A system in which each participant party or grouping presents a list of candidates for an electoral district, voters vote for a party, and parties receive seats in proportion to their overall share of the vote. Winning candidates are taken from the lists. See Closed list , Open list and Free list .
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A system in which each participant party or grouping presents a list of candidates for an electoral district, voters vote for a party, and parties receive seats in proportion to their overall share of the vote. Winning candidates are taken from the lists. See Closed list , Open list and Free list .
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). List Proportional Representation (list Pr). In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/list-proportional-representation-list-pr
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