{"product_id":"from-votes-to-seats-the-operation-of-the-uk-electoral-system-since-1945-9780719058523","title":"From Votes to Seats The Operation of the UK","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the use of diagrams this work examines the non-partisan processes involved in defining new constituencies, in detail, illustrating how they operate and stresses the important role of tactical voting in the production of recent election results.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"'I have no doubt that this is an important contribution to knowledge and to the debate about electoral reform.' Graham Thomas, University of Reading\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. From votes to seats - disproportionality, seats, votes, ratios and vote types\u003cbr\u003e2. Biases between the two main parties\u003cbr\u003e3. Bias and The Boundary Commissions\u003cbr\u003e4. Variations in turnout and their impact on the outcome\u003cbr\u003e5. Wasted and surplus votes - campaigning and increased vote effectiveness\u003cbr\u003e6. Tactical voting - increasing vote effectiveness even more\u003cbr\u003e7. Towards reform\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037290692951,"sku":"9780719058523","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-votes-to-seats-the-operation-of-the-uk-electoral-system-since-1945-9780719058523","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}