Members to the Japanese House of Representatives are elected using a mixed member proportional (MMP) system, which means that
a. a portion of the members (about one-third) are appointed by party leaders rather than being elected.
b. each voter casts two ballots, one for a candidate in a single member district and one for a party in a proportional representation (PR) district.
c. voters in urban areas use a PR system, while voters in rural areas use a single member plurality (SMP) system.
d. voters in urban areas use a SMP system, while those in rural areas use a PR system.
e. each voter casts one ballot for a particular candidate and that vote may not be transferred to another candidate even of the same party.
b
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