https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym Political implications en-us 2017-10-08 20:37:05 UTC 2017-10-09 08:43:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195129321 Proportional representation ensures minority groups a measure of representation proportionate to their electoral support. https://www.britannica.com/topic/proportional-representation ]]> 2017-10-09 08:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195129321 https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195129608 give minority parties a bigger voice in government. http://www.theweek.co.uk/22271/proportional-representation-the-pros-and-cons]]> 2017-10-09 08:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195129608 https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195129709 It seeks to create a representative body that reflects the overall distribution of public support for each political party. https://www.britannica.com/topic/proportional-representation]]> 2017-10-09 08:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195129709 https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195130335 By making it possible for small parties to be represented, proportional representation encourages the formation of splinter parties that can result in weak and unstable government https://www.britannica.com/topic/proportional-representation ]]> 2017-10-09 08:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195130335 https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195130621 A more proportional system would give minority parties and independent candidates a better chance of getting into parliament, proponents argue, and introduce different voices to our national political life. http://www.theweek.co.uk/22271/proportional-representation-the-pros-and-cons]]> 2017-10-09 08:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195130621 https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195131037 There could be a higher turnout at the polls under PR. http://www.theweek.co.uk/22271/proportional-representation-the-pros-and-cons]]> 2017-10-09 08:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195131037 https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195131201 (FPTP) may produce an election result with a big difference between the share of the votes each party wins in the election, and the share of votes that each party has in the parliament. Proportional Representation (PR) systems try to reduce the disparity between a party's percentage of the national vote and its share of the parliamentary votes http://www.dprvoting.org/System_Comparison.htm ]]> 2017-10-09 08:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195131201 https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195131597 higher voter turnout rates in PR systems
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1475-6765.1990.tb00227.x/full]]> 2017-10-09 08:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195131597 https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195132377 PR ensures that votes carry equal weight

https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/voting-systems/what-are-voting-systems/proportional-representation/]]> 2017-10-09 08:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195132377 https://padlet.com/afagebutler/iuqy46lmbhym/wish/195132542 Proportional representation is the idea that seats in parliament should be allocated so that they are in proportion to the votes cast.
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