An electoral list is a grouping of candidates for election to a post, usually in proportional election systems

Proportional representation

Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...

. An electoral list can be registered by a political party

Party-list proportional representation

Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in elections in which multiple candidates are elected...

 or can constitute a group of independent candidates. Lists can be open

Open list

Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected...

, in which case electors have some influence over the order in which candidates within the list are placed, or closed

Closed list

Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected...

, in which case the order of candidates within the list is fixed and voters effectively simply nominate their preferred party.