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Proportional representation , is a system of voting deliberately designed to ensure that as far as practicable the different shades of opinion in a country shall receive a fair representation in the elected assembly i.e. a representation proportionate to their relative strength, UNESCO Report, p. 551.

Means a method of representation designed to secure the election of candidates in proportion to the numerical strength of each section of political opinion thus accurately reflecting the political feeling of the country in Parliament, Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundy, p. 602.