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Multi member systems, also called multi winner systems, are systems which elect multiple people in one election. In the context of multi- member systems, they are defined to be proportional if the Hare Quota Criterion is satisfied. This is not meant to imply anything about [[Proportional representation]]. It is common for several of these systems to be combined into a [[Regional System]].
 
==Bloc Systems==
 
Bloc Systems elect all members at once under the same metric which would be used in a [[Single Member system]].
 
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==Sequential Systems==
 
Sequential systems elect winners via a repeated two step process of selection and ballot reweigting. The purpose of the reweigting is to fulfill Hare Quota Criterion.
 
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==Optimal Systems==
 
Optimal systems elect all members by the optimization of a quality function.
 
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