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Additional Member System

British

noun

a system of voting in which people vote separately for the candidate and the party of their choice. Parties are allocated extra seats if the number of constituencies they win does not reflect their overall share of the vote See also proportional representation

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The Scottish Parliament has used the Additional Member System - a form of proportional representation - since its inception in 1999.

From BBC

Ideally, in parliamentary elections this would mix the national with the local by retaining constituency links, such as the single transferable vote or the additional member system.

From The Guardian

Scotland's Additional Member System sees 73 constituency MSPs elected through first-past-the-post and 56 regional MSPs elected, from eight electoral regions, through a form of proportional representation.

From BBC

The election uses the Additional Member System, which means people are given two votes to select:

From BBC

A written constitution and proportional representation using the Additional Member System for parliamentary elections, as well as introducing a voting age of 16, are among the proposals.

From BBC

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