惜敗率

せきはいりつ

sekihairitsu

noun

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ratio of the margin of loss of an electoral candidate in a single-constituent district (used to break ties when determining the representative of a proportionally represented district)

Related Kanji

惜	pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret
敗	failure, defeat, reversal
率	ratio, rate, proportion, %, factor, lead, spearhead, command