The Electoral Sweet Spot: Low-Magnitude Proportional Electoral Systems
John M. Carey,Simon Hix — The Electoral Sweet Spot: Low-Magnitude Proportional Electoral Systems (2011)John M. Carey; Simon Hix · 2011 · ArticleTheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0189 · as of 2026-10-23 · about: Single transferable vote (STV) · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Comparative analysis finds that proportional systems with small district magnitudes, a category that includes Irish-style STV, can combine reasonably proportional outcomes with limited party fragmentation and local accountability.”
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A Treatise on the Election of Representatives, Parliamentary and Municipal
Considerations on Representative Government
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