Proportional Representation

according action adopted advantages allowed amendment applied arrangement authority bill body borough called candidates carried cast choice choose chosen colleges committee Commons complete Congress consideration Constitution contested Convention corruption County cumulative vote delegates Democratic desire directors disfranchisement distribution district divided effect elec election electors entitled equal evil exist extended fact fair favor follows four free vote give given House important influence injustice interest Judges legislative Legislature less limited Lord majority manner means ment minority mode names necessary nomination object obtain officers opinion Parliament party persons political popular vote possible practical present President presidential principle proposed proposition question reason received referred reform reported repre representation representative Republican result rule secure Senate sentatives single success taken term thousand ticket tion town United voice voters whole