There are an additional four parties that have ballot access to between 50-270 electoral votes.

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They are funded by additional levies paid by eligible businesses following a ballot.

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But, whereas the votes won by each party in each region are used to determine how many additional members parties get, the seats they have already won in the region from the first ballot are also taken into account.

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