Lundberg critically examines the claim that party list-elected members of Britain's devolved assemblies, in Wales and Scotland, are somehow 'second-class' representatives. Although list-elected representatives in Britain have a different constituency role, these representatives add an important element of pluralism to Britain's politics.

THOMAS CARL LUNDBERG is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Glasgow, UK. He has published articles on electoral system change in Representation, Parliamentary Affairs, Government and Opposition and The Political Quarterly.