proportional

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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.

From BBC

When Trump controlled the party infrastructure in 2020, Republicans worked to convert states from proportional systems — where candidates were awarded delegates in proportion to the vote they received — or hybrid ones to winner take all.

From Seattle Times

It captured a projected 151 seats in the lower House by winning over 24% of the popular vote for 400 constituency seats, and more than 36% of the 100 seats allocated by proportional representation.

From Washington Times

Under Turkey's proportional voting system, parties form alliances so they can reach the 7% threshold required to enter parliament.

From BBC

There are 400 seats for winning constituency candidates and 100 party seats allocated on a proportional representation basis.

From Reuters