Electing the European Parliament: How uniform are 'uniform' electoral systems?

David M. Farrell; Roger Scully

doi:10.1111/j.1468-5965.2005.00604.x

Electing the European Parliament: How uniform are 'uniform' electoral systems?

David M. Farrell^*, Roger Scully^*

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Academy of Geography, Sociology and International Studies

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In 2002 agreement was reached on new uniform electoral procedures for European Parliament elections. This article does two things. First, it provides a comprehensive account of the rules under which the EP was elected in 2004, revealing a high degree of continuing variability in the existing electoral systems across all 25 Member States. Second, it addresses the question: if the electoral systems vary in form, do they also differ significantly in their effects?

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	969-984
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Common Market Studies
Volume	43
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5965.2005.00604.x
Publication status	Published - Dec 2005

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