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manufactured majority: a standalone construct

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manufacturedmajority1 CONSTRUCTManufactured majorityRAE · COMPARATIVE POLITICS

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Comparative politics

a legislative seat majority won by a party that received less than half of the votes, produced by the disproportional working of the electoral system.

In comparative politics, manufactured majority refers to a legislative seat majority won by a party that received less than half of the votes, produced by the disproportional working of the electoral system. This meaning comes from Rae (1967) in The political consequences of electoral laws.[1]

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References

  1. Rae, D. W. (1967). The political consequences of electoral laws. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300015171

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