In most models the voter casts two votes: one for a constituency representative and one for a party.

The motion was vetoed by functional constituency representatives.

The constituency representatives are generally elected under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Primary elections were held on 2 May 2010, with over 2.5 million party members choosing over 3500 nominees for the 110 constituency representatives, in 87 electoral districts.

The current composition of the board includes 27 members: A President, a Treasurer, a Secretary, five constituency vice presidents, and 19 constituency representatives.

Generally, however, the best way to become one of the seven constituency representatives on the executive was to win the approval of those who set the slate.

In another knot of constituency representatives, someone observed: 'Mrs Thatcher did not clap him very hard, did she?'

Because Voters vote once for a constituency representative, and a second time for a party Germany is said to have mixed member proportional representation.

She was known as an effective constituency representative.

In addition to her duties as constituency representative she served as opposition spokesperson on Information, Youth and Culture up to December 2011.