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In 1983, two mathematicians, [[Michel Balinski]] and Peyton Young, proved that any method of [[Party-list proportional representation | apportionment]] will result in paradoxes whenever there are three or more parties (or states, regions, etc.).<ref>
{{cite book |title=Fair Representation: Meeting the Ideal of One Man, One Vote |last=Balinski |first=M |author2=Young HP |year=1982 |publisher=Yale Univ Pr |isbn=0-300-02724-9 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/fairrepresentati00bali }}</ref><ref>
{{cite book |title=Fair Representation: Meeting the Ideal of One Man, One Vote |edition=2nd |last=Balinski |first=M |author2=Young HP|year=2001 |publisher=Brookings Institution Press |isbn=0-8157-0111-X }}
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