Mixed-Member Electoral Systems The Best of Both Worlds?

• Main Authors: Shugart, Matthew, Wattenberg, Martin P
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press, Incorporated 2003
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Comparative government; Elections; Electoral behaviour; Electoral systems; Government; Proportional representation
• ISBN: 9780199240791; 0199240795
• DOI: 10.1093/019925768X.001.0001

Mixed-member electoral systems may well be the electoral reform of the 21st century. In the view of many electoral reformers, mixed systems offer the best of both the traditional British single-seat district system and PR systems. This book seeks to evaluate: why these systems have recently appealed...

Table of Contents:

• 22. The Consequences of Russia's Mixed-Member Electoral System -- IV: PROSPECTS FOR REFORM IN OTHER COUNTRIES -- 23. The United Kingdom Comes of Age: The British Electoral Reform "Revolution" of the 1990s -- 24. Electoral Rules and Electoral Reform in Canada -- 25. Conclusion: Are Mixed-Member Systems the Best of Both Worlds? -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- S -- T -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
• Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction: The Electoral Reform of the Twenty-First Century? -- I: PLACING MIXED-MEMBER SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD OF ELECTORAL SYSTEMS -- 1. Mixed-Member Electoral Systems: A Definition and Typology -- 2. "Extreme" Electoral Systems and the Appeal of the Mixed-Member Alternative -- II: ORIGINS OF MIXED-MEMBER SYSTEMS -- 3. Germany: The Mixed-Member System as a Political Compromise -- 4. Choosing MMP in New Zealand: Explaining the 1993 Electoral Reform -- 5. Reforming the Italian Electoral Law, 1993 -- 6. The Politics of Reform in Israel: How the Israeli Mixed System Came to Be -- 7. The Causes of Electoral Reform in Japan -- 8. The Sources of Electoral Reform in Venezuela -- 9. Electoral Reform in Bolivia: Origins of the Mixed-Member Proportional System -- 10. Reforming Electoral Systems in Mexico -- 11. Hedging Against Uncertainty: Regime Change and the Origins of Hungary's Mixed-Member System -- 12. Compromise Amidst Political Conflict: The Origins of Russia's Mixed-Member System -- III: CONSEQUENCES OF MIXED-MEMBER SYSTEMS -- 13. The Political Consequences of Germany's Mixed-Member System: Personalization at the Grass Roots? -- 14. An Initial Assessment of the Consequences of MMP in New Zealand -- 15. Mixed Electoral Rules, Partisan Realignment, and Party System Change in Italy -- 16. The Israeli Mixed Electoral System: Unexpected Reciprocal and Cumulative Consequences -- 17. The Consequences of Electoral Reform in Japan -- 18. The Legislative Consequences of MMP Electoral Rules in Venezuela -- 19. The Mixed-Member Proportional System and its Consequences in Bolivia -- 20. The Consequences of Mexico's Mixed-Member Electoral System, 1988-1997 -- 21. Evaluating Hungary's Mixed-Member Electoral System