An electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them.
比例代表制（政党按所得票数获得相称席位的选举制度。）
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- Such a slate is required under the country's electoral system of proportional representation.
- Under the system of proportional representation some women were included on electoral lists, but not at or near the top.
- Tom, I'd be interested to know whether you think a system of proportional representation would encourage more people to vote?
- Regional councilors are elected by proportional representation of the political parties.
- We also ask why it is necessary to enhance the maintenance of political party proportional representation in Parliament.
- Under such proportional representation systems it is unusual for one party to gain an overall majority.
- It guaranteed the right to vote for proportional representation.
- His confusion may result from the common misconception that proportional representation is a voting system.
- Dozens of parties are vying for seats to be awarded under a system of proportional representation.
- I've long been a supporter of electoral reform and proportional representation but this election is testing my commitment to such a policy.
- The Electoral Reform Society said there was a strong case for proportional representation via the Single Transferable Vote.
- These range from instituting a single transferable ballot to proportional representation.
- The system of proportional representation used meant candidates were elected from a ranked list depending how many votes their party got.
- The majority of speakers advocated adopting a system of proportional representation in British Columbia.
- The only solution that will solve all the list problems is to switch to the single transferable vote system of proportional representation.
- Seats in the assembly will be allocated by proportional representation using a list system.
- Unionists clarified the electoral system by abolishing proportional representation in 1929.
- The only real way of addressing this democratic deficit is to change the voting system and introduce proportional representation.
- He became leader of the party in 1983 and envisaged a multi-party system with proportional representation.
- He's an advocate of a mixed political system that combines our present system with some proportional representation.