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Countries which have semi-proportional representation systems include: [[Australia]], [[Germany]], [[Hungary]], [[India]], [[Republic of Ireland]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], [[Mexico]], [[New Zealand]],[[Scotland]], [[Thailand]] and [[Wales]]. India is one of the most successful examples of a country with proportional representation. |
Countries which have semi-proportional representation systems include: [[Australia]], [[Germany]], [[Hungary]], [[India]], [[Republic of Ireland]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], [[Mexico]], [[New Zealand]],[[Scotland]], [[Thailand]] and [[Wales]]. India is one of the most successful examples of a country with proportional representation. |
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According to Simple Wikipedia, this is the usage.<ref>https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Proportional_representation&oldid=7528810</ref>: |
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'''Proportional representation''' is a system used to elect a country's [[government]]. This means the results of an [[election]] decide directly how many seats each party has got. Decisions are then made by the people who are elected. This has advantages over other systems, and some disadvantages. |
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The alternative is the first-past-the-post system in which constituencies vote in one member, and that's all there is to it. That is how it is in the [[United Kingdom]]. |
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In most western countries, there are more than one political party. Each elected representative will be a member of one or another party. If one party has an overall majority, then it forms the government. Otherwise the government must have members of more than one party. |
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Countries which use proportional representation include: [[Austria]], [[Argentina]], [[Belgium]], [[Brazil]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Denmark]], [[Estonia]], [[Finland]], [[Greece]], [[Iceland]], [[Ireland]], [[Israel]], [[Netherlands]], [[Norway]], [[Poland]], [[Portugal]], [[Romania]], [[Russia]], [[South Africa]], [[South Korea]], [[Spain]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Sweden]], [[Switzerland]] and [[Turkey]]. But not the [[United Kingdom]]. |
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Countries which have systems that are similar or use semi-proportional representation include: [[Australia]], [[Germany]], [[Hungary]], [[India]], [[Republic of Ireland]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], [[Mexico]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Thailand]]. India is one of the most successful examples of a country with proportional representation. |
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Similar principles apply to sub-regions, who may have their own parliament or assembly. |
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== Measures == |
== Measures == |
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