Re: Eurolections question Archived Message Posted by betterave on April 21, 2019, 9:04 am, in reply to "Eurolections question" Hi K Closed Party List The Closed Party List system is used to elect Members of the European Parliament, with the exception of Northern Ireland which uses Single Transferable Vote. A voter marks a cross on the ballot paper next to the party’s name they wish to support. Once the ballot papers have been counted, each party gets the number of seats proportionate to the number of votes it has received in each constituency. Multi-member constituencies are required for the Closed Party List which means constituencies are normally larger but elect several representatives rather than just one. As voters choose parties rather than candidates, it is for the parties to determine the order in which candidates appear on the list and are then elected. link: https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/elections-and-voting/voting-systems/ Message Thread: Eurolections question - Keith-264 April 21, 2019, 8:28 am Re: Eurolections question - betterave April 21, 2019, 9:04 am Not democratic then - Keith-264 April 21, 2019, 9:31 am   Searching