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Electoral Laws

Electoral Laws. and the party systems they make. UK Paper Ballot. FL – Butterfly Ballot. Michigan Optical Ballot. Welsh Constituency Ballot. Indian Ballot. Welsh List Ballot. NZ Ballot. German Dual Ballot. Duverger’s Law operates at the district level. UK 1945-97. Charter 88.

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Electoral Laws

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  1. Electoral Laws and the party systems they make

  2. UK Paper Ballot

  3. FL – Butterfly Ballot

  4. Michigan Optical Ballot

  5. Welsh Constituency Ballot

  6. Indian Ballot

  7. Welsh List Ballot

  8. NZ Ballot

  9. German Dual Ballot

  10. Duverger’s Law operates at the district level

  11. UK 1945-97

  12. Charter 88

  13. Spanish Elections (PR)

  14. Effective No. Parties

  15. France V Results

  16. German Results

  17. Regional (Sectional) Parties • USA: Dixiecrats • India: Telegu Desam, AIADMK, DMK, Shiv Sena • UK: SNP, Plaid Cymru, Democratic Unionist, Sinn Fein • France: Alsace d’abord, Union démocratique bretonne, Ligue savoisienne, Unione naziunale • Canada: Bloc québécois

  18. Canada – 2004

  19. Canada - 2000

  20. Goals • Stability • Choice • Equal weighting of votes • Legislature should represent actual distribution of opinion • Government should represent actual distribution of opinion • Elected officials ought to have a connection to a constituency

  21. Electoral Disproportionality

  22. Cabinet Durability

  23. Instability

  24. Allocating Seats • SMDP & SMDM are easy! • Borda count (example of use in Baseball) • Single Transferable Vote (STV) • Single Non-Transferable Vote (SNTV) • Instant Runoff (IRV) • D’Hondt method • Sainte-Laguë method

  25. Australian Ballot

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