The Westminster ‘plurality rule’ electoral system

Patrick DUNLEAVY

doi:10.31389/book1.b

The Westminster ‘plurality rule’ electoral system

Patrick DUNLEAVY

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Patrick Dunleavy examines a topic of foundational importance for any liberal democracy– how well does the electoral system (in this case the Westminster plurality rule, aka ‘first-past-the-post’) convert votes into seats? A sudden growth in two-party support in 2017 allowed the UK’s ancient voting system to work far more proportionately. But is this outcome a one-off blip, or the start of a new long-term trend?

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The UK's Changing Democracy
Subtitle of host publication	The 2018 Democratic Audit
Place of Publication	London, UK
Publisher	LSE Press
Chapter	2.1
Pages	45-55
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781909890466, 9781909890473, 9781909890480
ISBN (Print)	9781909890442
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.31389/book1.b
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes

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