Proportional-representation systems are meant to correct these defects.

ECONOMIST: Blair��s genie

She said ministers were building on the strengths of previous systems of representation while working to mitigate problems associated with them.

BBC: Health and Social Care Bill part three

New systems of proportional representation have been introduced for elections in Scotland and Wales, and for the European Parliament, in place of Britain's time-honoured system of first-past-the-post.

ECONOMIST: Britain

This year, however, saw a relative deluge in 3D-printing representation, with strong showings from 3D Systems, FormLabs, MakerBot and the cloud-based 3D printer, Sculpteo.

ENGADGET

All the rest have either preferential voting systems (Australia and France) or proportional representation in one form or another.

ECONOMIST: From the archive