Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA

Official account of the Representation & Electoral Systems section of APSA.

[Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA @RepresentElect]

News! We are transitioning to a new team for 2026–2027:

Chair: Yuki Atsusaka
Council: Asya Magazinnik, Paru Shah, Sona Golder, Yann Kerevel
Treasurer: Thiago M. Q. Moreira
Division Chairs: Eduardo Alemán, Taeko Hiroi

Follow us for updates on awards, events, and more!

[Yuki Atsusaka @Yuki_Atsusaka]

Our new work is finally out at 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢🪺

We introduce a new dataset on RCV with election metadata, candidate votes, and round-level attributes. Hope this helps research on electoral systems, American elections, and RCV!

Website👉https://t.co/r4nZmvqJ47

[Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA @RepresentElect]

The deadline has been extended to Friday, May 22! Please feel free to share this with your colleagues.

[Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA @RepresentElect]

Here is the information about Leon Weaver Award, 2026 for the best paper presented. Please share this with your colleagues and students!

https://t.co/ChKLfCNxfe

[Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA @RepresentElect]

Here is the information about Leon Weaver Award, 2026 for the best paper presented. Please share this with your colleagues and students!

https://t.co/ChKLfCNxfe

[Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA @RepresentElect]

The nomination for the George H. Hallett Award, 2026 is now open. Please share with your colleagues!

https://t.co/LLwNmch8e5

[Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA @RepresentElect]

We're now accepting nominations for the Lawrence Longley Award, 2026. Please feel free to share widely!

https://t.co/9qvI2UH69R

[Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA @RepresentElect]

If you'd like to get involved with the section—especially junior scholars—please let us know!

Some of us are also here:
@Yuki_Atsusaka @parushah_mke @sonagolder @ykerev @ThiagoMQM

[Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA @RepresentElect]

News! We are transitioning to a new team for 2026–2027:

Chair: Yuki Atsusaka
Council: Asya Magazinnik, Paru Shah, Sona Golder, Yann Kerevel
Treasurer: Thiago M. Q. Moreira
Division Chairs: Eduardo Alemán, Taeko Hiroi

Follow us for updates on awards, events, and more!

[Sebastian Cortesi @sebasgcortesi]

Thrilled that my project "Democratization without Inclusion? A Complete Dataset of Officeholding Requirements in Europe and The Americas" won the @RepresentElect Graduate Student Research Grant. Thanks to the committee for the recognition and support. @APSAtweets

[Mathias Poertner @MathiasPoertner]

Honored that my paper with Christopher Carter won the Leon Weaver Award for the best paper on representation and electoral systems! Thank you to the @APSAtweets @RepresentElect committee for the recognition!

[Legislative Studies Quarterly @LSQjournal]

New and open access for a limited time only! "Historically marginalized groups and ideological representation in legislatures" written by @ietchacq (@RiceUniversity) and @gdilandro (@RiceUniversity) is available now at the link below ⬇️⬇️

https://t.co/QNY9BHD0WA

[Political Research Quarterly @PRQjournal]

In #FirstView by @kblidook and @RoyceKoop: "Representational Style Across National and Constituency Contexts: Members of Parliament in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom" https://t.co/5J6sWUZ7yr

[PSRM Journal @PSRMJournal]

🗳️Why do majoritarian electoral systems benefit the right?

➡️@rlineira & @RieraPedro show that middle-income voters concerned with taxation are keener to adjust their behavior depending on the electoral rules than unconcerned voters https://t.co/GT3dKxylH7 #FirstView

[Political Studies @PolStudies]

IN NEW ISSUE: Does the socio-demographic composition of parliaments matter for equal #representation of all citizens? Caroline Hahn examines if #workingclass preferences are best represented by own ranks politicians: https://t.co/jM4t5JjXE6 (OA)

@PolStudiesAssoc #freeaccess

[Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA @RepresentElect]

Are you a graduate student doing work on Representation and/or Electoral Systems?
Do you need money for your research?
We are offering a new small research grant!
More info on this new grant opportunity available here: https://t.co/bT8nFZFRB2

[British Jnl Poli Sci @BJPolS]

#OpenAccess -

How Gap Measures Determine Results: The Case of Proportional Systems and the Gender Mobilization Gap - https://t.co/6UPL1dzaKf

- Mona Morgan-Collins (@KingsCollegeLon)

#FirstView

[Political Research Quarterly @PRQjournal]

In #FirstView by @evelien_willems, Bart Maes, and Stefaan Walgrave: "Mechanisms of Political Responsiveness: The Information Sources Shaping Elected Representatives' Policy Actions" https://t.co/H3v0oDPgQt

[Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA @RepresentElect]

Reminder! Deadline for submissions is in two weeks!

[Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA @RepresentElect]

We are now seeking nominations for the George Hallett Award, which is for a book published at least 10 years ago that has made a lasting contribution to the literature on representation & electoral systems. Deadline is May 15, 2024. https://t.co/bT8nFZFRB2

[Saad Gulzar سعد گلزار @saadgulzar]

Our article on the role of political representation in forest conservation in India is finally published open access in the current issue of the @apsrjournal

Get a free copy here: https://t.co/obMH23fMcg

[Cambridge University Press - Politics @CUP_PoliSci]

#OpenAccess from @PSRMjournal -

The best at the top? Candidate ranking strategies under closed list proportional representation - https://t.co/uhGWAC3M1H

- @bcrutzen, Hideo Konishi (@BostonCollege) & Nicolas Sahuguet (@HEC_Montreal)

#FirstView

[Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA @RepresentElect]

Please email nominations directly to the award committee:
Andrea Carson, Chair (@andrea_carson)
Brenna Armstrong (@b_armstrong95)

[Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA @RepresentElect]

We are now seeking nominations for the Leon Weaver Award, which is for the best paper presented at a conference panel sponsored by the Representation & Electoral Systems section. Deadline is May 20, 2024. https://t.co/bT8nFZFRB2