A uninominal electoral system. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The system who rules Venezuelan election started in fact with the elections of 1998 which for the first time separated congress from president and completed the development to the long sought aim of a direct link between the elector and his representative by electing now more than half the representatives through uninominal districts. From Wordnik.com. [10/23/2005 - 10/30/2005] Reference
Din ciclul Bogdan Olteanu vrea sa intre in Parlament iar …. pe vot uninominal. From Wordnik.com. [piticu .ro] Reference
508 members who are elected upon the uninominal system by as many electoral constituencies, into which the nation is divided, there being an average population of 66,000 inhabitants for each constituency; the constituent districts may be changed every five years. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent] Reference
The lower chamber will be made up of 130 seats, from which 68 will be uninominal (single district / simple majority / based on population and territory) and 54 plurinominal (party lists headed by President and VP / proportional representation) and 8 "special indigenous" seats (simple majority / indigenous districts). From Wordnik.com. [Mabblog] Reference
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