409452 PREFACE Because I have been unable to find any work on proportional representation which briefly and satisfactorily describes the various systems, I am writing this thesis. Existing treatises are more or less exhaustive; so the task here undertaken is not to supply new information, but rather, to present in brief form the essential aspects of a desirable reform. OUTLINE CHAPTER I. DEFECTS OF THE NON-PROPORTIONAL FORMS OF REPRESENTATION. CHAPTER II. THE MOVEMENT FOR PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION. CHAPTER III. METHODS OF MINORITY REPRESENTATION. 1- The Cumulative Vote. 2- The Limited Vote. 3- The Single Untransferable Vote. 4- The Proxy System. CHAPTER IV. THE QUOTA OR QUOTIENT. 1- The Simple Quota. 2- The Droop Quota. 3- The d'Hondt Quota. a. The Swedish Modification. b. The Finnish Modification. |