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A study of institutional transformation and changing public and political attitudes toward the redistribution of electoral constituencies in Canada.

Election districts --- Aldermanic districts --- Legislative districts --- Precincts (Political science) --- Voting precincts --- Wards (Political science) --- Administrative and political divisions --- Apportionment (Election law)

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As a bellwether state, Florida's experiences with redistricting in 2012 highlight issues, debates, and disputes of nationwide interest. In this collection, Seth McKee gathers essays from distinguished contributors to assess recurring problems in Florida's redistricting as well as new controversies.

Political culture --- Election districts --- Apportionment (Election law) --- Culture --- Political science --- Aldermanic districts --- Legislative districts --- Precincts (Political science) --- Voting precincts --- Wards (Political science) --- Administrative and political divisions --- Florida --- Politics and government.

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Apportionment (Election law) --- Election districts --- States. --- United States. --- Election districts. --- Aldermanic districts --- Legislative districts --- Precincts (Political science) --- Voting precincts --- Wards (Political science) --- Administrative and political divisions --- U.S. House of Representatives --- House of Representatives (U.S.) --- Palata Predstaviteleĭ Kongressa SShA

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Important policy problems rarely fit within existing territorial boundaries and individual governments rarely enjoy the power, resources and governance structures required to respond effectively to policy challenges under their responsibility. This book investigates the challenges--both conceptual and practical--of multi-level governance processes.

Administrative and political divisions. --- Decentralization in government. --- Centralization in government --- Devolution in government --- Government centralization --- Government decentralization --- Government devolution --- Aldermanic districts --- Political divisions --- Precincts (Political science) --- Voting precincts --- Wards (Political science) --- Political science --- Central-local government relations --- Federal government --- Local government --- Public administration --- Decentralization in government

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Take the number of seats in a representative assembly and the number of seats in districts through which this assembly is elected. From just these two numbers, the authors of Votes from Seats show that it is possible to deduce the number of parties in the assembly and in the electorate, as well as the size of the largest party. Inside parties, the vote distributions of individual candidates likewise follow predictable patterns. Four laws of party seats and votes are constructed by logic and tested, using scientific approaches rare in social sciences. Both complex and simple electoral systems are covered, and the book offers a set of 'best practices' for electoral system design. The ability to predict so much from so little, and to apply to countries worldwide, is an advance in the systematic analysis of a core institutional feature found in any democracy, and points the way towards making social sciences more predictive.

Elections --- Election districts --- Legislative bodies --- Representative government and representation --- Parliamentary government --- Political representation --- Representation --- Self-government --- Constitutional history --- Constitutional law --- Political science --- Democracy --- Republics --- Suffrage --- Bicameralism --- Legislatures --- Parliaments --- Unicameral legislatures --- Estates (Social orders) --- Aldermanic districts --- Legislative districts --- Precincts (Political science) --- Voting precincts --- Wards (Political science) --- Administrative and political divisions --- Apportionment (Election law) --- Electoral politics --- Franchise --- Polls --- Politics, Practical --- Plebiscite --- Political campaigns --- Mathematical models.