Full Idea
Selecting representatives on the basis of geography means selecting people without any regard to whether they represent the basic and important interests of the 'whole' of society.
Gist of Idea
Representatives by region ignores whether they care about the national interest
Source
report of Georg W.F.Hegel (Lectures on the Philosophy of Right [1819]) by Terry Pinkard - German Philosophy 1760-1860 11
Book Reference
Pinkard,Terry: 'German Philosophy 1760-1860' [CUP 2002], p.293
A Reaction
Proportional representation seems to get away from this, but that can still be arranged according to large regions. Some means is needed to prevent the whole nation from exploitation a regional minority (such as Welsh speakers).