POLS-Y 107 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gwendoline Butler, Party System, Single Transferable Vote
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Carly minis: proportional representation- proportional representation is one of the major types of electoral systems and is found mostly in europe. The entire country is viewed as one district. The percentage of votes by the electorate for a particular party is the same percentage of seats that party will have in the legislature. The ballot represents parties rather than individuals running: electoral systems- there are two definitions used for electoral systems. Gwendoline butler suggests that electoral systems are used as a way to translate the popular vote into an elected assembly. Gary cox suggests that electoral systems are a set of party laws that regulate competition between and within parties. There is one candidate elected in every district. The ballot stresses individuals running rather than parties as a whole. The winner is the candidate who obtains the most votes: social cleavages- social cleavages are groups formed in a society due to consistent conflict within that society.
