La desigualdad en el sistema electoral espanol y el premio a la localizacion del voto

In: Revista española de ciencia política, Heft 32

Abstract

The Spanish electoral system is sufficiently heterogeneous in that inequality between relevant regions in the study yields political consequences. We propose the distinction of three subsystems election and find that they have different effects on the party system, in terms of fragmentation and proportionality. Moreover, inequality in the size of constituencies induces most differentiated awards, while inequality in the apportionment of seats also induces distinct overrepresentation awards. Both factors accumulate in the prize location of the votes which translates into a conservative partisan bias. Adapted from the source document.