POLI 212 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Unimodality, Cantons Of Switzerland, 2-Step Garage
9 Apr 2018
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Electoral systems and referenda (jan 23, 25) 3: the most specific manipulative instrument of politics : electoral systems and how. Democracies vary greatly in vote importance based on how the votes are grouped to decide the outcome of elections: i. e. Winner-take-all with single ballot: great britain (and us) Party list proportional representation: each party receives a certain number of parliamentary seats in proportion to its share of the total number of votes (%vote/all votes= %seats/all seats) Pr in general has been noted to greatly encourage voter turnout. Voters vote on a list of parties and candidates their choices. 1st step: total votes per party counted and each party awarded resulting number of seats. 2nd step: each party counts total votes per each candidate and candidates with most votes get the seats (but means party has control over behavior of part members) Party list: the list created by party exec.
