noun
parallel electoral system combining single-seat constituencies and proportional representation
Refers to Japan's current lower house electoral system, where voters cast two ballots: one for a candidate in a single-seat district and one for a party in a proportional representation block.
日本の衆議院選挙は小選挙区比例代表並立制で行われます。
Japan's House of Representatives elections are conducted under a parallel electoral system combining single-seat constituencies and proportional representation.
Compound of 小選挙区 (single-seat constituency), 比例代表 (proportional representation), and 並立制 (parallel system).