como premio adicional a sus votos

English translation: over and above the percentage for their votes

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Spanish term or phrase:como premio adicional a sus votos
English translation:over and above the percentage for their votes
Entered by: Noni Gilbert Riley

18:00 Nov 30, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: como premio adicional a sus votos
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."
Eugenio Llorente
Spain
Local time: 06:01
over and above the percentage for their votes
Explanation:
Es como algo que les cae que realmente no se merecen, de ahí lo de "premio adicional", no algo que les corresponde digamos.
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Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 06:01
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Yes, brilliant. Thank you very much.
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5as a bonus due to their share of all votes.
Francois Boye
3 +2over and above the percentage for their votes
Noni Gilbert Riley
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Maria Casal

  

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as a bonus due to their share of all votes.


Explanation:
Prize is ambiguous. It is better to say bonus

Francois Boye
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
over and above the percentage for their votes


Explanation:
Es como algo que les cae que realmente no se merecen, de ahí lo de "premio adicional", no algo que les corresponde digamos.

Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 06:01
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Grading comment
Yes, brilliant. Thank you very much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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I agree with you.

Maria Casal
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