<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>What is the best electoral system to increase the number of political parties represented in Parliament? This article answers the question using data from all the elections in Macedonia since 2002, and by making simulations of the results according to different electoral systems. In principle, we found that the electoral model that would bring most parties to the Macedonian Parliament is the Droop and Hare used in one electoral district. Moreover, the article answers the question how favourable different electoral systems are to larger/smaller parties. We find that the following is the order of electoral systems from most to least favourable for larger parties: Imperiali highest averages, D’Hondt, Sainte-Laguë, Largest remainders – Imperiali, Danish, Largest remainders – Droop, Largest remainders – Hare.</p></abstract>

What is the best electoral system to increase the number of political parties represented in Parliament? This article answers the question using data from all the elections in Macedonia since 2002, and by making simulations of the results according to different electoral systems. In principle, we found that the electoral model that would bring most parties to the Macedonian Parliament is the Droop and Hare used in one electoral district. Moreover, the article answers the question how favourable different electoral systems are to larger/smaller parties. We find that the following is the order of electoral systems from most to least favourable for larger parties: Imperiali highest averages, D’Hondt, Sainte-Laguë, Largest remainders – Imperiali, Danish, Largest remainders – Droop, Largest remainders – Hare.

Proportional Electoral Systems and Number of Parties in Parliament Evidence from Macedonia

Politics in Central Europe

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What is the best electoral system to increase the number of political parties represented in Parliament? This article answers the question using data from all...

Proportional Electoral Systems and Number of Parties in Parliament Evidence from Macedonia

Publié en ligne: 01 févr. 2020

Pages: 459 - 478

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2019-0025

Mots clés
proportional electoral systems, favourable to large, small parties, Macedonia

© 2019 Zhidas Daskalovski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Proportional Electoral Systems and Number of Parties in Parliament Evidence from Macedonia

Publié en ligne: 01 févr. 2020

Pages: 459 - 478

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2019-0025

Mots clésproportional electoral systems, favourable to large, small parties, Macedonia

© 2019 Zhidas Daskalovski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
proportional electoral systems, favourable to large, small parties, Macedonia