single-member district

American  

[sing-guhl-mem-ber dis-trikt] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˈmɛm bər ˈdɪs trɪkt /

noun

plural

single-member districts

1. an electoral constituency represented by a single seat in a legislature.

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Example Sentences

The United States is also a presidential system, which means the most important office of all is chosen in a grand single-member district.

From Washington Post

And in our single-member district system, they ensure that only one such candidate is running, so the party does not split its votes and hand the election to its rival.

From Washington Post

Similarly, there are structural reforms to the House, like a big expansion of the number of representatives and the abolition of the single-member district, that could increase democratic accountability without obviously serving either coalition’s partisan interests.

From New York Times

Weslaco Mayor David Suarez recently cast the deciding vote against holding a workshop to discuss whether to change the city’s current single-member district representation on the City Commission to at-large seats.

From Washington Times

She reiterated Monday that the city must use the older, eight single-member district map drawn in 2011 for the May elections to give Latino residents “an equal opportunity to elect their preferred candidates.”

From Seattle Times