Geographical representation under proportional representation : the cases of Israel and the Netherlands
Latner, M and McGann, A (2005) Geographical representation under proportional representation : the cases of Israel and the Netherlands. Electoral Studies, 24 (4). pp. 709-734. ISSN 0261-3794 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2005.02.007)
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It has frequently been argued that proportional representation leads to national politics with little or no regional representation. We examine this in the case of the two most extreme cases of proportional representation, Israel and the Netherlands. We find that actually there are very distinct patterns of geographical representation. Although central metropolitan areas are somewhat over-represented in the legislatures, so are the most peripheral regions. This is due to the fact that parties tend to choose representatives from the geographical regions where they expect to be electorally competitive. Furthermore, proportional representation does not necessarily lead to nationally competitive parties, as in Israel. We also consider the relationship between geographical and other aspects of descriptive representation, such as gender and ethnicity. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Item type: Article ID code: 44634 Dates: DateEventDecember 2005PublishedSubjects: Political Science Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Government and Public Policy > Politics Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 28 Aug 2013 14:13 Last modified: 14 Sep 2024 11:42 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/44634