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local memberThis term usually refers to a member of a representative
assembly
chosen from a single member
electoral district
. Each
geographically defined district has a single
‘local’ member. Those
supporting single member
plurality
or
majority
electoral systems often
argue that representation, accountability, and access to government
is enhanced by having a single local member to speak for those
resident in his or her electoral district.
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