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Callander, Steven – Journal of Political Economy, 2005
This paper considers a model of elections in which parties compete simultaneously for multiple districts. I show that if districts are heterogeneous, then a unique two-party equilibrium exists under plurality rule in which further entry is deterred. The equilibrium requires that parties choose noncentrist policy platforms and not converge to the…
Descriptors: Elections, Political Divisions (Geographic), Politics, Models