Quote Originally Posted by gaelic cowboy View Post
PR is used in the Republic and it is not about electing parties and giving them seats It does however elect people who happen to be members of parties the same would be true in UK
Depends on the PR system. The one I illustrated is the most popular form which some one says "PR". What you are describing sounds like a hybrid between FPTP and PR. Need more information on it to comment, wikipedia is bare in that area.