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The idea behind “personalised proportional representation” is to offset the effects of firstpast- the-post (or majority) voting during the distribution of seats. Its best-known application is that of the election of the Bundestag in Germany, which we shall use as a guide in explaining this system. It has however been used in Estonia since 1992 and in New Zealand since the 1993 referendum.