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Spurious majorities, electoral systems and electoral system change
Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, 2003Although there have been many analyses of the phenomenon of 'manufactured majorities', that is, those where a party wins a majority of seats on a minority of the popular vote, there has been much less analysis of situations where this party in fact comes in second in the popular vote.
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Electoral Systems in the Making
2019Most research on electoral systems deals with the effects of institutions on political representation. However, political parties design the electoral systems, and thereby navigate between self-interest and multiple, often nonreconcilable normative ideals.
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Abstract A “majoritarian turn” was identified by scholars of Asian electoral systems starting in the 1990s, based on the rise of mixed-member majoritarian electoral systems and more centripetal party competition. Beginning in the 2000s, the pendulum shifted, with more consensual approaches to democracy appearing. While maintaining the
Benjamin Reilly, Yuko Kasuya
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Benjamin Reilly, Yuko Kasuya
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1978
In Ancient Greece the population and area of each city state were small, and it was possible for all citizens to discuss and vote on public issues. This kind of direct democracy is still practised in three small Swiss cantons, whose citizens assemble once a year to decide various policies.
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In Ancient Greece the population and area of each city state were small, and it was possible for all citizens to discuss and vote on public issues. This kind of direct democracy is still practised in three small Swiss cantons, whose citizens assemble once a year to decide various policies.
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2006
An electoral system is a device for translating the votes won by candidates in elections into an authoritative outcome, such as seats in a Parliament. Free, fair and frequent elections are essential conditions for any functioning democracy. Determining the best way of translating votes into an election outcome is an exercise fraught with difficulty ...
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An electoral system is a device for translating the votes won by candidates in elections into an authoritative outcome, such as seats in a Parliament. Free, fair and frequent elections are essential conditions for any functioning democracy. Determining the best way of translating votes into an election outcome is an exercise fraught with difficulty ...
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Does the Electoral System Foster a Predominant Party System? Evidence from Turkey
Swiss Political Science Review, 2020André Kaiser +2 more
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Electoral Systems, Electoral Formulae and Italian Electoral Rules
2001Ram Mudambi +2 more
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