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proportional representation

/prəˈpɔːrʃənl ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃn/

Traducción: Sistema electoral en el que el número de escaños que obtiene un partido o grupo en un órgano legislativo es directamente proporcional al número de votos recibidos en las elecciones.

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/prəˈpɔːrʃənl ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃn/C1formalpolitical
  • esSistema electoral en el que el número de escaños que obtiene un partido o grupo en un órgano legislativo es directamente proporcional al número de votos recibidos en las elecciones.

An electoral system in which the number of seats a political party or group wins in a legislative body is directly proportional to the number of votes it receives in an election.

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    An electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them.

    esrepresentación proporcional

    • Many European countries use proportional representation for their parliamentary elections.
    • Under proportional representation, a party with 30% of the vote gets roughly 30% of the seats.
    • Proportional representation aims to ensure that minority viewpoints are represented in government.