Proportional representation would be required before local business rates could be restored to local determination.
Romania elects its parliament by proportional representation, so the provisional results point to a hung chamber.
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The introduction of proportional representation, she believes, would bolster confidence and interest in the political system.
The Irish parliament, or Dail, is elected by proportional representation, using the single transferable vote system.
That narrowly scuppered an attempt to introduce proportional representation in British Columbia in 2005.
Sri Lanka's system of proportional representation makes the magical two-thirds majority hard to reach.
Proportional representation in assembly elections has kept both parties visible, even when their popularity was low.
Thirty-two parties were competing under a system of proportional representation for the 120-member Knesset.
Northern Ireland will elect three members under a separate system of proportional representation, the single-transferable vote.
In democracies with proportional representation (as in continental Europe), maps are not very important.
This change in itself falls far short of the proportional representation that Lib Dems would like.
The benefits of federalism and proportional representation are widely recognised, but hard to deliver.
Proportional representation could risk winning the Liberal Democrats not more seats, but fewer votes.
Firstly, the voting system for Westminster elections had to be changed to one based on proportional representation.
Smaller parties have benefited from proportional representation and the low turnout in this year's European Parliamant elections.
In Scotland, but not yet in England, there is the prospect of proportional representation in local government.
So far there is no sign of a bill of rights or proportional representation for pan-British elections.
No to AV launched a new part of its campaign on Friday, aimed at supporters of proportional representation.
Supporting it in exchange for a promise to introduce proportional representation, which benefits third parties, would look opportunistic.
The Constituent Assembly itself, elected by proportional representation, gave previously excluded social groups a role in national issues.
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Councillors in Scotland are usually elected to multi-member wards under proportional representation using the "single transferable vote" method.
This trend might strengthen the case for proportional representation but only if the voters shake off their summer-holiday languor.
Mr Narayan also argues for a system of proportional representation to break the link between constituency and candidate.
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"Even those who want proportional representation agree with Nick Clegg that AV is 'a miserable little compromise', " he said.
The new law embraces a system that combines direct election and proportional representation.
His party is committed to a form of proportional representation in use in Ireland called the single transferable vote.
All the rest have either preferential voting systems (Australia and France) or proportional representation in one form or another.
Papua New Guinea and Fiji also use AV - but most democracies use versions of proportional representation or first-past-the-post.
And both the Scottish and Welsh legislatures will be elected by proportional representation.
Post-apartheid South Africa uses a list system of proportional representation (PR) and it has had various coalitions since 1994.
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