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How do single-member districts promote the two-party system?

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In political science, Duverger's law holds that single-ballot plurality-rule elections (such as first past the post) structured within single-member districts tend to favor a two-party system. Most countries with plurality voting have representation in their legislatures by more than two parties.

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