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proportional representation  

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  • Proportional representation (PR) provides for the allocation of parliamentary seats to political parties in proportion to the votes they received in an election. As a principle of representation, the desired objective of PR is to reflect in parliament the existing political preferences and parties as accurately as possible. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Communication; Proportional Representation]

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