Electoral Bias and the Distribution of Party Voters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8963013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Graham Gudgin (corresponding author), Paul J Taylor (0000-0003-4346-6364), Peter J Taylor (0000-0002-9242-8658) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Issue | 63 |
| Pages | 53-53 |
| Publication date | 1974-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/621532 |
| OpenAlex | W2327539022 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 7 |
Electoral bias is defined as the difference between the proportion of votes a party receives in an election and the proportion of seats it obtains. The purpose of this paper is to explore this bias beyond the traditional cube law approach. Thus the character of political parties is related to various probability models which reflect different distributions of voter proportions among constituencies. The causes of electoral bias can be found in the shape of those proportion distributions, particularly in terms of their skewness. Finally these ideas are applied to empirical election results in Britain in the twentieth century and a developmental model of electoral bias is proposed
Distribution (mathematics · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Game Theory and Voting Systems · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 2009 (34) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |