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For questions about political systems that use proportional representation. Proportional representation is where the electorate directly reflects the voters. (e.g. if 20% of voters vote for one party, that party will have 20% representation.)
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How do political parties maintain local representation within proportional representation sy...
Under proportional representation system, Members of Parliament are usually elected from relatively large, multi-member constituencies.
While this ensures proportionality in parliament, the tradeoff i …
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History of a single party winning majority of legislative seats under proportional represent...
A single political party winning majority of legislative seats is - in theory - very difficult under proportional representation system.
Examples I am aware:
Portugal 2022: The Socialist Party won 11 …
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Is it possible to implement electoral threshold in single-transferable vote (STV) system?
While electoral threshold is quite common within party-list PR system, I'm curious whether it is possible to implement something similar within single-transferable vote (STV) system.
The problem is of …
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In open-list systems, how do individual candidates promote themselves while being a team pla...
In open-list systems, political candidates are expected to promote their party platform while simultaneously advocate for a personal mandate so they can rise higher on the list.
This might create a di …
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How do authoritarian leaders emerge under a multi-party parliamentarian system?
I'm curious if there had been an authoritarian leader who rose to power from within a multi-party parliamentarian system?
To clarify the terminology:
Multi-Party System: A political system where it i …
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How did Denmark manage to create multiple strong and enduring political parties despite havi...
The current Folketing (Danish Parliament) has a 2% electoral threshold for its levelling seats. This means that any party that has received 2% of the national vote share can get into the Parliament.
U …
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How do party-list systems accommodate independent candidates?
I'm curious if there are countries that use party-list system while also allowing independent candidates to run?
Logistically, what would the implementation look like? Do the independent candidates fo …
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Does Ireland's single-transferable vote (STV) system weaken party discipline?
Ireland uses single-transferable vote (STV) for pretty much all elections.
I wonder if this voting system weakens party discipline, since candidates with strong local brand can theoretically quit the …
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In open-list voting systems, how do political parties ensure their leaders (and key figures)...
In open-list voting systems, voters are free to select any candidate they prefer on the party list.
The number of votes each candidate receives determines their rank within the list, and the higher th …
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How are levelling seats allocated in Scandinavian elections?
In Scandinavian countries such as Denmark and Sweden, their parliaments tend to be comprised of district seats (allocated based on vote count within the district) and levelling seats (allocated based …
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If an election uses proportional representation + levelling seats, is it possible to produce...
When we talk about overhang seats, we tend to think of countries like Germany which uses MPP (Mixed-Member Proportional Representation) and levelling seats.
But I want to focus on countries that use …
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