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The representative must respond to his constituents in such a way that their subjective preferences and his choices do not conflict or if they do , he must provide some explanation . There need not be a constant activity of advising and responding , but there must be , on the part of the representative , a condition of responsiveness and the instrumental means for responding (Abrams , 1993 . Much of the scholarship about representation has focused on what a representative does and what it means...