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TheorySource 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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