enkeltdistrikt
Enkeltdistrikt, in English often translated as single-member district, is an electoral district that elects exactly one representative to a legislative body. The district’s geographic boundaries are drawn to represent a portion of the electorate, with the aim that population size is roughly equal to other districts in the system.
Voting in enkeltdistrikt tends to follow a first-past-the-post or a two-round system, depending on the jurisdiction.
Compared with multimember districts, enkeltdistrikt generally produces a winner-takes-all outcome for the district and tends to
Globally, countries employ single-member districts in various forms: the United Kingdom and Canada use single-member constituencies
Critics point to risks of malapportionment and gerrymandering, where district boundaries are drawn to favor certain
See also: electoral district, single-member district, first-past-the-post, two-round system.