Concept information
Preferred term
block vote
Definition
- Block voting is an electoral system used by multimember electoral wards or districts in which voters cast as many votes as there are seats in the area. In one form of the system, citizens may cast their votes for candidates irrespective of the party affiliation of the office seekers. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Block Vote]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/block_vote
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