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proportional representation

voting system that makes outcomes proportional to vote totals
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proportional representation

Summary

proportional representation ranks in the top 0.37% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,781 views/month, #287 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • proportional representation is a type of electoral system[2].
  • proportional representation's Commons category is recorded as Proportional representation[3].
  • proportional representation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Proportional representation electoral systems[4].
  • proportional representation's different from is recorded as proportionality[5].

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Definition and Type

proportional representation is a type of electoral system[2].

Why It Matters

proportional representation ranks in the top 0.37% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,781 views/month, #287 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Proportional representation electoral systems
    Subclass of → electoral system
    Different from → proportionality
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541097705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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