Cube rule
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cube-rule-245-14974708
title:
Cube rule
text:
The cube rule or cube law is an empirical observation regarding elections under the first-past-the-post system. The rule suggests that the party getting the most votes is over-represented (and conversely, the party getting the fewest votes is under-represented). It was first formulated in a report on British elections in 1909, then extended to elections in other countries. Both in theory and in practice, the cube rule is only applicable in a two-party system. In a multi-party democracy operating
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Law regarding first-past-the-post elections
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube_rule
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2024-04-23T21:00:26Z
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