Proportional Representation
Proportional representation (PR) characterizes electoral systems in which divisions in an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical, and to ideological partitioning of the electorate. For instance at the European parliament each member state has a number of seats that is (roughly) proportional to its population (an instance of geographical representation). The same logic prevails when voters vote for parties (ideological partition of the electorate). If n% of the electorate support a particular political party or set of candidates as their favorite, then roughly n% of seats will be won by that party …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 22 November 2024 English
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......................40 Figure 23. Proportional representation of volumes of household wastewater safely … ......................44 Figure 27. Proportional representation of global household wastewater flows …
World Bank Group · 5 November 2024 English
cultural institutions. The law ensures proportional representation of minorities in public institutions …
The Australia Institute · 31 October 2024 English
returned a record 20 crossbenchers to sit in the Australian Senate, a reflection of the proportional representation system used and the lower threshold for a double-dissolution election. [...] This necessitates …
Australian Senate, a reflection of the proportional representation system used and the lower threshold for … Ireland, which elects its lower house with proportional representation. In the Dáil Éireann there are 21 independent …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 24 October 2024 English
Shortly after having been elected Japan's Prime Minister in September 2024, Ishiba Shigeru called elections to the house of representatives (the lower house) to be held on 27 October. The …
constituencies, while 176 will be elected by proportional representation. The two chambers share legislative … constituencies, and 98 are elected by proportional representation. Every 3 years, half of the upper house …
NYU: New York University · 21 October 2024 English
democracies. But one critical source is often overlooked: electoral system design. The post Proportional Representation Could Reduce the Risk of Political Violence in the U.S. appeared first on Just Security …
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UNECE: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe · 18 October 2024 English
focus on how the crosscutting issues of human rights and gender equality were Evaluation methodology addressed throughout the project The evaluation was guided by the OECD DAC design and implementation; …
sampling keeping a strong eye on ensuring proportional representation of four groups of stakeholders, namely …
EU: European Union · 17 October 2024 English
Stresses the relevance of the principle of proportional representation of members from different political parties …
EU: European Union · 15 October 2024 English
a term of four years. Estonia has a proportional representation voting system and parties must win at …
APO: Asian Productivity Organization · 7 October 2024 English
The workforce in the informal sector is clearly less productive than in the formal sector, highlighting the urgent need to transition the workforce to the formal sector for higher productivity. …
achieve sector-wise and province-wise proportional representation of respondents. Analysis of informal …
EU: European Union · 2 October 2024 English
system of Government with a bicameral Parliament. The Dutch electoral system is one of proportional representation, with the result that the Government always consists of a coalition of political parties …
The Dutch electoral system is one of proportional representation, with the result that the Government …
