{
  "@context": "https://schema.govfresh.com/v1/context.jsonld",
  "@id": "https://schema.govfresh.com/v1/ElectoralSystem",
  "@type": "DefinedTermSet",
  "name": "Electoral system",
  "description": "How votes turn into results. Required on every contest, since a result means nothing without it. 40% wins outright under first-past-the-post, forces a runoff under a two-round system, and earns only a share of seats under a party list. Naming the system lets this profile work in any country.",
  "hasDefinedTerm": [
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "@id": "gs:electsys/fptp",
      "termCode": "fptp",
      "name": "First past the post",
      "description": "One seat. Most votes wins. No majority needed."
    },
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "@id": "gs:electsys/blockVote",
      "termCode": "blockVote",
      "name": "Block vote",
      "description": "Several seats. Each voter gets as many votes as there are seats. The highest totals win."
    },
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "@id": "gs:electsys/twoRound",
      "termCode": "twoRound",
      "name": "Two-round",
      "description": "A second round between the leading candidates if no one clears the threshold in the first round."
    },
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "@id": "gs:electsys/partyList",
      "termCode": "partyList",
      "name": "Party-list proportional",
      "description": "Seats go to parties in proportion to their share of the vote."
    },
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "@id": "gs:electsys/stv",
      "termCode": "stv",
      "name": "Single transferable vote",
      "description": "Several seats, ranked ballots. Extra and eliminated votes transfer to other candidates."
    },
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "@id": "gs:electsys/mmp",
      "termCode": "mmp",
      "name": "Mixed-member proportional",
      "description": "Some seats come from constituencies, and list seats top up the total to make it proportional."
    },
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "@id": "gs:electsys/parallel",
      "termCode": "parallel",
      "name": "Parallel or mixed",
      "description": "Constituency seats and list seats are counted separately, with no top-up between them."
    },
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "@id": "gs:electsys/rankedChoice",
      "termCode": "rankedChoice",
      "name": "Ranked choice (instant runoff)",
      "description": "One seat, ranked ballots. The last-place candidate is eliminated and their votes transfer until someone has a majority."
    },
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "@id": "gs:electsys/approval",
      "termCode": "approval",
      "name": "Approval",
      "description": "Voters can approve as many candidates as they like. Most approvals wins."
    },
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "@id": "gs:electsys/indirect",
      "termCode": "indirect",
      "name": "Indirect",
      "description": "Chosen by an electoral college or a sitting body instead of directly by voters."
    }
  ]
}