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

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 • May 23, 2017

Although each of them does represent a single-member district, that district covers the entire State.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

Under the single-member district arrangement, the voters in each district elect one of the State’s representatives from among a field of candidates running for a seat in the House from that district.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

Each arrondissement became a single-member district and the electors were permitted to vote for one deputy only.

From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin