Duverger's law
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attributed to Maurice Duverger, French sociologist who published on the subject in the 1950s and 1960s.
Proper noun[edit]
- (political science) The principle that plurality-rule elections (such as first past the post) structured within single-member districts tend to favour a two-party system, and that the double-ballot majority system and proportional representation tend to favor multipartyism.
- 2021 January 28, Michael Tomasky, “Why a Trump Third Party Would Be a Boon for Democrats”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- Out of that work emerged Duverger’s Law, which holds that single-member districts tend to produce two-party systems. […] And in the long run, the inexorable machinery of Duverger’s Law will ensure that the Patriot Party is folded back into the Republican Party.
Further reading[edit]
- Duverger's law on Wikipedia.Wikipedia