Electoral systems, party systems and stability in New Zealand

In 1996 New Zealand changed its electoral system from single-member-district plurality to a form of proportional representation known as MMP. One of the most persistent theories in political science posits that plurality systems produce two dominant parties, which in turn leads to stable single part...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Church, Stephen
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Political Science 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4680