Analysis and Comparison of the Greek Parliamentary Electoral Systems of the Period 1974-1999
Kalogirou
Aikaterini
Supervisor: I. Panaretos
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INTRODUCTION
ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
GREEK ELECTORAL SYSTEMS APPLIED IN THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS AFTER THE HUNTE (1974-1999)2.1 Majoritarian Formulas
2.2 Proportional Representation Systems
2.3 Intermediate Categories
MODELING VOTER PREFERENCES3.1 General Description
3.2 Description of the Electoral Systems
3.2.1 1974 Electoral Formula
3.2.2 1977 and 1981 Electoral Formula
3.2.3 1985 Electoral Formula
3.2.4 1989 Electoral Formula
3.2.5 1993 and 1996 Electoral Formula
3.2.6 Comments on the Systems
3.3 Electoral Formula's Algorithms
3.3.1 Notation
3.3.2 1974 Algorithm
3.3.3 1977 and 1981 Algorithm
3.3.4 1985 Algorithm
3.3.5 1989 Algorithm
3.3.6 1993 and 1996 Algorithm
4.1 Impartial Culture - Uniform Assamption
4.2 Application of the Impartial Culture
4.3 Normal Assumption
4.3.1 Application of the Normal Assumption
4.4 Spatial Model
4.5 The Proposed Data Generation Method
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MEASURES OF DISPROPORTIONALITY
5.1 Rae's Index
5.2 Loosemore - Hanby's Index
5.3 Least Square Index
5.4 Adjusted Loosemore - Hanby (Grofman's Index)
5.5 Lijphart Index
5.6 Saint - Lague Index
5.7 D'Hont Index
5.8 Regression Index
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APPLICATION
6.1 Application with Real Dataset
6.2 Application with Generated Data Sets
6.3 Application with the Data of the 1999 Elections for the European Parliament
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CONCUSIONS