A representative speaks for people who did not all choose to have that voice.

Speaking for a group always includes people who did not select you. Some of them voted differently, some did not vote, some were not eligible, and all of them are now represented by a voice they had no part in choosing. Representation covers more people than it was chosen by.

That is worth taking seriously if you ever speak on behalf of others, in a team, a committee, a family. Ask who is included in your we and whether they would recognize what you said. Checking with the people you are about to represent, before you represent them, is a small courtesy that changes the legitimacy of what follows.