POL 501 Lecture 7: Lecture 7

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POL 501
• Professor: Miriam Anderson

Document Summary

Plurality-majority: vote for a single candidate, one candidate/district, pressure to choose single mainstream candidate. Proportional representation: vote for list of candidates, multiple candidates/district, pressure to choose diverse range of candidates. Want candidates likely to win: incumbents, history of party participation, highly visible in community. Women"s parties limited electoral success effects on other political parties and women"s rights: fewer female candidates e. g. women of russia, expansion of women elite and the adoption of gender quotas e. g. lithuania. % of women candidates greater than representatives voters parties (decide where candidates run: plural-majority (which ridings, pr (position on list) Quotas some quotas prior to 1990 after 1990s increased adoption of quotas (22 countries during 1990s adopted quotas) by 2005, over 100 countries adopted some forms of quots. Types of quotas candidate (avg 23% women) party (avg 23%: adopted by individual parties reserved seat no quota (avg. Factors that matter threshold for representation quota type.