Editing Block voting (section)

=== Limited voting (LV) / Partial block voting ===
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Partial block voting, also known as limited voting, operates similarly to plurality-at-large voting. However, in partial block voting, each voter casts fewer votes than the number of candidates to be elected. This process enables reasonably sized minorities to achieve some representation, preventing a simple plurality from sweeping every seat. Partial bloc voting is employed in elections to the Gibraltar Parliament, allowing each voter ten votes for seventeen open seats. The typical outcome sees the most popular party winning ten seats and forming the ruling administration. In contrast, the second-most popular party secures seven seats to form the opposition. The Spanish Senate also adopts partial block voting, offering four seats per constituency, with each voter casting three votes. Historically, three- and four-member constituencies in the United Kingdom used partial block voting until the abolition of multimember constituencies.

With fewer votes per voter, the threshold to win decreases under partial block voting, making the results more akin to proportional representation, provided voters and candidates use effective strategies.<ref>{{cite web |title=Limited Voting, Cumulative Voting and Choice Voting: A Comparison of Three Alternative Voting Systems |url=http://www.fairvote.org/factshts/comparis.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118172344/http://www.fairvote.org/factshts/comparis.htm |archive-date=November 18, 2008 |work=fairvote.org}}</ref>