The Extent of the Population Paradox in the Hungarian Electoral System
Posted: 27 Sep 2007
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The Extent of the Population Paradox in the Hungarian Electoral System
Number of pages: 7
Posted: 01 Feb 2007
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Abstract
The Hungarian mixed-member electoral system, adopted in 1989, is one of the world's most complicated electoral systems, and, as this paper demonstrates, it suffers from the "population paradox." In particular, the governing coalition may lose as many as 8 seats either by getting more votes or by the opposition obtaining fewer votes on each territorial list.
Keywords: Population paradox, Hungary, Electoral systems, Mixed systems
JEL Classification: D72
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Tasnadi, Attila, The Extent of the Population Paradox in the Hungarian Electoral System. Public Choice, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1017575
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