Compensatory Seats
/ˌkɒmpənˈseɪtəri siːts/
Definitions
- (n.) Seats allocated in a legislative body or electoral system to compensate for disproportionality in election results, ensuring more proportional representation.
The party gained additional compensatory seats to balance the overall representation in the parliament.
Forms
- compensatory seats
- compensatory seat
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Commentary
Compensatory seats are commonly used in mixed-member proportional electoral systems to correct disparities between constituency seats won and overall vote share.
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