concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: reserved seat

representation and electoral systems
type: Concept
narrower: reserved seat

reserved seat
type: Concept
broader: representation and electoral systems
definition: Reserved seats are positions within legislative systems that are allocated to specific groups. Reserved seating arrangements are typically the result of constitutional or other political concessions whereby seats are granted to disadvantaged groups to ensure representation in elected bodies. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Reserved Seat]