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Table of Electoral Systems Worldwide
Country Electoral System for Natural Legislature Type Tiers Legislature Size (Directly elected, voting members) Electoral System for President Related Information
AFGHANISTAN N Other 1 249, 249 TRS Turnout | Quotas
ALBANIA MMP Mixed 2 140, 140 - Turnout | Quotas
ALGERIA List PR PR 1 , 389 TRS Turnout | Quotas
ANDORRA Parallel Mixed 2 28, 28 - Turnout | Quotas
ANGOLA List PR PR 2 220, 220 TRS Turnout | Quotas
ANGUILLA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 7, 11 - Turnout | Quotas
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 17, 17 - Turnout | Quotas
ARGENTINA List PR PR 1 257, 257 TRS +'L' Turnout | Quotas
ARMENIA Parallel Mixed 2 131, 131 TRS Turnout | Quotas
ARUBA List PR PR 1 21, 21 - Turnout | Quotas
AUSTRALIA AV Plurality/Majority 1 150, 150 - Turnout | Quotas
AUSTRIA List PR PR 3 183, 183 TRS Turnout | Quotas
AZERBAIJAN Parallel PR 2 125, 125 TRS Turnout | Quotas
BAHAMAS FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 40, 40 - Turnout | Quotas
BAHRAIN TRS Plurality/Majority 1 40, 40 - Turnout | Quotas
BANGLADESH FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 300, 300 - Turnout | Quotas
BARBADOS FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 30, 30 - Turnout | Quotas
BELARUS TRS Plurality/Majority 1 110, 110 TRS Turnout | Quotas
BELGIUM List PR PR 1 150, 150 - Turnout | Quotas
BELIZE FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 29, 29 - Turnout | Quotas
BENIN List PR PR 1 83, 83 TRS Turnout | Quotas
BERMUDA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 36, 36 - Turnout | Quotas
BHUTAN N - , - Turnout | Quotas
BOLIVIA MMP Mixed 2 130, 130 TRS Turnout | Quotas
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA List PR PR 1 42, 42 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
BOTSWANA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 57, 62 - Turnout | Quotas
BRAZIL List PR PR 1 513, 513 TRS Turnout | Quotas
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM N - , - Turnout | Quotas
BULGARIA List PR PR 1 240, 240 TRS Turnout | Quotas
BURKINA FASO List PR PR 2 111, 111 TRS Turnout | Quotas
BURUNDI List PR PR 1 81, 179 - Turnout | Quotas
CAMBODIA List PR PR 1 , 123 - Turnout | Quotas
CAMEROON PBV Plurality/Majority 180, 180 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
CANADA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 301, 301 - Turnout | Quotas
CAPE VERDE List PR PR 1 72, 72 TRS Turnout | Quotas
CAYMAN ISLANDS BV Plurality/Majority 1 15, 18 - Turnout | Quotas
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC TRS Plurality/Majority 1 105, 105 TRS Turnout | Quotas
CHAD PBV Plurality/Majority , 155 TRS Turnout | Quotas
CHILE List PR PR 1 120, 120 TRS Turnout | Quotas
CHINA N - , - Turnout | Quotas
COLOMBIA List PR PR 1 , 166 TRS Turnout | Quotas
COMOROS TRS Plurality/Majority 1 18, 33 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF N - , - Turnout | Quotas
COOK ISLANDS FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 24, 24 - Turnout | Quotas
COSTA RICA List PR PR 1 57, 57 TRS +'L' Turnout | Quotas
COTE D'IVOIRE FPTP Plurality/Majority 225, 225 TRS Turnout | Quotas
CROATIA List PR PR 1 151, 151 TRS Turnout | Quotas
CUBA TRS Plurality/Majority 1 609, 609 - Turnout | Quotas
CYPRUS List PR PR 1 56, 56 TRS Turnout | Quotas
CZECH REPUBLIC List PR PR 1 200, 200 - Turnout | Quotas
DENMARK List PR PR 2 179, 179 - Turnout | Quotas
DJIBOUTI PBV Plurality/Majority 1 65, 65 TRS Turnout | Quotas
DOMINICA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 21, 30 - Turnout | Quotas
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC List PR PR 2 , 150 TRS Turnout | Quotas
EAST TIMOR Parallel Mixed 2 88, 88 TRS Turnout | Quotas
ECUADOR List PR PR 1 , 100 TRS +'L' Turnout | Quotas
EGYPT TRS Plurality/Majority 1 444, 454 Indirectly elected Turnout | Quotas
EL SALVADOR List PR PR 2 84, 84 TRS Turnout | Quotas
EQUATORIAL GUINEA List PR PR 1 100, 100 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
ERITREA N - , - Turnout | Quotas
ESTONIA List PR PR 2 101, 101 - Turnout | Quotas
ETHIOPIA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 , 547 - Turnout | Quotas
FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) BV Plurality/Majority 1 8, 8 - Turnout | Quotas
FIJI AV Plurality/Majority 1 71, 71 - Turnout | Quotas
FINLAND List PR PR 1 200, 200 TRS Turnout | Quotas
FRANCE TRS Plurality/Majority 1 577, 577 TRS Turnout | Quotas
GABON TRS Plurality/Majority 1 120, 120 TRS Turnout | Quotas
GAMBIA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 48, 53 TRS Turnout | Quotas
GEORGIA Parallel Mixed 2 235, 235 TRS Turnout | Quotas
GERMANY MMP Mixed 2 , 598 - Turnout | Quotas
GHANA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 200, 200 TRS Turnout | Quotas
GIBRALTAR LV Other 1 15, 17 - Turnout | Quotas
GREECE List PR PR 2 300, 300 - Turnout | Quotas
GRENADA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 15, 15 - Turnout | Quotas
GUATEMALA List PR PR 2 , 158 TRS Turnout | Quotas
GUERNSEY BV Plurality/Majority 1 45, 47 - Turnout | Quotas
GUINEA Parallel Mixed 2 114, 114 TRS Turnout | Quotas
GUINEA-BISSAU List PR PR 1 102, 102 TRS Turnout | Quotas
GUYANA List PR PR 1 53, 65 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
HAITI TRS Plurality/Majority 1 83, 83 TRS Turnout | Quotas
HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) N - , - Turnout | Quotas
HONDURAS List PR PR 1 128, 128 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
HUNGARY MMP Mixed 3 386, 386 - Turnout | Quotas
ICELAND List PR PR 2 63, 63 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
INDIA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 543, 545 - Turnout | Quotas
INDONESIA List PR PR 1 550, 550 TRS Turnout | Quotas
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF TRS Plurality/Majority 1 290, 290 TRS Turnout | Quotas
IRAQ List PR PR 1 275, 275 - Turnout | Quotas
IRELAND STV PR 1 166, 166 AV Turnout | Quotas
ISLE OF MAN BV Plurality/Majority 24, 24 - Turnout | Quotas
ISRAEL List PR PR 1 120, 120 - Turnout | Quotas
ITALY MMP Mixed 2 630, 630 - Turnout | Quotas
JAMAICA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 60, 60 - Turnout | Quotas
JAPAN Parallel Mixed 2 480, 480 - Turnout | Quotas
JERSEY BV Plurality/Majority 3 53, 53 - Turnout | Quotas
JORDAN SNTV Other 1 104, 110 - Turnout | Quotas
KAZAKHSTAN Parallel Mixed 2 77, 77 TRS Turnout | Quotas
KENYA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 210, 222 TRS Turnout | Quotas
KIRIBATI TRS Plurality/Majority 1 40, 42 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF TRS Plurality/Majority 1 687, 687 - Turnout | Quotas
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF Parallel Mixed 2 299, 299 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
KUWAIT BV Plurality/Majority 1 50, 65 - Turnout | Quotas
KYRGYZSTAN TRS Plurality/Majority 1 75, 75 TRS Turnout | Quotas
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC BV Plurality/Majority 1 109, 109 - Turnout | Quotas
LATVIA List PR PR 1 100, 100 - Turnout | Quotas
LEBANON BV Plurality/Majority 1 128, 128 - Turnout | Quotas
LESOTHO MMP Mixed 2 120, 120 - Turnout | Quotas
LIBERIA N - , - Turnout | Quotas
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA N - , - Turnout | Quotas
LIECHTENSTEIN List PR PR 1 25, 25 - Turnout | Quotas
LITHUANIA Parallel Mixed 2 141, 141 TRS Turnout | Quotas
LUXEMBOURG List PR PR 1 60, 60 - Turnout | Quotas
MACEDONIA List PR PR 1 120, 120 TRS Turnout | Quotas
MADAGASCAR FPTP Plurality/Majority , 160 TRS Turnout | Quotas
MALAWI FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 193, 193 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
MALAYSIA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 219, 219 - Turnout | Quotas
MALDIVES BV Plurality/Majority 1 42, 50 indirectly elected Turnout | Quotas
MALI TRS Plurality/Majority 1 , 147 TRS Turnout | Quotas
MALTA STV PR 1 65, 65 - Turnout | Quotas
MARSHALL ISLANDS FPTP Plurality/Majority 33, 33 - Turnout | Quotas
MAURITANIA TRS Plurality/Majority 1 , 81 TRS Turnout | Quotas
MAURITIUS BV Plurality/Majority 1 70, 70 - Turnout | Quotas
MEXICO MMP Mixed 2 500, 500 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF FPTP Plurality/Majority 2 14, 14 - Turnout | Quotas
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF List PR PR 1 101, 101 - Turnout | Quotas
MONACO Parallel Mixed 2 24, 24 - Turnout | Quotas
MONGOLIA TRS Plurality/Majority 1 76, 76 TRS Turnout | Quotas
MONTSERRAT TRS Plurality/Majority 1 9, 11 - Turnout | Quotas
MOROCCO List PR PR 2 325, 325 - Turnout | Quotas
MOZAMBIQUE List PR PR 1 250, 250 TRS Turnout | Quotas
MYANMAR FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 485, 485 - Turnout | Quotas
NAMIBIA List PR PR 1 72, 78 TRS Turnout | Quotas
NAURU BC Other 1 18, 18 - Turnout | Quotas
NEPAL FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 205, 205 - Turnout | Quotas
NETHERLANDS List PR PR 1 150, 150 - Turnout | Quotas
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES List PR PR 1 22, 22 - Turnout | Quotas
NEW ZEALAND MMP Mixed 2 , 120 - Turnout | Quotas
NICARAGUA List PR PR 2 90, 92 TRS +'L' Turnout | Quotas
NIGER List PR PR 83, 83 TRS Turnout | Quotas
NIGERIA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 360, 360 TRS Turnout | Quotas
NIUE FPTP Plurality/Majority 2 20, 20 - Turnout | Quotas
NORWAY List PR PR 1 165, 165 - Turnout | Quotas
OMAN FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 83, 83 - Turnout | Quotas
PAKISTAN Parallel Mixed 2 342, 342 - Turnout | Quotas
PALAU FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 16, 16 TRS Turnout | Quotas
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED BV Plurality/Majority 1 89, 89 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
PANAMA List PR PR , 78 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
PAPUA NEW GUINEA AV Plurality/Majority 2 109, 109 - Turnout | Quotas
PARAGUAY List PR PR 1 80, 80 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
PERU List PR PR 1 120, 120 TRS Turnout | Quotas
PHILIPPINES Parallel Mixed 2 260, 260 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
PITCAIRN ISLANDS SNTV Other 2 4, 8 - Turnout | Quotas
POLAND List PR PR 1 460, 460 TRS Turnout | Quotas
PORTUGAL List PR PR 1 230, 230 TRS Turnout | Quotas
QATAR N - , - Turnout | Quotas
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) TRS Plurality/Majority 1 137, 137 TRS Turnout | Quotas
ROMANIA List PR PR 1 , 345 TRS Turnout | Quotas
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Parallel Mixed 2 450, 450 TRS Turnout | Quotas
RWANDA List PR PR 1 53, 80 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
SAINT HELENA BV Plurality/Majority 12, 14 - Turnout | Quotas
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 10, 15 - Turnout | Quotas
SAINT LUCIA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 17, 17 - Turnout | Quotas
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 15, 21 - Turnout | Quotas
SAMOA FPTP Plurality/Majority 49, 49 - Turnout | Quotas
SAN MARINO List PR PR 1 60, 60 - Turnout | Quotas
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE List PR PR 1 55, 55 TRS Turnout | Quotas
SAUDI ARABIA N - , - Turnout | Quotas
SENEGAL Parallel Mixed 2 120, 120 TRS Turnout | Quotas
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO N - 126, 126 - Turnout | Quotas
SEYCHELLES Parallel Mixed 2 34, 34 TRS Turnout | Quotas
SIERRA LEONE List PR PR 1 112, 124 TRS Turnout | Quotas
SINGAPORE PBV Plurality/Majority 84, 94 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
SLOVAKIA List PR PR 1 150, 150 TRS Turnout | Quotas
SLOVENIA List PR PR 2 90, 90 TRS Turnout | Quotas
SOLOMON ISLANDS FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 50, 50 - Turnout | Quotas
SOMALIA N - , - Turnout | Quotas
SOUTH AFRICA List PR PR 2 400, 400 - Turnout | Quotas
SPAIN List PR PR 1 350, 350 - Turnout | Quotas
SRI LANKA List PR PR 2 225, 225 SV Turnout | Quotas
SUDAN FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 270, 360 TRS Turnout | Quotas
SURINAME List PR PR 1 51, 51 - Turnout | Quotas
SWAZILAND FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 55, 65 - Turnout | Quotas
SWEDEN List PR PR 2 349, 349 - Turnout | Quotas
SWITZERLAND List PR PR 1 200, 200 - Turnout | Quotas
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC BV Plurality/Majority 1 250, 250 indirectly elected Turnout | Quotas
TAIWAN (UN: PROVINCE OF CHINA) Parallel Mixed 2 225, 225 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
TAJIKISTAN Parallel Mixed 1 63, 63 TRS Turnout | Quotas
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 231, 295 TRS Turnout | Quotas
THAILAND Parallel Mixed 2 500, 500 - Turnout | Quotas
TOGO TRS Plurality/Majority 1 81, 81 TRS Turnout | Quotas
TOKELAU N - , - Turnout | Quotas
TONGA BV Plurality/Majority 1 9, 30 - Turnout | Quotas
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 36, 36 - Turnout | Quotas
TUNISIA Parallel Mixed 2 , 189 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
TURKEY List PR PR 1 550, 550 - Turnout | Quotas
TURKMENISTAN TRS Plurality/Majority 1 50, 50 TRS Turnout | Quotas
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 13, 18 - Turnout | Quotas
TUVALU BV Plurality/Majority 1 15, 15 - Turnout | Quotas
UGANDA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 214, 295 TRS Turnout | Quotas
UKRAINE Parallel Mixed 2 450, 450 TRS Turnout | Quotas
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES N - , - Turnout | Quotas
UNITED KINGDOM FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 659, 659 - Turnout | Quotas
UNITED STATES FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 435, 435 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
URUGUAY List PR PR 1 99, 99 TRS Turnout | Quotas
UZBEKISTAN TRS Plurality/Majority 1 250, 250 TRS Turnout | Quotas
VANUATU SNTV Other 1 52, 52 - Turnout | Quotas
VENEZUELA MMP Mixed 3 , 165 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
VIET NAM TRS Plurality/Majority 1 498, 498 - Turnout | Quotas
VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH FPTP Plurality/Majority 2 13, 13 - Turnout | Quotas
YEMEN FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 301, 301 TRS Turnout | Quotas
ZAMBIA FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 150, 158 FPTP Turnout | Quotas
ZIMBABWE FPTP Plurality/Majority 1 120, 150 TRS Turnout | Quotas

Data last updated: January, 2005

See also: Electoral Systems at the ACE Project
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