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Understanding the Relationship Between Electoral Systems and Voter Behavior
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Which electoral system is designed to produce proportional representation, where the number of seats a party wins is proportional to the number of votes it receives?
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Mixed-member proportional representation
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Mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) combines elements of both first-past-the-post and proportional representation systems. Voters cast two votes: one for a local candidate in a single-member district and one for a party list. Seats are allocated based on the proportion of votes received by each party, with some seats reserved for local candidates.