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Electoral system sub-categories
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Aggregated data as of today
| Electoral system sub-categories | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| Parallel Systems | 23 |
| Single Non-Transferable Vote (SNTV) | 6 |
| First Past The Post (FPTP) | 44 |
| List Proportional Representation (List PR) | 75 |
| Block Vote (BV) | 3 |
| Mixed Member Proportional System (MMP) | 8 |
| Single Transferable Vote (STV) | 2 |
| Alternative Vote (AV) | 2 |
| Two-Round System (TRS) | 13 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Latest data
| Country | Chamber | Electoral system sub-categories |
|---|---|---|
| House of the People (Suspended) | Single Non-Transferable Vote (SNTV) | |
| Albania | Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Algeria | National People's Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Andorra | General Council | Parallel Systems |
| Angola | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Argentina | Chamber of Deputies | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Armenia | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Australia | House of Representatives | Alternative Vote (AV) |
| Austria | National Council | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Bahamas | House of Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Bahrain | Council of Representatives | Two-Round System (TRS) |
| Bangladesh | Parliament | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Barbados | House of Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Belarus | House of Representatives | Two-Round System (TRS) |
| Belgium | House of Representatives | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Belize | House of Representatives | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Benin | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Bhutan | National Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Botswana | National Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | Block Vote (BV) |
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Burundi | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Cabo Verde | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Cambodia | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Cameroon | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Canada | House of Commons | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | Two-Round System (TRS) |
| Chad | Transitional National Council | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| China | National People's Congress | Not applicable |
| Colombia | House of Representatives | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Comoros | Assembly of the Union | Two-Round System (TRS) |
| Congo | National Assembly | Two-Round System (TRS) |
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly | No information available |
| Croatia | Croatian Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | Single Non-Transferable Vote (SNTV) |
| Cyprus | House of Representatives | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Czechia | Chamber of Deputies | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | Two-Round System (TRS) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly | Parallel Systems |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Djibouti | National Assembly | Mixed Member Proportional System (MMP) |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Egypt | House of Representatives | Parallel Systems |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Eritrea | National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Eswatini | House of Assembly | Two-Round System (TRS) |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives | Block Vote (BV) |
| Fiji | Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Finland | Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| France | National Assembly | Two-Round System (TRS) |
| Gabon | Transitional National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Georgia | Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Germany | German Bundestag | Mixed Member Proportional System (MMP) |
| Ghana | Parliament | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Grenada | House of Representatives | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | Parallel Systems |
| Guinea | Transitional National Council | Parallel Systems |
| Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Guyana | National Assembly | No information available |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies | Two-Round System (TRS) |
| Honduras | National Congress | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Hungary | National Assembly | Mixed Member Proportional System (MMP) |
| Iceland | Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| India | House of the People | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Indonesia | House of Representatives | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | Two-Round System (TRS) |
| Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | Single Non-Transferable Vote (SNTV) |
| Ireland | House of Representatives | Single Transferable Vote (STV) |
| Israel | Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Italy | Chamber of Deputies | Parallel Systems |
| Jamaica | House of Representatives | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Japan | House of Representatives | Parallel Systems |
| Jordan | House of Representatives | Parallel Systems |
| Kazakhstan | House of Representatives | Parallel Systems |
| Kenya | National Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Kuwait | National Assembly | Single Non-Transferable Vote (SNTV) |
| Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Latvia | Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Lesotho | National Assembly | No information available |
| Liberia | House of Representatives | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Libya | House of Representatives | Single Non-Transferable Vote (SNTV) |
| Liechtenstein | Diet | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Lithuania | Parliament | Parallel Systems |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Madagascar | National Assembly | No information available |
| Malawi | National Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Malaysia | House of Representatives | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Maldives | People's Majlis | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Mali | Transitional National Council | Two-Round System (TRS) |
| Malta | House of Representatives | Single Transferable Vote (STV) |
| Marshall Islands | Parliament | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Mauritania | National Assembly | Parallel Systems |
| Mauritius | National Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies | Mixed Member Proportional System (MMP) |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | No information available |
| Monaco | National Council | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Mongolia | State Great Hural | Parallel Systems |
| Montenegro | Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Morocco | House of Representatives | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| House of Representatives (Suspended) | First Past The Post (FPTP) | |
| Namibia | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Nauru | Parliament | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Nepal | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| New Zealand | House of Representatives | Mixed Member Proportional System (MMP) |
| Nicaragua | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Niger | National Assembly | Parallel Systems |
| Nigeria | House of Representatives | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | Parallel Systems |
| Norway | Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Oman | Shura Council | Single Non-Transferable Vote (SNTV) |
| Pakistan | National Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Palau | House of Delegates | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Panama | National Assembly | Parallel Systems |
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | Alternative Vote (AV) |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Philippines | House of Representatives | Parallel Systems |
| Poland | Sejm | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Qatar | Shura Council | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Republic of Korea | National Assembly | Mixed Member Proportional System (MMP) |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | No information available |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Russian Federation | State Duma | Parallel Systems |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Saint Lucia | House of Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Samoa | Legislative Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| San Marino | Great and General Council | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | Not applicable |
| Senegal | National Assembly | Parallel Systems |
| Serbia | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | Parallel Systems |
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Singapore | Parliament | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Slovakia | National Council | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Slovenia | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Solomon Islands | National Parliament | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Somalia | House of the People | Not applicable |
| South Africa | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly | Not applicable |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Sri Lanka | Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| National Assembly (Suspended) | No information available | |
| Suriname | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Sweden | Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Switzerland | National Council | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | Block Vote (BV) |
| Tajikistan | House of Representatives | Mixed Member Proportional System (MMP) |
| Thailand | House of Representatives | Mixed Member Proportional System (MMP) |
| Timor-Leste | National Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Togo | National Assembly | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives | Two-Round System (TRS) |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Turkmenistan | Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Uganda | Parliament | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Ukraine | Parliament | Parallel Systems |
| United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | Single Non-Transferable Vote (SNTV) |
| United Kingdom | House of Commons | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| United States of America | House of Representatives | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | Parallel Systems |
| Vanuatu | Parliament | List Proportional Representation (List PR) |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | Parallel Systems |
| Viet Nam | National Assembly | Two-Round System (TRS) |
| Yemen | House of Representatives | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Zambia | National Assembly | First Past The Post (FPTP) |
| Zimbabwe | National Assembly | Parallel Systems |