(Singapore, politics) A type of parliamentary constituency with multiple representatives from the same political group, at least one of whom must be from an ethnic minority.
(Singapore, politics) A type of parliamentary constituency with multiple representatives from the same political group, at least one of whom must be from an ethnic minority.
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(UK, politics) representation by population.
(chiefly, Australia, New Zealand) A geographical area represented by one or more elected officials; a constituency, an electoral district.
Something standing for something else.
(UK, Canada, Australia, NZ) A representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a house of a parliament.
A Canadian political shorthand for 'representation by population' — the democratic principle that legislative seats should be allocated based on how many people live in a given region, not equal weight per province or territory. It was a hot-button debate in pre-Confederation Canada and remains a meaningful concept in discussions about electoral fairness. The snappy abbreviation cuts through the jargon and makes a complex constitutional concept instantly accessible in casual political conversation.