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Country	Body	System Voting system A voting system allows voters to choose between options, often in an election where candidates are selected for public administration. Voting can be also used to award prizes, to select between different plans of action, or by a computer program to find a solution to a problem....	Seats per District	Total seats	Threshold Election threshold In party-list proportional representation systems, an election threshold is a clause that stipulates that a party must receive a minimum percentage of votes, either nationally or within a particular district, to get any seats in the parliament....
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Afghanistan Elections in Afghanistan This article gives information on election* and election results in politics of Afghanistan.*Under the 2001 Bonn Agreement, Afghanistan was scheduled to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in 2004 in order to replace the transitional government led by Hamid Karzai....	President President of Afghanistan Afghanistan has only intermittently been a republic - between 1973-1992 and from 2001 onwards - at other times being governed by a variety of monarchs, emirs and Islamist rulers....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	House of the People House of the People (Afghanistan) The House of the People or Wolesi Jirga is the lower house of the bicameralism National Assembly of Afghanistan of Afghanistan, alongside the House of Elders....	SNTV Single non-transferable vote The single non-transferable vote or SNTV is an electoral system used in multi-member constituency elections....		249
Albania Elections in Albania Albania holds elections on a national level for a legislature. The Assembly of Albania has 140 members, elected for a four year term. 100 are elected directly in single member constituency with an approximately equal number of voters....	Assembly Assembly of Albania The Assembly of the Republic of Albania , formerly People's Parliament is the parliament of Albania.It has 140 members, elected for a four year term....	MMP Mixed member proportional representation Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an 'additional member system' voting system used to elect Legislator to numerous legislatures around the world.... : Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... )	40 / 1	140	2.5% (parties), 4% (coalitions)
Algeria Elections in Algeria Algeria elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. People's National Assembly has 380 members, elected for a five year term in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation....	President President of Algeria The President is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Algerian armed forces....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	People's National Assembly People's National Assembly The People's National Assembly is the lower house of the Algerian Parliament. It is composed of 380 members directly elected by the population....	Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections ....		380	5%
Andorra Elections in Andorra Elections in Andorra gives information on election and election results in politics of Andorra.Andorra elects on national level a legislature....	General Council General Council of the Valleys The General Council of the Valleys is the unicameral parliament of Andorra....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections .... / Bloc voting	14 / 2	28
Angola Elections in Angola Angola elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly of Angola has 220 members, elected for a four year term, 130 members by proportional representation and 90 members in provincial districts....	President President of Angola The President is both head of state and head of government in Angola. While the President does appoint a Prime Minister of Angola, Executive authority usually belongs to the President....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Angola The 'National Assembly' is the legislature of the government of Angola.The National Assembly is a unicameral body, with 220 members: 130 members elected by proportional representation and 90 members elected by provincial districts....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (closed list Closed list Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political party as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected.... s)	5 per province, 130 across country, + 3 representatives from abroad	233
Antigua and Barbuda Elections in Antigua and Barbuda ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 2009 election date March 12, 2009 Elections in Antigua and Barbuda gives information on election and election results in politics of Antigua and Barbuda....	House of Representatives House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda The House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda.The current House of Representatives, formed following Antigua and Barbuda legislative election, 2004 held on 23 March 2004, has a total of 19 members....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		17
Argentina Elections in Argentina This articles gives information on voting, elections and election results in Argentina. For details about government institutions and political parties, see Politics of Argentina....	President President of Argentina The President of Argentina is the head of state of Argentina. Under Constitution of Argentina, the President is also the Head of government of the Politics of Argentina and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Chamber of Deputies of the Nation Argentine Chamber of Deputies The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress, Argentina's parliament. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President of Argentina, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court of Argentina before the Argentine Senate....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (closed list Closed list Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political party as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected.... s)		257
Armenia Elections in Armenia Elections in Armenia gives information on election and election results in politics of Armenia.Armenia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President President of Armenia President of Armenia is the title of the head of state of Armenia since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Armenia The Azgayin Zhoghov of Armenia is the official name of the legislative branch of the government of Armenia....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... ) / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....	75 / 1	131	5%
Aruba Elections in Aruba Elections in Aruba gives information on election and election results in politics of Aruba.Aruba elects on national level a legislature. The Estates of Aruba have 21 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation....	Estates Estates of Aruba The Estates is the legislature or parliament of Aruba. The Estates have 21 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation....			21
Australia Elections in Australia Australia elects a legislature the Parliament of Australia using various electoral systems: see Australian electoral system. The Parliament consists of two bicameralism:...	Senate Australian Senate The Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. The lower house is known as the Australian House of Representatives....	STV Single transferable vote The Single transferable vote is a voting system of preferential voting designed to minimize wasted votes and provide proportional representation while ensuring that votes are explicitly expressed for individual candidates rather than for party lists....	6 per state per election, 2 per territory	76
	House of Representatives Australian House of Representatives The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house, the upper house being the Australian Senate....	IRV Instant-runoff voting Instant-runoff voting is the American English term for a voting system used for Single-winner voting system, in which voting rank candidates in an order of preference....		150
Austria Elections in Austria This article provides information on elections and election results in Austria.On a federal level, there are two main elections: for head of state every six years, and for the...	President President of Austria The Austrian Federal President is the federation head of state of Austria. Though theoretically entrusted with great power by the constitution, in practice the President acts, for the most part, merely as a ceremonial figurehead....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Nationalrat National Council of Austria The National Council is one of the two houses of the Federal Assembly of Austria, the bicameralism federation parliament of Austria. According to the Politics of Austria, the National Council and the complementary Federal Council of Austria are peers....	Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... ) at district and regional levels, D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... for remaining votes at national level		183	4%
Azerbaijan Elections in Azerbaijan Elections in Azerbaijan gives information on election and election results in politics of Azerbaijan.Azerbaijan elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President President of Azerbaijan The country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Azerbaijan The National Assembly is the legislative branch of government in Azerbaijan. The unicameral National Assembly has 125 deputies: previously 100 members were elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituency and 25 were members elected by proportional representation; as of the latest election, however, all 125 deputies are returned from...	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections .... / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		125
Bahamas Elections in the Bahamas Elections in the Bahamas gives information on election and election results in the politics of the Bahamas.Bahamas elects on national level a legislature....	House of Assembly	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		40
Bahrain Elections in Bahrain The National Assembly is bicameral with the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies , having 40 members elected in single-seat constituencies for a four year term....	Council of Representatives Council of Representatives of Bahrain The Council of Representatives , sometimes translated as the "Chamber of Deputies", is the name given to the lower house of the Bahraini National Assembly, the main legislative body of Bahrain....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....		40
Bangladesh Elections in Bangladesh Elections in Bangladesh gives information on election and election results in politics of Bangladesh.Bangladesh elects on national level a legislature with one house or chamber....	Jatiyo Sangshad Jatiyo Sangshad Jatiyo Sangshad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		300 + 30 seats reserved for women
Barbados Elections in Barbados Elections in Barbados gives information on election and election results in politics of Barbados. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office....	House of Assembly Barbados House of Assembly The House of Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. It has 30 members, elected for a five-year-term in single-seat constituency....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		30
Belarus Elections in Belarus Belarus elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The Parliament of Belarus has two bicameralism....	President President of Belarus The office of President of Belarus is the head of state of Belarus. The office was created in 1994 with the passing of the Constitution of Belarus by the Supreme Soviet....
	House of Representatives			110
Belgium Elections in Belgium Elections in Belgium gives information on election and election results in politics of Belgium.Belgium elects on federal level a legislature. The Belgian Federal Parliament has two bicameralism....	Chamber of Representatives	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	3–22	150	5%
	Senate Belgian Senate The Belgian Senate is one of the two chambers of the Bicameralism Belgian Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Belgian Chamber of Representatives....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	15, 25	40 + 21 chosen by Community parliaments + 10 co-opted
Belize Elections in Belize Elections in Belize gives information on elections and election results in politics of Belize....	National Assembly National Assembly of Belize The National Assembly of is the bicameralism legislature of Belize. It is divided into the House of Representatives of Belize, with 29 members, and the Senate of Belize, with 13 members....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		29
Benin Elections in Benin Benin elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly of Benin has 83 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Benin The unicameral National Assembly of Benin is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly has 83 members who are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms....	Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... method		83
Bermuda Elections in Bermuda Bermuda elects on territorial level a legislature. Parliament of Bermuda has two bicameralism. The House of Assembly of Bermuda has 36 members, elected for a five year term in single seat constituency....	House of Assembly House of Assembly of Bermuda The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Bermuda. The house has 36 members, each elected for a five year term in a single seat constituency....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		36
Bhutan Elections in Bhutan Elections in Bhutan gives information on elections and election results in politics of Bhutan.Bhutan has a single national level legislature....	Tshogdu Tshogdu The Tshogdu was the unicameral legislature of Bhutan until 31 July 2007. The legislature had a total of 150 members . Dasho Ugen Dorje was the last President of the Tshogdu, with Nima Tshering the Secretary-General....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		105 + 12 religious representatives + 37 appointed
Bolivia Elections in Bolivia Elections in Bolivia gives information on elections and election results in politics of Bolivia.Bolivia elects on national level a head of state – the President of Bolivia – and a legislature....	President President of Bolivia The President of Bolivia is the head of state of Bolivia. According to the current constitution, the president is elected by popular vote for a single non-renewable five year term....	First round by people, Runoff if necessary by Parliament
	Chamber of Deputies National Congress of Bolivia The National Congress is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the nation's de facto Capital , La Paz.The National Congress is Bicameralism, consisting of a lower house and an upper house ....	MMP Mixed member proportional representation Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an 'additional member system' voting system used to elect Legislator to numerous legislatures around the world.... : Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... (62 seats; two rounds of quota counting) / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (68 seats)		130	1 Hare quota for first round
	Senate National Congress of Bolivia The National Congress is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the nation's de facto Capital , La Paz.The National Congress is Bicameralism, consisting of a lower house and an upper house ....	Winning party takes 2 seats, second party takes 1 in each constituency	3	27
Bosnia and Herzegovina Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina gives information on elections and election results in politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Bosnia and Herzegovina elects on national level the presidency and a legislature....	Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the head of state of Bosnia and Herzegovina....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....	1	3 (one each of the three major ethnicities)
	House of Representatives House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina The House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina , is one of the two chambers of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the other being the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina...	Sainte-Laguë method Sainte-Laguë method The Sainte-Lagu? method of the highest average is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems....	14, 28	42
Botswana Elections in Botswana Elections in Botswana gives information on election and election results in politics of Botswana.Botswana elects on national level a legislature....	National Assembly National Assembly of Botswana The National Assembly of Botswana is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament of Botswana.The current National Assembly, formed following Botswanan general election, 2004 held on 30 October 2004, has a total of 63 members....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		57 + 4 co-opted + 2 ex officio
Brazil Elections in Brazil Brazil elects on the national level a head of state – the President of Brazil – and a legislature. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people....	President President of Brazil The President of Brazil is both the head of state and head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. The presidential system was established in 1889, upon the proclamation of the republic in a military coup d'et?t against the Pedro II of Brazil....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies of Brazil The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. As of 2006, the chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (open list Open list Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected.... s)	8–70	513	1 Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation....
	Senate Senate of Brazil In its present configuration, the Brazilian Federal Senate is a federal legislative body and the upper house of the National Congress of Brazil....	Plurality-at-large Plurality-at-large voting Plurality-at-large voting, commonly referred to as block voting or bloc voting, is a voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality voting system.... for dual-member elections, FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... otherwise	1, 2 (alternates each election)	81
Bulgaria Elections in Bulgaria Elections in Bulgaria gives information on election and election results in politics of Bulgaria.Bulgaria elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Bulgaria The National Assembly of Bulgaria is the unicameral parliament and body of the legislative of the Republic of Bulgaria.It was established in 1991 with Constitution of Bulgaria, articles 62 to 91, as a successor to the National Assembly that has been in continuous operation since 1879....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (closed list Closed list Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political party as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected.... s)	4–14	240	4%
Burkina Faso Elections in Burkina Faso Elections in Burkina Faso gives information on election and election results in politics of Burkina Faso.Burkina Faso elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly of Burkina Faso National Assembly of Burkina Faso The unicameral National Assembly of Burkina Faso is the country's legislative body. In 1995, it became the lower house of a bicameral Parliament, but the upper house was abolished in 2002....	Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... )		111
Burundi Elections in Burundi Elections in Burundi gives information on election and election results in politics of Burundi.Burundi elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President
	National Assembly National Assembly of Burundi The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Parliament of Burundi in Burundi. It consists of 100 directly elected members and between 18 to 21 co-opted members who serve five-year terms....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....		100	2%
Cambodia Elections in Cambodia Elections in Cambodia gives information on election and election results in politics of Cambodia. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office....	National Assembly National Assembly of Cambodia The National Assembly of Cambodia is one of two bicameralism of the Parliament of Cambodia. It has 123 members, elected for five year terms by proportional representation, using provinces as constituencies of 1 to 18 members, and the D'Hondt method of seat distribution....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....		123
Cameroon Elections in Cameroon Elections in Cameroon gives information on election and election results in politics of Cameroon.Cameroon elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Cameroon The National Assembly is the parliament of Cameroon. It has 180 members, elected for five-year terms in 49 single and multi-seat constituency....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... in single-member constituencies; in multi-member constituencies: party with over 50% of vote gets all seats, otherwise highest party gets half, rest distributed by Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... )	1–7	180	5%
Canada Elections in Canada The Parliament of Canada has two bicameralism. The Canadian House of Commons has 308 members, elected for a maximum five-year term in single-seat constituency....	House of Commons Canadian House of Commons The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Canadian monarchy and the Senate of Canada. The House of Commons is a democracy elected body, consisting of 40th Canadian Parliament known as Members of Parliament ....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		308
Cape Verde Elections in Cape Verde Elections in Cape Verde gives information on election and election results in politics of Cape Verde. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Cape Verde The unicameral National Assembly of Cape Verde is the country's legislative body....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	2-15	72
Cayman Islands Elections in the Cayman Islands Elections in the Cayman Islands gives information on election and election results in the politics of the Cayman Islands. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office....	Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands The Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands has 18 members, 15 elected members for a four year term in two-seat constituency and 3 members ex-officio....	SNTV Single non-transferable vote The single non-transferable vote or SNTV is an electoral system used in multi-member constituency elections....	2	15 + 3 ex officio
Central African Republic Elections in the Central African Republic Elections in the Central African Republic gives information on election and election results in the Central African Republic.The Central African Republic elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President
	National Assembly National Assembly of the Central African Republic The unicameral National Assembly of the Central African Republic is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly, formed following Central African Republic general election, 2005 held on 13 March and 8 May 2005, has a total of 105 members elected in single-member Constituency using the two-round system....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....		105
Chad Elections in Chad Elections in Chad gives information on election and election results in politics of Chad.Chad elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Chad The National Assembly is the parliament of Chad. It has 155 members, elected for a four year term in 25 single-member constituency and 34 multi-member constituency....			155
Chile Elections in Chile Chile holds nationwide presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections. Presidential elections elect a President of Chile, who serves as chief of state and head of government for a period of four years ....	President President of Chile The President of Chile is both the chief of state and the head of government. Under the current Constitution of Chile , the President is elected by popular vote to serve for a period of four years, with immediate re-election being prohibited....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies of Chile The Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Chile is the lower house of Chile's Bicameralism National Congress of Chile. Its organisation and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of Chile's current Constitution of Chile....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (open list Open list Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected.... )	2	120
	Senate Senate of Chile The Senate of the Republic of Chile is the upper house of Chile's Bicameralism National Congress of Chile, as established in the current Constitution of Chile....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (open list Open list Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected.... )	2	38
Colombia Elections in Colombia Elections in Colombia is regulated and controlled by the National Electoral Council which also gives information on elections and election results in for the politics of Colombia....	President President of Colombia The President of Colombia is the head of state and head of government of the Colombia. The office of president was established upon the ratification of the 1819 Constitution established during the Congress of Angostura when Colombia was part of the Greater Colombia....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Chamber of Representatives Chamber of Representatives of Colombia The Chamber of Representatives is the lower house of the Congress of Colombia.The Chamber has 166 elected members for four-year terms....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	2–18	162
	Senate Senate of Colombia The Senate of the Republic of Colombia is the upper house of the Congress of Colombia, with the lower house being the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	100 + 2 (indigenous)	102
Comoros Elections in Comoros Elections in Comoros gives information on election and election results in politics of Comoros.Comoros elects on federal level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Assembly of the Union Assembly of the Union of the Comoros The unicameral Assembly of the Union of the Comoros is the country's legislative body.The current Assembly of the Union, formed following elections held on 18 April and 25 April 2004, has a total of 33 members....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....		18 + 15 elected by local assemblies
Congo-Brazzaville Elections in the Republic of the Congo The Republic of Congo elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected by the people. The Parliament of the Republic of Congo has bicameralism....	President
	National Assembly National Assembly of the Republic of the Congo The Parliament of the Republic of Congo has two bicameralism. The lower house is the National Assembly of the Republic of Congo . It has 153 members, for a five year term in single-seat constituency....			153
Costa Rica Elections in Costa Rica Elections in Costa Rica gives information on elections and election results in politics of Costa Rica.Costa Rica elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature....	President	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica The Legislative Assembly is the unicameralism legislature of the government of Costa Rica. The national congress building is located in the city capital, San Jos?, Costa Rica, specifically in El Carmen, San Jos?, Costa Rica in San Jos? Canton....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....		57
Croatia Elections in Croatia Elections in Croatia gives information on election and election results in politics of Croatia.Croatia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President President of Croatia The President of Croatia is the head of state. Croatia is a parliamentary democracy where the President's main role is leading the Military of Croatia and Foreign relations of Croatia together with the Croatian Government, in addition to a number of procedural duties of this eminent public office....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Sabor Parliament of Croatia The Parliament of Croatia is the unicameral legislature of Croatia. Under the terms of the Constitution of Croatia, the Sabor represents the nation and is vested with the legislative power....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... , plus some reserved for minorities and Croatians living abroad	12	100–160	5%
Cuba Elections in Cuba Since Cuba became a one-party republic and the Communist party of Cuba became the official List of political parties in Cuba, Cuba has been both condemned and praised by certain Opposition to Fidel Castro, international groups, and foreign governments regarding democracy....	National Assembly of People's Power National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba The National Assembly of People?s Power is the legislative parliament of the Republic of Cuba and the supreme body of State power. Its members are elected from single-member electoral districts for a term of five years....	Endorsement of selected candidates	1	609
Cyprus Elections in Cyprus Elections in Cyprus gives information on election and election results in politics of Cyprus.Cyprus elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President
	House of Representatives House of Representatives of Cyprus The House of Representatives of Cyprus is the parliament of Cyprus. It has 59 members elected for a five year term, 56 members by proportional representation and 3 observer members representing the Maronite, Roman Catholic Church and Armenians in Cyprus minorities....	Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... ; open list Open list Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected.... s)	3–21	80 (56 for Greek-Cypriots; 24 for Turkish-Cypriots (currently vacant)) and 3 observers from religious minorities	1.8%
Czech Republic Elections in the Czech Republic Elections in the Czech Republic gives information on election and election results in the Czech Republic.The Czech Republic elects on national level a legislature....	Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic is the lower house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic; the other is the Senate of the Czech Republic....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	5–25	200	5% (parties), 8% (coalitions)
	Senate Senate of the Czech Republic The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic , usually referred to as Sen?t, is the upper chamber of the Parliament of the Czech Republic....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....	1	81
Democratic Republic of Congo	President Heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo This is the list of the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since independence. The current head of state is President Joseph Kabila....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
Democratic Republic of Congo	National Assembly National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Composition of the National Assembly...	Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems....	1-17	500
Denmark Elections in Denmark Elections in Denmark gives information on elections and election results in politics of Denmark.Denmark elects a legislature on a national level....	Folketing Folketing The Folketing , or Folketinget, is the national parliament of Denmark. The name literally means ? People's Thing ??that is, the people's governing assembly....	Sainte-Laguë method Sainte-Laguë method The Sainte-Lagu? method of the highest average is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems....		179	2%
Djibouti Elections in Djibouti Elections in Djibouti gives information on election and election results in politics of Djibouti.Djibouti elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Djibouti The National Assembly is the Unicameralism Legislature of the government of Djibouti.It consists of 65 members – 30 Somali and 30 Afar people – elected to serve five-year terms in multi-seat constituencies....	Bloc voting		65
Dominica Elections in Dominica Dominica elects on national level a legislature. The House of Assembly of Dominica has 32 members, 21 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituency, 9 appointed senators, the Speaker and 1 ex-officio member....	House of Assembly House of Assembly of Dominica The unicameral House of Assembly is Dominica's legislative body.The current House of Assembly, formed following Elections in Dominica held on 5 May 2005, has a total of 32 members: 21 members are directly elected in single member Constituency using the simple-majority system for a term of five years....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		21 + 9 appointed + Speaker + 1 ex officio
Dominican Republic Elections in the Dominican Republic Elections in the Dominican Republic gives information on election and election results in politics of the Dominican Republic.The Dominican Republic elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of theDominican Republic's bicameralism Congress of the Dominican Republic. The upper house is the Senate of the Dominican Republic....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	2–36	150
	Senate Senate of the Dominican Republic The Senate is the upper house of the Dominican Republic's bicameralism Congress of the Dominican Republic. The lower house is the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		32
East Timor Elections in East Timor East Timor elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people....	President President of East Timor East Timor is an emerging democratic state. Its current president is Jos? Ramos-Horta.With the introduction of a new constitution, a parliamentary system was chosen with the president playing a largely ceremonial role....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Parliament National Parliament of East Timor The National Parliament of East Timor is the unicameral parliament national legislature in East Timor. It was created in 2001 as the Constituent Assembly while the country was still under the supervision of the United Nations, but renamed itself to the National Parliament with the attaining of national independence on May 20, 2002....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (75 seats), FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (13 seats)	75 / 1	88
Ecuador Elections in Ecuador Elections in Ecuador gives information on election and election results in politics of Ecuador.Ecuador elects on national level a head of state and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Congress National Congress of Ecuador The 'National Congress' is the unicameralism legislative branch of the government of Ecuador.Under the Constitution of Ecuador, Congress meets in Quito and is made up of 100 Chamber of Deputies . Each of the country's Provinces of Ecuador returns a minimum of two deputies plus one additional seat for every 200,000 inhabitants....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	2–18	100
Egypt Elections in Egypt Egypt elects on national level a head of state – a president – and a bicameralism legislature.The President of Egypt is elected for a six-year term by popular vote....	President President of Egypt The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the elected Head of State of Egypt.Under the Constitution of Egypt, the President is also the Commander-in-chief of the armed forces and head of the Executive branch of the Cabinet of Egypt....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	People's Assembly People's Assembly of Egypt The People's Assembly is the lower house of Egypt's bicameralism parliament. In spite of its lower status, however, it plays a more important role in drafting legislation and day-to-day legislative duties than the Shura Council, the upper house....	Modified Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....	2	444 + 10 appointed
	Shura Council Shura Council The Shura Council is the upper house of Egyptian bicameralism Parliament of Egypt. Its name roughly translates into English as "the Consultative Council"....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....		174 + 88 appointed
El Salvador Elections in El Salvador Elections in El Salvador gives information on elections and election results in politics of El Salvador.El Salvador elects its head of state – the President of El Salvador – directly through a fixed-date general election whose winner is decided by absolute majority....	President President of El Salvador This page contains a list of presidents of El Salvador. There has been a total of 55 presidents; many have served in office more than once....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly of El Salvador The Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the government of El Salvador.The Salvadoran legislature is a unicameralism body.It is made up of 84 Chamber of Deputies, all of who are elected by direct popular vote according to closed-list proportional representation to serve three-year terms and are eligible for immediate re-election....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	3–20	84
Equatorial Guinea Elections in Equatorial Guinea Elections in Equatorial Guinea gives information on election and election results in politics of Equatorial Guinea.The last six elections held in Equatorial Guinea have been completely fraudulent: In all but one of the elections the existing government has received 100% of the votes....	President
	Chamber of People's Representatives Chamber of People's Representatives The unicameral House of People's Representatives of Equatorial Guinea is the country's legislative body.The current House of People's Representatives, formed following the Equatorial Guinean legislative election, 2004 held on 25 April 2004, has a total of 100 members who are directly elected though a system of party-list proportional repres...	Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections ....		80
Estonia Elections in Estonia Estonia election a legislature on the national level. The Riigikogu has 101 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation....	Riigikogu Riigikogu The Riigikogu is the parliament of Estonia. All important state-related questions pass through the Riigikogu. In addition to approving legislation, the Riigikogu appoints high officials, including the Prime Minister of Estonia and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Estonia, and elects the President of Estonia....	Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections ....		101	5%
Ethiopia Elections in Ethiopia At the federal level, Ethiopia elects a legislature. The Parliament of Ethiopia has two bicameralism: the House of People's Representatives with 527 members, elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituency; and the House of Federation with 117 members, one each from the 22 minority Demographics of Ethiopia, and one from each professional...	House of People's Representatives House of People's Representatives The Parliament of Ethiopia of Ethiopia has two bicameralism. The lower house is the Council of Peoples' Representatives with 547 members , elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituency....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		546
Fiji Elections in Fiji Fiji has held nine general elections for the House of Representatives since becoming independent of the United Kingdom in 1970; there had been numerous elections under British Empire rule, but only one with universal suffrage ....	House of Representatives House of Representatives (Fiji) The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji Parliament . It is the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone has the power to initiate legislation ....	IRV Instant-runoff voting Instant-runoff voting is the American English term for a voting system used for Single-winner voting system, in which voting rank candidates in an order of preference....	1	71
Finland Elections in Finland Elections in Finland gives information on election and election results in politics of Finland.On national level Finland elects a head of state — the president — and a legislature....	President President of Finland The President of Finland is the Head of State of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the President and the government, with the President possessing extensive powers....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Eduskunta Parliament of Finland The Eduskunta , or the Riksdag , is the Parliament of Finland. The Unicameralism parliament has 200 members and meets in Parliament House in Helsinki.... (and MEPs)	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (open list Open list Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected.... s)	6–34	200
France Elections in France France is a representative democracy. Public officials in the legislative and executive branches are either elected by the citizens or appointed by elected officials....	President President of the French Republic The President of the French Republic colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France's elected Head of State....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly French National Assembly The France National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the French Fifth Republic. The other is the French Senate ....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....	1	577
	French Senate French Senate The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a List of Presidents of the French Senate.The Senate enjoys less prominence than the lower house, the directly elected National Assembly of France; debates in the Senate tend to be less tense and enjoy generally less media coverage....	Electoral college Electoral college An electoral college is a set of Votings who are selected to elect a candidate to a particular office. Often these represent different organizations or entity, with each organization or entity represented by a particular number of electors or with votes weighted in a particular way....		331
Gabon Elections in Gabon Gabon elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a seven year term by the people. The Parliament of Gabon has two bicameralism....	President
	National Assembly National Assembly of Gabon The National Assembly of Gabon is the lower house of the Parliament of Gabon. It has 120 members, 111 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituency and 9 members appointed by the President....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....		111 + 9 appointed
Gambia Elections in the Gambia Elections in Gambia gives information on election and election results in politics of the Gambia.Gambia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	National Assembly National Assembly of the Gambia The National Assembly is the legislative branch of government in The Gambia....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		48 + 5 appointed
Georgia Elections in Georgia (country) Elections in Georgia gives information on elections and election results in politics of Georgia. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office....	President President of Georgia The President of Georgia is the commander-in-chief of Georgia . Presidents serve five-year terms....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Parliament Parliament of Georgia Parliament of Georgia is the supreme legislature of Georgia . It is unicameral and has 150 members, known as deputies, from which 75 members are proportional representatives and 75 are elected through single-member district plurality system, representing their constituencies....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Quota / Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....		235	7%
Germany Elections in Germany The following information deals with elections in politics of Germany, including elections to the Federal Diet , the Landtags of the various states, and local elections....	Bundestag Bundestag The 'Bundestag' is the parliament of Germany. It was established with Germany's constitution of 1949 and is the successor of the earlier Reichstag ....	MMP Mixed member proportional representation Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an 'additional member system' voting system used to elect Legislator to numerous legislatures around the world.... : Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... ) / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....	299 / 1	598 + overhang seats	5% or 3 district seats
Ghana Elections in Ghana Elections in Ghana gives information on election and election results in politics of Ghana.Ghana elects on national level a head of state, the president, and a legislature....	President	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Parliament Parliament of Ghana The Parliament of Ghana is the Legislature of the Government of Ghana....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		230
Greece Elections in Greece Elections in Greece gives information on election and election results in politics of Greece....	Hellenic Parliament Hellenic Parliament The Hellenic Parliament is the Parliament of Greece, located in the Parliament House, overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece. It is a unicameral legislature of 300 members, elected for a four-year term....	260 seats are allocated proportionally via several seat allocations; 40 seats are given to the first party or coalition of parties	288 / 56	288 + 12 MPs for State, elected nationwide	3%
Grenada Elections in Grenada Elections in Grenada gives information on election results in politics of Grenada.Grenada elects on national level a legislature. Parliament of Grenada has two bicameralism....	House of Representatives House of Representatives of Grenada The House of Representatives of Grenada is the bicameralism of the Parliament of Grenada. It has 15 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituency....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		15
Guatemala Elections in Guatemala Elections in Guatemala include, on the national level, a head of state – the president – and a Unicameralism legislature.President of Guatemala and Vice President of Guatemala are elected on one ballot for a four year term by the people....	President President of Guatemala The title of President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1839, when that title was assumed by Mariano Rivera Paz....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Congress of the Republic Congress of Guatemala The Congress of the Republic is the Unicameralism legislature of the Guatemala.It comprises 158 Chamber of Deputies, who are elected by universal suffrage to serve four-year terms ....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	29 / 1	158
Guinea Elections in Guinea Elections in Guinea gives information on election and election results in politics of Guinea.Guinea elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President
	National Assembly National Assembly of Guinea The unicameral National Assembly of Guinea is the country's legislative body.The National Assembly that was formed following the Guinean parliamentary election, 2002 had a total of 114 members....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....	76 / 1	114
Guinea-Bissau Elections in Guinea-Bissau Elections in Guinea-Bissau gives information on election and election results in politics of Guinea-Bissau.Guinea-Bissau elects on national level a head of state and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National People's Assembly National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau The unicameral National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau is the country's legislative body.The current National People's Assembly, formed following elections held on 28 March 2004, has a total of 102 seats....	Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections ....		100
Guyana Elections in Guyana Elections in Guyana gives information on election and election results in politics of Guyana.Guyana elects on national level a unicameral legislature .The National Assembly has 65 members....	National Assembly National Assembly of Guyana The National Assembly is the parliament of Guyana. It has 65 members, 53 members elected for a five-year term by proportional representation and 12 members delegated by local government councils....	Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... )		53 (+12 appointed by local councils)
Haiti Elections in Haïti Elections in Haiti gives information on election and election results in politics of Haiti.The first elections since the 2004 Haiti rebellion that deposed Jean-Bertrand Aristide were held in Haitian elections, 2006....	President President of Haiti The President of Haiti is the head of state of the Republic of Haiti. Presidents are elected by popular vote to five-year terms and may serve no more than two terms....
	Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies of Haïti The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of Haiti's bicameral legislature, the National Assembly of Haiti. The upper house of the National Assembly is the Senate of Haiti....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....	1	99
Holy See (Vatican) Papal conclave A papal conclave is a meeting of the College of Cardinals to elect the pope, or Bishop of Rome, who is considered by Catholics to be the Apostolic Succession of Saint Peter and earthly head of the Catholic Church....	Pope Pope The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and head of state of Vatican City. The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected April 19, 2005 in Papal conclave, 2005....	Electoral college Electoral college An electoral college is a set of Votings who are selected to elect a candidate to a particular office. Often these represent different organizations or entity, with each organization or entity represented by a particular number of electors or with votes weighted in a particular way....
Honduras Elections in Honduras Elections in Honduras gives information on elections and election results in politics of Honduras.Honduras elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature....	President President of Honduras This page lists the Presidents of Honduras.Colonial Honduras declared its independence from Spain on 15 September 1821. From 5 January 1822 to 1 July 1823, Honduras was part of the Mexican Empire of Agust?n de Iturbide....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	National Congress National Congress of Honduras The 'National Congress' is the legislature of the government of Honduras.The Honduran Congress is a unicameralism legislature. The President of the Honduran Congress is Roberto Micheletti Bain....	Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... )		128
Hong Kong Elections in Hong Kong Elections are held in Hong Kong when certain offices in the government need to be filled. Every four years, the unicameralism Legislative Council of Hong Kong's sixty seats are filled by the electorate....	Legislative Council Legislative Council of Hong Kong The Legislative Council is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... District constituencies: Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... ) Functional constituencies: FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... , Bloc voting, IRV Instant-runoff voting Instant-runoff voting is the American English term for a voting system used for Single-winner voting system, in which voting rank candidates in an order of preference....	4–8 (District constituencies) / 1-3 (Functional constituencies)	60
Hungary Elections in Hungary Elections in Hungary are held at two levels: general elections to elect the 386 members of the National Assembly, and local elections to elect local authorities....	National Assembly National Assembly of Hungary The National Assembly of Hungary is the national parliament of Hungary. The unicameral body consists of 386 members elected to 4-year terms. Election of members is based on a complex system involving both area and list election; parties must win at least 5% of the popular vote in order to enter list members the assembly ....	MMP Mixed member proportional representation Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an 'additional member system' voting system used to elect Legislator to numerous legislatures around the world.... : D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... / modified Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....		386	5% (10% for coalitions)
Iceland Elections in Iceland Elections in Iceland gives information on election and election results in politics of Iceland.Iceland elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President President of Iceland The President of Iceland is Iceland's elected head of state. The president is elected to a four-year term by universal adult suffrage and has limited powers....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	Alþing	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	9	63	5%
India Elections in India An election is a decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal officeSince independence, elections in India have evolved a long way, but all along elections have been a significant cultural aspect of Independent India....	House of the People Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha is the direct election lower house of the Parliament of India. As of 2008 there have been fourteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....	1	545
Indonesia Elections in Indonesia At a national level, Indonesian people elect a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term, as are the 550-member People's Representative Council and the 128-seat Regional Representatives Council ....	President President of Indonesia The President of the Republic of Indonesia is the Head of State as well as the Head of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia.The current president is Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	People's Representative Council People's Representative Council The People's Representative Council is the lower house of the legislature of Indonesia. Before the Indonesian legislative election, 2004, the DPR had 500 members, of whom 462 were elected by proportional representation from each of Indonesia's 27 provinces, and 38 were chosen to represent the Indonesian armed forces and police....	Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... (open list Open list Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected.... s)	2-12	550
	Regional Representatives Council Regional Representatives Council The Regional Representatives Council is the upper house of the two parliamentary chambers in Indonesia.The DPD was created by the Third Amendment to the 1945 Constitution of Indonesia enacted 9 November 2001 in a move towards bicameralism....	SNTV Single non-transferable vote The single non-transferable vote or SNTV is an electoral system used in multi-member constituency elections....	4	128
Iran Elections in Iran Iran elects on national level a head of government , a legislature , and an "Assembly of Experts" . Also City and Village Councils of Iran elections are held every 4 years throughout the country....	President President of Iran The President of Iran is the highest elected official in the Islamic Republic of Iran, second only to the Supreme Leader of Iran. According to the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran the president is responsible for the "functions of the executive", such as signing treaties, agreements etc....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Majlis of Iran Majlis of Iran The Majlis of Iran , also called The Iranian Parliament, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Majlis currently has 290 representatives, changed from the previous 270 seats since the February 18, 2000 election....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....		290
	Assembly of Experts Assembly of Experts The Assembly of Experts of Iran , is a deliberative body of 86 Mujtahids that is charged with electing the Supreme Leader of Iran and supervising his activities....			86
Iraq Elections in Iraq Elections in Iraq gives information on election and election results in politics of Iraq....	Council of Representatives	Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections ....	5-59	275
Ireland	President President of Ireland The President of Ireland is the head of state of Republic of Ireland. The President is usually directly elected by the people for seven years, and can be elected for a maximum of two terms....	IRV Instant-runoff voting Instant-runoff voting is the American English term for a voting system used for Single-winner voting system, in which voting rank candidates in an order of preference....
	Seanad Éireann Seanad Éireann Seanad ?ireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas of Republic of Ireland and its members are Seanad?ir? . The House is also commonly known unofficially as the Senate, and its members as senators....	STV Single transferable vote The Single transferable vote is a voting system of preferential voting designed to minimize wasted votes and provide proportional representation while ensuring that votes are explicitly expressed for individual candidates rather than for party lists.... (49/60 seats - restricted franchise)	N/A	60
	Dáil Éireann Dáil Éireann is the principal chamber of the Oireachtas . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the Single Transferable Vote ....	STV Single transferable vote The Single transferable vote is a voting system of preferential voting designed to minimize wasted votes and provide proportional representation while ensuring that votes are explicitly expressed for individual candidates rather than for party lists....	3–5	166
Israel Elections in Israel Israel elects its national legislature, the Knesset, by proportional representation on a national list basis. The Knesset has 120 members, elected for terms of four years....	Knesset Knesset The Knesset is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	120	120	2%
Italy Elections in Italy This page gathers the results of elections in Italy.Italy elects, on national level, a Parliament of Italy consisting of two bicameralism, the Chamber of Deputies of Italy and the Italian Senate ....	Chamber of Deputies Italian Chamber of Deputies The Italy Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a majority of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom....	617 list-PR with national majority bonus + 1 FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... + 12 Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... )	1/44	630	2% (parties in a coalition, except that the first party below 2% in a coalition does receive seats) 4% (parties) 10% (coalitions) 20% (in a single district for the parties of ethnic minorities)
	Senate Italian Senate The Italian Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Italy. It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but it existed during the monarchy as Senato del Regno, , continuing from the Subalpine Parliament of Piedmont established on 8 May 1848....	301 list-PR with regional majority bonus + 1 FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... + 7 mixed system + 6 D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	1/47	315	3% (parties in a coalition) 8% (parties) 20% (coalitions)
Ivory Coast Elections in Côte d'Ivoire Elections in C?te d'Ivoire gives information on election and election results in politics of C?te d'Ivoire.C?te d'Ivoire elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire The National Assembly of C?te d'Ivoire is C?te d'Ivoire's unicameral legislative body. Evolved from semi-representative bodies of the French West Africa , the first National Assembly was constituted on 27 November 1960 with 70 elected member in accordance with the Constitutions of C?te d'Ivoire, which created the First Republic ....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		225
Jamaica Elections in Jamaica Elections in Jamaica provides information on elections and election results in politics of Jamaica.The Parliament of Jamaica has two bicameralism:...	House of Representatives Parliament of Jamaica Parliament is the legislature of the government of Jamaica. It is a bicameralism, composed of an appointed Senate and an elected House of Representatives....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....	1	60
Japan Elections in Japan The Japanese political system has three types of elections: general elections to the House of Representatives of Japan held every four years , elections to the House of Councillors held every three years to choose one-half of its members, and local elections held every four years for offices in prefectures, cities, and villages....	House of Representatives House of Representatives of Japan The is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for four-year terms....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (180 seats) / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (300 seats)	6-29 / 1	480
	House of Councillors House of Councillors The is the upper house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives of Japan is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers, the Japanese equivalent of the United Kingdom House of Lords....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (48 seats) / SNTV Single non-transferable vote The single non-transferable vote or SNTV is an electoral system used in multi-member constituency elections.... (73 seats)	24 / 1-4 per election	121 per election
Jordan Elections in Jordan Jordan elects a legislature on the national level. The National Assembly of Jordan has two bicameralism. The Chamber of Deputies of Jordan has 110 members, 104 elected for a four-year term in single-seat constituency and 6 female members by a special electoral college....	Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies of Jordan The lower house of the National Assembly of Jordan of Jordan is Chamber of Deputies . It has 110 members, 104 elected for a four year term in single-seat constituency and 6 female members by a special electoral college....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		104 + 6 women elected by electoral college
Kazakhstan Elections in Kazakhstan Elections in Kazakhstan are held on a national level to elect a President of Kazakhstan and the Parliament of Kazakhstan, which is divided into two bodies, the Majilis and the Senate of Kazakhstan....	President
	Majilis Majilis The Majilis is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Kazakhstan, known as the Parlamenti, in the Government of Kazakhstan. The upper house of Parliament is the Senate of Kazakhstan....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Proportional (10 seats) / Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate.... (57 seats)		67
Kenya Elections in Kenya Elections in Kenya gives information on election and election results in politics of Kenya.Kenya elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	National Assembly of Kenya National Assembly of Kenya The unicameral National Assembly of Kenya is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly has a total of 224 members. 210 members are directly elected in single member Constituency using the simple majority system....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		210 + 12 appointed + 2 ex officio
Kiribati Elections in Kiribati Kiribati elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a four year term by the people. The Parliament of Kiribati has 42 members, 40 elected for a four year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituency, 1 delegate from Banaba Island and 1 ex offico member....	President President of Kiribati The President of Kiribati is the head of state and head of government of Kiribati....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	House of Assembly House of Assembly of Kiribati The House of Assembly of Kiribati has 42 members, 40 elected for a four year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituency, 1 delegate from Banaba Island and 1 ex-officio member ....	Modified runoff		40 + 1 delegate from Banaba Island and 1 ex officio
Kuwait Elections in Kuwait Elections in Kuwait are held for both the National Assembly of Kuwait and for the Municipality. Kuwait's 1962 constitution calls for elections to the unicameral National Assembly of Kuwait at a maximum interval of four years....	National Assembly National Assembly of Kuwait The National Assembly of Kuwait, known as the Majlis Al-Umma , is the legislature of Kuwait. Its powers are largely controlled by the Prime Minister of Kuwait, a position by decree reserved to members of the royal family only....	Bloc	2	50
Kyrgyzstan Elections in Kyrgyzstan Elections in Kyrgyzstan gives information on election and election results in politics of Kyrgyzstan.Kyrgyzstan elects on the national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President President of Kyrgyzstan The President of Kyrgyzstan is the head of state and the highest official of Kyrgyzstan. The President, according to the constitution, "is the symbol of the unity of people and state power, and is the guarantor of the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic, and of an individual and citizen." He or she is directly elected for no more than two fiv...
	Legislative Assembly	Parallel: Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections .... (15 seats) / Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate.... (45)		60
	Assembly of People's Representatives			45
Laos Elections in Laos Elections in Laos gives information on election and election results in politics of Laos.Laos elects a legislature nationally and the public also participates in the election of village heads....	National Assembly National Assembly of Laos The unicameral National Assembly of Laos is the parliament of Laos. It was established in its current form by the Lao Constitution of 1991 , replacing the Supreme People's Assembly....	Bloc voting		115
Latvia Elections in Latvia Elections in Latvia gives information on election and election results in politics of Latvia.Latvia elects on national level a legislature. The Saeima has 100 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation with a 5% threshold....	Saeima Saeima Saeima is the parliament of the Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote....	Sainte-Laguë method Sainte-Laguë method The Sainte-Lagu? method of the highest average is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems....	14–28	100	5%
Lebanon Elections in Lebanon Elections in Lebanon gives information on election and election results in politics of Lebanon....	Chamber of Deputies Parliament of Lebanon The Parliament of Lebanon is the Lebanon national List of national legislatures. It is elected to a four-year term by universal adult suffrage in multi-member constituencies, apportioned among Lebanon's diverse Christian and Muslim denominations....	Bloc voting		128
Lesotho Elections in Lesotho Lesotho elects a legislature on national level. The Parliament of Lesotho has two bicameralism: the National Assembly of Lesotho with 120 members, elected for a five-year term, 80 in single-seat constituency and 40 by proportional representation; and the Senate of Lesotho, with 33 nominated members....	National Assembly National Assembly of Lesotho The National Assembly of Lesotho is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament of Lesotho.The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 17 February 2007, has a total of 120 members....	MMP Mixed member proportional representation Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an 'additional member system' voting system used to elect Legislator to numerous legislatures around the world.... Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections .... (40 seats) / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (80 seats)		120
Liberia Elections in Liberia Liberia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a six-year term by the people. The Legislature of Liberia has two bicameralism....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	House of Representatives House of Representatives of Liberia The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the bicameral Legislature of Liberia. Liberian elections, 2005 took place on 11 October 2005, and the elected members took office in January 2006....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....	1	64
	Senate Senate of Liberia The Senate is the upper chamber of the bicameral Legislature of Liberia. Liberian elections, 2005 took place on 11 October 2005, and the elected members took office in January 2006....	SNTV Single non-transferable vote The single non-transferable vote or SNTV is an electoral system used in multi-member constituency elections....	2	30
Liechtenstein Elections in Liechtenstein Elections in Liechtenstein gives information on election and election results in politics of Liechtenstein.Liechtenstein elects a legislature at the national level....	Diet Landtag of Liechtenstein [Image:Liechtenstein_Landtag.jpg\|thumb\|left\|New parliament building Image:Liechtenstein_Landtag_inside.jpgThe Diet is the parliament or legislature of Liechtenstein....	Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... )		25	8%
Lithuania Elections in Lithuania Elections in Lithuania gives information on election and election results in politics of Lithuania.Lithuania elects on national level a head of state?the president?and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Seimas Seimas The Seimas is the Lithuanian parliament. It has 141 members that are elected for a four-year term. About half of the members of this legislative body are elected in individual constituencies , and the other half are elected by nationwide vote according to proportional representation....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (70 seats) / Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate.... (71 seats)	70 / 1	141	5% (parties), 7% (coalitions)
Luxembourg Elections in Luxembourg Elections in Luxembourg are held to determine the political composition of the representative institutions of Luxembourg. Luxembourg is a liberal democracy representative democracy, with universal suffrage guaranteed under the Constitution of Luxembourg....	Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg The Chamber of Deputies , abbreviated to the Chamber, is the Unicameralism national legislature of Luxembourg. 'Krautmaart' is sometimes used as a metonym for the Chamber, after the Krautmaart the H?tel de la Chambre is located....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....		60
Macau Elections in Macau Macau elects on national level a legislature. The Legislative Assembly of Macau is made up of 29 members, of whom 12 are elected by popular vote and proportional representation, 10 elected from functional constituencies and 7 appointed by the Chief Executive....	Legislative Council	Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections .... / Functional constituencies / Appointed	12	29
Macedonia Elections in the Republic of Macedonia Elections in the Republic of Macedonia gives information on election and election results in the politics of the Republic of Macedonia.The Republic of Macedonia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President President of the Republic of Macedonia The Macedonian Presidency is the presidency of the Republic of Macedonia. The presidency institution of the modern Republic of Macedonia as an independent state began after the Macedonian declaration of independence on 8 September 1991, and its first president was Kiro Gligorov, the oldest president in the world up until his resignation in 19...	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Assembly Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia The Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, the Assembly , has 120 members, elected for a four year term, by proportional representation....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	20	120
Madagascar Elections in Madagascar Elections in Madagascar gives information on election and election results in politics of Madagascar.Madagascar elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Madagascar The Parliament of Madagascar has two bicameralism. The lower house is the National Assembly .The Assembly has 160 members, elected for a four year term in single-member and two-member constituency....		1–2	160
Malawi Elections in Malawi Malawi elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five year term by the people....	President	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Malawi The unicameral National Assembly of Malawi is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly has 194 members who are directly elected in single member constituency using the simple majority system and serve five-year terms....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		194
Malaysia Elections in Malaysia Elections in Malaysia exist at two levels: national level and state level. National level elections are those for membership in the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of Parliament of Malaysia, while state level elections are for membership in the various State Legislative Assemblies....	Dewan Rakyat Dewan Rakyat The *Dewan Rakyat* or House of Representatives is the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia of Malaysia. All bills must usually be passed by both the Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Negara , before they are sent to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for Royal Assent....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....	1	222
Maldives Elections in the Maldives Elections in Maldives gives information on election and election results in politics of Maldives.Maldives elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President President of the Maldives The President of the Maldives is the Head of State and head of government and first citizen of Maldives and the supreme commander of the Maldivian armed forces....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Majlis Majlis of the Maldives The Majlis of the Maldives or the People?s Majlis is the main legislature body of the Maldives. The Majlis has the authority to enact, amend and revise laws, except the constitution of the Maldives....	Bloc voting	2	42 + 8 appointed
Mali Elections in Mali Elections in Mali gives information on election and election results in politics of Mali.Mali elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Mali The unicameral National Assembly of Mali is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 14 July and 28 July 2002, has a total of 160 members....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....		160
Malta Elections in Malta Malta elects on a national level the executive -, legislature and 6 Member of the European Parliament representing Malta in the European Parliament....	President President of Malta The office of the President of Malta , came into being on 13 December 1974, when Malta became a Commonwealth republic. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom ceased to be head of state , and the last Governor-General, Sir Anthony Mamo, became the first President of Malta....
	House of Representatives House of Representatives of Malta The Parliament of Malta, the House of Representatives , currently has 69 members, elected for a five year term in 13 5-seat constituency with a possibility of rewarding bonus members for the popular largest party which doesn't succeed in getting absolute majority in parliament....	STV Single transferable vote The Single transferable vote is a voting system of preferential voting designed to minimize wasted votes and provide proportional representation while ensuring that votes are explicitly expressed for individual candidates rather than for party lists....	5	65
Marshall Islands Elections in the Marshall Islands Elections in Marshall Islands gives information on election and election results in politics of Marshall Islands.Marshall Islands elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	Legislature Legislature of the Marshall Islands The Legislature has 33 members, elected for a four year term in single-seat and five multi-seat constituency. The last election was November 17 2003 without the participation of parties, though part of the members could be members of the United Democratic Party...	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		33
Mauritania Elections in Mauritania Prior to the coup d'?tat of August 2005, Mauritania was a one party dominant state with the Democratic and Social Republican Party in power. Opposition political parties were allowed, but widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Mauritania The Parliament of Mauritania has two bicameralism. The National Assembly has 81 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituency....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....		81
Mauritius Elections in Mauritius Elections in Mauritius gives information on elections and election results in politics of Mauritius.Mauritius elects on national level a legislature....	National Assembly National Assembly of Mauritius The National Assembly is Mauritius's unicameral parliament, which was called the Legislative Assembly until 1992, when the country became a republic....		2–3	62 + 8 appointed
Mexico Elections in Mexico The Mexico elects, on the national level, a head of state ? the president ? and a legislature.The President of Mexico is elected for a six-year term by the people....	President President of Mexico The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. Under the 1917 Constitution of Mexico, the president is also the head of government and the Commander-in-chief of the Mexican Military of Mexico....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies of Mexico The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Congress of Mexico, Mexico's Bicameralism legislature. The structure and responsibilities of both chambers of Congress are defined in Articles 50 to 70 of the current 1917 Constitution of Mexico....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... ) (200 seats) / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (300 seats)	40 / 1	500
	Senate Senate of Mexico The Senate is the upper house of Mexico's bicameral Congress of Mexico.After a series of reforms during the 1990s, it is now made up of 128 senators:...	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... ) / winner takes 2, second takes 1	32 / 3	128
Federated States of Micronesia	Congress	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (10 seats), PR Proportional representation Proportional representation , sometimes referred to as full representation, is a category of voting systems aimed at a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive .... (4 seats)		14
Moldova Elections in Moldova Elections in Moldova gives information on election and election results in politics of Moldova.Moldova elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Parliament of the Republic of Moldova The Parliament of the Moldova is a unicameral assembly with 101 seats. Its members are elected by Election every 4 years. The parliament then elects a President of the Republic of Moldova, who functions as the head of state....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	101	101	6%
Monaco Elections in Monaco Elections in Monaco gives information on election and election results in politics of Monaco.Monaco elects on national level a legislature . The National Council of Monaco has 24 members, elected for a five year term, 16 elected by a list majority system, 8 by a proportional representation....	National Council National Council of Monaco The National Council is the parliament of the Principality of Monaco. Its twenty four members are elected from lists by universal suffrage for five-year terms, and though it may act independently of the Prince of Monaco, he may dissolve it at any time, provided that new Elections in Monaco be held within three months....	SNTV Single non-transferable vote The single non-transferable vote or SNTV is an electoral system used in multi-member constituency elections.... (16 seats), D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (8 seats)		24
Mongolia Elections in Mongolia Elections in Mongolia gives information on election and election results in Mongolia.Mongolia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President President of Mongolia The President of Mongolia is the head of state of Mongolia. The Constitution of Mongolia implements a semi-presidential system, so while much of the President's role is ceremonial, he or she does wield significant political power....
	State Great Khural	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		76
Montenegro Elections in Montenegro Montenegro elects on national level a legislature and a head of state. The Parliament of Montenegro has 81 members elected for a four year term....	Parliament Parliament of Montenegro The Parliament of Montenegro is the legislature of Montenegro. The Parliament currently has 81 members, each elected for a four-year term. The current Speaker is Ranko Krivokapic, while the deputy speakers are Rifat Rastoder and Slavoljub Stijepovic....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (closed list Closed list Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political party as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected.... s)	5, 76	81	3%
Montserrat Elections in Montserrat Elections in Montserrat gives information on election and election results in politics of Montserrat.Montserrat elects on territorial level a legislature....	Legislative Council Legislative Council of Montserrat The Legislative Council has 9 members, elected for a five year term in one constituency....		9	9
Morocco Elections in Morocco Elections in Morocco are held on a national level for the legislature. Parliament of Morocco has two bicameralism. The Assembly of Representatives of Morocco has 325 members elected for a five year term, 295 elected in multi-seat constituency and 30 in national lists consisting only of women....	Assembly of Representatives Assembly of Representatives of Morocco The Parliament of Morocco has two bicameralism. The Assembly of Representatives has 325 members elected for a five year term, 295 elected in multi-seat constituency and 30 in national lists consisting only of women....	Parallel: Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (295 seats) / list of women (30 seats)		325
Mozambique Elections in Mozambique Elections in Mozambique gives information on election and election results in politics of Mozambique.Mozambique elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Assembly of the Republic Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique The unicameral Assembly of the Republic is Mozambique's legislative body.The First President of the Peoples Republic of Mozambique national Assembly was President Samora Moises Machel....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	250	250	5%
Namibia Elections in Namibia Elections in Namibia gives information on election and election results in politics of Namibia.Namibia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Namibia The National Assembly of Namibia is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament of Namibia.The current National Assembly, formed following elections on 15 November and 16 November 2004, has a total of 78 members....	Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... + 6 appointed		78
Nauru Elections in Nauru Elections in Nauru gives information on election and election results in politics of Nauru.Nauru elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	Parliament Parliament of Nauru The Parliament of Nauru has 18 members, elected for a three year term in multi-seat constituency. The President of Nauru is elected by the members of the Parliament....			18
Nepal Elections in Nepal Elections in Nepal gives information on election and election results in politics of Nepal.In the 1990 constitution the Parliament of Nepal had two bicameralism....	House of Representatives Nepal House of Representatives The House of Representatives was the lower house of parliament during the 1990 Constitution in Nepal. It consisted of 205 members directly elected by the people....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		205
Netherlands Elections in the Netherlands Elections in the Netherlands are held for six territorial levels: the European Union , the state, the 12 Provinces of the Netherlands, the Water board s, the 441 Municipalities in the Netherlands and in two cities for neighbourhood councils ....	States-General States-General of the Netherlands The States-General is the parliament of the Netherlands. It consists of two chambers, the more important of which is the directly elected Tweede Kamer ....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	150	150	0.67%
New Zealand	House of Representatives (Parliament)	MMP Mixed member proportional representation Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an 'additional member system' voting system used to elect Legislator to numerous legislatures around the world.... : Sainte-Laguë method Sainte-Laguë method The Sainte-Lagu? method of the highest average is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (51+ seats) / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (69 district seats which also includes 7 seats reserved for Maori)		120 + overhang seats	5% or 1 district seat
Nicaragua Elections in Nicaragua Elections in Nicaragua gives information on elections and election results in politics of Nicaragua.The Nicaragua elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature....	President President of Nicaragua The position of President of Nicaragua was created in the Constitution of 1854. From 1825 until the Constitution of 1838 the title of the position was known as Head of State and from 1838 to 1854 as Supreme Director ....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Nicaragua The 'National Assembly' is the legislature of the government of Nicaragua....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....		92
Niger Elections in Niger Every five years, elections in Niger occur on national level for the head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Niger The unicameral National Assembly of Niger is the country's sole legislative body. All ministers of government, including the Prime Minister of Niger are elected members of this body....	Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections .... (105 seats) + 8 from FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		113
Nigeria Elections in Nigeria Elections in Nigeria gives information on election and election results in politics of Nigeria.Nigeria elects on federal level a head of state and a legislature ....	President President of Nigeria The President of Nigeria is the elected head of government and head of state of the Nigeria. Officially styled President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Commander-in-Chief of the Military of Nigeria....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	House of Representatives House of Representatives of Nigeria The House of Representatives of Nigeria is the lower house of the country's bicameral National Assembly of Nigeria. The Senate of Nigeria is the upper house....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....	1	360
	Senate Senate of Nigeria The Senate is the upper house of the Nigerian National Assembly of Nigeria. It consists of 109 senators: the States of Nigeria are divided in 3 senatorial districts each electing one senator; the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria elects only one senator....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....	1	109
Niue	Assembly Niue Assembly The Niue Assembly is the legislature of Niue. It consists of 20 members, 6 elected on a common roll and 14 representatives of the villages. Members are directly elected by universal suffrage, and serve a three year term....	Bloc voting (6 seats)	1–6	6 + 14 representatives of the villages
North Korea Elections in North Korea Elections in North Korea are held every five years. At the national level, North Koreans elect a legislature, the Supreme People's Assembly . In addition to the Supreme People's Assembly, the people elect representatives to city, county, and provincial "people's assemblies"....	Supreme People's Assembly Supreme People's Assembly The Supreme People?s Assembly is the unicameral parliament of North Korea . It consists of one deputy from each of 687 constituencies, elected to five-year terms....	Endorsement of candidate		687
Norway Elections in Norway Norway elects its legislature on a national level. The parliament, the Storting , has 169 members elected for a four year term by the proportional representation in multi-seat constituency....	Storting Storting The Storting is the Norway Parliament, and is located in the capital city Oslo. It sits in the Storting building which was completed in 1866 and was designed by the Sweden architect Emil Victor Langlet....	Modified Sainte-Laguë method Sainte-Laguë method The Sainte-Lagu? method of the highest average is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (open lists Open list Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected.... )	4–17	150 + 19 leveling seats Leveling seat Leveling seats are a mechanism employed in Norway elections to the national legislature, the Stortinget, and in Sweden elections to national and regional assemblies, to ensure proportional representation both by county and political party....	4% for leveling seats
Pakistan Elections in Pakistan At the national level, Pakistan elects a bicameral legislature, the Parliament of Pakistan, which consists of a directly-elected National Assembly of Pakistan and a Senate of Pakistan, whose members are chosen by elected provincial legislators....	National Assembly National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameralism Parliament of Pakistan....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... , with Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections .... for women		272 + 10 for religious minorities + 60 for women
Palau Elections in Palau On a national level, the citizens of Palau elect a president, who serves a four-year term, and acts as head of state. A national bicameralism legislature, is also elected, consisting of the Palau National Congress and the Senate of Palau....	President President of Palau List of Presidents of PalauSee alsoVice-President of PalauHigh Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands...
	House of Delegates House of Delegates of Palau Palau has a bicameralism legislature, the Palau National Congress , consisting of the House of Delegates of Palau and the Senate of Palau. The House of Delegates has 16 members, each serving four-year terms in single-seat constituency....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		16
	Senate Senate of Palau The Senate of Palau is the bicameralism of the Palau National Congress . The Senate has 9 members serving four-year terms in single-seat constituencies....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		9
Palestine Elections in the Palestinian National Authority Elections in the Palestinian National Authority gives information on election and election results in the Israeli occupied territories.Palestine elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President President of the Palestinian National Authority The President of the Palestinian National Authority is the highest-ranking political position in the Palestinian National Authority .The President appoints the Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority from the Palestinian Legislative Council, with whom he shares power....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	Legislative Council Palestinian Legislative Council The Palestinian Legislative Council, the legislature of the Palestinian Authority, is a unicameral body with Current members of Palestinian Legislative Council, elected from 16 electoral districts in the West Bank and Gaza....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Sainte-Laguë method Sainte-Laguë method The Sainte-Lagu? method of the highest average is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (closed list Closed list Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political party as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected.... ; 66 seats) / Bloc voting or FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (66 seats)	66 / 1–9	132	2%
Panama Elections in Panama Elections in Panama gives information on election and election results in politics of Panama.Panama elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Panama The National Assembly , formerly the Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the government of the Panama.It is a Unicameralism legislature, currently made up of 78 members, who serve five-year terms....	Single-member constituencies: FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... ; multi-member: Saripolo or Sartori method (Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... , but remainders only for those with no seats)	1–	78
Papua New Guinea Elections in Papua New Guinea Elections in Papua New Guinea gives information on election and election results in politics of Papua New Guinea.Papua New Guinea elects on national level a legislature....	National Parliament National Parliament of Papua New Guinea The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the unicameral parliament national legislature in Papua New Guinea. It was first created in 1964 as the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea, but gained its current name with the granting of independence in 1975....	IRV Instant-runoff voting Instant-runoff voting is the American English term for a voting system used for Single-winner voting system, in which voting rank candidates in an order of preference....	1	109
Paraguay Elections in Paraguay Elections in Paraguay gives information on election and election results in politics of Paraguay.Paraguay elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President President of Paraguay The President of Paraguay is according to the Paraguayan Constitution the Chief of the Executive power of the Government of Paraguay. Therefore, the President is the Head of State and the Head of Government of the Republic of Paraguay....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of Paraguay's bicameralism legislature, the Congress of Paraguay. It is made up of 80 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....		80
	Senate Senate of Paraguay The Chamber of Senators of Paraguay , the upper house of the Congress of Paraguay, has 45 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....		45
Peru Elections in Peru In Peru, the people directly elect a head of state as well as a legislature. The president is elected by the people for a five year term. The unicameral Congress of Peru has 120 members, also elected for a five-year term by proportional representation....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Congress of the Republic Congress of Peru The Congress of the Republic of Peru or the National Congress of Peru is the body that assumes legislative power in Peru.Congress consists of 120 members of congress , who are elected for five year periods in office on a proportional representation basis....	Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems....		120
Philippines Elections in the Philippines The Philippines elects on national level a head of state and a legislature. The president is elected for a six-year term by the people. The vice-president is elected at the same time on a separate ballot....	President President of the Philippines File:Flag President of Philippines.pngThe President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Philippines. The President of the Philippines in Filipino is referred to as *Ang Pangulo* or *Pangulo* ....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	House of Representatives House of Representatives of the Philippines The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines of the Philippines. The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections .... (quota) / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (212 districts)		> 212	2%
	Senate Senate of the Philippines The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines. The Philippine Senate is composed of 24 senators who are elected at-large....	Bloc voting	12	24
Poland Elections in Poland Elections in Poland gives information on election and election results in Poland. Poland has a multi-party political system. Poland elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Sejm Sejm The Sejm is the lower house of the Poland parliament.Before the 20th century, the term "Sejm" referred to the entire three-Chambers of parliament Polish parliament, comprising the lower house , the upper house and the monarch....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	7–19	460	5% (8% for coalitions, 0% for national minorities)
	Senate Senate of Poland The Senate is the upper house of the Poland parliament. It consists of 100 senators elected by universal ballot and is headed by the Marshal of the Senate ....	Bloc voting	2–4	100
Portugal Elections in Portugal Elections in Portugal gives information on election and election results in Portugal.Only the elections since the democratic Carnation Revolution of 1974 are listed here, however, during the period encompassing the History of Portugal and the Portuguese First Republic there were also elections, but only for the men who could read....	President President of Portugal Portugal has been a republic since 1910, the head of state being a president, whose official title is President of the Portuguese Republic Under the Portuguese Constitution adopted in 1976 in the wake of the Carnation Revolution of 1974, the President is elected for a five-year term, and may serve for a maximum of two consecutive terms....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Assembly of the Republic Assembly of the Republic The Assembly of the Republic is the Portugal parliament. It is located in a historical building in Lisbon, referred to as Pal?cio de S?o Bento, the site of an old Benedictine monastery....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	2–48	230
Romania Elections in Romania Romania elects on a national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people ....	President President of Romania The President of Romania is the head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a two-round system for a five-year term . He or she can serve two terms....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies of Romania The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house in Romania's bicameral Parliament of Romania. It has 315 seats, to which Chamber of Deputies are elected by direct popular vote on a proportional representation basis to serve four-year terms....	MMP		329	5% (parties), 8-10% (coalitions) or 6 district seats
	Senate Senate of Romania The Senate of Romania is the upper house in Romania's bicameral Parliament of Romania. It has 137 seats , to which members are elected by direct popular vote, using Mixed member proportional representation in 42 electoral districts , to serve four-year terms....	MMP		137	5% (parties), 8-10% (coalitions) or 3 district seats
Russia Elections in Russia Elections in Russia gives information on elections and election results in politics of Russia.Russia elects on the federal level a head of state - the president - and a legislature - the Federal Assembly....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	State Duma State Duma The State Duma in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia....	Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems....		450
Rwanda Elections in Rwanda Elections in Rwanda gives information on election and election results in Rwanda.Rwanda elects on national level a head of state – a president – and a legislature....	President
	Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Bicameralism Legislature of Rwanda.It was created under the new Constitution adopted by referendum in 2003....	Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems....		53 + 24 elected by provincial councils + 3 appointed	5%
Saint Kitts and Nevis Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis gives information on election and election results in politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis.Saint Kitts and Nevis elects on national level a legislature....	National Assembly National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis The National Assembly is the parliament of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The Assembly has 14 or 15 members , 11 of whom are elected for a five year term in single-seat constituency and are known as Representatives....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		11 + 3 appointed + 1 ex officio
Saint Lucia Elections in Saint Lucia Elections in Saint Lucia gives information on election and election results in politics of Saint Lucia.Saint Lucia elects on national level a legislature....	House of Assembly House of Assembly of Saint Lucia The Parliament of Saint Lucia has two bicameralism. The House of Assembly of Saint Lucia is the popular elected chamber of the Parliament of Saint Lucia....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		17
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gives information on election and election results in politics of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines....	House of Assembly House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The unicameral House of Assembly serves as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines legislative body.The House has a total of 21 members. Fifteen are chosen directly through elections in single seat constituencies using the simple majority system....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		15 + 6 appointed
Samoa Elections in Samoa Samoa elects on national level a legislature. The Fono or Legislative Assembly has 49 members, elected for a five year term, 47 members out of the matais in six two-seat and 35 single-seat constituency and 2 members by the non-Samoan nationals....	Fono Fono The Fono or Legislative Assembly is the parliament of Samoa. "Fono" is a Samoan and Polynesian term for councils great and small. It applies to national assemblies and legislatures, as well as local village councils....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... / Bloc voting	1–2	47
San Marino Elections in San Marino Elections in San Marino gives information on election and election results in politics of San Marino.San Marino elects on national level a legislature....	Grand and General Council Grand and General Council The Grand and General Council is the parliament of San Marino. The council has 60 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....		60
São Tomé and Príncipe Elections in São Tomé and Príncipe Elections in S?o Tom? and Pr?ncipe gives information on election and election results in politics of S?o Tom? and Pr?ncipe.S?o Tom? and Pr?ncipe elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe The unicameral National Assembly of S?o Tom? and Pr?ncipe is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 26 March 2006, has a total of 55 members elected in 7 multi-member constituencies using the party-list proportional representation system....	Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections ....		55
Senegal Elections in Senegal Elections in Senegal gives information on election and election results in politics of Senegal.Senegal elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Senegal The National Assembly of Senegal is the lower house of the country's Parliament of Senegal....	Bloc voting		120
Serbia Elections in Serbia Serbia elects on national level a legislature and a president. The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia has 250 members elected for a four year term....	President President of Serbia The President of Serbia is the head of state of the Serbia.The current President of Serbia is Boris Tadic, who was elected with 50.31% of the vote in the Serbian presidential election, 2008....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Serbia The Unicameralism parliament of Serbia is known as the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia . The Parliament's Speaker is Slavica ?ukic Dejanovic since 25 June 2008....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	250	250	5% (0.4% for minorities)
Seychelles Elections in Seychelles This article gives information on election and election results in politics of Seychelles. Seychelles elects on national level a head of state ? the president ? and a legislature....	President	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Seychelles The unicameral National Assembly of Seychelles is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 4 December, 5 December, and 6 December 2002, has a total of 34 members....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... (9 seats) / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (25 seats)	9 / 1	34
Sierra Leone Elections in Sierra Leone Elections in Sierra Leone gives information on election and election results in politics of Sierra Leone.Sierra Leone elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	Parliament Parliament of Sierra Leone The unicameral Parliament of Sierra Leone is the country's legislative body. It is sometimes known as the House of Representatives.The current Parliament, formed following elections held on 14 May 2002, has a total of 124 members....	Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems....	112	112 + 12 Paramount chiefs	12.5%
Singapore Elections in Singapore There are currently two types of Elections in Singapore in Singapore: Parliament of Singapore; and President of Singapore. A referendum may also be held for important national issues, although it has been held only once in Singapore's political history for the 1962 Singapore national referendum, 1962....	President President of Singapore The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore's head of state. In a Westminster system, which Singapore possesses, the Prime Minister of Singapore is the head of the government while the position of president#Parliamentary systems is largely ceremonial....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	Parliament Parliament of Singapore The Unicameralism Parliament of Singapore is the legislature of Singapore with the President of Singapore as its head. It currently consists of 84 Member of Parliament....	Bloc voting / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....	1 or 5 or 6 (depending on constituency)	84 + 9 appointed + 1 NCMP Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Non-Constituency Members of Parliament are members of the opposition parties who were appointed as members of the Politics of Singapore#Parliament even though they had lost in the parliamentary election....
Slovakia Elections in Slovakia Elections in Slovakia gives information on election and election results in politics of Slovakia.Slovakia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Council of the Slovak Republic National Council of the Slovak Republic The National Council of the Slovak Republic . From 1969 to 1992, its predecessor, the parliament of the Slovak part of Czechoslovakia, was called the Slovak National Council ....	Hagenbach-Bischoff Hagenbach-Bischoff system The Hagenbach-Bischoff system is a variant of the D'Hondt method, used for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. It usually uses the Hagenbach-Bischoff quota for allocating seats, and for any seats remaining the D'Hondt method is then applied so that the first and subsequent divisors for each party list's vote total inc... (semi-open list Open list Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected.... s)		150	5%
Slovenia Elections in Slovenia At a national level, Slovenia elects a head of state and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly of Slovenia , Slovenia's parliament, has 90 members each elected for four-year terms....	President President of Slovenia The function of President of the Republic of Slovenia was established on 23 December 1991, when the National Assembly of Slovenia passed a new constitution as a result of independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly (Slovenia) The National Assembly is the lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Slovenia. It has 90 members, elected for a four year term, 88 members elected by the mixed member proportional representation system and 2 members elected by ethnic minorities using the Borda count, who have an absolute veto in matters concerning their ethnic grou...	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (88 seats) + 2 seats by Borda Count		90	4%
Solomon Islands Elections in the Solomon Islands Elections in Solomon Islands gives information on election and election results in politics of Solomon Islands.Solomon Islands elects on national level a legislature....	National Parliament National Parliament of the Solomon Islands The National Parliament of the Solomon Islands has 50 members, elected for a four year term in single-seat constituency.Latest elections...	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		50
South Africa Elections in South Africa Elections in South Africa take place on national, provincial, and local levels. South Africa is a multi-party democracy with the African National Congress in power with a significant majority since 1994....	National Assembly National Assembly of South Africa The National Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape Province. It consists of no fewer than 350 and no more than 400 Members of Parliament....	Droop quota Droop Quota The Droop Quota is the quota most commonly used in elections held under the Single Transferable Vote system. It is also sometimes used in elections held under the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation ....		400
South Korea Elections in South Korea Elections in South Korea are held on national level to select the President of South Korea and the National Assembly of South Korea.The president is directly elected for a single five-year term by Plurality voting system vote....	President President of South Korea The President of the South Korea is, according to the Constitution, chief executive of the government, and commander-in-chief of the armed forces....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	National Assembly National Assembly of South Korea The National Assembly of South Korea is a 299-member unicameral legislature. The latest South Korean parliamentary election, 2008 were held on April 9, 2008....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections .... (54 seats) / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (245 seats)		299
Spain Elections in Spain Elections in Spain gives information on election and election results in politics of Spain.On the national level, Spain directly elects a legislature, the Cortes Generales , which consist of two bicameralism, the Spanish Congress of Deputies and the Spanish Senate ....	Congress of Deputies Spanish Congress of Deputies The Spanish Congress of Deputies is the lower house of the Cortes Generales, Spain's legislative branch. It has 350 members, elected by popular vote on block lists by proportional representation in constituency matching the Spanish provinces using the D'Hondt method....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	1–35	350	3%
	Senate	Partial bloc voting (208 members), appointment by regional legislatures (51 members)	2–4	259
Sri Lanka Elections in Sri Lanka Elections in Sri Lanka gives information on election and election results in politics of Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President President of Sri Lanka The President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the head of government. The President is a dominant political figure in Sri Lanka....	Sri Lankan contingent vote
	Parliament of Sri Lanka Parliament of Sri Lanka The Parliament of Sri Lanka is a Unicameral 225-member legislature elected by universal suffrage and proportional representation for a six-year term....	Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... )	4-20	225
Suriname Elections in Suriname Elections in Suriname gives information on election and election results in politics of Suriname.Suriname elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	National Assembly of Suriname National Assembly of Suriname File:AssembleeSurinaam.jpgThe National Assembly represents the legislature of government in the Suriname.It was established in 1975 and succeeded the States....	Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections ....		51
Sweden Elections in Sweden Elections in the Kingdom of Sweden are held every four years, and determine the makeup of the legislative bodies on the three levels of administrative division in the country....	Riksdag Riksdag The Riksdag is the national parliament of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 List of members of the Riksdag, 2006-2010 , who are elected on a proportional representation basis to serve fixed terms of four years....	Modified Sainte-Laguë Sainte-Laguë method The Sainte-Lagu? method of the highest average is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Open list Open list Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected.... )		349	4% (or 12% in a constituency)
Switzerland Elections in Switzerland Elections in Switzerland gives information on election and election results in politics of Switzerland.Switzerland elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	National Council National Council of Switzerland The National Council of Switzerland is the larger Chamber of the parliament, with 200 seats. Each Cantons of Switzerland is a constituency. The number of deputies of each constituency depends on the population of the canton....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (open list Open list Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected.... s)	1–-34	200
	Council of States Swiss Council of States The Council of States of Switzerland is the smaller chamber of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, and is considered the Assembly's upper house....	Varies with canton	1–2	46
Syria Elections in Syria Elections in Syria gives information on election and election results in politics of Syria.Syria elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Endorsement of candidate
	People's Council People's Council of Syria The Parliament of Syria is Syria's legislative authority. It has 250 members elected for a four year term in 15 multi-seat constituency, in which 167 seats are guaranteed for the National Progressive Front....			250, of which 167 are guaranteed for the National Patriotic Front
Taiwan (Republic of China) Elections in the Republic of China Elections of the Republic of China gives information on election and election results in the politics of the Republic of China with effective control over Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu and list of islands of the Republic of China#South China Sea since 1949....	President President of the Republic of China The President of the Republic of China is the head of state of the Republic of China . The Republic of China was founded in 1911 governing the whole of China....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	Legislative Yuan Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the legislative body of the Republic of China , which administers Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu Islands.The Legislative Yuan is one of the five branches of government stipulated by the Constitution of the Republic of China, which follows Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (73 seats) / Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... ) (34 seats) Aboriginal seats: SNTV Single non-transferable vote The single non-transferable vote or SNTV is an electoral system used in multi-member constituency elections.... (6 seats)	1 Aboriginal constituencies: 3	113	5%
Tajikistan Elections in Tajikistan Elections in Tajikistan gives information on election and election results in politics of Tajikistan.Tajikistan elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President
	Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan The Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan , Tajikistan's parliament, has two bicameralism:*Assembly of Representatives , the lower chamber with 63 members elected for a five year term, 22 by proportional representation and 41 in single-seat constituency....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections .... (22 seats) / Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate.... single-member constituencies (41 seats)		63
Tanzania Elections in Tanzania Elections in Tanzania gives information on election and election results in politics of Tanzania.Tanzania elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Tanzania The National Assembly or Bunge is the national parliament of Tanzania. It has 274 members, 232 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies, 37 seats are allocated to women nominated by the president and five seats are allocated to members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		324
Thailand Elections in Thailand Elections in Thailand }} refers to the democratic process in which some parts of the Government of Thailand is selected. These include the House of Representatives of Thailand, the Senate of Thailand , Administrative divisions of Thailand, Bangkok#Administration and national referendums....	House of Representatives National Assembly of Thailand The National Assembly of Thailand or Parliament of Thailand is the Legislature of the government of Thailand. The National Assembly is a Bicameralism body, consisting of two chambers: the upper house or the Senate of Thailand and the lower house or the House of Representatives of Thailand....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections .... (80 seats) / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (400 seats)	1-3	480
	Senate National Assembly of Thailand The National Assembly of Thailand or Parliament of Thailand is the Legislature of the government of Thailand. The National Assembly is a Bicameralism body, consisting of two chambers: the upper house or the Senate of Thailand and the lower house or the House of Representatives of Thailand....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... or SNTV Single non-transferable vote The single non-transferable vote or SNTV is an electoral system used in multi-member constituency elections....		200
Togo Elections in Togo Elections in Togo gives information on election and election results in politics of Togo.Togo elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly of Togo National Assembly of Togo The unicameral National Assembly of Togo is the country's legislative body. It has a total of 81 members who are elected in a party list proportional representation system....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....		81
Tonga	Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly of Tonga The Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea of Tonga has 30 members, 9 members elected for a three year term in multi-seat constituency, 9 members elected for a three year term by the 33 hereditary nobles of Tonga, 10 members of the Privy Council and 2 governors....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....		9 + 9 elected by nobles + 10 members of Privy Council + 2 governors
Trinidad and Tobago Elections in Trinidad and Tobago Elections in Trinidad and Tobago gives information on election and election results in politics of Trinidad and Tobago.Trinidad and Tobago elects on national level a House of Representatives ....	House of Representatives House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago The House of Representatives is the elected Lower House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. The House of Representatives sits in the The Red House in Port of Spain....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....	1	41
Tunisia Elections in Tunisia Elections in Tunisia gives information on election and election results in politics of Tunisia.Tunisia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia The 'Chamber of Deputies' is part of the Parliament of Tunisia, the bicameralism legislature of the government of Tunisia.The Chamber of Deputies has 189 seats and its members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Highest average for parties not winning an electorate (37 seats) / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (152 seats)	34 / 1	189
Turkey Elections in Turkey Turkey elects on the national level a legislature. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey has 550 members, elected for a four year term by a system based on proportional representation....	Grand National Assembly Grand National Assembly of Turkey The Grand National Assembly of Turkey is the unicameral parliament of Turkey which is the sole body given the Legislature prerogatives by the Constitution of Turkey....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	2-25	550	10%
Turkmenistan Elections in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The Elections in Turkmenistan have been widely criticized for being show election and attempting to give an appearance of legitimacy to what is in reality a dictatorship....	President President of Turkmenistan Leaders of Turkmenistan since 1924...
	Assembly Assembly of Turkmenistan The Assembly is the legislative branch of Turkmenistan. It has 125 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....		50
Tuvalu	Parliament Parliament of Tuvalu The Parliament of Tuvalu is the unicameral parliament national legislature in Tuvalu....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... or SNTV Single non-transferable vote The single non-transferable vote or SNTV is an electoral system used in multi-member constituency elections....	1–2	15
Uganda Elections in Uganda Uganda provides national elections for a President of Uganda and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term. The National Assembly of Uganda has 292 members....	President President of Uganda The President of Uganda is the head of state in Uganda. The role began as a largely ceremonial position, with the Prime Minister of Uganda holding the true power....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Uganda The National Assembly of Uganda, or Parliament of Uganda, comprises 215 Constituency Representatives, 79 District Woman Representatives, 10 Uganda People's Defence Forces Representatives, 5 Representatives of the Youth, 5 Representatives of Persons with Disabilities, 5 Representatives of Workers, and 13 Ex-officio Members....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		214 + 78 from various groups
Ukraine Elections in Ukraine Elections in Ukraine gives information on election and election results in politics of Ukraine.Ukraine elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President President of Ukraine The President of Ukraine is the head of state of Ukraine, representing the country and government as a whole in foreign affairs. The President is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and heads the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, advising the President on the national security policy of domestic and int...	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Verkhovna Rada Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada ....	Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections ....	450	450	3%
United Kingdom Elections in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom has five distinct types of elections: UK general elections, elections to national/regional parliaments and assemblies, elections to the European Parliament, local elections and mayoral elections....	House of Commons British House of Commons The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the British monarchy and the House of Lords ....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....	1	646
	Scottish Parliament Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament is the Devolution national, Unicameralism legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood, Edinburgh area of the capital Edinburgh....	Additional Member System Mixed member proportional representation Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an 'additional member system' voting system used to elect Legislator to numerous legislatures around the world.... : D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (56 seats) / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (73 seats)	7 / 1	129
	National Assembly for Wales National Assembly for Wales The National Assembly for Wales is a devolution National Assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. The Assembly comprises 60 members, who are known as Assembly Member, or AMs ....	Additional Member System Mixed member proportional representation Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an 'additional member system' voting system used to elect Legislator to numerous legislatures around the world.... : D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (20 seats) / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (40 seats)	4 / 1	60
	Northern Ireland Assembly Northern Ireland Assembly The Northern Ireland Assembly is the devolution legislature of Northern Ireland. It has power to legislate in a wide range of areas that are not explicitly Reserved matters to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and to appoint the Northern Ireland Executive....	STV Single transferable vote The Single transferable vote is a voting system of preferential voting designed to minimize wasted votes and provide proportional representation while ensuring that votes are explicitly expressed for individual candidates rather than for party lists....	6	108
United States Elections in the United States The United States has a federalism, with elected officials at federal , state and local level. On a national level, the head of state, the President of the United States, is elected indirectly by the people, through electors of an United States Electoral College....	President President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....	Electoral college Electoral college An electoral college is a set of Votings who are selected to elect a candidate to a particular office. Often these represent different organizations or entity, with each organization or entity represented by a particular number of electors or with votes weighted in a particular way.... (electors generally chosen using FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... on per state basis)
	House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "the House", is one of the bicameralism of the United States Congress; the other is the United States Senate....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... with primaries Primary election A primary election , also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election....	1	435
	Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism United States Congress, the lower house being the United States House of Representatives....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... with primaries Primary election A primary election , also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election....	2 per state, 1 per election	100
Uruguay Elections in Uruguay Uruguay elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five year term by the people....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay The Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay is the lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay . The Chamber has 99 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	2-42	99
	Chamber of Senators Senate of Uruguay The Chamber of Senators is the upper house of the General Assembly of Uruguay. The Chamber has 30 members elected for a five year term by proportional representation; the vice-president of Uruguay presides over the chamber's sessions....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	30	30 + vice-president
Uzbekistan Elections in Uzbekistan Elections in Uzbekistan gives information on election and election results in politics of Uzbekistan.Uzbekistan elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President President of Uzbekistan Leaders of Uzbekistan since 1924...	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
Vanuatu Elections in Vanuatu Elections in Vanuatu gives information on election and election results in politics of Vanuatu.Vanuatu elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	Parliament Parliament of Vanuatu The Parliament or Parlement has 52 members, elected for a four year term in multi-seat constituency. The president is elected for a five year term by the parliament....	SNTV Single non-transferable vote The single non-transferable vote or SNTV is an electoral system used in multi-member constituency elections....		52
Venezuela Elections in Venezuela \|\|\|}Elections in Venezuela gives information on elections and election results in Venezuela.Venezuela elects on a national level a head of state a president and a unicameralism federalism legislature....	President	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Venezuela The National Assembly is the current legislature branch of the Venezuelan government. It is a unicameral body made up of 165 Chamber of Deputies , who are elected by "universal, direct, personal, and secret" vote on a national party-list proportional representation system....	MMP Mixed member proportional representation Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an 'additional member system' voting system used to elect Legislator to numerous legislatures around the world.... : D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... / SNTV Single non-transferable vote The single non-transferable vote or SNTV is an electoral system used in multi-member constituency elections....		167
Vietnam Elections in Vietnam Elections in Vietnam gives information on election and election results in politics of Vietnam.Vietnam elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	National Assembly National Assembly of Vietnam The Constitution of Vietnam recognizes the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as "the highest organ of state power." The National Assembly, a 493-member Unicameralism body elected to a five-year term, meets twice a year....			498
Yemen Elections in Yemen Elections in Yemen gives information on election and election results in politics of Yemen.Yemen elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Assembly of Representatives Assembly of Representatives of Yemen The Assembly of Representatives is the legislature of Yemen. The Assembly has 301 members, elected for a six year term in single-seat constituency....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		301
Zambia Elections in Zambia Zambia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people....	President	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Zambia The unicameral National Assembly of Zambia is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 27 December 2001, has a total of 158 members....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		150
Zimbabwe Elections in Zimbabwe The Zimbabwe government consists of an elected head of state, the president, and a legislature. The presidential term lasts for 6 years. Parliament is bicameralism, consisting of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe and Senate....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	House of Assembly House of Assembly of Zimbabwe The House of Assembly of Zimbabwe is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament of Zimbabwe. It was the unicameral legislative body from 1989 until late November 2005, when the Senate of Zimbabwe was re-introduced....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		210
	Senate Senate of Zimbabwe The Senate of Zimbabwe is the upper chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament of Zimbabwe. It existed from 1980 to 1989, and was re-introduced in November 2005....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		60 + 11 appointed by the President

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Country	Body	System Voting system A voting system allows voters to choose between options, often in an election where candidates are selected for public administration. Voting can be also used to award prizes, to select between different plans of action, or by a computer program to find a solution to a problem....	Seats per District	Total seats	Threshold Election threshold In party-list proportional representation systems, an election threshold is a clause that stipulates that a party must receive a minimum percentage of votes, either nationally or within a particular district, to get any seats in the parliament....
Afghanistan Elections in Afghanistan This article gives information on election* and election results in politics of Afghanistan.*Under the 2001 Bonn Agreement, Afghanistan was scheduled to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in 2004 in order to replace the transitional government led by Hamid Karzai....	President President of Afghanistan Afghanistan has only intermittently been a republic - between 1973-1992 and from 2001 onwards - at other times being governed by a variety of monarchs, emirs and Islamist rulers....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	House of the People House of the People (Afghanistan) The House of the People or Wolesi Jirga is the lower house of the bicameralism National Assembly of Afghanistan of Afghanistan, alongside the House of Elders....	SNTV Single non-transferable vote The single non-transferable vote or SNTV is an electoral system used in multi-member constituency elections....		249
Albania Elections in Albania Albania holds elections on a national level for a legislature. The Assembly of Albania has 140 members, elected for a four year term. 100 are elected directly in single member constituency with an approximately equal number of voters....	Assembly Assembly of Albania The Assembly of the Republic of Albania , formerly People's Parliament is the parliament of Albania.It has 140 members, elected for a four year term....	MMP Mixed member proportional representation Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an 'additional member system' voting system used to elect Legislator to numerous legislatures around the world.... : Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... )	40 / 1	140	2.5% (parties), 4% (coalitions)
Algeria Elections in Algeria Algeria elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. People's National Assembly has 380 members, elected for a five year term in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation....	President President of Algeria The President is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Algerian armed forces....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	People's National Assembly People's National Assembly The People's National Assembly is the lower house of the Algerian Parliament. It is composed of 380 members directly elected by the population....	Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections ....		380	5%
Andorra Elections in Andorra Elections in Andorra gives information on election and election results in politics of Andorra.Andorra elects on national level a legislature....	General Council General Council of the Valleys The General Council of the Valleys is the unicameral parliament of Andorra....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections .... / Bloc voting	14 / 2	28
Angola Elections in Angola Angola elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly of Angola has 220 members, elected for a four year term, 130 members by proportional representation and 90 members in provincial districts....	President President of Angola The President is both head of state and head of government in Angola. While the President does appoint a Prime Minister of Angola, Executive authority usually belongs to the President....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Angola The 'National Assembly' is the legislature of the government of Angola.The National Assembly is a unicameral body, with 220 members: 130 members elected by proportional representation and 90 members elected by provincial districts....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (closed list Closed list Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political party as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected.... s)	5 per province, 130 across country, + 3 representatives from abroad	233
Antigua and Barbuda Elections in Antigua and Barbuda ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 2009 election date March 12, 2009 Elections in Antigua and Barbuda gives information on election and election results in politics of Antigua and Barbuda....	House of Representatives House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda The House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda.The current House of Representatives, formed following Antigua and Barbuda legislative election, 2004 held on 23 March 2004, has a total of 19 members....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		17
Argentina Elections in Argentina This articles gives information on voting, elections and election results in Argentina. For details about government institutions and political parties, see Politics of Argentina....	President President of Argentina The President of Argentina is the head of state of Argentina. Under Constitution of Argentina, the President is also the Head of government of the Politics of Argentina and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Chamber of Deputies of the Nation Argentine Chamber of Deputies The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress, Argentina's parliament. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President of Argentina, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court of Argentina before the Argentine Senate....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (closed list Closed list Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political party as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected.... s)		257
Armenia Elections in Armenia Elections in Armenia gives information on election and election results in politics of Armenia.Armenia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President President of Armenia President of Armenia is the title of the head of state of Armenia since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Armenia The Azgayin Zhoghov of Armenia is the official name of the legislative branch of the government of Armenia....	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... ) / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....	75 / 1	131	5%
Aruba Elections in Aruba Elections in Aruba gives information on election and election results in politics of Aruba.Aruba elects on national level a legislature. The Estates of Aruba have 21 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation....	Estates Estates of Aruba The Estates is the legislature or parliament of Aruba. The Estates have 21 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation....			21
Australia Elections in Australia Australia elects a legislature the Parliament of Australia using various electoral systems: see Australian electoral system. The Parliament consists of two bicameralism:...	Senate Australian Senate The Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. The lower house is known as the Australian House of Representatives....	STV Single transferable vote The Single transferable vote is a voting system of preferential voting designed to minimize wasted votes and provide proportional representation while ensuring that votes are explicitly expressed for individual candidates rather than for party lists....	6 per state per election, 2 per territory	76
	House of Representatives Australian House of Representatives The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house, the upper house being the Australian Senate....	IRV Instant-runoff voting Instant-runoff voting is the American English term for a voting system used for Single-winner voting system, in which voting rank candidates in an order of preference....		150
Austria Elections in Austria This article provides information on elections and election results in Austria.On a federal level, there are two main elections: for head of state every six years, and for the...	President President of Austria The Austrian Federal President is the federation head of state of Austria. Though theoretically entrusted with great power by the constitution, in practice the President acts, for the most part, merely as a ceremonial figurehead....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Nationalrat National Council of Austria The National Council is one of the two houses of the Federal Assembly of Austria, the bicameralism federation parliament of Austria. According to the Politics of Austria, the National Council and the complementary Federal Council of Austria are peers....	Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... ) at district and regional levels, D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... for remaining votes at national level		183	4%
Azerbaijan Elections in Azerbaijan Elections in Azerbaijan gives information on election and election results in politics of Azerbaijan.Azerbaijan elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President President of Azerbaijan The country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Azerbaijan The National Assembly is the legislative branch of government in Azerbaijan. The unicameral National Assembly has 125 deputies: previously 100 members were elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituency and 25 were members elected by proportional representation; as of the latest election, however, all 125 deputies are returned from...	Parallel Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.... : Party list Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections .... / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		125
Bahamas Elections in the Bahamas Elections in the Bahamas gives information on election and election results in the politics of the Bahamas.Bahamas elects on national level a legislature....	House of Assembly	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		40
Bahrain Elections in Bahrain The National Assembly is bicameral with the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies , having 40 members elected in single-seat constituencies for a four year term....	Council of Representatives Council of Representatives of Bahrain The Council of Representatives , sometimes translated as the "Chamber of Deputies", is the name given to the lower house of the Bahraini National Assembly, the main legislative body of Bahrain....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....		40
Bangladesh Elections in Bangladesh Elections in Bangladesh gives information on election and election results in politics of Bangladesh.Bangladesh elects on national level a legislature with one house or chamber....	Jatiyo Sangshad Jatiyo Sangshad Jatiyo Sangshad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		300 + 30 seats reserved for women
Barbados Elections in Barbados Elections in Barbados gives information on election and election results in politics of Barbados. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office....	House of Assembly Barbados House of Assembly The House of Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. It has 30 members, elected for a five-year-term in single-seat constituency....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		30
Belarus Elections in Belarus Belarus elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The Parliament of Belarus has two bicameralism....	President President of Belarus The office of President of Belarus is the head of state of Belarus. The office was created in 1994 with the passing of the Constitution of Belarus by the Supreme Soviet....
	House of Representatives			110
Belgium Elections in Belgium Elections in Belgium gives information on election and election results in politics of Belgium.Belgium elects on federal level a legislature. The Belgian Federal Parliament has two bicameralism....	Chamber of Representatives	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	3–22	150	5%
	Senate Belgian Senate The Belgian Senate is one of the two chambers of the Bicameralism Belgian Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Belgian Chamber of Representatives....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....	15, 25	40 + 21 chosen by Community parliaments + 10 co-opted
Belize Elections in Belize Elections in Belize gives information on elections and election results in politics of Belize....	National Assembly National Assembly of Belize The National Assembly of is the bicameralism legislature of Belize. It is divided into the House of Representatives of Belize, with 29 members, and the Senate of Belize, with 13 members....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		29
Benin Elections in Benin Benin elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly of Benin has 83 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Benin The unicameral National Assembly of Benin is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly has 83 members who are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms....	Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... method		83
Bermuda Elections in Bermuda Bermuda elects on territorial level a legislature. Parliament of Bermuda has two bicameralism. The House of Assembly of Bermuda has 36 members, elected for a five year term in single seat constituency....	House of Assembly House of Assembly of Bermuda The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Bermuda. The house has 36 members, each elected for a five year term in a single seat constituency....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		36
Bhutan Elections in Bhutan Elections in Bhutan gives information on elections and election results in politics of Bhutan.Bhutan has a single national level legislature....	Tshogdu Tshogdu The Tshogdu was the unicameral legislature of Bhutan until 31 July 2007. The legislature had a total of 150 members . Dasho Ugen Dorje was the last President of the Tshogdu, with Nima Tshering the Secretary-General....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		105 + 12 religious representatives + 37 appointed
Bolivia Elections in Bolivia Elections in Bolivia gives information on elections and election results in politics of Bolivia.Bolivia elects on national level a head of state – the President of Bolivia – and a legislature....	President President of Bolivia The President of Bolivia is the head of state of Bolivia. According to the current constitution, the president is elected by popular vote for a single non-renewable five year term....	First round by people, Runoff if necessary by Parliament
	Chamber of Deputies National Congress of Bolivia The National Congress is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the nation's de facto Capital , La Paz.The National Congress is Bicameralism, consisting of a lower house and an upper house ....	MMP Mixed member proportional representation Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an 'additional member system' voting system used to elect Legislator to numerous legislatures around the world.... : Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... (62 seats; two rounds of quota counting) / FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... (68 seats)		130	1 Hare quota for first round
	Senate National Congress of Bolivia The National Congress is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the nation's de facto Capital , La Paz.The National Congress is Bicameralism, consisting of a lower house and an upper house ....	Winning party takes 2 seats, second party takes 1 in each constituency	3	27
Bosnia and Herzegovina Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina gives information on elections and election results in politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Bosnia and Herzegovina elects on national level the presidency and a legislature....	Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the head of state of Bosnia and Herzegovina....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....	1	3 (one each of the three major ethnicities)
	House of Representatives House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina The House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina , is one of the two chambers of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the other being the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina...	Sainte-Laguë method Sainte-Laguë method The Sainte-Lagu? method of the highest average is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems....	14, 28	42
Botswana Elections in Botswana Elections in Botswana gives information on election and election results in politics of Botswana.Botswana elects on national level a legislature....	National Assembly National Assembly of Botswana The National Assembly of Botswana is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament of Botswana.The current National Assembly, formed following Botswanan general election, 2004 held on 30 October 2004, has a total of 63 members....	FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency....		57 + 4 co-opted + 2 ex officio
Brazil Elections in Brazil Brazil elects on the national level a head of state – the President of Brazil – and a legislature. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people....	President President of Brazil The President of Brazil is both the head of state and head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. The presidential system was established in 1889, upon the proclamation of the republic in a military coup d'et?t against the Pedro II of Brazil....	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies of Brazil The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. As of 2006, the chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (open list Open list Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected.... s)	8–70	513	1 Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation....
	Senate Senate of Brazil In its present configuration, the Brazilian Federal Senate is a federal legislative body and the upper house of the National Congress of Brazil....	Plurality-at-large Plurality-at-large voting Plurality-at-large voting, commonly referred to as block voting or bloc voting, is a voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality voting system.... for dual-member elections, FPTP Plurality voting system The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Constituency.... otherwise	1, 2 (alternates each election)	81
Bulgaria Elections in Bulgaria Elections in Bulgaria gives information on election and election results in politics of Bulgaria.Bulgaria elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly National Assembly of Bulgaria The National Assembly of Bulgaria is the unicameral parliament and body of the legislative of the Republic of Bulgaria.It was established in 1991 with Constitution of Bulgaria, articles 62 to 91, as a successor to the National Assembly that has been in continuous operation since 1879....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt.... (closed list Closed list Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political party as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected.... s)	4–14	240	4%
Burkina Faso Elections in Burkina Faso Elections in Burkina Faso gives information on election and election results in politics of Burkina Faso.Burkina Faso elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President	Runoff Two-round system The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under runoff voting, the voter simply casts a single vote for their favorite candidate....
	National Assembly of Burkina Faso National Assembly of Burkina Faso The unicameral National Assembly of Burkina Faso is the country's legislative body. In 1995, it became the lower house of a bicameral Parliament, but the upper house was abolished in 2002....	Largest remainder Largest remainder method The largest remainder method is one way of Apportionment for representative assemblies with Party-list proportional representation voting systems.... (Hare quota Hare quota The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.... )		111
Burundi Elections in Burundi Elections in Burundi gives information on election and election results in politics of Burundi.Burundi elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....	President
	National Assembly National Assembly of Burundi The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Parliament of Burundi in Burundi. It consists of 100 directly elected members and between 18 to 21 co-opted members who serve five-year terms....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....		100	2%
Cambodia Elections in Cambodia Elections in Cambodia gives information on election and election results in politics of Cambodia. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office....	National Assembly National Assembly of Cambodia The National Assembly of Cambodia is one of two bicameralism of the Parliament of Cambodia. It has 123 members, elected for five year terms by proportional representation, using provinces as constituencies of 1 to 18 members, and the D'Hondt method of seat distribution....	D'Hondt method D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....		123