Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the power of the general election systems pursued between the years 1950 and 2002 to reflect individual choices into collective decisions basing on the stabilization and representation principles of election systems Also the power of general election systems implemented between the years 1950 and 2002 to reflect individual choices to collective choices was examined based on the relationship between votes of the political parties – the ratio of seats that political parties occupy at the assembly vote per each representative and the ratio of votes not represented in the assembly Research findings suggest that national balance system is the only system that has success at reflecting individual choices into collective choices with respect to the stabilisation and representation principles which are the fundamental principles of election systems Keywords : Election systems representation principle stabilization principle majority system relative representation system

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