English Dictionary

leveling seat

名詞

不可算名詞

Seats of additional members elected to supplement the members directly elected by each constituency, for ensuring that each party's share of the total seats is roughly proportional to the parties' overall shares of votes at the national level.

日本語の意味

各政党の全国での得票率に基づき、各選挙区で直接選出された議員を補完するために選出される追加の議席。

After the election, the Green Party won a leveling seat, which helped align their number of parliamentary seats with their nationwide vote share.

選挙後、緑の党は調整議席を獲得し、議会での議席数が全国の得票率により近くなるのに役立った。

意味（1）

Seats of additional members elected to supplement the members directly elected by each constituency, for ensuring that each party's share of the total seats is roughly proportional to the parties' overall shares of votes at the national level.