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The Effects of District Magnitude on Voting Behavior [PDF]
Journal of Politics, 2017 Is there more sincere voting in multi-member districts than in single-member districts? Existing research on this question is inconclusive, at least in part because it is difficult with observational data to isolate the effect of district magnitude on voting behavior independently from voters’ preferences or the number of parties. Hence, we investigate
Rafael Hortala-Vallve
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Ethnic Heterogeneity, District Magnitude, and the Number of Parties [PDF]
American Journal of Political Science, 1992 Recent events leading to the importation of democratic ideas and ideals by previously totalitarian states increase our interest in the ways in which electoral institutions influence party systems.
Ordeshook, Peter C., Shvetsova, Olga V.
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District magnitude and representation of the majority’s preferences—a reply and new perspectives [PDF]
Public Choice, 2012 We reply to the comment of John Carey and Simon Hix on our original contribution entitled “District Magnitude and Representation of the Majority’s Preferences: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Popular and Parliamentary Votes” in Public Choice 151:585–610 (2012). District magnitude does not necessarily affect deviations between political representatives
Marco Portmann +2 more
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THE MAGNITUDE AND PATTERN OF MALARIA IN DISTRICT KOHAT
Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2014 Background: Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease having a great potential to affect more people if neglected. This study was aimed to know the frequency of its various species, their burden with passage of time and magnitude with each month of ...
Aziz Marjan Khattak +3 more
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Centre party, district magnitude, and wage inequality in service economy
Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsThis paper aims to elucidate the variations in wage inequality within the service industry across different nations. Scholars have emphasised the pivotal role of policies designed to balance flexibility and job security in the service sector, crucial for
Jung Wook Son, Jong Hee Park
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Remembering One’s Representative: How District Magnitude and List Type Affect Candidate Recognition [PDF]
Political Studies, 2018 Brenda Van Coppenolle
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The ‘odd–even effect’: The link between the number of parties and district magnitude
European Journal of Political ResearchAbstract In electoral systems with districts that vary in magnitude, the number of seats to be filled in each district will be even or odd. We argue that such a variation has crucial political consequences, called the ‘odd–even effect’.
Ignacio Lago Peñas +1 more
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A Clarity Model of District Representation: District Magnitude and Pork Priorities [PDF]
Legislative Studies Quarterly, 2020 Carey and Shugart's important personal vote seeking model has long dominated literature on electoral rules and district representation. Empirical support for the model is somewhat mixed, however. We think one reason may be that its applicability depends on the type of district‐focused representation.
Mathias Wessel Tromborg +1 more
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Journal of Applied Geospatial Information, 2023 Pangandaran Regency has the potential for an earthquake disaster accompanied by a tsunami which occurred on July 17 2006 at 15.19 with a magnitude of 7.7, earthquake data from the USGS shows an earthquake of magnitude 5-9, there are 909 earthquake points
Parlindungan Harahap +2 more
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Assessing the Mechanical and Psychological Effects of District Magnitude [PDF]
Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 2015 District magnitude is a central aspect of the institutional context in PR elections, and it influences parties’ and voters’ strategies. The incentives for strategic behaviour are stronger in smaller districts, as only large parties are likely to be viable.
Lachat, Romain +2 more
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