Resumen

BELTRAN MORALES, José Antonio  y  ALMADA ALATORRE, Rossana. The democratic principle one person-one vote: contributions for the discussion on the equality of vote, the South Lower California case. Espiral (Guadalaj.) [online]. 2011, vol.18, n.50, pp.183-216. ISSN 1665-0565.

In this article the degree of compliance in south Lower California is analyzed empirically, from statistical data generally and from the design of an indicator in particular, the democratic principle one person-one vote, understanding that the institutions and mechanisms of the representative democracies are the main objects of analysis of the quality of a democracy. This exercise resides in the observation and contrast of the equality of the power of each vote to conform an effective representation, from the calculation of the equality in the vote weight.

Palabras llave : equality; one person-one vote; suffrage; democracy of quality; proportion; nominal listing; Proportionality Index of the District Size (pids).