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Voting Methods In Single-Member Districts And Their Properties

Marek Kaminski

2015

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DOI: 10.7206/DEC.1733-0092.48

https:/doi.org/10.7206/DEC.1733-0092.48

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The paper starts with the defi nitions of fi ve major voting methods that can be applied in single-member districts. Then the political consequences of single-member districts are discussed. The special attention is paid to those consequences that are considered negative and to potential ways of neutralizing them. The next section compares selected subtle effects of using simple majority rule versus alternative vote. The fi nal section reviews methods that mix proportional representation and majoritarian components.

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Effect of Electoral System on Party System in Post−Communist Countries

Wojciech Rafałowski

2010

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The way in which an electoral system influences the party system is a salient topic discussed in political science and social choice theory. Researches in post-communist countries have so far usually been analyses of the isolated cases of the elections. Here all free parliamentary elections in this region are examined. It allows measuring the total effect of the electoral system on the party system. It was found that the consequences of some electoral institutions are different than observed in old democracies: single-member districts with majority rule may cause considerable parliament fragmentation and the consequences of mixed systems are heterogeneous and depending on their inner mechanics. It was also found that the form of the party system depends to a greater degree on the properties of the political scene than on the electoral system.

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Collective and Individual Decisions

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