Sweden uses a system with compensatory seats, which favours full proportionality in seat allocation. Votes are cast for party lists. Voters may also express specific preferences for individual candidates. To be awarded a seat, a party must obtain either at least four percent of the votes cast throughout the country or 12 percent of the votes cast in a constituency. Voters who wish to cast a vote for a specific person mark on the ballot paper the candidate that they would prefer to see elected. If several candidates have been cast, the voter shall be deemed to have cast a personal vote for the first candidate. The order of candidates shall be determined on the basis of the amount of each candidate's number of personal votes.