Baker, JohnJohnBaker2010-07-152010-07-151996 Polit1996-09Political Studieshttp://hdl.handle.net/10197/2169The idea of proportionality, which compares votes cast to seats won, is a common test of fair representation. But fair representation is a relation between electoral aims and electoral outcomes. The proportionality test falsely presupposes that each voter aims to support a political party. It therefore tells us nothing about fair representation. We need to construct a deeper criterion of fair representation which takes account of citizens' multiple political concerns.49535 bytesapplication/pdfenDemocracyElectoral systemsProportional representationProportional representationElectionsDemocracyJournal Article44473373710.1111/j.1467-9248.1996.tb01752.xhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/