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proportional representation
noun
a method of voting by which political parties are given legislative representation in proportion to their popular vote.
proportional representation
noun
PR.Compare: first-past-the-post.representation of parties in an elective body in proportion to the votes they win
proportional representation
An electoral system in which seats in a legislature are awarded to each party on the basis of its share of the popular vote. The United States does not use a system of proportional representation. Membership in the Senate and the House of Representatives, for example, is based on individual candidates' receiving a majority of votes. Such a system strongly encourages the formation of only two major political parties.
Word History and Origins
Origin of proportional representation1
Example Sentences
But the additional members would be elected by proportional representation, on the argument that would bring in additional parties.
Nehru imagined a single, seven-year presidential term, proportional representation in Parliament and state legislatures, a judiciary with curtailed powers and a press reined in by strict libel laws.
It will use a system of proportional representation meaning parties will be rewarded for the percentage of vote share that they win.
There will be a new voting system for next year's Senedd election with 16 constituencies each returning six MSs via proportional representation, meaning parties are rewarded for the percentage share of the vote they win.
The Republic of Ireland elects its government using a system of proportional representation known as the single transferable vote.
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