Exploring Suitable Electoral Systems for Promotion of Women’s Representation in Tanzania and Rwanda
African Studies Quarterly, 2022 This article explores suitable electoral system(s) for the promotion of women’s representation in the Tanzania and Rwanda from a legal standpoint. The scrutiny of international law finds an absence of legal guidance on the favorable electoral system for ...
Victoria Melkisedeck Lihiru
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Minor parties and independents in times of change: Scottish local elections 1974 to 2007 [PDF]
, 1978 This article explores the electoral performance of minor party and Independent candidates in Scottish local elections from 1974 to 2007. This is a period which began with a major restructuring of local government and ended with a change in the electoral ...
BROWNE, RE +7 more
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Does the Electoral System Foster a Predominant Party System? Evidence from Turkey
, 2020 This paper discusses the role of the electoral system in making the Justice and Development Party (AKP) dominant. Drawing on Sartori’s framework, we first clarify the concept of a predominant party system.
D. Arslantaş +2 more
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A Framework to Make Voting System Transparent Using Blockchain Technology
IEEE Access, 2022 A widespread mistrust towards the traditional voting system has made democratic voting in any country very critical. People have seen their fundamental rights being violated. Other digital voting systems have been challenged due to a lack of transparency.
Muhammad Shoaib Farooq +2 more
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Implementation of the Quota System in the Regional Assembly Elections: the Analysis of Electoral Results in the Context of Women’s Epresentation on Electoral Lists [PDF]
, 2018 The following article concerns selected aspects of the implementation of the quota system in elections to the regional assemblies (Sejmik wojewódzki) in Poland.
Cichosz, Marzena, Tomczak, Łukasz
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Electoral Politics in Taiwan: 2008–2012
Studia z Polityki Publicznej, 2016 This paper conducts an analysis of the implementation of the new electoral system (single-district, two-votes system) in practice in 2008. It is focused on the research of two aspects: first, the voter’s awareness of the new electoral system; second, the
Chiung-chu Lin
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Using geoinformation tools for redistricting: Slovenian experiences [PDF]
Geographica Pannonica, 2021 Electoral districts are an important component of the electoral system, as they have a significant impact on election results. Due to the uneven spatial distribution of electoral support political parties receive, district magnitude and the geography of ...
Rogelj Boštjan, Krevs Marko
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Rational choice meets the new politics: choosing the Scottish Parliament’s electoral system [PDF]
, 2003 Although there has been extensive research about electoral system choice at the national level, we know relatively little about the dynamics of deciding the rules of the game for sub-state institutions.
Alan Convery +22 more
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Electoral system reviews in New Zealand, Britain and Canada: a critical comparison [PDF]
, 2007 This article compares the use of people outside government to consider electoral reform in three countries using the single-member plurality electoral system.
Milner, Thomas Carl Lundberg
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Japanese Journal of Political Science, 2018 Political parties’ behavior in coalition formation is commonly explained by their policy-, vote-, and office-seeking incentives. From these perspectives, the 20-year partnership of Japan's ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its ...
Adam P. Liff, Ko Maeda
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