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seats-votes curve: a standalone construct

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Political science

the relationship between a party's share of votes and its share of legislative seats, including how many seats change per change in votes.

In political science, seats-votes curve refers to the relationship between a party's share of votes and its share of legislative seats, including how many seats change per change in votes. This meaning comes from Tufte (1973) in American Political Science Review.[1]

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References

Tufte, E. R. (1973). The Relationship between Seats and Votes in Two-Party Systems. American Political Science Review, 67(2), 540-554. https://doi.org/10.2307/1958782

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