Below you will find example sentences with "proportional representation". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Proportional Representation in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: representation
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 23.5 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 3 start, 7 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "proportional representation" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 23.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as favour of proportional representation, and support proportional representation, system, electoral and vote stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with legal representation and legal representation, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with proportional representation
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
How far will proportional representation be taken? (7 words)
This is termed proportional representation or more accurately as party-proportional representation. (12 words)
The Lib Dems always used to be pro-EU and in favour of proportional representation. (15 words)
Yesterday, we won a surprise vote in Parliament on the first stage of a Ten Minute Rule Bill on changing the electoral system for Westminster and English local government elections to Proportional Representation which was introduced by our Sarah Olney. (40 words)
In addition, the Bundestag has a minimum threshold of either 5% of the national party vote or three (directly elected) constituency representatives for a party to gain additional representation through the system of proportional representation. (35 words)
For me, change means radical electoral reform such as switching from the first-past-the-post electoral system to proportional representation, the reform or abolition of the House of Lords and the institution of federalism. (35 words)
How far will proportional representation be taken? (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
In comparison, for electoral systems using proportional representation small groups win only their proportional share of representation.
This is termed proportional representation or more accurately as party-proportional representation.
Each state in Nigeria has only three representatives in the senate — based on the principle of equal representation — while in the house, the number is hinged on the bogus theory of proportional representation.
In addition, the Bundestag has a minimum threshold of either 5% of the national party vote or three (directly elected) constituency representatives for a party to gain additional representation through the system of proportional representation.
Changing the present constitution is the only way to adopt proportional representation of political parties in our electoral system.
Greece is moving to a proportional representation system that is likely to result in six parties with seats in parliament and the slide in the polls has made a coalition government more likely.
He also called for Sir Keir Starmer to ditch first past the post in favour of proportional representation.
How far will proportional representation be taken?
It also deleted a section that prevented the inclusion of the number of Aboriginal natives from calculating proportional representation in the Parliament.
Make Votes Matter’s announcement comes as parliamentarians and campaigners have penned a to Keir Starmer urging him to commit to Proportional Representation for general elections.
Mark Drakeford has used his Labour Party conference speech to poke fun at the Tories, call for Wales to have more powers and support proportional representation.
For me, change means radical electoral reform such as switching from the first-past-the-post electoral system to proportional representation, the reform or abolition of the House of Lords and the institution of federalism.
I remember him using his final conference speech to call on UK Labour (then not in power) to push for proportional representation and further devolution.
The end of proportional representation meant that fewer socialists and Greens were elected compared to 2020.
The Lib Dems always used to be pro-EU and in favour of proportional representation.
The proportional representation single transferable vote system means you can vote for as many or as few candidates as you like, in order of preference.
Throw in a significant drop in vote share on Thursday, and a surge from Plaid and Reform, and the task is even tougher under proportional representation not first past the post.
Yesterday, we won a surprise vote in Parliament on the first stage of a Ten Minute Rule Bill on changing the electoral system for Westminster and English local government elections to Proportional Representation which was introduced by our Sarah Olney.
A narrow majority of Prince Edward Islanders rejected proportional representation system in a referendum in 2019.
Even, in the Netherlands for example, to entirely seperate Parties where Proportional Representation allows for such a luxury.