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A complete information index for measuring the proportionality of electoral systems

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A crucial property of an electoral system is the manner in which it translates a vote distribution into a pattern of representation. Measures of this property are important in assessing the relative merits of differing electoral systems. Galeotti proposes one useful index (Galeotti, G., 1994, On proportional non-representation, Public Choice, 80, 359-70). However, it is argued that this index is informationally incomplete. A complete information index is proposed and shown to perform better in an illustration using data from Sicilian provincial elections.

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  • Ram Mudambi, 1997. "A complete information index for measuring the proportionality of electoral systems," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(2), pages 101-104.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:4:y:1997:i:2:p:101-104
    DOI: 10.1080/758526704
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    2. Tom Van Puyenbroeck, 2008. "Proportional Representation, Gini Coefficients, and the Principle of Transfers," Journal of Theoretical Politics, , vol. 20(4), pages 498-526, October.
    3. Mudambi, Ram & Navarra, Pietro & Sobbrio, Giuseppe, 1999. "Changing the rules: political competition under plurality and proportionality," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 15(3), pages 547-567, September.

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