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district magnitude: a standalone construct

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Electoral studies

the number of seats allocated in an electoral district, a main determinant of how proportional an electoral system's results are.

In electoral studies, district magnitude refers to the number of seats allocated in an electoral district, a main determinant of how proportional an electoral system's results are. This meaning comes from Taagepera (1989) in Seats and votes.[1]

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References

Taagepera, R. (1989). Seats and votes. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300050776

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