party list

British

noun

(modifier) of or relating to a system of voting in which people vote for a party rather than for a candidate. Parties are assigned the number of seats which reflects their share of the vote See proportional representation

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But the party list accounts for only 20% of the 500 seats in parliament.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

The roster of A-listers appearing in this year's ads reads like an Oscar night party list.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Because under STV voters vote for individual candidates rather than, as in Holyrood's system, for a party list, Independent candidates have been able to win election, and especially so in rural Scotland.

From BBC • May 2, 2022

Germany selects its leaders in a complex process where voters choose both a local constituency candidate and a political party list.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2021

In the Stockholm election more than five-sevenths of the voters had supported the party list as it was printed, and according to the Belgian system the first five candidates would have been declared elected.

From Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election by Humphreys, John H.

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