Mixed-member electoral systems,best loser rules,and the descriptive representation of women |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Louisiana State University, USA;2. University of Denver, USA;3. University of Tsukuba, Japan;1. Department of Political Science, 1000 Faner Drive, Room 3165, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-4501, United States;2. Texas Tech University, Department of Political Science, Box 41015, Lubbock, TX 79409-1014, United States;1. Department of Politics and International Relations, Royak Holloway University of London, UK;2. School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London, UK;1. ISCTE - IUL (Lisbon University Institute), Department of Political Science & Public Policies and Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-IUL), Avenida das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal;2. Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon (ICS-ULisbon) and Portuguese Institute of International Relations, New University of Lisbon (IPRI-NOVA), ICS-ULisbon, Avenida Professor Aníbal Bettencourt 9, 1600-189 Lisbon, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | Proportional representation (PR) electoral systems are commonly considered more advantageous for the election of women compared to majoritarian electoral systems. In mixed electoral systems, female candidates are often more likely to be elected through the PR tier compared to women running in single-member district races. While most mixed systems employ a closed-list, a number of legislatures use a best loser provision whereby losing district candidates are ordered on the PR list based on their performance in single-member districts. This paper examines the extent to which best loser laws impact the election of women using candidate data from sub-national legislatures in Mexico and Germany and Japan's House of Representatives. We find the contamination of PR lists by single-member district results reduces the advantage women candidates have in the PR tier. Best loser limits the ability of political parties to use PR to represent groups underrepresented in single-member district elections. |
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