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AV+ may be considered a variant of AMS. However, unlike most versions of AMS, AV+ is not designed to deliver a high level of proportional representation. Rather, under AV+ the number of candidates elected from regional lists is kept to a relatively small "top up" in order to grant an in-built electoral advantage to larger parties. AV+ also differs from most versions of AMS in that the constituency seats are elected by means of the Alternative Vote rather than the [[First past the post|Simple Plurality]] ('First past the post') system.
 
AV+ was invented by the [[1998]] [[Jenkins Commission]], which recommended it as a system for use in [[United Kingdom general elections]], but no action has yet been taken on that committee's recommendations. The Commission described the system as a "limited" form of AMS aimed at achieving a balance between the requirements of "broad proportionality" and "stable government".
 
==See also==
* [[List of democracy and elections-related topics]]
[[Category:Voting systems]]
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