How democratic is the UK’s ‘Westminster Plurality Rule’ electoral system?
Dunleavy, P.
(2016).
How democratic is the UK’s ‘Westminster Plurality Rule’ electoral system?
(2016).
How democratic is the UK’s ‘Westminster Plurality Rule’ electoral system?
As part of the 2017 Audit of UK Democracy, Patrick Dunleavy and DA staff examine a topic of foundational importance for any liberal democracy – how well does its electoral system (in this case the Westminster Plurality Rule, aka First Past the Post) convert votes into seats?