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This is a list of electoral systems by country in alphabetical order. An electoral system is used to elect national legislatures and heads of state.

Maps[edit]

Head of state
Lower (or unicameral) house
Upper house

Electoral systems by country[edit]

Key[edit]

Type of system

Type of representation:

Number of winners in a contest—whether single or multiple (more than one)

single winner (single office at-large such as mayor, or chamber filled by single winner contests in districts dividing electorate. System used is usually one of FPTP, TRS, instant-runoff voting.

multiple winners (block voting, STV, limited voting)

Type of electoral method[edit]

Type of elections[edit]

direct elections[edit]

indirect (by legislature(s) and/or electoral college),

no election (chosen by a single person, or other rules e.g. hereditary)

Winning formula:

majoritarian/plurality (body elected in winner-take-all districts e.g. FPTP, TRS, block voting),

majoritarian (Instant-runoff voting, TRS),

proportional (body elected by STV or party-list PR),

semi-proportional (e.g. SNTV, LV).

Mixed systems use two or more of these methods, and produce chamber where different members are elected through two or more different election methods. (Mixed Member Proportional elects members through both first past the post and proportional.) Parallel voting systems, such as used in Egypt, are examples of mixed systems.

Seats per district or contest
Some elections fill all the seats in the chamber (Netherlands, Israel). Most times the electorate is split into a number of electoral districts where all the district members are elected at one time. In some elections, there is one person elected per district. In others, there are many people elected per district (sometimes all districts have same number of seats; other systems use districts with varying number of seats.) (Proportional representation and STV depends on use of a contest that fills multiple seats at one time.) Electoral districts can have different names, see list of electoral districts by nation. Some election systems see half or a third of the members elected at one time (staggered terms).:

Election systems can use one or more layers.[edit]

First past the post elections use just one layer. : MMP (an example of a mixed system listed above) uses both district elections and overall pooling of votes, usually where voters cast both a district vote and a party vote. In Demark's mixed member system, a single vote is used both for election of the district member and of an at-large party seat.: Some city election systems, such as City of Thunder Bay (Canada) and Nelson (New Zealand), use both ward elections and at-large district to elect members of city council. At-large contests elect multiple members so make either list, PR, STV or block voting possible. As well, multi-member wards, such as used in Nelson, make either list PR, STV or block voting possible. Single-winner ward contests usually use the first past the post, instant-runoff voting or the two-round system.[1]:
Total number of seats
the number of representatives elected to the body in total. (general rule is number of members in the lower house is the cube root of the total population.)[1]
Electoral threshold
see Electoral threshold

Type of vote used

First past the post uses single X voting.

Block voting uses multiple X voting, same as number of seats to fill.

STV and Instant-runoff voting use ranked votes.

List PR uses X voting.

Limited voting uses multiple X voting, not as many as number of seats to fill.

List[edit]

Country Body or office Type of body or offices Type of electoral system Electoral system Seats per district
(if applicable) 		Total seats Electoral threshold
(if applicable) 		Notes
Afghanistan Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate Head of State election by unelected body Elected by the Leadership Council through consensus[2][3][4] Autocrat with life tenure[5]
Albania President of the Republic Head of State indirect Elected by the Parliament through a secret vote.[6] A three-fifths majority of all members in the first three rounds, absolute majority (50% +1 vote) in the next two rounds If no candidate has attained the necessary majority in five rounds, the Parliament will be dissolved and a general election must occur within 60 days.[7]
Parliament (Kuvendi) Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists, D'Hondt method[8] 3–36 140[9] 1%
Algeria President of the People's Democratic Republic Head of State single winner Two-round system[10]
Council of the Nation Upper chamber of legislature indirect Partly, indirect election (2/3), partly appointed by the president 96 (indirect election), 48 (appointed) 144
People's National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists, Largest remainder method (Hare quota)[10][11] 5–37, 2 (districts representing people abroad)[citation needed] 407[11] 5% of votes in respective district[11] Electoral districts correspond to wilayas (provinces)
Andorra Co-Princes Heads of State no election President of France (elected directly in France) and the Bishop of Urgell (appointed by the Holy See) 2
General Council of the Valleys Unicameral legislature mixed Parallel voting: party block voting (local) + list PR (nationwide) 2 (local districts) / 14 (nationwide constituency) 28
Angola President Head of State and Government single winner First-past-the-post between the top candidates on party lists for National Assembly elections (Double simultaneous vote)
National Assembly Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Closed lists, D'Hondt method 5 per province, 130 across country, + 3 representatives from abroad 233
Antigua and Barbuda King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
Senate Upper chamber of legislature no election Appointed by the Governor-General 17 On advice: 11 (Prime Minister), 4 (leader of the opposition), 1 (Barbuda Council); At discretion: 1
House of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 17
Argentina President Head of State and Government single winner Modified Two-round system To win in the 1st round, 45%, or 40% and a 10% lead over the second candidate is needed
Senate Upper chamber of legislature semi-proportional Limited voting with party-lists: 2 seats to most voted party or coalition in each province, 1 seat to second most voted party or coalition (limited vote with closed lists) 3 72
Chamber of Deputies Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Closed lists, D'Hondt method 5–70 (Renewed by halves) 257 3% of registered voters
Armenia President Head of State single winner Since 2018, the President is elected by members of parliament.
National Assembly Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR / optional runoff with majority jackpot or minority jackpot: Largest remainder. Nationwide Closed list and an Open list in each of 13 election districts. at least 101 5% (parties), 7% (blocs) Party lists run-off FPTP to ensure stable majority of 54% if it is not achieved either immediately or through building a coalition (majority jackpot) or a party wins more than 2/3 of seats (minority jackpot).[12][13]
Australia King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
Senate Upper chamber of legislature proportional Single transferable vote (STV) 6 (12 per state, renewed by halves), 2 per territory [14] 76 In the event of a double dissolution, all 12 seats in each state are up for election.
House of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian Instant runoff voting (IRV) 1 151
Austria President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Federal Council (Bundesrat) Upper chamber of legislature indirect Proportional to the distribution of seats in the state parliaments (indirect Party list PR) 3–12 votes 61 votes
National Council (Nationalrat) Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Largest remainder (Hare quota) at district and regional levels, D'Hondt method for remaining votes at national level 183 4%
Azerbaijan President of the Republic Head of State single winner First-past-the-post
National Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 125
Bahamas King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
Senate Upper chamber of legislature no election Appointed by the Governor-General 16 On advice: 9 (prime minister), 4 (leader of the opposition), 3 (prime minister after consultation with the leader of the opposition)
House of Assembly Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 39[citation needed]
Bahrain King Head of State and Government no election Hereditary monarchy
Consultative Council Upper chamber of legislature no election Appointed by the King 40
Council of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian Two-round system 1 40
Bangladesh President of the People's Republic Head of State indirect Elected by the Parliament
Parliament (Jatiyo Sangshad) Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 350 (300 directly elected + 50 seats reserved for women)
Barbados President Head of State indirect Elected by the Parliament A 2/3 majority of valid votes in each house is required
Senate Upper chamber of legislature no election Appointed by the President 21 On advice: 12 (Prime Minister), 2 (Leader of the Opposition); At discrection: 7
House of Assembly Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 30
Belarus President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system[15][16] For a round to be declared valid, the turnout must be at least 50% of voters in the electoral register.
Council of Republic Upper chamber of legislature indirect Each oblast (six) and the city of Minsk (the national capital) are represented by eight members, and an additional eight members are appointed to the council via presidential quota 64
House of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 110
Belgium King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
Senate Upper chamber of legislature indirect 50 Senators elected by the community/regional parliaments

10 Senators co-opted by the other senators

60
Chamber of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR (flexible lists): D'Hondt method 3–22 150 5%
Belize King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
Senate Upper chamber of legislature no election Appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister (6), the Leader of the Opposition (3), and other organisations (4) 13
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 31[citation needed]
Benin President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
National Assembly Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Largest remainder (24 districts) 2–5 (average 35) 83
Bhutan King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
National Council Upper chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 25 (20 directly elected + 5 appointed)[citation needed]
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian Two-round system variant, only top two parties enter second round.[17] 1 47
Bolivia President Head of State and Government single winner Modified Two-round system (Double simultaneous)
(winner with 50% of votes or 40% and a 10% lead over the second)[18] 		Both the senate, and the proportional part of the Chamber of Deputies is elected based on the vote for the presidential candidates.
Senate Upper chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method[19] 4 36
Chamber of Deputies Lower chamber of legislature mixed MMP:
FPTP (70 seats) /
Party-list proportional representation: Closed lists: D'Hondt method (60 seats)[19] 		1 / 5–29[20] 130 3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Heads of State majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 3 (one each of the three major ethnic groups)
House of Peoples Upper chamber of legislature
House of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Sainte-Laguë method 14, 28 42
Botswana Head of State and Government
National Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 65 (57 directly elected + 6 members appointed by the governing party + 2 members ex officio: the President and the Attorney General)
Brazil President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature majoritarian Plurality block voting (BV) and First-past-the-post 1 or 2 (alternates each election) 81
Chamber of Deputies Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists D'Hondt method 8–70 513 2% (starting from 2026, will be 2.5%)[21]
Brunei Head of State and Government Absolute monarchy
Bulgaria President of the Republic Head of State single winner Two-round system
National Assembly Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Closed lists: D'Hondt method[22] 4–14[22] 240 4%
Burkina Faso President Head of State single winner Two-round system
National Assembly of Burkina Faso Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Largest remainder (Hare quota) 2–16 127
Burundi President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method 4–11 100 + 18–21 co-opted 2%
Cambodia Senate Upper chamber of legislature
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature mixed Parallel voting: FPTP + Party list PR: D'Hondt method 1–18 123
Cameroon President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian Mixed-member majoritarian representation

First-past-the-post in single-member constituencies, in multi-member constituencies party with over 50% of vote gets all seats (party block voting), otherwise highest party gets half, rest distributed by largest remainder (Hare quota)

1–7 180 5%
Canada King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
Senate Upper chamber of legislature no election Appointed by the Governor-General on advice of the Prime Minister[23] 1–24 105
House of Commons Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 338
Cape Verde President Head of State single winner Two-round system
National Assembly Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method 2–15 72
Central African Republic President Head of State and Government single winner First-past-the-post
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian Two-round system 1 140[citation needed]
Chad President Head of State single winner Two-round system
National Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian Mixed-member majoritarian representation:

First-past-the-post party with over 50% of vote gets all seats in multi-member constituencies (party block voting), otherwise List PR (largest remainder, closed list)[24]

188
Chile President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists: D'Hondt method[25][26] 2–5 50[25]
Chamber of Deputies Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists: D'Hondt method[25][26] 3–8 155
China President Head of State single winner Indirect election by the National People's Congress
National People's Congress Unicameral legislature majoritarian Block approval voting: Direct election of local People's Congresses and indirect election of all higher levels of People's Congresses[citation needed] 2987 Voters may vote for or against each candidate.[citation needed]
Colombia President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method 100 + 2 (indigenous) 102
Chamber of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method 2–18 162
Comoros President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Assembly of the Union Unicameral legislature majoritarian Two-round system 1 33 (24 directly elected + 9 elected by lsland assemblies)
Democratic Republic of the Congo President Head of State single winner First-past-the-post[27]
Senate Upper chamber of legislature indirect Indirect election by provincial assemblies[28] 8 for Kinshasa, 4 for all other provinces 108
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature mixed Mixed-member majoritarian representation:

First-past-the-post in single-member districts and List PR in multi-member districts (Largest remainder)

1–17 500
Republic of the Congo President Head of State single winner Two-round system[29]
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian Two-round system 151[citation needed]
Costa Rica President Head of State and Government single winner Modified Two-round system: 40% of votes needed to win in first round
Legislative Assembly Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Largest remainder method 4–20 57
Croatia President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Sabor Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method, plus some reserved for minorities and Croatians living abroad 14 153 5%
Cuba Head of State and Government
National Assembly of People's Power Unicameral legislature majoritarian Two-round system, Endorsement of selected candidates 1 470
Cyprus President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
House of Representatives Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists (Hare quota): Largest remainder (with remainder allocated at national level) 3–20 80 (56 for Greek-Cypriots; 24 for Turkish-Cypriots (currently vacant)) and 3 observers from religious minorities 3.6% (parties), 10% (coalitions of 2 parties), 20% (coalitions of at least 3 parties), 7.2% (remaining seats distributed to parties after countrywide remainders are allocated proportionally) (lists which do not reach the threshold can receive seats in individual constituencies where they reach the quota)
Czech Republic President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature majoritarian Two-round system 1 27[citation needed]
Chamber of Deputies Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists (Imperiali quota and Hagenbach-Bischoff quota)[30] 5–25 200 5% (party), 8/11% (coalition of 2/3+ parties),
Denmark Folketinget Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR MMP: D'Hondt method (135 constituency seats elected in districts varying from 1 to 23 seats each), Sainte-Laguë method (40 leveling seats) 179 2%
Djibouti President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
National Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian Fusion / majority jackpot:

80% of seats (rounded to the nearest integer) in each constituency are awarded to the party receiving the most votes (party block voting), remaining seats are allocated proportionally to other parties receiving over 10% (closed list, D'Hondt method)

3–28[citation needed] 65
Dominica House of Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 21 + 9 appointed + Speaker + 1 ex officio[citation needed]
Dominican Republic President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 32 (21 directly elected, 9 appointed + Speaker + 1 ex officio)[citation needed]
Chamber of Deputies Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method 2–36 150
East Timor President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Parliament Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Largest remainder 65
Ecuador President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
National Congress Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Closed lists: Sainte-Laguë method 2–18 100
Egypt President Head of State single winner Two-round system
House of Representatives Unicameral legislature mixed Parallel voting[citation needed]: Two-round system (448 seats) + Party list PR (120 seats)[31] 596 (568 directly elected + 28 appointed)
El Salvador President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Legislative Assembly Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method 3–20 84
Equatorial Guinea President Head of State and Government single winner FPTP[32]
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
Chamber of People's Representatives Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list 80
Eritrea Head of State and Government
National Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post[citation needed]
Estonia President Head of State single winner Elected by the parliament (Riigikogu) or by special electoral body
Riigikogu Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method (12 districts) 5–14 (average 8.4) 101 5%
Eswatini Ngwenyama Head of State and Government no election Hereditary monarchy
Senate Upper chamber of legislature indirect Partly appointed by the Ngwenyama (2/3), partly elected by the House of Assembly[33] 30
House of Assembly Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post,[34] with 10 members appointed by the Ngwenyama 1 66
Ethiopia President Head of State indirect Elected by a 2/3 supermajority in the Federal Parliamentary Assembly
House of Federation Upper chamber of legislature indirect Elected by regional councils[35] 112
House of People's Representatives Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 546[35]
Fiji House of Representatives Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists: D'Hondt method[36] 50 50 5%
Finland President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Eduskunta (and MEPs) Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists: D'Hondt method (12 districts + 1 seat Åland FPTP) 7–35 (average 16.6) (+1 seat Åland) 200
France President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature Elected indirectly by approximately 150,000 officials ("grands électeurs"), including regional councilors, department councilors, mayors, city councilors in large towns, and members of the National Assembly 1 348
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian Two-round system 1 577
Gabon President Head of State and Government single winner FPTP
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian Two-round system 143[citation needed]
Gambia President Head of State and Government single winner FPTP
National Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 58 (53 directly elected)[citation needed]
Georgia President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Parliament Unicameral legislature mixed Parallel voting / superposition (MMM): Two-round system + Party-list PR (closed list) 120 / 1 150 5%
Germany President Head of State single winner Federal Convention Half the member are the Bundestag, the other half is appointed by state legislatures
Federal Council (Bundesrat) Upper chamber of legislature appointed by the 16 State Governments respectively 3–6 votes 69 votes
Federal Diet (Bundestag) Lower chamber of legislature proportional MMP: Sainte-Laguë using regional fixed lists / FPTP 299 (lists) / 1 (district) 630 seats 5% [37]
Ghana President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Parliament Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 275[citation needed]
Gibraltar Parliament Unicameral legislature majoritarian Plurality block voting 17[38] 17
Greece President Head of State single winner Elected by the parliament
Hellenic Parliament Unicameral legislature proportional (2023), semi-proportional (after 2023) Party-list proportional representation: all 300 seats proportionally divided via several allocations (for 2023 elections)
Majority bonus system (MBS): 250 seats proportionally divided via several allocations; between 20 and 50 bonus seats to the party placing first (after 2023 elections)[39] 		1–18 (5 on average) 300 3%
Grenada King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
House of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian FPTP 1 15
Guatemala President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Congress of the Republic Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method 29 / 1 158
Guinea President Head of State single winner Two-round system
National Assembly Unicameral legislature mixed Parallel voting: 38 FPTP + 76 Party list PR (Hare quota) 76 / 1 114
Guinea-Bissau President Head of State single winner Two-round system
National People's Assembly Unicameral legislature proportional Party list (closed lists) (27 districts) 3.7 (average) 100
Guyana President Head of State and Government single winner FPTP (Double simultaneous)
National Assembly Unicameral legislature mixed Mixed member party list PR: Closed lists: Largest remainder (Hare quota) 1-7 (districts) / 40 (national top-up) 65
Haiti President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
Chamber of Deputies Lower chamber of legislature Two-round system 1 99[citation needed]
Honduras President Head of State and Government single winner FPTP
National Congress Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Largest remainder (Hare quota) 1–23 128
Hong Kong Legislative Council Unicameral legislature majoritarian Parallel voting 2 (Geographical constituencies) /
1–3 (Functional constituencies)/
40 (Election Committee) 		90
Hungary President Head of State single winner Elected by the National Assembly
National Assembly Unicameral legislature mixed Mixed-member majoritarian: 106 FPTP + 93 national list-PR (combination of partially compensatory system and mixed single vote)[40] 1 199 5% for parties (10% for two-party coalitions, 15% for larger coalitions), 0.27% for minority lists
Iceland President Head of State single winner FPTP
Alþing Unicameral legislature mixed Party list PR: D'Hondt method 8–13 63 (54 district seats, 9 levelling seats) 5%
India President Head of State elected by an electoral college
Council of States (Rajya Sabha) Upper chamber of legislature not elected by direct vote of the people—elected by each state Vidhan Sabha using STV
House of the People (Lok Sabha) Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian FPTP 1 545[citation needed]
Indonesia President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Regional Representatives Council Upper chamber of legislature semi-proportional Single non-transferable vote (SNTV) 4 136
People's Representative Council Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists: Webster/Sainte-Laguë method 3–10 575 4% nationally
Iran President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Majlis of Iran majoritarian Two-round block voting (25% of votes in 1st round) 1–30[citation needed] 290
Assembly of Experts majoritarian Block voting 1–16 88
Iraq Council of Representatives Unicameral legislature semi-proportional Single non-transferable vote (SNTV)[41] 7–69 329 1 seat One-quarter of total seats are reserved for women in the constituencies, while nine are reserved for minorities
Ireland President Head of State single winner Instant runoff voting (IRV)
Seanad Éireann Upper chamber of legislature Indirect election:
– 11 nominated by the Taoiseach
– 6 elected by the graduates of certain Irish universities:
3 by graduates of Dublin University
3 by graduates of the National University
– 43 elected from five special panels of nominees (known as vocational panels) by an electorate consisting of TDs (member of Dáil Éireann), outgoing senators and members of city and county councils 		60
Dáil Éireann Lower chamber of legislature proportional Single transferable vote (STV) 3–5 158[42]
Israel President Head of State single winner Elected by the Knesset
Knesset Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Closed lists: D'Hondt method 120 120 3.25%[43]
Italy President Head of State single winner Elected be the Parliament
Senate Upper chamber of legislature mixed Parallel voting: 116 FPTP seats + 199 (including citizens abroad) Party list PR seats (largest remainder and Hare quota), no panachage allowed in parallel voting 1/49 315 3%
Chamber of Deputies Lower chamber of legislature mixed Parallel voting: 232 FPTP seats + 398 (including citizens abroad) Party list PR seats (largest remainder and Hare quota), no panachage allowed in parallel voting 2/8 630 3%
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian FPTP 1 225
Jamaica King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
House of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian FPTP 1 60[citation needed]
Japan Emperor Head of State
House of Councillors Upper chamber of legislature mixed Parallel voting: SNTV (73 seats) + Party list PR (Open list) D'Hondt method (96 seats) 1-5 / 48 (Per election) 242 (Half of the seats are up each election.)
House of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature mixed Parallel voting: FPTP (295 seats)[44] + Party list PR (Closed list) D'Hondt method (180 seats) 6-29 / 1 475
Jordan Head of State and Government
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
Chamber of Deputies Lower chamber of legislature mixed Parallel voting: each voter has one vote for one candidate in one subdistrict of his choice in the district he lives in (like SNTV), one winner per subdistrict (like FPTP) (108 seats in 45 districts including 12 seats reserved for minorities) + 15 seats reserved for women (best losers) + Party list PR (closed lists) (27 seats) 2.4 (average) / 27 150
Kazakhstan President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
Assembly of People (Mazhilis) Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party-list 98 + 9 members elected by electoral college 7%
Kenya President Head of State and Government single winner Two round vote >50% in national tally + >25% votes in more than 24 counties
Senate Upper chamber of legislature majoritarian Plurality: 47 FPTP + 20 List proportional to seats won 47 elected county senators + 16 nominated female senators + 2 youths + 2 PLWD[45]
National Assembly of Kenya Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian Plurality: 337 FPTP + 12 List proportional to seats won[46] 1 290 single member constituencies + 47 female representatives (1 per county) + 12 nominated by parties 5% to nominate additional members
Kiribati President Head of State and Government single winner FPTP
House of Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian Modified runoff[citation needed] 40 + 1 delegate from Banaba Island and 1 ex officio
Kuwait Emir Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
National Assembly Unicameral legislature semi-proportional Single non-transferable vote (1 vote for 10 seats) 10 50
Kyrgyzstan President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Supreme Council Unicameral legislature mixed Parallel voting: First-past-the-post (36 seats) + Party list PR (54 seats) 90 5%
Laos Head of State and Government
National Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian Bloc voting 115[citation needed]
Latvia Saeima Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Sainte-Laguë method 14–28 100 5%
Lebanon Chamber of Deputies Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR (open list): D'Hondt method 5-13 128
Lesotho Senate Upper chamber of legislature
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature proportional MMP using mixed single vote: (40 party list seats / 80 FPTP seats) 120 None
Liberia President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature majoritarian FPTP 2 per county, 1 per election 30
House of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian FPTP 1 73
Liechtenstein Head of State and Government
Diet Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Largest remainder (Hare quota) 10, 15 25 8%
Lithuania President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Seimas Unicameral legislature mixed Parallel voting: Two-round system (71 seats) + Party list PR (70 seats, Largest remainder) 70 / 1 141 5% (parties), 7% (coalitions)
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR:Open lists:D'Hondt method 7-23 60
Macau Legislative Council Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method 12 29
Madagascar President Head of State single winner Two-round system[47]
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian Parallel voting: FPTP (87 seats) + Party list PR (Closed list, highest averages method; 64 seats)[47][48] 1 / 2 151
Malawi President Head of State and Government single winner First-past-the-post
National Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 194[citation needed]
Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong Head of State single winner First-past-the-post in which a state ruler with most votes proclaimed as the King By convention and informal agreement, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected based on seniority in the first cycle (which lasts from 1957 to 1994)
Senate (Dewan Negara) Upper chamber of legislature indirect Indirect elections for 26 seats (each two seats are determined by the State Legislative Assemblies) + 44 seats appointed by the Yand di-Pertuan Agong (of which 4 of the seats are reserved to the Federal Territories members)
House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat) Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 222
Maldives President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Majlis Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 77[citation needed]
Mali President Head of State single winner Two-round system
National Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian Two-round system 160[citation needed]
Malta House of Representatives Unicameral legislature proportional Single transferable vote (STV) modified with gender corrective seats 5 65 + up to 12 levelling seats (gender) Since the 2022 election, if the number of candidates elected from a gender (male/female) is less than 40%, up to 12 additional seats are added to achieve correction. Levelling seats are awarded on party-parity basis, 1-1 correction seats at a time for both parties. If more than 2 parties gain seats, the gender corrective mechanism is not used.[49]
Marshall Islands Head of State and Government
Legislature Unicameral legislature mixed Parallel voting: FPTP (19 seats) + Bloc voting (14 seats) 1 / 2-5 33
Mauritania President Head of State single winner Two-round system
National Assembly Unicameral legislature mixed Parallel voting: 106 in 46 districts; in districts with 1-2 seats : Two-round system, in larger districts: List-PR (simple quota largest remainder; closed-list) + twice 20 nationally (one set of 20 reserved for women): List-PR (simple quota largest remainder; closed-list) 146
Mauritius National Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian Bloc voting 2–3 62 + 8 'best losers' appointed
Mexico President Head of State and Government single winner First-past-the-post
Senate Upper chamber of legislature mixed Parallel voting: Largest remainder (Hare quota) + winner takes 2, second takes 1 (limited (party) block voting with closed lists) 32 / 3 128 2%
Chamber of Deputies Lower chamber of legislature mixed Parallel voting: FPTP (300 seats) + Largest remainder (Hare quota) (200 seats) 40 / 1 500 2%
Federated States of Micronesia Head of State and Government
Congress Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 14
Moldova President Head of State single winner Two-round system[50]
Parliament Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method 101 101 4%
Monaco Head of State and Government
National Council Unicameral legislature mixed Parallel voting: Plurality-at-large voting in single nationwide constituency (16 seats) + D'Hondt method (8 seats)[51] 24 5% (For proportional seats)[51]
Mongolia President Head of State single winner Two-round system[52]
State Great Khural Unicameral legislature majoritarian Plurality-at-large voting (76 seats, 1-3 per district) Candidates have to get at least 28% of the votes in a district to get elected. If there are unfilled seat, a runoff is held with twice the number of candidates as there are unfilled seats.[53] 1–3, 28 76
Montenegro President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Parliament Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Closed lists: D'Hondt method 5, 76 81 3%
Montserrat Legislative Council Unicameral legislature 9 9
Morocco Head of State and Government
House of Councillors Upper chamber of legislature
House of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature mixed Parallel voting: Largest remainder (295 seats) + list of women (30 seats) 325
Mozambique President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Assembly of the Republic Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method 250 250 5%
Myanmar (Burma) People's Assembly (Pyithu Hluttaw) Upper chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 12 per region or state 440 (25% appointed by military)
National Assembly (Amyotha Hluttaw) Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 per township 224 (25% appointed by military)
Namibia President Head of State single winner Two-round system
National Council Upper chamber of legislature
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Hare quota + 6 appointed 72 78
Nauru Head of State and Government
Parliament Unicameral legislature semi-proportional Modified Borda Count (Dowdall system, First ranked candidate gets 1 point, second 1/2, third 1/3 and so on.)[54] 2-4[54] 19[55]
Nepal House of Representatives(Pratinidhi Sabha) Lower chamber of legislature mixed Parallel voting: FPTP (165 seats)[56][57] + Party list PR: Closed lists: Modified Sainte-Laguë method (110 seats) 1-10 165 FPTP and 110 PR (3% of total votes for PR or at least one seat in FPTP)
National Assembly (Rastriya Sabha) Upper chamber of legislature
Kingdom of the Netherlands Senate (Eerste Kamer) Upper chamber of legislature proportional Elected by members of states-provincial using Party list PR 75 75
House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists: D'Hondt method 150 150 0.67%
Aruba
Parliament 		Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists: D'Hondt method[58] 21[59] 21 4,76% (One quota)
New Zealand House of Representatives (Parliament) Unicameral legislature proportional MMP: Sainte-Laguë method (48+ seats) / FPTP (72 district seats which also includes 7 seats reserved for Maori) 120 + overhang seats 5% or 1 district seat
Nicaragua President Head of State and Government single winner First-past-the-post
National Assembly Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method 1-20 90 + 2 (former president and presidential runner-up)
Niger President Head of State single winner Two-round system
National Assembly Unicameral legislature proportional Party list (105 seats) + 8 from FPTP 113
Nigeria President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature mixed First-past-the-post 3 per state (plus one for the federal capital) 109
House of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature mixed First-past-the-post 1 per federal constituency (5 - 24 per state, plus 2 for the federal capital) 360
Niue Assembly Unicameral legislature mixed Parallel voting: FPTP (14 seats) + Bloc voting (6 seats) 1 / 6 20
Northern Cyprus President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Assembly of the Republic Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists[60] 2–16 50 5% (parties)
North Korea Supreme People's Assembly Unicameral legislature Endorsement of candidate 687
North Macedonia President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Assembly Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method 20 120
Norway Storting Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists: Modified Sainte-Laguë method[61] 4–19 150 + 19 leveling seats 4% for leveling seats
Oman Head of State and Government Absolute monarchy
Council of State (Majlis al-Dawla) Upper chamber of legislature
Consultative Assembly (Majlis al-Shura) Lower chamber of legislature
Pakistan President Head of State single winner Electoral college Electors consist of National Assembly, Senate and provincial assemblies
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian FPTP (272 seats) (+ 70 members appointed by parties proportional with seats already won) 1 272 elected + 70 appointed (60 women + 10 non-Muslim)
Palau President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature majoritarian Plurality block voting 13 13
House of Delegates Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 16
Palestine President Head of State single winner First-past-the-post
Legislative Council Unicameral legislature mixed Parallel voting: Bloc voting or FPTP (66 seats) + Party list PR (Sainte-Laguë method; closed list; 66 seats) 66 / 1–9 132 2%
Panama President Head of State and Government single winner First-past-the-post
National Assembly Unicameral legislature mixed Mixed-member majoritarian representation: Single-member constituencies: FPTP; multi-member: Saripolo or Sartori method (Largest remainder, but remainders only for those with no seats) 1–7 78
Papua New Guinea King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
National Parliament Unicameral legislature majoritarian Instant runoff voting (IRV) 1 109
Paraguay President Head of State and Government single winner FPTP[62]
Senate Upper chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method 45 45
Chamber of Deputies Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method 1-19 80
Peru President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Congress of the Republic Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Largest remainder 1-35 130
Philippines President Head of State and Government single winner First-past-the-post
Senate Upper chamber of legislature majoritarian Bloc voting 12 / 1 24
House of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature mixed Parallel voting: FPTP (229 districts in 2010, 232 in 2013, 238 in 2016, 243 in 2019) + Party list (closed lists; modified Hare quota with 3-seat cap and no remainders; 57 seats in 2010, 58 in 2013, 59 in 2016, 61 in 2019) 57 / 1 (2010), 58 / 1 (2013), 59 / 1 (2016), 61 / 1 (2019) 286 (2010), 292 (2013), 297 (2016), 304 (2019) 2%; parties with less than 2% of the vote may win seats if the list seats haven't been completely distributed.
Poland President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 100
Diet (Sejm) Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method 7–20 460 5% (8% for coalitions, 0% for national minorities)
Portugal President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Assembly of the Republic Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Closed lists: D'Hondt method 2–47 230
Qatar Emir Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
Consultative Assembly Unicameral legislature single winner First-past-the-post 1 45
Romania President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Closed lists: D'Hondt method[63] 2–13[64] 136 (out of which 2 seats for the Romanians living abroad)[64] 5% on national level or 20% in at least 4 constituencies (parties), 8-10% (coalitions)[65]
Chamber of Deputies Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Closed lists: D'Hondt method[63] 4–29[64] + 1 seat for each national minority 330 (out of which 18 seats for the national minorities, 4 for the Romanians living abroad)[64] 5% on national level or 20% in at least 4 constituencies (parties), 8-10% (coalitions)[65]
Russia President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Federation Council Upper chamber of legislature
State Duma Lower chamber of legislature mixed Parallel voting: FPTP (225 seats)[66] + Party list (225 seats) 1, 225 450 5%
Rwanda President Head of State and Government single winner FPTP[67]
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
Chamber of Deputies Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Largest remainder 53 53 + 24 elected by provincial councils + 3 appointed 5%
Saint Kitts and Nevis King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
National Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 11 + 3 appointed + 1 ex officio
Saint Lucia King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
House of Assembly Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 17
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
House of Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 15 + 6 appointed
Samoa Fono Unicameral legislature majoritarian Parallel voting: FPTP (35 seats) + Bloc voting (14 seats) 1 / 2 49
San Marino Head of State and Government
Grand and General Council Unicameral legislature proportional Party list using a D'Hondt method with, if no government is formed, second round with only 2 largest parties (national majority bonus/jackpot) 60
São Tomé and Príncipe President Head of State single winner Two-round system
National Assembly Unicameral legislature proportional Party list: closed lists (7 districts) 7.9 (average) 55
Senegal President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
National Assembly Unicameral legislature mixed Parallel voting: 105 seats by First-past-the-post or Party Bloc vote + 60 seats by Proportional Representation 150
Serbia President Head of State single winner Two-round system
National Assembly Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method 250 250 5% (0.4% for minorities)
Seychelles President Head of State and Government single winner First-past-the-post
National Assembly Unicameral legislature mixed Parallel voting: FPTP (25 seats) + Party list PR (Hare quota, 8 seats) 9 / 1 34
Sierra Leone President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system[68]
Parliament Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR[69] 132 + 12 Paramount chiefs
Singapore President Head of State single winner First-past-the-post
Parliament Unicameral legislature majoritarian Parallel voting: Party bloc voting (79 seats) + FPTP (14 seats)[70] 4 or 5 / 1 93 elected[71] + 11 appointed (9 NMP + 2 NCMP)
Slovakia President Head of State single winner Two-round system
National Council of the Slovak Republic Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: flexible lists: variant of Hagenbach-Bischoff system[72] 150 150 5% / 7% (coalitions of 2-3 parties) / 10% (coalitions of at least 4 parties)
Slovenia President Head of State single winner Two-round system
National Council Upper chamber of legislature
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method (88 seats) + 2 seats by Borda Count 11/8 + 2 single-seat constituencies 90 4%
Solomon Islands King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
National Parliament Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 50
Somalia President Head of State single winner indirect election by the Federal Parliament of Somalia
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
House of The People Lower chamber of legislature
Somaliland House of Elders Upper chamber of legislature
House of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature
South Africa President Head of State and Government indirect Elected by the National Assembly (candidates must be a member of the National Assembly at the time of election)[73]
National Council of Provinces Upper chamber of legislature elected by provicial parliaments proportional 10 90
National Assembly Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Closed lists: Droop quota

10 districts

  • 9 provincial districts 5 - 48
  • one at large district 200
 400
South Korea President Head of State and Government single winner FPTP
National Assembly Unicameral legislature mixed Combination of parallel voting and additional member system: FPTP (253 seats) / AMS party list (30 seats) / parallel party list (closed lists: modified Hare quota largest remainder method) (17 seats) 300 PR: 5 FPTP seats / 3%
South Sudan President Head of State and Government South Sudan has never had a national election. See 2023 South Sudanese general election
Council of States Upper chamber of legislature
National Legislative Assembly Lower chamber of legislature
Spain Senate Upper chamber of legislature semi-proportional Limited vote (3 votes for 4 seats) (208 members), appointment by regional legislatures (variable) 2–4 208 + variable number
Congress of Deputies Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Closed lists: D'Hondt method 1–35 350 3%
Sri Lanka President Head of State single winner Sri Lankan contingent vote
Parliament Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists: Largest remainder (Hare quota) 4-20 225
Suriname President Head of State and Government indirect Elected by a 2/3 supermajority in the National Assembly[74]
National Assembly of Suriname Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists: (10 districts) 2-17 51
Sweden Riksdag Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists: Modified Sainte-Laguë 2-38 349 4% (or 12% in a constituency)
Switzerland President Head of State and Government indirect rotation among 7 members of Federal Council elected by the Federal Assembly, only "primus inter pares"
Council of States Upper chamber of legislature varies Two-round system (42 seats), Proportional representation (4 seats: Neuchâtel and Jura) 1–2 46
National Council Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Open lists: D'Hondt method 1-34 200
Syria President Head of State single winner Two-round system[75]
People's Council Unicameral legislature
Taiwan (Republic of China) President Head of State single winner First-past-the-post
Legislative Yuan Unicameral legislature mixed Parallel voting: FPTP (73 seats) + Party-list PR (Hare quota) (34 seats)
Aboriginal seats: SNTV (6 seats) 		1
Aboriginal constituencies: 3 		113 5%
Tajikistan President Head of State and Government single winner First-past-the-post
National Assembly Upper chamber of legislature
Assembly of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature mixed Parallel voting: Two-round system single-member constituencies (41 seats) + Party list (22 seats) 63 5%
Tanzania President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system[76]
National Assembly Unicameral legislature mixed Parallel voting: FPTP (264 seats) + 5 Elected Indirectly by Zanzibar's Legislature + 5 Appointed by the President + 1 Ex-officio[77] + Party list (113 seats) 113/1/5/6 393
Thailand King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
Senate Upper chamber of legislature indirect Indirect Limited voting (LV) with self-nomination 200
House of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature mixed Parallel voting: FPTP (400 seats) [78] + party list (100 seats with mixed single vote) 100/1 500 None[79]
Togo President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
National Assembly of Togo Unicameral legislature majoritarian List PR in multi-member districts [2] 81
Tonga Head of State and Government
Legislative Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian Two-round system 9 + 9 elected by nobles + 10 members of Privy Council + 2 governors
Trinidad and Tobago Head of State
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
House of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 41
Tunisia President Head of State single winner Two-round system[80][81]
Assembly of the Representatives of the People Unicameral legislature proportional Party-list PR: Closed list: Largest remainder method (Hare Quota) [82][83] 4-10 (Seats in Tunisia), 1-5 (Seats for Tunisians abroad) 217
Turkey President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Grand National Assembly Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method, closed list 1-35 600 7%
Turkmenistan President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
People's Council Upper chamber of legislature
Assembly Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian Two-round system 50
Tuvalu King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
Parliament Unicameral legislature majoritarian Parallel voting: Bloc voting (14 seats) + FPTP (1 seat) 2 / 1 15
Uganda President Head of State and Government single winner First-past-the-post
National Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 214 + 78 from various groups
Ukraine President Head of State single winner Two-round system.[84]
Verkhovna Rada Unicameral legislature proportional Party list PR: open regional lists [85] 450 450 5%
United Kingdom King Head of State no election Hereditary monarchy
House of Lords Upper chamber of legislature no election 26 Lords Spiritual appointed as bishops by the Church of England, 92 Lords Temporal elected from the 806 hereditary peers by hereditary peers (or the entire House for 15 peers), and an unlimited number of Life Peers appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister (currently 670)[86] 784[87]
House of Commons Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 650
Northern Ireland
Assembly 		Devolved regional legislature proportional Single transferable vote (STV) 5 90
Scotland
Parliament 		Devolved regional legislature mixed
Wales
Senedd 		Devolved regional legislature mixed
Anguilla
House of Assembly 		Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post
Bermuda
House of Assembly 		Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 36
Cayman Islands Parliament Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 18 + 2 ex officio[88]
United States President Head of State and Government single winner Electoral college members chosen in block on basis of state-wide plurality on a per state basis, except in Maine and Nebraska, where two electors are chosen on a statewide basis, and one elector is chosen from each Congressional district on a per district basis.

48 states, including Nebraska, use plurality basis to choose electoral college members for presidential general elections. Alaska and Maine use IRV.

Party nominees chosen by delegates allocated in state primaries with varying methods by state and party.

Senate Upper chamber of legislature majoritarian FPTP in 46 states.[note 1] Elsewhere: Instant-runoff voting in Alaska and Maine, Two-round system in Georgia and Mississippi 2 per state, 1 per election 100
House of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian FPTP for all seats in 41 states. Elsewhere: Two-round system in Georgia, Mississippi[89][90][91] and Texas,[note 2][92] Nonpartisan blanket primary in Alaska, California, Louisiana[93] and Washington,[note 3][note 4] and IRV in Alaska and Maine.[94][95][96][97] 1 435 + 6 non-voting members
Uruguay President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system Double simultaneous vote
Chamber of Senators Upper chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method, closed list 30 31 (30 directly elected + the vice-president)
Chamber of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: D'Hondt method, closed list 2-42 99
Uzbekistan President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system
Senate Upper chamber of legislature
Legislative Chamber Lower chamber of legislature
Vanuatu Parliament Unicameral legislature semi-proportional mixed Single non-transferable vote (SNTV)/First past the post 8 one-seat districts; ten districts with 2-7 seats 52
Vatican City Pope Head of State and Government election by unelected body Elected by the College of Cardinals: Exhaustive ballot (2/3 majority required)
Venezuela President Head of State and Government single winner First-past-the-post
National Assembly Unicameral legislature mixed Parallel voting: FPTP or bloc voting, and FPTP in districts reserved for indigenous peoples (113 seats) + Regional party list (closed list; D'Hondt method) (52 seats) 2 (20 states)-3 (4) / 1 (68 districts), 2 (15), and 3 (4); at least 1 district per state. The three indigenous' districts comprise some whole states 165
Vietnam President Head of State indirect Elected by the National Assembly
National Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian Two-round system 498
Yemen President Head of State single winner Two-round system
Shura Council Upper chamber of legislature
Assembly of Representatives Lower chamber of legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 301
Zambia President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system[98]
National Assembly Unicameral legislature majoritarian First-past-the-post 1 150
Zimbabwe President Head of State and Government single winner Two-round system[99]
Senate Upper chamber of legislature proportional Party list PR: Closed lists: Largest remainder method (Hare quota) (60 seats, 6 for each province, based on vote for national assembly). Additionally the senate consists of 2 seats for each non-metropolitan district of Zimbabwe elected by each provincial assembly of chiefs using SNTV,[100] 1 seat each for the president and deputy president of the National Council of Chiefs, 1 male and 1 female seat for people with disabilities elected on separate ballots using FPTP by an electoral college designated by the National Disability Board.[101][102] 6 (directly elected seats) 60 directly elected + 20
National Assembly of Zimbabwe Lower chamber of legislature mixed Parallel voting: FPTP (210 seats) + Party list PR: Closed lists: Largest remainder method (Hare quota) (60 seats, 6 for each province, reserved for women, and based on vote in the districts)[101][102][note 5] 1, 6 (Women's lists) 210 + 60 reserved for women

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ California and Washington additionally utilize a nonpartisan blanket primary, and Louisiana uses a Louisiana primary, for their respective primary elections.
  2. ^ U.S. House and Senate general and special elections in Texas require majority votes.
  3. ^ Louisiana uses a variant of the blanket primary with the primary at the day of the general election, with a runoff if no candidate receives a majority, while California and Washington has a primary before the general election with the top-two candidates facing off in the general election regardless of whether one has a majority or not. Similarly, Alaska has a variant where instead of having two candidates being the finalists, it has four candidates to be its finalists to facing off. Several states use runoff voting in the partisan primaries.
  4. ^ Elections in the United States commonly feature partisan primary elections run by the state (as opposed to by the parties); see Primary election#Primaries in the United States.
  5. ^ The constitution specifies the extra 60 seats for women only for the two first parliaments. The first parliament elected with this constitution was in 2013[103]

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Much of the data on Bulgaria from Central electoral committee - "Methods for determining the number of mandates in constituencies and the results of the vote" (in Bulgarian); A mathematical analysis of the system

Much of the data regarding which voting system is used is drawn from this 2002 report from the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA).

Much of the data regarding the size of the parliaments comes from this 1997 report from the same Institute.

Some of the data has been updated since then.

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