Fairness in plurality systems with implications for detecting partisan gerrymandering

• In Event: Drawing the Lines: Redistricting and Electoral Representation

Brief Overview

For two-party and multiparty single-member plurality systems, we deduce fair seat shares for parties based on vote shares. The results imply that observed majoritarian bias in such elections is inherent in the system and not due to practicalities.

Author

• Jeffrey Barton, Birmingham Southern College