English Explanatory Dictionary

Duverger's law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The principle that plurality-rule elections (such as first past the post) structured within single-member districts tend to favour a two-party system, and that the double-ballot majority system and proportional representation tend to favor multipartyism.

Word forms

Duverger's law

Etymology

Attributed to Maurice Duverger, French sociologist who published on the subject in the 1950s and 1960s.

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