Browsing by Subject "Elections"

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Fair representation and the concept of proportionality

Baker, John (Political Studies Association and Blackwell Publishing, 1996-09)

The idea of proportionality, which compares votes cast to seats won, is a common test of fair representation. But fair representation is a relation between electoral aims and electoral outcomes. The proportionality test ...
Voice of the diaspora : an analysis of migrant voting behaviour

Doyle, Orla ; Fidrmuc, Jan (University of Michigan Business School, William Davidson Institute, 2004-07)

This paper utilizes a unique dataset on votes cast by Czech and Polish migrants in their recent national elections to investigate the impact of institutional, political and economic characteristics on migrants’ voting ...