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[[definition | Partition the voters into two subsets, such the Northern and Southern ones. Suppose that the same candidate X is elected by the North and by the South. Then X must be elected countrywide.}}
{{definition | Partition the voters into two subsets, such the Northern and Southern ones. Suppose that the same candidate X is elected by the North and by the South. Then X must be elected countrywide.}}


[[Category:Voting system criteria]]
[[Category:Voting system criteria]]

Latest revision as of 17:10, 29 November 2019

A system is not Partitionable if a candidate or party can win in a large constituency but would have lost in a plurality of constituencies equal to the large constituency.


Partition the voters into two subsets, such the Northern and Southern ones. Suppose that the same candidate X is elected by the North and by the South. Then X must be elected countrywide.