A single-member district or constituency is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which...
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First-past-the-post voting (redirect from Single-member district plurality)
plurality (FPP) also known as single-member district plurality (SMDP)—often shortened simply to plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters typically...
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purpose, determines each district's boundaries and whether each will be represented by a single member or multiple members. Generally, only voters (constituents)...
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Plurality voting (redirect from Single-mark ballot)
plurality voting, and in systems based on single-member districts, plurality voting is called single member [district] plurality (SMP), which is widely known...
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Elections in Canada (section Multiple-member districts replaced by single-member districts -- federal elections, all provinces, two territories various dates)
of Commons has 338 members, elected for a maximum four-year term in single-seat electoral districts, and the Senate has 105 members appointed by the governor...
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Mixed electoral system (redirect from Mixed member system)
when FPTP is used in single-member districts and list-PR in multi-member districts, but every voter is a member of only one district (one tier). Some hybrid...
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voters in their district. The basic area of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions are Single Member Districts. There are 299 Single Member Districts, which in turn...
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The Yuhua Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency (SMC) located in the western area of Singapore. The ward covers the area of Yuhua...
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multi-member districts and single-member districts, a method called Parallel voting. Currently, 176 members are elected from 11 multi-member districts (called...
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At-large (redirect from Member-at-large)
black minority, was ordered by a federal district court to develop single-member districts for election of members to its county council and its school board...
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Florida Senate (section District map)
to be constituted. The Senate is composed of 40 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of approximately 540,000 residents...
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Florida House of Representatives (section District map)
composed of 120 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of approximately 180,000 residents. Legislative districts are drawn on...
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take less than one seat). As a result, legislatures elected by single-member districts are often described as using "winner-take-all". However, winner-take-all...
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Plurality block voting (redirect from Multi member plurality system)
multi-member electoral districts the system is commonly referred to as "block voting" or the "bloc vote". These systems are usually based on a single round...
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disproportional results produced in single-member districts using FPTP or to increase the fairness produced in multi-member districts using list PR. PR systems...
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semi-proportional variant of first-past-the-post voting, applied to multi-member districts where each voter casts just one vote. It can also be seen as a variant...
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Single-member district 7F08 of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 7F in Washington, D.C., has existed since 2023, its electorate consisting entirely of inmates...
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until Congress passed the Uniform Congressional District Act which reinforced the single-member district requirement. Article One, Section 2, Clause 3 of...
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states that elected representatives from single-member districts often elected representatives from districts that were not compact, contiguous, or roughly...
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Representatives. Senators are elected from 67 single-member districts. In order to account for decennial redistricting, members run for one two-year term and two...
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most representatives are elected in single-member districts (SMDs), and a fixed number of other "additional members" are elected from a closed list to...
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Harbour Main (redirect from Harbour Main (electoral district))
Metropolitan Area. As of 2011 the district has 9,005 eligible voters. The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly: "Summary...
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A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments...
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Michigan Senate (section Members, 2023–2026)
38 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of between approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents. Legislative districts are...
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election from single-member districts and one at-large from the county. Until 2013, the county was divided into three "county commission districts." Three of...
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Hawaii State Legislature (section Members and terms)
with 25 member) and the Hawaii State House of Representatives (lower house with 51 representatives). Each lawmaker represents single member district across...
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tiers (and so also use a single vote), but use majoritarian representation in many constituencies (single-member districts) but use proportional representations...
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East-Quidi Vidi. Prior to 1956, the district was larger and elected two MHAs. The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly: For MHAs...
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South Dakota House of Representatives (section Members of the House for the 2023 Legislative Session)
70 members, two from each legislative district. Two of the state's 35 legislative districts, Districts 26 and 28, are each subdivided into two single-member...
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General ticket (category United States congressional districts)
winner-take-all nature similar to first-past-the-post voting for single-member districts, which is vulnerable to gerrymandering and majority reversals....
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