Electoral Systems in Divided Societies

• Auteur principal: V. Lal, Brij (auth)
• Autres auteurs: Larmour, Peter (auth)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: Canberra ANU Press 2012
• Sujets: Elections & referenda; politics; elections; fiji; Fijians; First-past-the-post voting; Instant-runoff voting; Mauritius; Melanesia; Multiracial; Proportional representation
• Accès en ligne: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Résumé

Elections can increase tension in ethnically divided societies, like Fiji. The way constituencies are drawn and votes counted can also affect the result. First-past-the post can deliver lopsided results, while proportional representation may give excessive influence to small, fringe parties. Fiji's Constitution Review Commission believed a system of alternative voting in ethnically mixed constituencies would encourage politicians, and parties, to take into account the interests of other ethnic groups. This book assesses their recommendations, looks at alternatives, and considers how they might work in Fiji.

ISBN

OAPEN_459888

Accès

Open Access