Tactical coordination in plurality electoral systems

Simple plurality election systems (commonly known as 'First-Past-The-Post') are often associated with the dominance of two political parties. Such systems tend to reward leading parties with too many seats (known as the 'mechanical' effect) and provoke tactical voting, where vote...

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Main Authors: Myatt, D, Fisher, S
Format: Working paper
Published: University of Oxford 2002