TY - BOOK AU - V. Lal, Brij AU - Larmour, Peter AB - Elections can increase tension in ethnically divided societies, like Fiji. The way constituencies are drawn and votes counted can also affect the result. First-past-the post can deliver lopsided results, while proportional representation may give excessive influence to small, fringe parties. Fiji’s Constitution Review Commission believed a system of alternative voting in ethnically mixed constituencies would encourage politicians, and parties, to take into account the interests of other ethnic groups. This book assesses their recommendations, looks at alternatives, and considers how they might work in Fiji. DO - 10.26530/OAPEN_459888 ID - OAPEN ID: 459888 ID - OAPEN ID: OCN: 945782545 KW - politics KW - elections KW - fiji KW - Fijians KW - First-past-the-post voting KW - Instant-runoff voting KW - Mauritius KW - Melanesia KW - Multiracial KW - Proportional representation L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/516ed3e0-ec09-40c7-9164-195ae611636e/459888.pdf LA - English LK - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33560 PB - ANU Press PP - Canberra PY - 2012 TI - Electoral Systems in Divided Societiesnull ER -