proportional

Led by a New South Wales parliamentarian, John Ruddick, DFP said their challenge would hinge on the ban's impact on political communication, and whether it was proportional to the law's aims.

If a similar result is replicated across the whole of Wales at the Senedd election next May - which will switch to a new proportional representation voting system - then the party could face an existential threat.

The Liberal Democrats have long backed electoral reform and support bringing in a form of proportional representation, which they feel would more fairly reflect people's votes.

The amount of income tax is proportional to the size of the withdrawal.

One proposal from Republican lawmakers would require shares held in passively managed funds to be voted on a proportional basis according to instructions from fund investors.