Variable: Proportional Representation

QoG Code: (gtm_pr)


Dataset: Centripetal Democratic Governance

Description:

The centripetal theory of democratic governance emphasizes the following three features of an electoral system: (a) district magnitude (M), (b) seat allocation rules (majoritarian or proportional), and (c) candidate selection rules. The centripetal ideal type is defined by M>1, proportional seat allocation rules, and party-controlled candidate selection. This is the closed-list-PR electoral system. Other systems are ranked lower in this coding according to their deviation from this ideal type. Thus, the coding for the list-PR variable is as follows:

  1. Majoritarian or Preferential-vote.
  2. Mixed-member majority or Block vote.
  3. Closed-list-PR.

Type of variable: Categorical

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-11-24
Last updated by source: 2008-06-12


Categories:

Political Parties and Elections


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OECD Time-series - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard time-series: 168
OECD time-series: 40


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This variable has information from the year 1946 to the year 2002