What is Proportional Representation system?
The Proportional Representation System allocates parliamentary seats fairly based on the percentage of votes received, ensuring that every youth vote carries an accurate representative value.
Mengapa PBMy menggunakan Sistem Perwakilan Berkadar?
Sistem Perwakilan Berkadar digunakan dalam PBMy untuk menjamin perwakilan yang lebih adil dan inklusif dan membolehkan pelbagai kelompok suara belia terlibat aktif dalam pembentukan dasar negara.
Kelebihan Proportional Representation
- Fairer representation
- Provides opportunities and space for smaller parties
- Reduces the dominance of a single party
- Increases voter participation
- Prevents political consensus
Party List System
Sistem Party List is an electoral method in which voters choose a political party, and seats are allocated proportionally to each party based on the votes received.
Vote for Party
Voters vote for parties, not individual candidates
Proportional Allocation
Seats are allocated according to the proportion of votes received
Candidate List
Parties fill the seats using their candidate lists
PBMy uses Closed Party List
Closed Party List
- •Voters only choose party
- •Seat allocation begins with the top candidates on the list according to the prescribed quota.
- •Candidates are selected based on their order in the list. If a party wins two seats, the selected candidates will be numbers 1 and 2.
Under the Hare Quota formula, seats won belong to the PBMy party. If a PBMy Member of Parliament loses eligibility or is disqualified, the party must nominate a replacement for approval by the Board of Governance (LTU).
Examples of Proportional Representation in other contries
Please refer to the example here.
