In a proportional representation electoral system a. each political party receives an equal number of seats in the legislature. b. every candidate that receives above a certain percentage of the vote (usually set at 20 percent) is awarded a seat in the legislature. c. candidates can only win elections if they receive a majority of the overall votes. d. seats in the legislature are allocated to political parties based on their share of the total vote cast in the election.

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Jamarcus Fischer

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4 March, 17:02

In a proportional representation electoral system a. each political party receives an equal number of seats in the legislature. b. every candidate that receives above a certain percentage of the vote (usually set at 20 percent) is awarded a seat in the legislature. c. candidates can only win elections if they receive a majority of the overall votes. d. seats in the legislature are allocated to political parties based on their share of the total vote cast in the election.

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Conrad Archer · Answer 1

d. seats in the legislature are allocated to political parties based on their share of the total vote cast in the election.

Explanation:

In a proportional representation electoral system seats in the legislature are allocated to political parties based on their share of the total vote cast in the election.

In this system each political party gets a seat allocation based on its performance in the election.

For instance, if the candidates of a party win 50% of the vote in a 10 member district, they receive five of the ten seats - or 50% of the seats. If another party wins 30% of the vote, they get three seats, and so on.