| Those relegated to the PR tier often demand another chance to run again in the single member district. |
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| Unlike proportional systems, the single member district arrangement permits only one party to win in any given district. |
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| At the national level, the United States uses the single member district system exclusively. |
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| In a single member district, the voter is discouraged from wasting a vote on a longshot. |
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| The single member district plurality system is by far the most common one, and most of the others are simply variations on this system. |
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| Another criticism of single member district representation is that it encourages parties to pursue dubious electoral campaign strategies. |
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| Countries using a FPTP single member district electoral system are especially susceptible to gerrymandering activities. |
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| We use data from legislative elections in Brazil, a country that does not use a single member district system to form its Chamber of Deputies. |
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| In criticism, advocates of proportional and group representation have argued that single member district representation tends to muffle the voices and ignore the interests of minority groups in the society. |
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| The most basic types of formal political representation available are single member district representation, proportional representation and group representation. |
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| Single member district representation, in contrast, is said to enhance the stability of governments by virtue of its favoring a two party system of government. |
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