Block voting

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Voting system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Plurality-at-large_voting
gptkbp:category Electoral systems
gptkbp:cause Landslide victories for majority
Underrepresentation of minorities
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Single_transferable_vote
gptkb:Limited_voting
Cumulative voting
gptkbp:feature Candidates with the most votes win
Does not use proportional representation
Each voter has as many votes as there are seats
Voters can cast one vote per candidate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Block voting
gptkbp:tendsTo Favor majority groups
gptkbp:usedFor Electing multiple representatives
gptkbp:usedIn Multi-member constituencies
Local elections
Historical parliamentary elections
School board elections
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Single_Non-Transferable_Vote
gptkb:Plurality-at-large_voting
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5