Abstract
ABSTRACT This article explores eight studies which calculate the disproportionality of Turkish elections held between 1961 and November 2015 using the Gallagher index. Using linear regression analysis, this article finds that authors grouping the vote and seat shares of independent candidates exaggerate the disproportionality of Turkish elections. In contrast, authors excluding the vote and seat shares of independent candidates and of minor parties and independent candidates underestimate the disproportionality of Turkish elections. Ultimately, this article concludes that grouping and excluding independent candidates, and excluding minor parties and independent candidates, are path dependent outcomes established by Gallagher (1991) and Lijphart (1994) and, to ensure the accuracy of their Gallagher indices, researchers should disaggregate the vote and seat shares of political parties and independent candidates.
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