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Life in the UK Test Practice Question · Ho & Duck: Add-on — Living in the UK

What is proportional representation?

A) A system where the candidate with the most votes in a constituency wins the seat
B) A voting method where representation is decided by a panel of electoral judges
C) An electoral method where each party wins seats broadly matching its share of total votes
D) A system limited to elections for the House of Lords

Correct answer: An electoral method where each party wins seats broadly matching its share of total votes

Proportional representation is an electoral method in which each political party wins a number of seats broadly matching its share of the total votes cast nationally.

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Proportional representation is an electoral method in which each political party wins a number of seats broadly matching its share of the total votes cast nationally.

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