UK Government, the Law and Your Role
What is meant by "proportional representation"?
AA quota system ensuring a set proportion of all parliamentary seats go to women
BA system giving more votes to larger constituency areas in national elections
CA system where seat share roughly matches each party's vote share ✓
DA system where the proportion of income tax owed matches the taxpayer's income level
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is A system where seat share roughly matches each party's vote share.
Proportional representation (PR) is a voting system where parties win seats in proportion to the share of votes they receive nationally. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use forms of PR for their devolved elections.
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