Abstract
Electoral systems are critical to the political representation of public opinion. Most existing work has examined the differences between proportional and majoritarian systems. The debate has centered on whether proportional representation produces greater ideological congruence between the positions of the government and the public. The focus has been on the immediate aftermath of elections, however—the existing literature on electoral systems has largely ignored the fact that representation occurs (or not) in the years between elections as well. Here, we argue for a shift in focus to the impact of electoral systems on representation throughout the electoral cycle, that is, during the tenure of governments. This shift, capturing the period during governments actually govern, leads to quite different expectations.
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