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A winner set is a set of candidates equal in size to the number of seats to be filled. When there is only one seat to be filled, it is customary to refer to a winner set simply as a candidate.
Winner sets feature prominently in discussions on who to elect in multi-winner [[Bloc voting|bloc voting]] methods and [[Proportional representation|proportional representation]] methods. Properties such as [[Stable Winner Set|stability]] and [[Proportionality for Solid Coalitions]] offer suggestions as to who should be in the winning winner set, with [[combinatorics]] and [[Set theory|set theory]] featuring prominently in the discussion.
[[Multi-member_system#Sequential_proportional_methods | Sequential proportional voting methods]] elect a winner set one candidate at a time, while optimal proportional methods involve evaluating every possible winner set. In the single-winner case, there are
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