The Legislative Logic of Electoral Reform in Ukraine

Frank C. Thames

Europe-Asia Studies, 2017, vol. 69, issue 4, 614-641

Abstract: Since the end of Communist rule, Ukraine has undertaken three major electoral reforms, moving from a single-member district majoritarian system, to a mixed-member system, to a closed-list proportional representation system, and back to the mixed-member system. Some argue that political parties are primarily motivated by the desire to maximise seats or improve their ability to impact on policy. I argue that existing theories of electoral reform often assume that parties are unitary actors during electoral reform. My analysis of electoral reform in Ukraine clearly demonstrates significant intra-party dissonance on electoral system preferences. This result questions the usefulness of the party unity assumption.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2017.1329403

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