Proportional representation is a voting system in which seats in a legislature are allocated proportionally to the number of votes each political party receives. This ensures that minority parties have a chance to win representation.
Related terms
Gerrymandering: Manipulating electoral boundaries to benefit one political party over another.
First-past-the-post: A voting system where the candidate with the most votes wins, regardless of whether they have a majority.
Coalition government: A government formed by multiple political parties working together after an election because no single party has won a majority.