English Dictionary

mixed-member proportional

noun

A voting system used in Germany and New Zealand in which voters get two votes, one for a local representative MP and one for a political party, and in which the number of seats that a party gets in parliament is based on the percentage of votes that the party receives.

Mixed-member proportional is a voting system that combines elements of proportional representation and plurality/majoritarian systems.

意味（1）

A voting system used in Germany and New Zealand in which voters get two votes, one for a local representative MP and one for a political party, and in which the number of seats that a party gets in parliament is based on the percentage of votes that the party receives.

First, by abolishing the closed party lists for more than a half of the Chamber of Deputies, the mixed-member proportional system would help create direct linkages between parties, constituencies, and legislators.