MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 4: Elections and political parties
proportionella val
Swedish word. In English: proportional elections
Parties get seats in proportion to how many votes they received.
Facts about the word
- If a party gets twenty per cent of the votes, it gets twenty per cent of the seats in the Riksdag or the council. Sverige i fokus s. 15
- Parties therefore often need to cooperate to get a majority for their proposals. Sverige i fokus s. 15
- A party must get at least four per cent of the votes to enter the Riksdag. Sverige i fokus s. 15
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Proportional elections distribute seats by share of votes. One party taking all seats is the opposite, and the right to vote applies to all.
The word belongs to Chapter 4: Elections and political parties in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.
