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list systemList systems are one of two families of electoral systems using
proportional
representation
. Proportional
representation by the list system is based on the voter choosing
between lists of
candidates
provided by political
parties
. While there are
many ways of counting votes under a list system, and some versions
permit voters to change the order of candidates on the party list
or to vote for candidates on different lists, list systems are
based on the representation of parties as organizations rather than
individual candidates.
In the simplest list systems, an elector votes for a party list,
and the share of votes gained by each party list is matched by a
similar proportion of seats in the
assembly
. If a party wins
30 percent of the votes for an assembly of 100 members, the party
is assigned 30 seats, the members being the top 30 of a list of
candidates provided by the party before the election.
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