Electoral systems in divided societies
The Fiji constitution
Edited by: Brij V. Lal, Peter LarmourPlease read Conditions of use before downloading the formats.
Description
Elections can increase tension in ethnically divided societies, like Fiji. The way constituencies are drawn and votes counted can also affect the result. First-past-the post can deliver lopsided results, while proportional representation may give excessive influence to small, fringe parties. Fiji’s Constitution Review Commission believed a system of alternative voting in ethnically mixed constituencies would encourage politicians, and parties, to take into account the interests of other ethnic groups. This book assesses their recommendations, looks at alternatives, and considers how they might work in Fiji.
Details
- ISBN (print):
- 9781922144508
- ISBN (online):
- 9781922144515
- Publication date:
- Dec 2012
- Note:
- First published by Asia Pacific Press
- Imprint:
- ANU Press
- DOI:
- http://doi.org/10.22459/ESDS.12.2012
- Disciplines:
- Social Sciences: Politics & International Studies
- Countries:
- Pacific: Fiji
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- Preliminary (PDF, 417KB)
- Contributors (PDF, 42KB)
- Abbreviations (PDF, 28KB)
- Map: The Republic of the Fiji Islands (PDF, 125KB)
- Introduction (PDF, 901KB) – Peter Larmour
- Encouraging electoral accommodation in divided societies (PDF, 821KB) – Donald L. Horowitz doi
- Fiji Constitution Review Commission recommendations for a new electoral system for Fiji (PDF, 1.7MB) – Brij V. Lal doi
- Constitutional engineering and the alternative vote in Fiji: An assessment (PDF, 1.2MB) – Ben Reilly doi
- Fiji’s proposed new voting system: A critique with counter-proposals (PDF, 2.0MB) – D.G.Arms doi
- Party cooperation and the electoral system in Mauritius (PDF, 551KB) – Raj Mathur doi
- The recommendations on the electoral system: The contribution of the Fiji Constitution Review (PDF, 678KB) – Yash Ghai doi
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