Disengaging voters: do plurality systems discourage the less knowledgeable from voting?
A number of studies have found that turnout tends to be lower under plurality rule than when some system of proportional representation is in place. Meanwhile, there is reason to believe that when turnout is lower, it is voters who are less knowledgeable about politics who are particularly less like...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2008
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