overhang seat
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Überhangmandat
A legislative seat distribution, used to guarantee that a party gets their fair share…A legislative seat distribution, used to guarantee that a party gets their fair share of seats, when a party is entitled to fewer seats as a result of party votes than it has won constituencies. Additional seats granted to that party would be overhang seats.
Meaning
1 sensesA legislative seat distribution, used to guarantee that a party gets their fair share of seats, when a party is entitled to fewer seats as a result of party votes than it has won constituencies. Additional seats granted to that party would be overhang seats.
Überhangmandat
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By meaning 1
Legislative seat distribution principle in certain countries:
Forms
plural: overhang seats| Singular | overhang seat |
|---|---|
| Plural | overhang seats |
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