This is a list of
electoral system
An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and Referendum, referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political ...
s by country in alphabetical order. An electoral system is used to elect national
legislature
A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its p ...
s and
heads of state
A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 "he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and le ...
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Maps
Electoral systems by country
Key
Type of system
type of representation: single winner (single office, e.g. FPTP, TRS), majoritarian (body elected in winner-take-all districts e.g. FPTP, TRS, block voting), proportional (body elected by STV/party-list PR), mixed (combination of majoritarian+proportional), semi-proportional (e.g. SNTV, LV), indirect (by legislature(s) and/or electoral college), no election (chosen by a single person, or other rules e.g. hereditary)
; Seats per district: Most elections are split into a number of
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
s. In some elections, there is one person elected per district. In others, there are many people elected per district. Electoral districts can have different names, see
list of electoral districts by nation.
; Total number of seats: the number of representatives elected to the body in total.
; Electoral threshold: see
Electoral threshold
The electoral threshold, or election threshold, is the minimum share of the primary vote that a candidate or political party requires to achieve before they become entitled to representation or additional seats in a legislature. This limit can ...
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List of countries
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership withi ...
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Electoral system
An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and Referendum, referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political ...
Notes
References
Much of the data on Bulgaria fro
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 fro
this 2002 reportfrom th
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
Much of the data regarding the size of the parliaments comes fro
this 1997 reportfrom the same Institute.
Some of the data has been updated since then.
External links
ACE Electoral Knowledge NetworkExpert site providing encyclopedia on Electoral Systems and Management, country by country data, a library of electoral materials, latest election news, the opportunity to submit questions to a network of electoral experts, and a forum to discuss all of the above.
A Handbook of Electoral System Designfro
International IDEAElectoral Design Reference Materials
from th
ACE ProjectPARLINE database
from th
Political Database of the Americas - Georgetown University
This page links to a table and a world map that is color-coded by the primary electoral system used by each country.
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Voting systems
An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections ma ...
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Electoral systems by country
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ...