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Country Chamber Compulsory voting
Afghanistan
House of the People (Suspended), House of Elders (Suspended) No
Albania Parliament No
Algeria National People's Assembly, Council of the Nation No
Andorra General Council No
Angola National Assembly No
Antigua and Barbuda House of Representatives, Senate No
Argentina Chamber of Deputies, Senate Yes, only for certain people
Armenia National Assembly No
Australia House of Representatives, Senate Yes
Austria National Council, Federal Council No
Azerbaijan National Assembly No
Bahamas House of Assembly, Senate No
Bahrain Council of Representatives, Shura Council No
Bangladesh Parliament No
Barbados House of Assembly, Senate No
Belarus House of Representatives, Council of the Republic No
Belgium House of Representatives, Senate Yes
Belize House of Representatives, Senate No
Benin National Assembly No
Bhutan National Assembly, National Council No
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Senators Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina House of Representatives, House of Peoples No
Botswana National Assembly No
Brazil Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate Yes, only for certain people
Brunei Darussalam Legislative Council Not applicable
Bulgaria National Assembly Yes
Burkina Faso Transitional Legislative Assembly No
Burundi National Assembly, Senate No
Cabo Verde National Assembly No
Cambodia National Assembly, Senate No
Cameroon National Assembly, Senate No
Canada House of Commons, Senate No
Central African Republic National Assembly No information available
Chad Transitional National Council Yes
Chile Chamber of Deputies, Senate No
China National People's Congress No
Colombia House of Representatives, Senate No
Comoros Assembly of the Union No
Congo National Assembly, Senate No
Costa Rica Legislative Assembly Yes
Croatia Croatian Parliament No
Cuba National Assembly of the People's Power No
Cyprus House of Representatives Yes
Czechia Chamber of Deputies, Senate No
Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly, Senate No
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Supreme People's Assembly No
Democratic Republic of the Congo National Assembly, Senate No
Denmark The Danish Parliament No
Djibouti National Assembly No
Dominica House of Assembly No
Dominican Republic Chamber of Deputies, Senate Yes
Ecuador National Assembly Yes, only for certain people
Egypt House of Representatives, Senate No
El Salvador Legislative Assembly No
Equatorial Guinea Chamber of Deputies, Senate No
Eritrea National Assembly Not applicable
Estonia The Estonian Parliament No
Eswatini House of Assembly, Senate No
Ethiopia House of Peoples' Representatives, House of the Federation No
Fiji Parliament No
Finland Parliament No
France National Assembly, Senate Yes
Gabon Transitional National Assembly, Transitional Senate No
Gambia (The) National Assembly No
Georgia Parliament No
Germany German Bundestag, Federal Council No
Ghana Parliament No
Greece Hellenic Parliament Yes
Grenada House of Representatives, Senate No
Guatemala Congress of the Republic No
Guinea Transitional National Council Yes
Guinea-Bissau People's National Assembly No
Guyana National Assembly No
Haiti Chamber of Deputies, Senate No
Honduras National Congress Yes
Hungary National Assembly No
Iceland Parliament No
India House of the People, Council of States No
Indonesia House of Representatives No
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Islamic Parliament of Iran No
Iraq Council of Representatives of Iraq No
Ireland House of Representatives, Senate No
Israel Parliament No
Italy Chamber of Deputies, Senate No
Jamaica House of Representatives, Senate No
Japan House of Representatives, House of Councillors No
Jordan House of Representatives, Senate No
Kazakhstan House of Representatives, Senate No
Kenya National Assembly, Senate No
Kiribati House of Assembly No
Kuwait National Assembly No
Kyrgyzstan Supreme Council No
Lao People's Democratic Republic National Assembly No
Latvia Parliament No
Lebanon National Assembly No
Lesotho National Assembly, Senate No
Liberia House of Representatives, The Liberian Senate No
Libya House of Representatives No
Liechtenstein Diet Yes
Lithuania Parliament No
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies Yes, only for certain people
Madagascar National Assembly, Senate No
Malawi National Assembly No
Malaysia House of Representatives, Senate No
Maldives People's Majlis No
Mali Transitional National Council No
Malta House of Representatives No
Marshall Islands Parliament No
Mauritania National Assembly, Senate (Suspended) No
Mauritius National Assembly No
Mexico Chamber of Deputies, Senate No
Micronesia (Federated States of) Congress No
Monaco National Council No
Mongolia State Great Hural No
Montenegro Parliament No
Morocco House of Representatives, House of Councillors No
Mozambique Assembly of the Republic No
Myanmar
House of Representatives (Suspended), House of Nationalities (Suspended) No
Namibia National Assembly, National Council No
Nauru Parliament Yes
Nepal House of Representatives, National Assembly No
Netherlands House of Representatives, Senate No
New Zealand House of Representatives No
Nicaragua National Assembly No
Niger National Assembly No
Nigeria House of Representatives, Senate No
North Macedonia Assembly of the Republic No
Norway Parliament No
Oman Shura Council, State Council No
Pakistan National Assembly, Senate No
Palau House of Delegates, Senate No
Panama National Assembly Yes
Papua New Guinea National Parliament No
Paraguay Chamber of Deputies, Senate Yes
Peru Congress of the Republic Yes
Philippines House of Representatives, Senate No
Poland Sejm, Senate No
Portugal Assembly of the Republic No
Qatar Shura Council No
Republic of Korea National Assembly No
Republic of Moldova Parliament No
Romania Chamber of Deputies, Senate No
Russian Federation State Duma, Council of the Federation No
Rwanda Chamber of Deputies, Senate No
Saint Kitts and Nevis National Assembly No
Saint Lucia House of Assembly, Senate No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines House of Assembly No
Samoa Legislative Assembly No
San Marino Great and General Council No
Sao Tome and Principe National Assembly No
Saudi Arabia Shura Council Not applicable
Senegal National Assembly No
Serbia National Assembly No
Seychelles National Assembly No
Sierra Leone Parliament No
Singapore Parliament Yes
Slovakia National Council No
Slovenia National Assembly, National Council No
Solomon Islands National Parliament No
Somalia House of the People, Upper House Not applicable
South Africa National Assembly, National Council of Provinces No
South Sudan Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Council of States Not applicable
Spain Congress of Deputies, Senate No
Sri Lanka Parliament No
Sudan
National Assembly (Suspended), Council of States (Suspended) No
Suriname National Assembly No
Sweden Parliament No
Switzerland National Council, Council of States No
Syrian Arab Republic People's Assembly No
Tajikistan House of Representatives, National Assembly No
Thailand House of Representatives, Senate Yes
Timor-Leste National Parliament No
Togo National Assembly No
Tonga Legislative Assembly No
Trinidad and Tobago House of Representatives, Senate No
Tunisia Assembly of People's Representatives, National Council of Regions and Districts No
Turkmenistan Assembly, People’s Council (Suspended) No
Tuvalu Parliament of Tuvalu No
Türkiye Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Yes
Uganda Parliament No
Ukraine Parliament No
United Arab Emirates Federal National Council Not applicable
United Kingdom House of Commons, House of Lords No
United Republic of Tanzania National Assembly No
United States of America House of Representatives, Senate No
Uruguay House of Representatives, Senate Yes
Uzbekistan Legislative Chamber, Senate No
Vanuatu Parliament No
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) National Assembly No
Viet Nam National Assembly No
Yemen House of Representatives, Shura Council No
Zambia National Assembly No
Zimbabwe National Assembly, Senate No