Glossary

GLOSSARY - Q

Quota

In the Legislative Council, electors are voting to select six representatives for their electoral region. Consequently, a voting system known as proportional representation is used to elect 36 Members of the Legislative Council.

In very general terms, under the notion of proportional representation, if a party or group of candidates receives 34% if the vote in the South Metropolitan Region, it could expect to gain 2 of the 6 seats allocated to this region in the Legislative Council.

More specifically, proportional representation means that to be elected, a candidate must receive a certain proportion (known as a quota) of the formal vote.

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