An electoral system (or voting system) is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined...

different systems. Superposition, fusion and coexistence are distinct from dependent mixed electoral systems like compensatory (corrective) and conditional systems...

This is a list of electoral systems by country in alphabetical order. An electoral system is used to elect national legislatures and heads of state. South...

A mixed electoral system is one that uses different electoral systems to elect different seats in a legislature. Most often, this involves a First Past...

An electoral or voting system is a set of rules used to determine the results of an election. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments...

using different electoral systems depending on which electoral district they belong to. This is distinct from other mixed electoral systems that use parallel...

countries that previously used FPP have abandoned it in favor of other electoral systems, including the former British colonies of Australia and New Zealand...

The majority jackpot system (MJS), also known as a majority-minority apportionment, is a mixed-member majoritarian and conditional voting rule. It produces...

representation (RUP), also called flexible district PR, is a supermixed electoral system which combines the use of single- and multi-member constituencies in...

Proportional representation (PR) refers to any electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body...

majority bonus system (MBS, also called a minority-friendly majoritarian system) is a mixed-member, partly-proportional electoral system that gives extra...

A mixed single vote (MSV) is a type of ballot in mixed-member electoral systems, where voters cast a single vote in an election, which is used both for...

The electoral system of Hungary is the set of voting methods and rules used in Hungary, including mainly the system for electing members of the National...

Mixed-member majoritarian representation (MMM) is type of a mixed electoral system combining winner-take-all and proportional methods, where the disproportional...

representatives from that county or region would go on to parliament. In systems with an electoral threshold on regional seats, votes are transferred in order of...

(MMP or MMPR) is a type of representation provided by some mixed electoral systems which combine local winner-take-all elections with a compensatory...

A single-member district or constituency is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which...

winner-take-all (or winner-takes-all) electoral system is one where a voting bloc can win all seats in a legislature or electoral district, denying representation...

STAR voting is an electoral system for single-seat elections. The name (an allusion to star ratings) stands for "Score Then Automatic Runoff", referring...

correction is an optional mechanism of electoral systems, which corrects the results of one part of the system based on some criterion to achieve a certain...

Approval voting – Single-winner electoral system Comparison of electoral systems Duverger's law – Winner-takes-all voting systems tend to result in only two...

A joint Politics and Economics series Social choice and electoral systems Social choice Mechanism design Comparative politics Comparison List (By country)...

(STV) or proportional-ranked choice voting (P-RCV) is a multi-winner electoral system in which each voter casts a single vote in the form of a ranked ballot...

transferable vote (MBTV) refers to a type of vote linkage-based mixed-member electoral system where a group of members are elected on local (lower) tier, for example...

The dual-member mixed proportional (DMP) voting method is a mixed electoral system using a localized list rule to elect two representatives in each district...

The two-round system (TRS or 2RS), sometimes called ballotage, top-two runoff, or two-round plurality, is a single-winner electoral system which aims to...

The contingent vote is a two-stage electoral system that elects a single representative, in which the winner receives a majority of votes. It uses ranked...

change based on the candidates who are running. There are several voting systems that allow independent ratings of each candidate, which allow them to be...

of parties. This preferential-vote election system is a ranked proportional representation electoral system applying to political parties instead of individual...

representation systems, an electoral quota is the number of votes a candidate needs to be guaranteed election. They are used in some systems where a formula...