Switzerland
Introducing Proportional Representation from Below
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23148643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Georg Lutz (0000-0001-5851-2955, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Pages | 279-293 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Handbook of Electoral System Choice (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9780230522749_15 |
| OpenAlex | W2494489532 |
| ISBN | 9780230522749 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 1 |
Proportional representation (PR) was introduced in Switzerland at the end of the First World War in 1918, through a popular vote. Earlier attempts in parliament to introduce such a type of electoral rules had been unsuccessful, and two popular votes in 1900 and 1910 also failed. The introduction of proportional representation in Switzerland largely follows a general pattern to the introduction of proportional representation elsewhere. With industrialization and population growth, social problems increased and social democrat parties grew stronger. The socialist party formed an electoral reform alliance with the other large opposition party, the catholic-conservative party. In 1918, when the social democrats, together with the catholic-conservative party, were strong enough to end the almost 70-year long dominance of the radical democratic party, proportional representation was finally introduced. However, the Swiss case has some particularities.KeywordsElectoral SystemVote ShareProportional RepresentationSocial DemocratOpposition PartiThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Alliance · Democracy · Dominance (genetics) · Lower house · Opposition (politics) · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Proportional representation · Representation (politics) · Social democracy · Sociology · Demography · European Political History Analysis · Law
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2018 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |