Electoral system design : the new international IDEA handbook / Andrew Reynolds ... [et al.]
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- Reynolds, Andrew, 1967-
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- Stockholm : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, 2005
- ix, 223 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9185391182
- Series:
- Handbook series (International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance)
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- Machine derived contents note: 1. OVERVIEW
- Introduction 1
- How to Use this Handbook 3
- W hat Electoral Systems Are 5
- The Importance of Electoral Systems 5
- Electoral Systems and Party Systems 6
- Electoral Systems and Conflict M anagement 6
- Psychological and M echanical Effects 6
- The Importance of Context 7
- The Broader Democratic Framework 7
- Criteria for Design 9
- Providing Representation 9
- M aking Elections Accessible and M eaningful 10
- Providing Incentives for Conciliation 10
- Facilitating Stable and Efficient Government 11
- Holding the Government Accountable 12
- Holding Individual Representatives Accountable 12
- Encouraging Political Parties 12
- Promoting Legislative Opposition and Oversight 13
- M aking the Election Process Sustainable 14
- Taking Into Account 'International Standards' 14
- Conclusions 14
- The Process of Change 15
- W ho Designs? 15
- W hat are the M echanisms for Reform and Amendment? 20
- Advice on Debate and Dialogue 21
- Advice on Implementation 22
- Assessing the Impact of Change 23
- Trends in Electoral System Reform 23
- Design Components 25
- 2. THE W ORLD OF ELECTORA L SYSTEM S 27
- Plurality/M ajority Systems 28
- Proportional Representation Systems 29
- M ixed System s 29
- Other System s 29
- 3. T H E SY ST EM S A N D T H EIR C O N S EQ U EN C ES 35
- Plurality/M ajority System s 35
- W hat Plurality/M ajority System s Are 35
- First Past The Post (FPTP) 35
- Block Vote (BV) 44
- Party Block Vote (PBV) 47
- The Alternative Vote (AV) 47
- The Tw o-Round System (TRS) 52
- Proportional Representation System s 57
- W hat Proportional Representation Is 57
- List Proportional Representation (List PR) 60
- The Single Transferable Vote (STV) 71
- PR-Related Issues 77
- District M agnitude 77
- The Threshold 83
- Open, Closed and Free Lists 84
- Apparentem ent 90
- M ixed System s 90
- M ixed M em ber Proportional (M M P) 91
- Parallel System s 104
- Other Systems 112
- The Single Non-Transferable Vote (SNTV) 113
- The Lim ited Vote (LV) 117
- Borda Count (BC) 118
- Electoral System Tiers and Hybrid System s 118
- Considerations on Representation 1. 21
- Representation of W om en 121
- Representation of M inorities 122
- Com m unal Representation 123
- The Tim ing of Elections 124
- Rem ote Voting 124
- Turnout Issues 125
- Additional Issues Relevant to Post-conflict and Transitional Elections 126
- 4. ELECTORAL SYSTEMS, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS AND GOVERNANCE...129
- Ele cting a P resident 130
- First Past T he Post 130
- Tw o-Round System s 133
- Preferential Voting 135
- D istribution Requirem ents 137
- Electing an U pper House 138
- D ifferent Tiers of Governance 139
- Electing Supranational Bodies 139
- Electing Federal/State Assemblies and Autonomous Jurisdictions 144
- Electing Local A uthorities 144
- Electoral Systems and Political Parties 149
- D irect D em ocracy O ptions 150
- 5. COST AND ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS OF ELECTORAL SYSTEMS 153
- 6. ADVICE FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEM DESIGNERS 159
- Tables and Figures
- Table 1: Recent Changes to Electoral System s 24
- Table 2: Electoral Systems for National Legislatures 30
- Table 3: The Distribution of Electoral Systems across National Legislatures 31
- Table 4: Countries Using M M P System s 91
- Table 5: Countries Using Parallel System s 112
- Table 6: Variations on Proportional Representation 118
- Table 7: Five Electoral System Options: Advantages and Disadvantages 119
- Table 8: Potential Cost and Administrative Implications of 12 Electoral Systems 156
- Figure 1: The Electoral System Fam ilies 28
- Figure 2: Electoral System Families: Number of Countries 32
- Case Studies
- British Colum bia 17
- In d ia 3 9
- Papua New Guinea 50
- Kyrgyzstan 54
- South Africa 62
- Indonesia 66
- Republic of Ireland 72
- C h ile 7 8
- Brazil 86
- Lesotho 92
- M exico 96
- New Zealand 100
- Thailand 105
- Senegal 109
- Japan 114
- The European Parliam ent. 140
- China 145.
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- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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