English

1. A) Articles
2. Barkan, J.D., Densham, P.J., & Rushton, G. (2006). Space matters: Designing better electoral systems for emerging democracies. American Journal of Political Scienc 50(4), 926–939.
3. Besley, T. Coate, S. (1998). Sources of Inefficiency in a Representative Democracy: A Dynamic Analysis. American Economic Review, 88, 139-156.
4. Brooks, L, Phillips, J., & Sinitsyn, M. (2011). The cabals of a few or the confusion of a multitude: The institutional trade-off between representation and governance. American Economic Journal Economic Policy, 3(1) 1–24.
5. Farrell, D.M. (2011). Electoral Systems: A Comparative Introduction (Second edi.). Houndmills: Palgrave MacMillan, 172.
6. Frederick, B. (2010). Congressional Representation & Constituents. The Case for increasing the U.S. House of Representatives. New York: Routledg, 1-116-119.
7. Hoffman, L. R. (1979). Applying Experimental Research on Group Problem Solving to Organizations. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 375-391.
8. Lorge, I., Fox, D., Joel, D., And Brenner, M. (1958). A survey of studies contrasting the quality of group performance and individual performance, 1920-1957. Psychological Bulletin. 55(6), 337-372.
9. Lijphart, A. (1994). Democracies: Forms, Performance, and Constitutional Engineering. European Journal of Political Research, (25), 1-17.
10. Lijphart, A. (1971). Comparative politics and the comparative method. American Political Science Review. 65(3),682–693.
11. Lundell, K.(2012). Disproportionality and Party System Fragmentation: Does Assembly Size Matter?. Open Journal of Political Science, 2(1), 9–16.
12. Medzihorsky, j.(2019). Rethinking the D'Hondt method. Political Research Exchange. DOI: 10.1080/2474736X.2019.1625712, 1-15.
13. Pitkin, H.F.(1967). The concept of representation. Berkeley. University of California Pres: 60.
14. Renwick, A. (2011). Electoral Reform in Europe since 1945. West European Politics. 34(3), 456–477.
15. Rule, W.(1987). Electoral systems,contextual factors and women’s opportunity for election to parliament in twenty-three democracies. Western Political Quarterly. 40(3),477–498.
16. Taagepera, R. (1972). The size of national assemblies. social science research. 1(4), 385–401
17. Taagepera, R. (2009). Predicting party sizes-The 2007 Johan Skytte Prize Lecture. Scandinavian Political Studies, 32(2)
18. Taagepera, R., & Shugart, M.S. (1989). Seats and votes: The effects and determinants of electoral systems. New Haven: Yale Universit: 173.
19. Weingast, B.R, Shepsle, K.A., & Johnsen, C. (1981). The political-economy of benefits and costs A neoclassical approach to distributive politics. Journal of Political Economy. 89(4), 642–664.
20. Yetton, P., Bottger, P. (1983). The Relationships among Group Size, Member Ability, Social Decision Schemes, and Performance. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance. (32), 145-159.

1. B) website
2. DPI؛ Inter-Parliamentary Union, https://www.ipu.org/ (2022)

References In Persian:

1. A) Books
2. Administration of Cultural and Public Relations of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (2017). Introduction to the Representatives of the Ten Periods of the Islamic Consultative Assembly. Tehran: Islamic Consultative Assembly. Statistical Center of Iran (2018). Statistical Yearbook of Iran.

1. B) Articles
2. Taqi Zadeh, J., & Zarghami, S. (2009). Provincialization of the Elections of the Islamic Consultative Assembly. Journal of Political Science. 4 (Serial 16), 73-46.
3. Darabi, G. A. (2009). On the Plan to Provincialize the Electoral Districts of the Islamic Consultative Assembly. Tehran: Center for Political Studies, Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly
4. Danaii Fard, H., Azar, A., & Shirzadi, M. (2014). A Framework for Identifying Policy-Making Competencies of National Representatives of the Legislature. Journal of the Majlis and Strategy, 19(70), p 8.
5. Rahmanizadeh Dehkardi, H. R., & Saeed, P. (2005). Provincialization of Electoral Districts. Tehran: Majlis and Research. 9(36), p 155.
6. Sinai, V., & Zaremani, S. (2011). The Role of Legislatures in the Policy-Making Process Towards a Theoretical Model. Strategy Journal. 20(58) (Special Section on Legal Studies), p 65.
7. Abbasi, B., & Hosseini Al-Mousavi, S. M. (2022). Examining the Reasons for the Guardian Council's Opposition to Provincializing Elections. Journal of Public Law Studies, University of Tehran. 52(2), 594-574.
8. Abdollah Zadeh Shahr Babaki, A. (2020). Methods of Improving the Quality of Laws. Journal of Public Law Studies. 50(2), p 761.
9. Gholipoor, R., Danaii Fard, H., Amiri, A.N., & Attardi, M. (2075). Conceptualizing the Phenomenon of Policy Gap in the Policy-Making Process of Culture. Majlis and Strategy. 22(81), p 92.
10. Gorgi Azandariani, A.A. (2010). The Law of Elections of the Islamic Consultative Assembly under Criticism. Tehran: Private Law Studies (Law), 40 (4), 333 to 352.
11. Latifiyan, Ahmad, Doaei, Habibollah (2013). Drawing a Conceptual Model of Employee Productivity Using the Structural Interpretive Modeling Approach. Journal of Public Administration Research. (20), p 18.
12. Kamali, Y., & Shahabirad, H. (2018). Consequences of Provincializing the Electoral Districts of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran (Using the Grounded Theory). Scientific-Research Quarterly of the Approach to the Islamic Revolution. 12(45).
13. Mohaghegh Damad, S. M., & Darvishzadeh, M. (2021). The Empty Place of Conflict Management Law in the Thirteenth Presidential Election. Scientific and Specialized Quarterly of Legal Encyclopedias, 4 (10), 152-130.
14. Mehrabian, F., Nasiripour, A. A., Farmanbar, R.-A., & Keshavarz Mohammadian, S. (2011). Determining the Factors for Improving Human Resource Efficiency from the Perspective of Faculty and Non-Faculty Members of the Gilan University of Medical Sciences. Journal of Research in Medical Education, 3(2), p 58.
15. Mirzazadeh Kohshahi, N., & Mirzazadeh Kohshahi, M. (2011). Feasibility assessment of electoral districts in the Islamic Shura Majlis elections. Political Studies Quarterly. 4(14), 169-151.

1. C) Theses
2. Amir Arjamand, Amir Mansour (2001). A Comparative Study of the Electoral System of the Islamic Consultative Assembly with the Prevalent Electoral Systems. Master's Thesis, Faculty of Law, Tehran University.
3. Khosravi, Hassan (2008). The Desired Model of the Electoral System of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in the Light of the Principles and Foundations of Democratic Elections. D. Thesis in Public Law. Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University.

1. D) Rules
2. The Internal Regulations of the Islamic Council (2000),
3. the Election Law of the Islamic Council (1999)
4. The Law on Amending Articles of the Election Law of the Islamic Council, (2011)
5. Plan to amend some articles of the election law of the Islamic Council (2023).
6. News Agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, news code: 8481848.