Proportional Representation System

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Proportional representation is a system of electing representative seats more aligned with a popular vote. Typically in the proportional representation system areas including cities can be divided into districts. In the voting system each district may have multiple candidates representing a party, voters may vote on all candidates by order of their preference. A pre determined quota system based on a tabulation formula. That formula uses the electoral districts number of votes divided by available seats to equal a quota. Each candidate needs to achieve they are ranked by descending order by number of votes. The quota is reached the candidate elected with the surplus votes go to the next highest vote earning candidate until their quota is met. Their surplus votes goes to the next candidate until a quota can not be met. The remaining candidates are eliminated when quotas cannot be …show more content…

This creates a more party focused system versus an individual candidate that we typically focus on in the United States. This occurs because multiple candidates per party can be elected and a acquire seats for per party representation. This also creates potential and space for new parties to realistically emerge closer representing the desires and needs of the people within districts whereas in the two party system other parties emerge to try to challenge democrats or republicans such as independents, green parties, libertarians, etc. however in a two party system such as ours it is realized by the voters that smaller parties who have to win out to represent them will not; therefore the two party system is named as such due to the history of the democratic and republican parties entrenched via the money game involved in the political process (PAC’s) that supports and promotes an individual

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