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Parallel System
Parallel System: A mixed system in which the choices expressed by the voters are used to elect representatives through two different systems, usually one…
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A mixed system in which the choices expressed by the voters are used to elect representatives through two different systems, usually one plurality/majority system and one proportional representation system, but where no account is taken of the seats allocated under the first system in calculating the results in the second system. See also Mixed-Member Proportional.
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ACE Electoral Systems Glossary
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