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'''Party-list proportional representation''' (PLPR) systems are a family of [[Partisan system]] used in multiple-winner elections (e.g. elections to parliament), emphasizing [[proportional representation]]. In these systems, parties make lists of candidates to be elected, and seats get allocated to each party in proportion to the number of votes the party receives. Voters may vote directly for the party, like in Israel, or they may vote for candidates and that vote will pool to the party, like in Turkey and Finland. The order in which the party's list candidates get elected may be pre-determined by some method internal to the party (a [[closed list]] system) or they may be determined by the voters at large (an [[open list]] system).
[[Image:ElezioneBrunate.jpg|right|thumb|a poster for the European Parliament election 2004 in Italy, showing party lists]]
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Since a party list method proportionally allocates the seats in an assembly (like a legislature), it may also be used to proportionally divide seats among states in a federal assembly. When a party list method is used for this purpose, it is called an apportionment method. The use of the Huntington-Hill method to allocate seats of the United States House of Representatives is an example of apportionment.
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One criticism of PLPR is that sometimes, the allocation of seats to factions within a party is disproportional. This can be because of the use of an open list system, because [[SNTV]] is usually used to determine which candidates win, and under honest voting, this can lead to very disproportionate outcomes. This is one reason why some prefer voting methods like [[STV]] and [[Asset voting]].
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