoritarian electoral systems, Evans (2009) looks at a sample of 147 countries to test for the effect of electoral system on average tariffs. Including controls for colonial origins and legal system, she finds a robust and substantial positive eff...
Does it nit undermine the idea of popular sovereignty? 14. What was the reason for establishing a proportional electoral system in many countries instead of a majority system? 15. Why and how has the proportional electoral system been combined with majority elements in some countries, n......
the electoral laws-one for each of the houses of parliament-are based largely on proportional representation.Unless new rules can he agreed before next spring (and there is no real sign yet that they can),the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5 S) should win 25-30% of the seats....
proportional systems enhance the electoral competiveness of left-libertarian parties, social democracy's most serious challengers among the salaried middle class... Christoph,Arndt - 《Party Politics》 被引量: 6发表: 2012年 After dollar? The national currency of the United States, the dollar, plays...
Omens of an early winter: the proportional vote and the changing italian party system The analysis of electoral data shows the following main findings: (a) the remarkable equilibrium between left–wing and right–wing coalitions; (b) the ... Roberto,Cartocci - 《European Journal of Political ...
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We present an alternative voting system that aims at bridging the gap between proportional representative systems and majoritarian electoral systems. The system lets people vote for multiple party-lists, but then assigns each ballot paper to a single party. This opens a whole range of possible ...