single-member district
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district
noun[C]
uk/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/us/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/
an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from ...
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(Definition ofdistrictfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Figure 2 shows a scatterplot of the twenty-onesingle-memberdistrictelections in our set.
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The presence of many safe seats insingle-memberdistrictsystems is often cited as a factor contributing to low voter turnout.
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The theoretical argument focuses onsingle-memberdistrictplurality systems.
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This is because candidates must obtain support from the broader constituency in asingle-memberdistrictsystem.
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Figure 1 depicts vote shares for three candidates competing under plurality rule in asingle-memberdistrict.
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For the election in asingle-memberdistrictto be considered valid, at least half of the eligible voters there must turn out and vote.
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In order for asingle-memberdistrictrace to be also conclusive, a candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast.
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However, strong ties with agricultural groups do not guarantee electoral success in asingle-memberdistrictsystem.
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This is because a candidate could win a seat with a much smaller percentage of votes in a multi-member district system than in asingle-memberdistrictsystem.
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Residents elect a mayor, foursingle-memberdistrictcouncil members, and two at-large members.
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To secure a place on asingle-memberdistrictballot, candidates had to gather the signatures of at least 1.0 percent of the constituency electorate.
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It originally existed as asingle-memberdistrictuntil 1888, when it was changed to a dual-member district.
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Mutur was demoted from a two-member district to asingle-memberdistrict.
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A "single-memberdistrict" has one representative, while a "multi-member district" has more than one.
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In thesingle-memberdistrictballots, if votes cast against all exceeded the votes of each candidate, a repeat election had to be held within four months.
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The large number of single-member districts clearly favors the emergence of two large parties in any given election.
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In addition to the single-member districts, the country is also divided into 20 multimember districts.
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In the case of single-member districts, with only one candidate elected in the district, this variable is not applicable.
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Half of the parliament is elected from single-member districts, the other half from the list vote.
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