Introduction to Electoral Systems

Gallagher, Michael; Mitchell, Paul

doi:10.1093/0199257566.003.0001

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“…This is a phrase by M. Gallagher and Paul Mitchell and it is more than true. Electoral systems constitute the manifestation of indirect democracies 9 and are able to highly increase the level of voters' satisfaction. Democracy consists of the composition of pluralism, which would lead to further development of societies.…”

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Towards a New Electoral System

Ioannidis¹,

Koutsouradi²

2018

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Under the present electoral system every citizen is entitled to voting for only one political party. However, pluralism is a cornerstone notion for democracies and consequently, when voters are entitled to voting for more than one political party, their option tends to extend on the grounds that they are provided with the capability of expressing their opinion holistically and are not confined to a single option. Such a method could be a point system, where each voter possesses a sum of points which are distributed in accordance with the voter's preferences. Consequently, this electoral system could be named "Preference-Point-Based Electoral System" (henceforth PPBES) and it should be noted that current developed would facilitate the existence of the aforementioned electoral system. The present paper aims at presenting a new electoral system, where voters are entitled to multiple options voting for.

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Towards a New Electoral System

Ioannidis¹,

Koutsouradi²

2018

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“…However, as Gallagher and Mitchell (2005a) and Klingemann and Wessels (2001) argue, the electoral system can influence the orientation political actors take to their roles as representatives. 2 Nothing suggests that female politicians' understandings of their representation of women would escape such an influence.…”

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Electoral Systems and Substantive Representation of Women: A Comparison of Australia, Canada and New Zealand

Tremblay¹

2007

Commonwealth & Comparative Politics

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The primary objective of this study is to assess the psychological effects of the voting systems on the substantive representation of women. The central hypothesis is that voting systems influence the perception that female politicians have of their role as political representatives of women and, in particular, that women elected by PR systems are more likely than those elected by majority systems to feel they have a responsibility to represent women. Interviews conducted with 110 female MPs in Australia, Canada and New Zealand between 2001 and 2004-5 do not support this assumption. The conclusion explores how the concept of surrogate representation may improve our understanding of the psychological effects of the voting system on the substantive representation of women.

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“…The French term ''apparentement'' is also used in English, seeGallagher and Mitchell (2005), p. 631.…”

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