@toby-pereira I agree with this. Something in that spirit I am considering is that the power allocations can still be traced back to ballots. For example, if the seated representatives and powers were {A:45, B:35, C:20}, in principle, those single seats could be subdivided into multiple seats of roughly equal power, depending on the candidate pool (i.e. how many candidates are available).

Possibly, a sub-election could be run to determine the representatives within the A:45 group, etc. Maybe they could be given 4 seats, the B:35 group 3 seats, and C:20 2 seats. That could refine representation, some candidates might pick up multiple seats. It’s probably getting messy and complicated, I’m not sure what to make of the prospect of that.

I do see what you mean. An individual voter may actually prefer a particular coalition of candidates, rather than just want to get their top guy in.

“ Would the weighting purely count towards their voting power in the elected body, or does it have other effects such as more time to speak?”

Yeah, it does beg some questions.