In the arguments I have developed around the 'politics of presence', fair representation means not
only the fair representation of the electorate's political views (so that if half the electorate
supports one political party and half the electorate supports another, the assembly ought to be
roughly divided between these two parties); but also a fair representation of characteristics like
gender, ethnicity, race. In this understanding of representation, there ought to be rough parity
between women and men among the representatives. If the electorate contains significant ethnic
and racial minorities, this diversity and range should also be roughly reflected in the composition
of the representative body.