Book contents
- Votes from Seats
- Votes from Seats
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction: How Electoral Systems Matter – for Politics and for the Scientific Study Thereof
- Part I Rules, Tools, and Context
- 2 Components of Simple Electoral Systems
- 3 Components of Complex and Composite Electoral Systems
- 4 The Number of Parties and Proportionality – Two Key Tools for Analysis
- 5 Examples of Electoral Systems: Nationwide PR in Israel and FPTP in Trinidad and Tobago, and India
- 6 Examples of Electoral Systems: Districted PR and List Type in Finland, Portugal, and Elsewhere
- Part II The Interparty Dimension of Assembly Politics: The Seat Product Model
- Part III Bringing the President In
- Part IV The Intraparty Dimension of Representation
- Part V What Can We Expect from Models of Electoral Systems?
- 17 Conclusion: Substance and Method
- References
- Index
3 - Components of Complex and Composite Electoral Systems
from Part I - Rules, Tools, and Context
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 October 2017
- Votes from Seats
- Votes from Seats
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction: How Electoral Systems Matter – for Politics and for the Scientific Study Thereof
- Part I Rules, Tools, and Context
- 2 Components of Simple Electoral Systems
- 3 Components of Complex and Composite Electoral Systems
- 4 The Number of Parties and Proportionality – Two Key Tools for Analysis
- 5 Examples of Electoral Systems: Nationwide PR in Israel and FPTP in Trinidad and Tobago, and India
- 6 Examples of Electoral Systems: Districted PR and List Type in Finland, Portugal, and Elsewhere
- Part II The Interparty Dimension of Assembly Politics: The Seat Product Model
- Part III Bringing the President In
- Part IV The Intraparty Dimension of Representation
- Part V What Can We Expect from Models of Electoral Systems?
- 17 Conclusion: Substance and Method
- References
- Index
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- Votes from SeatsLogical Models of Electoral Systems, pp. 25 - 40Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017