Dr Elisabeth Carter is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Keele University, UK. Her research focuses on electoral systems, party systems and party competition, and political parties, particularly those of the extreme right.Professor David Farrell MRIA, holds the Chair of Politics at University College Dublin. A specialist in the study of representation, electoral systems and parties, his recent books include: The Oxford Handbook of Irish Politics (Oxford University Press, 2021), and Deliberative Mini-Publics: Core Design Features (Bristol University Press, 2021).Dr Gemma Loomes is Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Keele University, UK. Her research focuses on political parties, party competition, and party systems.

This textbook will undoubtedly be of use for anyone seeking to understand the complex world of electoral systems. It deals clearly and knowledgeably with the most important topics in the field of electoral rules.

• 1.The Study of Electoral Systems2.The Single Member Plurality System and its Cousins3.Majority Electoral Systems: Two-Round Systems and the Alternative Vote4.The List Systems of Proportional Representation5.Mixed-Member Electoral Systems6.The Single Transferable Vote System of Proportional Representation7.The Systemic Consequences of Electoral Systems8.The Strategic Consequences of Electoral Systems9.Electoral System Design and Reform10.Do Electoral Systems Matter?

Dr Elisabeth Carter is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Keele University, UK. Her research focuses on electoral systems, party systems and party competition, and political parties, particularly those of the extreme right.Professor David Farrell MRIA, holds the Chair of Politics at University College Dublin. A specialist in the study of representation, electoral systems and parties, his recent books include: The Oxford Handbook of Irish Politics (Oxford University Press, 2021), and Deliberative Mini-Publics: Core Design Features (Bristol University Press, 2021).Dr Gemma Loomes is Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Keele University, UK. Her research focuses on political parties, party competition, and party systems.

This textbook will undoubtedly be of use for anyone seeking to understand the complex world of electoral systems. It deals clearly and knowledgeably with the most important topics in the field of electoral rules.

• 1.The Study of Electoral Systems2.The Single Member Plurality System and its Cousins3.Majority Electoral Systems: Two-Round Systems and the Alternative Vote4.The List Systems of Proportional Representation5.Mixed-Member Electoral Systems6.The Single Transferable Vote System of Proportional Representation7.The Systemic Consequences of Electoral Systems8.The Strategic Consequences of Electoral Systems9.Electoral System Design and Reform10.Do Electoral Systems Matter?

Dr Elisabeth Carter is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Keele University, UK. Her research focuses on electoral systems, party systems and party competition, and political parties, particularly those of the extreme right.Professor David Farrell MRIA, holds the Chair of Politics at University College Dublin. A specialist in the study of representation, electoral systems and parties, his recent books include: The Oxford Handbook of Irish Politics (Oxford University Press, 2021), and Deliberative Mini-Publics: Core Design Features (Bristol University Press, 2021).Dr Gemma Loomes is Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Keele University, UK. Her research focuses on political parties, party competition, and party systems.

This textbook will undoubtedly be of use for anyone seeking to understand the complex world of electoral systems. It deals clearly and knowledgeably with the most important topics in the field of electoral rules.

• 1.The Study of Electoral Systems2.The Single Member Plurality System and its Cousins3.Majority Electoral Systems: Two-Round Systems and the Alternative Vote4.The List Systems of Proportional Representation5.Mixed-Member Electoral Systems6.The Single Transferable Vote System of Proportional Representation7.The Systemic Consequences of Electoral Systems8.The Strategic Consequences of Electoral Systems9.Electoral System Design and Reform10.Do Electoral Systems Matter?