"overhang seat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} overhang seat (uncountable)
  1. A legislative seat distribution, used to guarantee that a party gets their fair share of seats, when a party is entitled to fewer seats as a result of party votes than it has won constituencies. Additional seats granted to that party would be overhang seats. Wikipedia link: overhang seat Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Political science Related terms: underhang seat Translations (Legislative seat distribution principle in certain countries): overhangmandaat [neuter] (Dutch), Überhangmandat [neuter] (German), overskuddsmandat [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), öerhängsmandat [neuter] (Swedish)

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