Electoral System Design Database

Electoral system for national legislature

Theme Electoral System Design Database
Description Essentially, there are 12 main electoral systems, the majority of which fall into three broad families (see Electoral System Family). This data shows electoral system for national legislature.

Breakdown by continent

Continent In transition BV BC LV AV TRS PBV FPTP Parallel STV SNTV MMP List PR No direct elections Other No data Countries researched
Africa 1
(1.9%)
1
(1.9%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
7
(13.0%)
4
(7.4%)
19
(35.2%)
7
(13.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(1.9%)
20
(37.0%)
2
(3.7%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
54
Americas 0
(0.0%)
2
(4.8%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(7.1%)
0
(0.0%)
16
(38.1%)
2
(4.8%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(4.8%)
18
(42.9%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
42
Asia 0
(0.0%)
4
(8.3%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
6
(12.5%)
1
(2.1%)
11
(22.9%)
10
(20.8%)
1
(2.1%)
3
(6.3%)
1
(2.1%)
9
(18.8%)
4
(8.3%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
48
Europe 0
(0.0%)
1
(2.1%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(2.1%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(2.1%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(6.3%)
6
(12.5%)
2
(4.2%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(4.2%)
33
(68.8%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
48
Oceania 0
(0.0%)
3
(18.8%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(12.5%)
1
(6.3%)
0
(0.0%)
8
(50.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(6.3%)
1
(6.3%)
1
(6.3%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(6.3%)
0
(0.0%)
16
Other 0
(0.0%)
4
(44.4%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(33.3%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(11.1%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(11.1%)
1
(11.1%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
9
Total 1 15 0 1 2 18 5 60 25 3 5 7 82 7 1 0 217

Country Answers

Country Year Value (Text) Details
Afghanistan 2018 SNTV
Albania 2021 List PR
Algeria 2021 List PR
Andorra 2023 Parallel
Angola 2022 List PR
Anguilla 2020 FPTP
BV
Antigua and Barbuda 2023 FPTP
Argentina 2023 List PR
Armenia 2021 List PR
Aruba 2021 List PR
Australia 2022 AV
Austria 2024 List PR
Azerbaijan 2024 FPTP
Bahamas 2021 FPTP
Bahrain 2022 TRS
Bangladesh 2024 FPTP
Barbados 2022 FPTP
Belarus 2024 FPTP
Belgium 2024 List PR
Belize 2020 FPTP
Benin 2023 List PR
Bermuda 2020 FPTP
Bhutan 2023 FPTP
Bolivia 2020 MMP
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022 List PR
Botswana 2024 FPTP
Brazil 2022 List PR
Brunei Darussalam 2017 No direct elections
Bulgaria 2023 List PR
Burkina Faso 2020 List PR
Burundi 2020 List PR
Cabo Verde 2021 List PR
Cambodia 2023 List PR
Cameroon 2020 FPTP
PBV
List PR
Canada 2021 FPTP
Cayman Islands 2021 FPTP
Central African Republic 2020 TRS
Chad 1997 TRS
PBV
List PR
Chile 2021 List PR
China 2017 No direct elections
Colombia 2022 List PR
Comoros 2020 TRS
Congo, Democratic Republic of 2023 FPTP
List PR
Cook Islands 2022 FPTP
Costa Rica 2022 List PR
Croatia 2024 List PR
Cuba 2023 TRS
Cyprus 2021 List PR
Cyprus (North) 2022 List PR
Czechia 2021 List PR
Côte d'Ivoire 2021 FPTP
PBV
Denmark 2022 List PR
Djibouti 2023 Parallel
Dominica 2022 FPTP
Dominican Republic 2020 List PR
Ecuador 2021 List PR
Egypt 2020 TRS
PBV
El Salvador 2024 List PR
Equatorial Guinea 2022 List PR
Eritrea 2017 No direct elections
Estonia 2023 List PR
Eswatini 2023 FPTP
Ethiopia 2021 FPTP
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 2021 BV
Fiji 2022 List PR
Finland 2023 List PR
France 2022 TRS
Gabon 2023 TRS
Georgia 2024 List PR
Germany 2021 MMP
Ghana 2020 FPTP
Gibraltar 2023 LV
Greece 2023 List PR
Greenland 2021 List PR
Grenada 2022 FPTP
Guatemala 2023 List PR
Guernsey 2020 BV
Guinea 2020 Parallel
Guinea-Bissau 2023 List PR
Guyana 2020 List PR
Haiti 2021 TRS
Holy See (Vatican City State) 2017 No direct elections
Honduras 2021 List PR
Hungary 2022 MMP
Iceland 2021 List PR
India 2024 FPTP
Indonesia 2024 STV
Iran, Islamic Republic of 2024 TRS
Iraq 2021 SNTV
Ireland 2020 STV
Isle of Man 2021 BV
Israel 2022 List PR
Italy 2022 Parallel
Jamaica 2020 FPTP
Japan 2021 Parallel
Jersey 2022 FPTP
BV
Jordan 2024 List PR
Kazakhstan 2023 Parallel
Kenya 2022 FPTP
Kiribati 2020 TRS
Korea, Dem. People's Republic of 2005 TRS
Korea, Republic of 2024 MMP
Kosovo 2021 List PR
Kuwait 2024 SNTV
Kyrgyzstan 2021 Parallel
Lao People's Dem. Republic 2021 BV
Latvia 2022 List PR
Lebanon 2022 List PR
Lesotho 2022 MMP
Liberia 2023 FPTP
Libya 2012 Parallel
Liechtenstein 2021 List PR
Lithuania 2024 Parallel
Luxembourg 2023 List PR
Madagascar 2024 FPTP
List PR
Malawi 2019 FPTP
Malaysia 2022 FPTP
Maldives 2024 FPTP
Mali 2020 TRS
Malta 2022 STV
Marshall Islands 2023 BV
FPTP
Mauritania 2023 Parallel
Mauritius 2019 BV
Mexico 2021 MMP
Micronesia, Federated States of 2023 FPTP
Moldova, Republic of 2021 List PR
Monaco 2023 Parallel
Mongolia 2024 BV
Montenegro 2023 List PR
Montserrat 2019 TRS
Morocco 2021 List PR
Mozambique 2019 List PR
Myanmar 2020 FPTP
Namibia 2019 List PR
Nauru 2022 Modified BC
Nepal 2022 Parallel
Netherlands 2023 List PR
Netherlands Antilles 1998 List PR
New Zealand 2023 MMP
Nicaragua 2021 List PR
Niger 2020 List PR
Nigeria 2023 FPTP
Niue 2023 BV
FPTP
North Macedonia, Republic of 2024 List PR
Norway 2021 List PR
Oman 2023 BV
FPTP
Pakistan 2024 Parallel
Palau 2020 FPTP
Panama 2024 Parallel
Papua New Guinea 2022 AV
Paraguay 2023 List PR
Peru 2021 List PR
Philippines 2022 Parallel
Pitcairn Islands 2005 SNTV
Poland 2023 List PR
Portugal 2024 List PR
Qatar 2021 FPTP
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) 2022 TRS
Romania 2020 List PR
Russian Federation 2024 Parallel
Rwanda 2018 List PR
Saint Helena 2021 BV
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2022 FPTP
Saint Lucia 2021 FPTP
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2020 FPTP
Samoa 2021 FPTP
San Marino 2019 List PR
Saudi Arabia 2021 No direct elections
Senegal 2022 Parallel
Serbia 2023 List PR
Seychelles 2020 Parallel
Sierra Leone 2018 FPTP
Singapore 2020 FPTP
PBV
Slovakia 2023 List PR
Slovenia 2022 List PR
Solomon Islands 2024 FPTP
Somalia 2022 No direct elections
South Africa 2019 List PR
South Sudan 2016 In transition
Spain 2023 List PR
Sri Lanka 2020 List PR
State of Palestine 1996 BV
Sudan 2000 FPTP
Suriname 2020 List PR
Sweden 2022 List PR
Switzerland 2023 List PR
Syrian Arab Republic 2020 BV
São Tomé and Príncipe 2022 List PR
Taiwan 2024 Parallel
Tajikistan 2020 Parallel
Tanzania, United Republic of 2020 FPTP
Thailand 2023 Parallel
The Gambia 2022 FPTP
Timor-Leste 2023 List PR
Togo 2018 List PR
Tokelau 2023 FPTP
Tonga 2021 FPTP
Trinidad and Tobago 2020 FPTP
Tunisia 2024 TRS
Turkey 2023 List PR
Turkmenistan 2023 TRS
Turks and Caicos Islands 2021 FPTP
BV
Tuvalu 2024 BV
Uganda 2021 FPTP
Ukraine 2019 Parallel
United Arab Emirates 2023 No direct elections
United Kingdom 2019 FPTP
United States 2024 FPTP
Uruguay 2024 List PR
Uzbekistan 2024 TRS
Vanuatu 2022 SNTV
Venezuela 2020 Parallel
Viet Nam 2021 TRS
Virgin Islands, British 2023 FPTP
Yemen 1993 FPTP
Zambia 2021 FPTP
Zimbabwe 2023 Parallel
Total number of countries in selected sample: 217
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