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proportional representation

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proportional representation
A voting principle aimed at securing a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (usually political parties) obtain in elections, and the percentage of seats they receive in the elected body.

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  • Proportional representation — (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (grouped by a certain measure) obtain in elections and the percentage of… …   Wikipedia

  • proportional representation — n. System of election that distributes seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for particular candidates or parties. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

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  • proportional representation — noun Date: 1870 an electoral system designed to represent in a legislative body each political group or party in proportion to its actual voting strength in the electorate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • proportional representation — 1) Экономика: пропорциональное представительство (в совете директоров) 2) Инвестиции: пропорциональное представительство акционеров …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

  • proportional representation — 1) Law: P.R. 2) Abbreviation: PR …   Универсальный русско-английский словарь

  • Proportional Representation —    See Constitution …   Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik

  • Mixed member proportional representation — Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an additional member voting system used to elect representatives to numerous legislatures around the world. MMP is similar… …   Wikipedia