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Proportional Representation - ERS
Proportional representation is a type of electoral system that decides the make-up of a parliament by allocating seats on the basis of the number of votes each party received. Although there are many different types of PR, this is the base requirement for a system to be described as proportional.
http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/proportional-representation
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Proportional Representation - Politics - Britannica
Electoral system that seeks to create a representative body that reflects the overall distribution of public support for each political party.
http://www.britannica.com/topic/proportional-representation
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Fair Voting/Proportional Representation - FairVote
A legislature should reflect all of the voters who elect them. For this to be the case, voters must be able to elect representatives in proportion to their number.
http://www.fairvote.org/proportional_representation
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Proportional Representation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Proportional representation (PR) characterizes electoral systems by which divisions in an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportional_representation
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Proportional Representation - Citizens Information
Proportional representation is the system of voting used in all elections. Find out how proportional representation works; counts, quotas, transfers, recounts and examples.
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government_in_ireland/elections_and_referenda/voting/proportional_representation.html
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What if the U.S. Had A Parliament With Proportional Representation? - Daily KO's
What would happen if, instead of a House of Representatives, the U.S. had a parliament with proportional representation? It's an interesting question to ponder, as a parliamentary system would have completely changed the political landscape throughout our history. But let's ground this hypothetical in the environment of 2012: What might have happened during that election?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/31/1416318/-What-if-the-US-had-a-parliament-with-proportional-representation#
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No, Britain Does Not Want Proportional Representation - Telegraph
Like a deluded alcoholic, the Electoral Reform Society keeps trying to push the same old nonsense - despite repeatedly being proven wrong.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/politics-blog/11643323/The-electoral-reform-lobby-needs-to-sober-up.html
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What would Britain look like under Proportional Representation? - The Washington Post
The British election will dramatically overrepresent SNP and underrepresent UKIP and Lib-Dems based on vote share. What if the country used a proportional (PR) voting system instead?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2015/05/06/what-would-britain-look-like-under-proportional-representation/
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The Pros and Cons of Proportional Representation - Tonbridge Grammar School
Proportional Representation (PR) is an electoral system in which parties gain seats in direct proportion to the number of votes they receive. Currently in Britain we don't have PR, and instead have a first past the post system: by which a party wins an election by achieving a simple majority.
http://www.tgs.kent.sch.uk/bbcnews-school-report/2015/3/19/the-pros-and-cons-of-proportional-representation
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Look to Israel for a Case Study in Proportional Representation's Flaws - Seth Freedman - The Guardian
Seth Freedman: PR can produce as fraught and fractious a system as FPTP.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/apr/29/israel-proportional-representation
