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The Electoral Sweet Spot: Low-Magnitude Proportional Electoral Systems

John M. Carey; Simon Hix · American Journal of Political Science 55(2), 383–397 · 2011

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John M. Carey; Simon Hix

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TheoryComparative 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.