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How proportional are the ‘British AMS’ systems?

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: This article explores the performance of the additional member systems of proportional representation introduced in the UK for elections to the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales and the Greater London Assembly. It sets out the key features of these systems and examines how they have fared in terms of delivering (more) proportional results, using a range of measures of deviation from proportionality. On all measures the British AMS systems have relatively high levels of deviation from proportionality, but still rather less than the plurality system still used for Westminster.

Source: Representation

DOI: 10.1080/00344890408523280

Authors: Patrick Dunleavy, Helen Margetts

Institutions: London School of Economics and Political Science, University College London

Language: English

Topic: Electoral Systems and Political Participation

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2041893372

FWCI: 2.141

Cites: 13

Cited by: 5

Related to: 10