Ch 12: Elections and Electoral Systems

Government 1313 with Anderson at Cornell University

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Principles Of Comparative Politics
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district magnitude

# of reps elected in a district

majoritarian electoral systems

majority wins. SMDP, AV, TRS, SV, BV, PBV, SNTV, Borda Count

SMDP

single-member district plurality: individuals cast a single vote for a candidate in a single-member district

alternative voting: voters rank order in single-member districts. majority of 1st pref votes wins. eliminated candidates' votes are reallocated until majority

full preferential vs. optional preferential AV

ranking all candidates vs. ranking some

TRS

two-round system: in 1st round, candidates are guaranteed to 2nd round with certain # of 1st pref votes. most votes in 2nd round wins

supplementary vote: single member districts, voters rank 1-2 candidates. abs majority of 1st pref votes wins. if no abs majority, 2nd pref votes from eliminated candidates are reallocated to top 2 candidates

SNTV

single nontransferable vote: multimember district, voters cast a single candidate centered vote

block vote: multimember districts: voters have as many votes as there are seats

PBV

party block vote: voters cast a single party vote. one party wins all district seats. encourages minority representation.

proportional representation: multimember districts, a quota or divisor based electoral system. goal to produce proportional outcomes

List PR

each party presents a list of candidates. party receives seats in proportion to overall share of votes

quota

# of votes that guarantees a seat

electoral tier

level at which votes are translated into seats. lowest tier = constituency, high tier = regional or national level

electoral threshold

minimum % of votes a party must win to gain representation. Legally imposed (formal threshold) or mathematically imposed (natural threshold)

apparentment

a provision in list PR system that allows 2+ parties to agree to combine their votes for the purposes of seat allocation. helps nonextremist parties prevent extremist parties from representation.

closed party list vs. open party list

order of candidates determined by party itself vs. voters choosing preferred party and candidates

free party list

voters can allocate multiple votes w/in a single party or across different party lists

panachage

split voting, ability to vote for candidates across party lists

cumulation

ability to give multiple votes to one candidate

mixed electoral system

voters elect reps through two different systems, one majoritarian and one proportional

independent mixed ES

application of an electoral formula does not depend on outcome produced by the majoritarian formula

dependent mixed ES

application of proportion formula is dependent on dist of seats or votes produced by majoritarian formula

About this deck

By: Misty Miglorin
Textbook:

Principles Of Comparative Politics
Created: 2011-05-11
Size: 23 flashcards
Views: 101

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