The Electoral Authoritarian’s Subtle Toolkit: Evidence from Singapore

Tan, Netina and Grofman, Bernard (July 2016) The Electoral Authoritarian’s Subtle Toolkit: Evidence from Singapore. Former Series > Working Paper Series > IHS Political Science Series 142, 29 p.

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Abstract

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Parliamentary Elections in Singapore
Key Arguments
- Changing Ethnic Electoral Geography Through Ethnic Housing Quotas
- Effects of Manipulating District Magnitudes
- Specific Electoral Boundary Manipulation
- Electoral Secrecy
- Malapportionment
Conclusion: Electoral Rules and Gerrymandering to Preserve Dominant Parties
Looking to the future

Item Type: IHS Series
Keywords: Electoral autocracy, apportionment, redistricting, electoral manipulation, seats-votes relationship, gerrymandering, partisan bias, electoral geography
Research Units: European Integration
Date Deposited: 12 Jul 2016 06:58
Last Modified: 19 Sep 2024 13:03
ISSN: 1605-8003
URI: https://irihs.ihs.ac.at/id/eprint/4020

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