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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | an election system in which each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote. | 14 sets | |
| 2 | an electoral system used throughout most of europe that awards legislative seats to political parties in proportion to the number of votes won in an election. | 9 sets | |
| 3 | representation of all parties in proportion to their popular vote | 8 sets | |
| 4 | an election system in which each party running receives the proportion of legislature seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote. | 5 sets | |
| 5 | political parties secure legislative seats and power in proportion to the number of votes received in the election | 5 sets | |
| 6 | an election system in which each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote | 4 sets | |
| 7 | system of electing members of the legislature, in which the number of seats given to a particular party is determined by the percentage of the popular vote which goes to that party. this system is used in many countries, including most european nations. | 4 sets | |
| 8 | an electoral system used throughout most of europe that awards legislative seats to political parties in proportion to the number of votes won in an election | 4 sets | |
| 9 | the idea that each representative should represent a similar sized population of people, for example if the green party received 3% of the vote for congress they would get 3% of the seats in congress | 3 sets | |
| 10 | the awarding of legislative seats to political parties to reflect the proportion of the popular vote each party receives | 3 sets | |
| 11 | an electoral system in which seats in a legislature are divided according to the proportion of votes each political party receives | 2 sets | |
| 12 | a multiple-member-district system that allows each political party representation in proportion to its percentage of the vote | 2 sets | |
| 13 | an electoral system in which voters select parties rather than individual candidates and parties are represented in legislatures in proportion to the shares of votes they win | 2 sets | |
| 14 | a voting system that apportions legislative seats according to the percentage of the vote won by a particular political party | 2 sets | |
| 15 | each state is represented based on population | 2 sets | |
| 16 | legislative seats awarded based on votes received by the party | 2 sets | |
| 17 | an electoral system in which members of legislatures are chosen in proportion to the numbers of votes their parties receive. | 2 sets | |
| 18 | electorate votes for party slates; seats are allocated based on the per cent of the vote each party gets | 2 sets | |
| 19 | a multiple-member district system that allows each political party representation in proportion to its percentage of the total vote | 2 sets | |
| 20 | each state has a proportional number of representatives to their population | 2 sets | |
| 21 | a category of electoral formulas between the percentage of votes and percentage of seats provided | 2 sets | |
| 22 | a system in which several officials are elected to represent the same area in proportion to the votes each party's candidate recieves; used in presidential primaries to elect delegates in proportion to their popular vote. | 2 sets | |
| 23 | a method of voting by which political parties are given legislative representation in proportion to their popular vote | 2 sets | |
| 24 | rule applied in democratic primaries whereby any candidate who wins at least 15 percent of the votes gets the number of state democratic conventoin dlegates based on his or her share of that primary vote | 1 set | |
| 25 | 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 seats they receive (usually in legislative assemblies). it is often contrasted to plurality voting systems, where disproportional seat distribution results from the division of voters into multiple electoral districts, especially "winner takes all" plurality (fptp) districts. | 1 set | |
| 26 | an electoral system in which political parties compete in multimember districts and voters choose between parties. the seats are divided according to the number of votes each party garners. | 1 set | |
| 27 | - an electoral system where the number of seats won is directly linked to the number of votes cast for each party.a system in which candidates for a position are elected | 1 set | |
| 28 | an electoral system in which legislative seats are awarded to candidates or parties in proportion to the percentage of votes received | 1 set | |
| 29 | any candidate who wins at least 15% of teh votes cast in a primary gets the number of that state's democratic convention delegates that corresponds to his/her share of that primary vote | 1 set | |
| 30 | seats are allocated based on votes recieved, most parilmetns elect this way, you vote for a party not inndividual candidates, promotes minor parties and compromise | 1 set | |
| 31 | candidate who wins at leave 5 percent of the votes in the primary gets the amount of delegates that match up with their share of the primary vote | 1 set | |
| 32 | is a category of electoral formulas aimed at a close match between the % of votes that groups of candidates (grouped by a certain measure) obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive (usually in legislative assemblies). is a democratic principle rather than an electoral system in itself | 1 set | |
| 33 | voting system that apportions legislative seats according to the percentage of the vote won by a particular party | 1 set | |
| 34 | a method commonly used in europe in which all parties submit a list of candidates and a certain percentage of seats are granted to that party. | 1 set | |
| 35 | the voting system that looks at the proportion of votes each party gets and distributes seats in line with that percentage (e.g. a party with 25% of the vote gets 25% of the seats). | 1 set | |
| 36 | allocation of delegates based on the percentage of votes the candidate receives in the primary (democrats favor this) | 1 set | |
| 37 | any candidate who wins at least 15% of the votes cast, gets that share in the presidential primary | 1 set | |
| 38 | a system in which several officials are elected to represent the same area in proportion to the votes each party's candidate receives; used in presidential primaries to elect delegates in proprotion to their popular vote | 1 set | |
| 39 | in the context of american government, the electoral system in which the number of representatives for a state is based on the number of people living in the state. proportional representation is used to determine the number of each state's representatives in the u.s. house of representative | 1 set | |
| 40 | elections based on party in which party receives seats based on percentage of vote | 1 set | |