Delegation, Collective Action, and Political Parties

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Delegation, Collective Action, and Political
Parties

• Professor Matthew Shugart
• Policy-making Processes
• October 16, 2006

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Portugal and the United Kingdom electoral results
Each entry represents a political party in a
given country, with its percentage of votes and
seats.
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Example of British Ballot
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Example of a ballot from Portugal Parliamentary
Election
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United Kingdom Parliamentary
Constituencies2001
Source http//www.ukelect.co.uk/Homepage.htm
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Portugal electoral districts
http//www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/country_s
ites.html
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Netherlands
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India and Netherlands electoral results compared
Each entry represents a political party in a
given country, with its percentage of votes and
seats.
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India
Political map
http//www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/india-politi
cal-map.htm
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The electoral districts in the state of Uttar
Pradesh, India
Gen General Constituency SC Reserved for
Scheduled Castes ST Reserved for Scheduled
Tribes
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Example of an English electoral district
Midlands West
Source http//www.ukelect.co.uk/Homepage.htm
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Netherlands
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Australian Legislative ElectionOctober 9 2004
House of Representatives
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Australian Legislative ElectionOctober 9 2004
Senate
It is possible that some of these seat
allocations will change as counting continues.