Original scientific paper
Croatian Electoral Constituencies: The Present Unequal Weight of Votes and Future Changes
Matteo Žugaj
; Velika Gorica
Stjepan Šterc
; Sveučlište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Geografski odsjek
Abstract
In 1999, by a consensus of the relevant political parties, the current electoral system in Croatia was adopted, based upon a proposal submitted by a group of experts. During the ensuing years, the electoral constituencies have neither been altered to reflect changes in the numbers of inhabitants and voters, nor have the basic demographic indices and trends been taken into account, which has led to unequal numbers of voters in constituencies and inequalities in the specific weight of an electoral vote. The writing of this paper was prompted by the objective need for electoral reforms and corrections of the electoral constituencies in accordance with the demographic changes in Croatia, taking account of the present electoral system and its spatial-demographic framework. On the basis of the results obtained and patterns analyzed, a more objective and neutral structuring of new electoral constituencies in accordance with the actual administrative-territorial and demographic framework is proposed.
Keywords
Croatia; Croatian electoral system; elections; electoral constituencies; political geography
Hrčak ID:
187784
URI
Publication date:
1.9.2017.
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