# die Verhältniswahl

die Verhältniswahl is a German noun meaning “a vote held (to elect members to a multiple-member body) using a system of proportional representation, for which parties field groups of candidates (typically as lists), and following which parties receive a portion of seats which closely matches the portion of votes they received”. Forms: der Verhältniswahl, die Verhältniswahlen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Verhältniswahl
- Plural: die Verhältniswahlen

## In other languages

- Русский: пропорциональные выборы

## Meanings

1. a vote held using a system of proportional representation, for which parties field groups of candidates, and following which parties receive a portion of seats which closely matches the portion of votes they received

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