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Party-list system — AQA GCSE Citizenship Studies Definition

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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term

Party-list system

Definition

An electoral system in which seats are allocated to parties according to their votes, and representatives are selected from party lists.

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AQA GCSE Citizenship Studies · 8100

Paper 1

In a party-list system, several representatives are elected for an electoral area. Parties put forward lists of candidates, and seats are allocated according to the votes each party receives.
Revise: Alternative Voting Systems

AQA Citizenship Studies past papers

Related key terms

Additional Member System
Closed list
Coalition government
Multi-member constituency
Proportional representation

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