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Revision 3 . . September 10, 2001 8:42 am by DanKeshet [update links, better wording]
Revision 2 . . September 8, 2001 3:15 am by DanKeshet [Total revamp]
Revision 1 . . May 14, 2001 10:13 pm by Des
  

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Proportional representation refers to election systems where, for
whatever qualities people use to choose their representatives (whether
Proportional representation refers to voting systems where, for
whatever qualities people use to elect their representatives (whether

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representatives with those qualities is approximately the same as the
proportion of voters holding that quality.
representatives having those qualities is approximately the same as the
proportion of voters having that quality.

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representation include Single transfer voting and Party-list proportional representation.
There are sometimes attempts to make
plurality voting proportional by gerrymandering districts so that a minority
group is in the majority in one specific district.
representation include single transfer voting and party-list proportional representation.
Other systems, such as plurality voting, are sometimes made
more proportional by gerrymandering districts to ensure that a minority group is in the
majority in one ore more specific districts.

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Proportional representation election systems are in use to elect the
parliament in Germany and many other countries worldwide.
Proportional representation election systems are used to elect the
parliament in Germany and many other countries.

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