Mandates, Parties and Dissent : Effect of Electoral Rules on Parliamentary Party Cohesion in the Russian State Duma, 1994-2003

Russia's mixed electoral system offers an excellent opportunity to study the effects of electoral rules on party discipline in legislative voting. Under the rules in force from the 1993 to 2003 elections, one half of the Russian Duma's members were elected on party lists, while the remaini...

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Main Authors: Kunicova, J., Remington, T. F.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5267