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 · Article · abstractTheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0637 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Party-list proportional representation · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“An analysis of 609 elections in 81 countries (1945–2006) found that low-magnitude multimember districts produce disproportionality almost on par with pure PR while limiting party-system fragmentation and producing simpler government coalitions.”
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Proportionality, Disproportionality and Electoral Systems
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