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Methods of recounting votes to seats and their influence on the composition of parliament. The case study of the czech parliamentary election 2017
Drašar, Michael ; Brunclík, Miloš (advisor) ; Hájek, Lukáš (referee)
Bachelor thesis focuses on the application of electoral formulas used in proportional electoral system in the case of the czech parliamentary election 2017. The goal of thesis is to find how the change of mathematical method of recounting votes to seats would change the composition of parliament the Chamber of Deputies and would allows the creation of stable cabinet. In bachelor thesis are also modeled results of election according to the intended electoral reforms, concrete the Opposition Threaty's reform and the Second Topolánek cabinet's reform. In introduction is introduced the topic of thesis shortly and formulated the reserach questions. Theoretical part performs electoral formulas and their effects, basic principles of the electoral act in the Czech republic and explanation of electoral reform's principles and also conditions, results and consequences od the czech parliamentary elections 2017. In analytical part is introduced methodology shortly, in this case it is the case study and then the quotas and methods are applicated to the real ballot's results. These models helps to answer the research questions which are focused in the conclusion of these bachelor thesis.
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Electoral districts in Prague: proportionality vs. efficiency of governance
Drašar, Michael ; Brunclík, Miloš (advisor) ; Jüptner, Petr (referee)
Diploma thesis focuses on one of the most important variables of proportional electoral systems - electoral districts. This problematic is researched in the context of municipal elections to the Prague City Assembly. In the Czech municipal electoral system this variable can be changed very flexibly and in Prague we can find three variations of electoral districts. The aim of thesis is to explore these variants of electoral districts from the point of proportionality and efficiency of governance. The topic is researched in three cases of municipal elections in Prague in 2010, 2014 and 2018. In the introduction of diploma thesis two research questions are defined. The first part is theoretical, and it is focused on the municipal electoral system in the Czech Republic, electoral district in the theory of electoral systems, variants of electoral districts in Prague and academic debate about proportionality and efficiency. Results of three researched elections are analysed as well. The analytical part of thesis is focused on models of seats distribution in accordance with electoral districts. In the conclusion results are evaluated and compared. Research questions are answered in this part as well.
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Methods of recounting votes to seats and their influence on the composition of parliament. The case study of the czech parliamentary election 2017
Drašar, Michael ; Brunclík, Miloš (advisor) ; Hájek, Lukáš (referee)
Bachelor thesis focuses on the application of electoral formulas used in proportional electoral system in the case of the czech parliamentary election 2017. The goal of thesis is to find how the change of mathematical method of recounting votes to seats would change the composition of parliament the Chamber of Deputies and would allows the creation of stable cabinet. In bachelor thesis are also modeled results of election according to the intended electoral reforms, concrete the Opposition Threaty's reform and the Second Topolánek cabinet's reform. In introduction is introduced the topic of thesis shortly and formulated the reserach questions. Theoretical part performs electoral formulas and their effects, basic principles of the electoral act in the Czech republic and explanation of electoral reform's principles and also conditions, results and consequences od the czech parliamentary elections 2017. In analytical part is introduced methodology shortly, in this case it is the case study and then the quotas and methods are applicated to the real ballot's results. These models helps to answer the research questions which are focused in the conclusion of these bachelor thesis.
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Use of Mixed-Member Electoral Systems: Examples of Bolivia, Germany, New Zealand
Hoferek, Jan ; Höfer, Karel (advisor) ; Švec, Kamil (referee)
The aim of this Bachelor's thesis is to analyse and compare mixed-member electoral systems and their consequences in cases of Bolivia, Germany and New Zealand. The text is divided into three chapters. The first chapter introduces mixed-member electoral systems in general, existing research in this area, main variables of mixed-member electoral systems, and their key typologies by Massicote & Blaise and Shugart & Wattenberg. In the second chapter, causes of electoral reforms, their circumstances, main actors and their preferences are analysed. The description of individual cases is followed by cross-comparison. The final chapter concerns itself with the consequences of electoral reforms and their influence on party and political systems, as well as with changes in the candidate selection process or their individual characteristics. The description is also followed by comparison among researched countries. The main focus of this comparison is on selected characteristics of political systems: volatility, voter turnout, disproportionality and effective number of parliamentary parties. These are calculated with established statistical tools: Gallagher index, Pedersen index and Laakso-Taagepera index.
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