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MALAPPORTIONMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
CONT

Electoral districts that vary greatly in population (a condition referred to as "malapportionment") violate a central tenet of democracy ...

Key term(s)
  • electoral malapportionment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
CONT

Un découpage électoral inégal : en d’autres termes, des différences excessives en ce qui concerne l’importance des circonscriptions (c’est-à-dire le rapport entre le nombre de représentants élus et le nombre d’électeurs (ou, plus généralement, le nombre d’habitants/de citoyens) pour chaque circonscription [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
DEF

Desigualdad en la división de la población de electores dentro de un estado o territorio.

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