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Choosing an electoral system

By Simon Hix, Ron Johnston, Iain McLean and with Angela Cummine

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Year
2010
ISBN
978-0-85672-588-3
Number of pages
130

Summary

This report discusses the implications of different electoral systems for issues such as:

  • voter turn-out;
  • minority parties;
  • party politics;
  • proportionality;
  • and effective government.

Publication part of

Governance, Trust and Voice

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