proportional representation

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That said, Sweden’s convoluted system of proportional representation could yet deliver some surprises.
也就是说，瑞典复杂的比例代表制系统会产生一些出其不意的结果。
You might have to swallow hard, but if a hung parliament introduces a fair system of proportional representation, this will be the last tactical vote you'll ever have to cast.
你可能要费番力才能接受，但如果无任何党占明显多数的议会引进了一种公平的比例代表制，这将是你必须投的最后一张战术票。
If the government gets its way, the lords would be chosen from regional lists and elected according to proportional representation, as members of the European Parliament are now.
如果政府掌控的话，上议院将会从地区名单中选取，并根据比例代表制进行选举，类似现行的欧洲议会成员选举制度。

Romania elects its parliament by proportional representation, so the provisional results point to a hung chamber.
ECONOMIST: The left narrowly wins, but the result is disputed
That narrowly scuppered an attempt to introduce proportional representation in British Columbia in 2005.
ECONOMIST: No, not the country, electoral reform
Sri Lanka's system of proportional representation makes the magical two-thirds majority hard to reach.
ECONOMIST: Another romping success for the Tiger-slayer

a political system in which parties are represented in parliament according to the number of people who voted for them

Proportional representation is a system of voting in which each political party is represented in a legislature or parliament in proportion to the number of people who vote for it in an election.