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Elections in Australia, Ireland, and Malta under the Single Transferable Vote: Reflections on an Embedded Institution
Shaun Bowler and Bernard Grofman, Editors
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The Single Transferable Vote, or STV, is often seen in very positive terms by electoral reformers, yet relatively little is known about its actual workings beyond one or two specific settings. This book gathers leading experts on STV from around the world to discuss the examples they know best, and represents the first systematic cross-national study of STV. Furthermore, the contributors collectively build an understanding of electoral systems as institutions embedded within a wider social and political context, and begins to explain the gap between analytical models and the actual practice of elections in Australia, Ireland, and Malta. Rather than seeing electoral institutions in purely mechanical terms, the collection of essays in this volume shows that the effects of electoral system may be contingent rather than automatic. On the basis of solid empirical evidence, the volume argues that the same political system can, in fact, have quite different effects under different conditions.
Contributors to the volume are Shaun Bowler, David Farrell, Michael Gallagher, Bernard Grofman, Wolfgang Hirczy, Colin Hughes, J. Paul Johnston, Michael Laver, Malcom Mackerras, Michael Maley, Michael Marsh, Ian McAllister, and Ben Reilly.
Shaun Bowler is Professor of Political Science, University of California, Riverside. Bernard Grofman is Professor of Political Science, University of California, Irvine.
Contributors to the volume are Shaun Bowler, David Farrell, Michael Gallagher, Bernard Grofman, Wolfgang Hirczy, Colin Hughes, J. Paul Johnston, Michael Laver, Malcom Mackerras, Michael Maley, Michael Marsh, Ian McAllister, and Ben Reilly.
Shaun Bowler is Professor of Political Science, University of California, Riverside. Bernard Grofman is Professor of Political Science, University of California, Irvine.
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Title
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Copyright
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction: STV as an Embedded Institution
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Overview: Preferential Electoral Systems
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Through a Glass Darkly: Understanding the World of STV
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The Single Transferable Vote and the Alternative Vote Compared
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A Sophisticated Voter Model of Preferential Electoral Systems
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STV in Ireland
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The (Relatively) Victorious Incumbent under PR-STV: Legislative Turnover in Ireland and Malta
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Candidate Centered but Party Wrapped: Campaigning in Ireland under STV
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STV and the Politics of Coalition
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STV in Australia, Malta, and Canada
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STV in Australia
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Malta: STV in a Two-Party System
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Learning History’s Lessons Anew: The Use of STV in Canadian Municipal Elections
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A Comparison of Improved STV Methods
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Conclusion: STV’s Place in the Family of Electoral Systems
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References
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Contributors
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Index
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Published: 2000
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
- 978-0-472-02681-4 (ebook)
- 978-0-472-11159-6 (hardcover)