The political consequences of the alternative vote: Lessons from Western Canada

Canadian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 647-669

  Jansen, Harold J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

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EID: 19744368602     PISSN: 00084239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0008423904030227     Document Type: Review

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