Language:
English
Year of publication:
2021
Titel der Quelle:
The Oxford Handbook of Israeli Politics and Society
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2021) 331-349
Keywords:
Israel. Elections
;
Political parties
;
Israel Politics and government
Abstract:
The electoral system of Israel is an “extreme” example of proportional representation because of its use of a single nationwide district. This feature has been a constant since 1949, while secondary features, such as legal thresholds and the proportional seat-allocation formula, have changed and had an impact on degrees of proportionality. The party system is highly fragmented, as expected in extreme proportional systems. By applying the Seat Product Model to indices of election outcomes, it is possible to determine whether Israel’s system is more or less fragmented and proportional than expected for its institutional design. This chapter reports that the long-term average outputs are about as expected, but they have fluctuated over time. Some of these fluctuations reflect changes in the secondary features of the system, while others are the results of political factors independent of the institutions.
DOI:
10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190675585.013.20_update_001
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