Plurality voting: The statistical laws of democracy in Brazil

被引：26

作者：

Araripe, Luis E. ^{[1
]}

Costa Filho, Raimundo N. ^{[1
]}

Herrmann, Hans Jurgen ^{[1
]}

Andrade, Jose Soares, Jr. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Ceara, Dept Fis, BR-60451970 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS C | 2006年 / 17卷 / 12期

关键词：

election statistics; voting process; fragmentation model;

D O I：

10.1142/S0129183106010200

中图分类号：

TP39 [计算机的应用];

学科分类号：

081203 ; 0835 ;

摘要：

We explore the statistical laws behind the plurality voting system by investigating the election results for the mayor in Brazil in 2004. Our analysis indicate that the vote partition among mayor candidates of the same city tends to be "polarized" between two candidates, a phenomenon that can be closely described by means of a simple fragmentation model. Complex concepts like "government continuity" and "useful vote" can be identified and even statistically quantified through our approach.

引用

页码：1809 / 1813

页数：5

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