Alternatywne ordynacje wyborcze. Przykład Australii i Irlandii
Alternative electoral laws. A case study of Australia and Ireland
Author(s): Michał UrbańczykSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Electoral systems
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: electoral system; electoral law; elections; parliament; AV; STV; voting alternative; single transferable vote; preferential voting; Ireland; Australia
Summary/Abstract: The essence of democracy is the rule of the sovereign, that is the nation, today understood as all of the state’s citizens. At present, the most common type of governance is representative democracy, exercised by representatives elected from the citizens themselves. Therefore, for the proper functioning of liberal democracy it is difficult to find a more important issue than the procedure for the election of those who govern us. The article presents two alternative electoral systems: an alternative voting system (AV) and the system of Single Transferable Vote (STV).
Journal: Opolskie Studia Administracyjno-Prawne
- Issue Year: XIV/2016
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 193-207
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Polish