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Scrutin de liste

Scrutin de liste Meaning & Definition
Scrutin de liste Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scrutin de liste?

[n] based on the principle of proportional representation; voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote

Synonyms | Synonyms for Scrutin de liste: list system | scrutin de liste system

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See Also | electoral system | voting system

Scrutin de liste In Webster's Dictionary

\Scru`tin" de liste"\ (skr[.u]`t[a^]N" d[~e] l[=e]st). [F., voting by list.] Voting for a group of candidates for the same kind of office on one ticket or ballot, containing a list of them; -- the method, used in France, as from June, 1885, to Feb., 1889, in elections for the Chamber of Deputies, each elector voting for the candidates for the whole department in which he lived, as disting. from {scrutin d'arrondissement} (d[.a]`r[^o]N`d[=e]s`m[aum]N"), or voting by each elector for the candidate or candidates for his own arrondissement only.

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