Party-List System

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:feature Can be combined with single-member districts
Can be used in local, regional, or national elections
Can be national or regional lists
Can be open or closed list
Can be used for European Parliament elections
Can be used for municipal elections
Can be used for parliamentary elections
Can increase representation of small parties
Can lead to coalition governments
May reduce wasted votes
May use D'Hondt method
May use Droop quota
May use Hare quota
May use Highest Averages method
May use Largest Remainder method
May use Sainte-Laguë method
Often used for legislative elections
Party determines candidate order in closed list
Party presents list of candidates
Seats allocated to parties
Seats distributed proportionally
Thresholds may apply
Used in multi-member districts
Voters can influence candidate order in open list
Voters vote for parties
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:hasType gptkb:Open_List
Closed List
Flexible List
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Party-List System
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:First-Past-The-Post
gptkb:Mixed_Electoral_System
gptkb:Single_Transferable_Vote
gptkbp:usedIn Proportional Representation
List PR
Mixed-Member Proportional Representation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Electoral_Systems
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5