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Leveling seats (Esperanto: Egaligantaj sidejoj, literally "Equalizing seats"), also known as compensatory seats or top-up seats, are an election mechanism employed in Bijan at all elections to the House of Representatives since 1965. Leveling seats are seats of additional members of the House elected to supplement the members directly elected by each constituency. The purpose of the leveling seats is to ensure that each party's share of the total seats is roughly proportional to the parties' overall shares of votes at the national level.

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  • Leveling seats (Esperanto: Egaligantaj sidejoj, literally "Equalizing seats"), also known as compensatory seats or top-up seats, are an election mechanism employed in Bijan at all elections to the House of Representatives since 1965. Leveling seats are seats of additional members of the House elected to supplement the members directly elected by each constituency. The purpose of the leveling seats is to ensure that each party's share of the total seats is roughly proportional to the parties' overall shares of votes at the national level.
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  • Leveling seats (Esperanto: Egaligantaj sidejoj, literally "Equalizing seats"), also known as compensatory seats or top-up seats, are an election mechanism employed in Bijan at all elections to the House of Representatives since 1965. Leveling seats are seats of additional members of the House elected to supplement the members directly elected by each constituency. The purpose of the leveling seats is to ensure that each party's share of the total seats is roughly proportional to the parties' overall shares of votes at the national level. From 1949 to 1965, there were no leveling seats. The small size of the constituencies resulted in parties often being unevenly represented in the House. For example, in the 1949 election, Bijan Above All received approximately 47,000 votes and one seat, but the New Bijan Party received nearly 66,000 votes but no seats. From 1965 to 1997, the House consisted of 150 constituency seats and 23 leveling seats, one for each of Bijan's 23 counties, which are also the basis for the electoral constituencies. Since 1997, there have been 199 constituency seats and 46 leveling seats, two per county.
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