Westminster Model under Electoral Reform

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Other Title
  • ウェストミンスターモデルと選挙制度改革
  • New Zealand and Japan
  • ニュージーランドと日本

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In 1993, New Zealand, the country once discribed as “the purest example of the Westminster model of government” adopted a new electoral system. Adoption of German-style proportional representation means a shift away from the Westminster model in the direction of the consensus model. After the 1996 general election under PR, however, the Parliament has changed little. The impact of PR on parliamentary conduct is very limited and the confrontational style of politics associated with the first-past-the-post electoral system still persists. On the contrary, Japan introduced the parallel plurality-PR system in which the majority of the Lower House members are elected by plurality in single-member constituencies. But it has not been clear if the recent electoral reform leads to the Westminster model of democracy.<br>In this paper, I argue that the Westminster model should be defined not only by plurality elections or a two-party system but also from the point of view of the parliamentary procedures, especially the relationship between the government and the majority party in parliaments.

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  • CRID
    1390282680278966400
  • NII Article ID
    130001554766
  • DOI
    10.14854/jaes1986.16.28
  • ISSN
    18840353
    09123512
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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