Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: STV as an Embedded Institution / Shaun Bowler and Bernard Grofman
Overview: Preferential Electoral Systems
Through a Glass Darkly: Understanding the World of STV / David M. Farrell and Ian McAllister
The Single Transferable Vote and the Alternative Vote Compared / Ben Reilly and Michael Maley
A Sophisticated Voter Model of Preferential Electoral Systems / Neal G. Jesse
STV in Ireland
The (Relatively) Victorious Incumbent under PR-STV: Legislative Turnover in Ireland and Malta / Michael Gallagher
Candidate Centered but Party Wrapped: Campaigning in Ireland under STV / Michael Marsh
STV and the Politics of Coalition / Michael Laver
STV in Australia, Malta, and Canada
STV in Australia / Colin A. Hughes
Malta: STV in a Two-Party System / Wolfgang Hirczy de Miño and John C. Lane
Learning History's Lessons Anew: The Use of STV in Canadian Municipal Elections / J. Paul Johnston and Miriam Koene
A Comparison of Improved STV Methods / Nicolaus Tideman and Daniel Richardson
Conclusion: STV's Place in the Family of Electoral Systems / Shaun Bowler and Bernard Grofman
References
Contributors
Index