Does a Least-Preferred Candidate Win a Seat? A Comparison of Three Electoral Systems

Does a Least-Preferred Candidate Win a Seat? A Comparison of Three Electoral Systems

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In this paper, the differences between two variations of proportional representation (PR), open-list PR and closed-list PR, are analyzed in terms of their ability to accurately reflect voter preference.The single nontransferable vote (SNTV) is also included in the comparison locinox verticlose 2 as a benchmark.We construct a model of voting equilibria with a candidate who is least preferred by voters in the sense that replacing the least-preferred candidate in the set of winners with any loser is Pareto improving, and our focus is on whether the least-preferred candidate wins under each electoral system.

We demonstrate that the wuh721414ale6l1 least-preferred candidate never wins under the SNTV, but can win under open-list PR, although this is less likely than winning under closed-list PR.