party list

noun

1. (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

Example Sentences

Jones had been reselected by the Conservatives for the new Senedd seat of Sir Fynwy Torfaen, but she faced a contest with Tory MS Peter Fox for the top spot on the party list there.

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Voters will cast their votes to select a party list, rather than an individual candidate.

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The proportional system does not allow for by-elections, and so the committee has looked at options that would see a candidate replaced by the next available candidate on the party list.

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Political parties are required to have a woman in at least every third position in their party list, and parties need at least 4% of votes across the country to qualify for representation in the national parliament.

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He abandoned his studies at Oxford early to campaign in 1990 elections, when Fidesz won 22 seats, with Viktor Orban top of the party list.

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