proportional representation

• Système électoral dans lequel le nombre de sièges obtenus par un parti ou un groupe dans une assemblée législative est directement proportionnel au nombre de voix qu'il a recueillies lors du scrutin.

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.

   représentation proportionnelle

   • 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.