Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

como premio adicional a sus votos

English translation:

over and above the percentage for their votes

Added to glossary by Noni Gilbert Riley
Nov 30, 2014 18:00
9 yrs ago
Spanish term

como premio adicional a sus votos

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The term appears in a context of a simulation for Spain's next general elections according to current vote intention. In this paragraph:

"Podemos, con el 27,7% de los votos, podría obtener un 33,1% de los escaños, o sea casi un tercio de los diputados. Este efecto desproporcional, parte constitutiva de la mecánica del sistema electoral español, beneficiaría en este caso también al PSOE (26,2% de los votos y 31,1% de los escaños) y al PP (20,7% de los votos y 24,9% de los escaños). Los 3 partidos obtendrían un 5% más de escaños como premio adicional con respecto a sus votos."

This is how I see it:

"Podemos, with 27.7% of the vote, could obtain 33.1% of the seats, or nearly one third of the deputies. This disproportionate effect is a constituent part of the mechanics of the Spanish electoral system. This effect would also benefit the PSOE (26.2% of the votes and 31.1% of the seats) and the PP (20.7% of the votes and 24.9% of the seats). Therefore, the three parties would get a 5% seat increase as an additional prize with respect to their share of votes."
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Dec 5, 2014 22:20: Noni Gilbert Riley Created KOG entry

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over and above the percentage for their votes

Es como algo que les cae que realmente no se merecen, de ahí lo de "premio adicional", no algo que les corresponde digamos.
Peer comment(s):

agree neilmac : "Over and above their share of the vote" was my first thought...
14 hrs
Yes I think that was also word for word one of my ponderings. Great minds...
agree bigedsenior : yes, 1st thing that came to mind
20 hrs
Thanks bigedsenior - long time no see!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Yes, brilliant. Thank you very much."
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as a bonus due to their share of all votes.

Prize is ambiguous. It is better to say bonus
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