proportional representation

English

Noun

proportional representation (uncountable)

1. A voting principle aimed at securing a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (usually political parties) obtain in elections, and the percentage of seats they receive in the elected body.

Translations

voting principle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 比例代表制 (zh) (bǐlìdàibiǎozhì)

• Czech: poměrný systém m
• Dutch: evenredige vertegenwoordiging m
• Finnish: suhteellinen vaalitapa
• French: représentation proportionnelle f
• German: Verhältniswahl f, Proporzwahl f (Switzerland)
• Greek: αναλογική αντιπροσώπευση f (analogikí antiprosópefsi)
• Irish: ionadaíocht chionmhar f
• Italian: rappresentazione proporzionale f
• Japanese: 比例代表制 (ja) (hireidaihyōsei)
• Polish: ordynacja proporcjonala f
• Portuguese: representação proporcional f
• Romanian: reprezentare proporțională f
• Russian: пропорциональная избирательная система f (proporcionalʹnaja izbiratelʹnaja sistema)
• Spanish: representación proporcional f
• Swedish: proportionellt val n