Electoral system for national legislature

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Breakdown by Continent

Continent FPTP TRS AV BV PBV Parallel MMP List PR STV SNTV LV BC No direct elections In transition Other Countries researched
Africa 18
(32.7%)
7
(12.7%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(3.6%)
4
(7.3%)
8
(14.5%)
1
(1.8%)
20
(36.4%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(3.6%)
1
(1.8%)
0
(0.0%)
55
Americas 19
(42.2%)
3
(6.7%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(6.7%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(2.2%)
2
(4.4%)
20
(44.4%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
45
Asia 11
(22.9%)
6
(12.5%)
0
(0.0%)
4
(8.3%)
1
(2.1%)
11
(22.9%)
1
(2.1%)
9
(18.8%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(6.3%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
4
(8.3%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
48
Europe 3
(5.9%)
1
(2.0%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(5.9%)
0
(0.0%)
6
(11.8%)
2
(3.9%)
33
(64.7%)
2
(3.9%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(2.0%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(2.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
51
Oceania 9
(50.0%)
1
(5.6%)
2
(11.1%)
3
(16.7%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(5.6%)
1
(5.6%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(11.1%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(5.6%)
18
Total 60 18 2 15 5 26 7 83 2 5 1 0 7 1 1 217
Description: 
Essentially, there are 12 main electoral systems, the majority of which fall into three broad families (see Electoral System Family). This data shows electoral system for national legislature.

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Afghanistan SNTV

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Albania List PR

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Algeria List PR

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Andorra Parallel

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Angola List PR

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Anguilla FPTP
BV

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Antigua and Barbuda FPTP

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Argentina List PR

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Armenia List PR

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Aruba List PR

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Australia AV

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Austria List PR

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Azerbaijan FPTP

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Bahamas FPTP

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Bahrain TRS

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Bangladesh FPTP

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Barbados FPTP

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Belarus FPTP

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Belgium List PR

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Belize FPTP

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Benin List PR

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Bermuda FPTP

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Bhutan FPTP

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Bolivia MMP

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Bosnia and Herzegovina List PR

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Botswana FPTP

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Brazil List PR

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Brunei Darussalam No direct elections

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Bulgaria List PR

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Burkina Faso List PR

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Burundi List PR

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Cabo Verde List PR

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Cambodia List PR

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Cameroon FPTP
PBV
List PR

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Canada FPTP

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Cayman Islands FPTP

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Central African Republic TRS

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Chad FPTP
PBV
List PR

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Chile List PR

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China No direct elections

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Colombia List PR

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Comoros TRS

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Congo, Democratic Republic of FPTP
List PR

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Cook Islands FPTP

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Costa Rica List PR

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Cote d'Ivoire FPTP
PBV

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Croatia List PR

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Cuba TRS

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Cyprus List PR

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Cyprus (North) List PR

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Czech Republic List PR

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Denmark List PR

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Djibouti Parallel

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Dominica FPTP

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Dominican Republic List PR

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Ecuador List PR

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Egypt TRS
PBV

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El Salvador List PR

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Equatorial Guinea List PR

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Eritrea No direct elections

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Estonia List PR

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Eswatini FPTP

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Ethiopia FPTP

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Falkland Islands (Malvinas) BV

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Fiji List PR

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Finland List PR

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France TRS

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Gabon TRS

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Gambia FPTP

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Georgia Parallel

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Germany MMP

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Ghana FPTP

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Gibraltar LV

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Greece List PR

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Greenland List PR

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Grenada FPTP

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Guatemala List PR

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Guernsey BV

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Guinea Parallel

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Guinea-Bissau List PR

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Guyana List PR

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Haiti TRS

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Holy See (Vatican City State) No direct elections

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Honduras List PR

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Hungary MMP

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Iceland List PR

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India FPTP

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Indonesia List PR

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Iran, Islamic Republic of TRS

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Iraq SNTV

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Ireland STV

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Isle of Man BV

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Israel List PR

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Italy Parallel

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Jamaica FPTP

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Japan Parallel

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Jersey FPTP
BV

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Jordan List PR

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Kazakhstan Parallel

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Kenya FPTP

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Kiribati TRS

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Korea, Dem. People's Republic of TRS

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Korea, Republic of MMP

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Kosovo List PR

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Kuwait SNTV

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Kyrgyzstan Parallel

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Lao People's Dem. Republic BV

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Latvia List PR

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Lebanon List PR

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Lesotho MMP

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Liberia FPTP

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Libya Parallel

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Liechtenstein List PR

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Lithuania Parallel

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Luxembourg List PR

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Madagascar FPTP
List PR

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Malawi FPTP

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Malaysia FPTP

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Maldives FPTP

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Mali TRS

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Malta STV

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Marshall Islands FPTP
BV

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Mauritania Parallel

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Mauritius BV

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Mexico MMP

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Micronesia, Federated States of FPTP

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Moldova, Republic of List PR

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Monaco Parallel

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Mongolia BV

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Montenegro List PR

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Montserrat TRS

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Morocco List PR

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Mozambique List PR

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Myanmar FPTP

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Namibia List PR

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Nauru Modified BC

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Nepal Parallel

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Netherlands List PR

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Netherlands Antilles List PR

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New Zealand MMP

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Nicaragua List PR

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Niger List PR

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Nigeria FPTP

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Niue FPTP
BV

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North Macedonia, Republic of List PR

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Norway List PR

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Oman FPTP
BV

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Pakistan Parallel

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Palau FPTP

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Panama FPTP
List PR

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Papua New Guinea AV

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Paraguay List PR

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Peru List PR

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Philippines Parallel

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Pitcairn Islands SNTV

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Poland List PR

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Portugal List PR

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Qatar FPTP

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Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) TRS

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Romania List PR

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Russian Federation Parallel

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Rwanda List PR

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Saint Helena BV

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Saint Kitts and Nevis FPTP

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Saint Lucia FPTP

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Saint Vincent and The Grenadines FPTP

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Samoa FPTP

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San Marino List PR

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Sao Tome and Principe List PR

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Saudi Arabia No direct elections

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Senegal Parallel

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Serbia List PR

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Seychelles Parallel

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Sierra Leone FPTP

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Singapore FPTP
PBV

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Slovakia List PR

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Slovenia List PR

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Solomon Islands FPTP

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Somalia No direct elections

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South Africa List PR

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South Sudan In transition

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Spain List PR

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Sri Lanka List PR

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State of Palestine Parallel

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Sudan Parallel

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Suriname List PR

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Sweden List PR

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Switzerland List PR

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Syrian Arab Republic BV

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Taiwan Parallel

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Tajikistan Parallel

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Tanzania, United Republic of FPTP

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Thailand Parallel

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Timor-Leste List PR

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Togo List PR

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Tokelau FPTP

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Tonga FPTP

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Trinidad and Tobago FPTP

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Tristan da Cunha BV

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Tunisia TRS

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Turkey List PR

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Turkmenistan TRS

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Turks and Caicos Islands FPTP
BV

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Tuvalu BV

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Uganda FPTP

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Ukraine Parallel

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United Arab Emirates No direct elections

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United Kingdom FPTP

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United States FPTP

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Uruguay List PR

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Uzbekistan TRS

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Vanuatu SNTV

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Venezuela Parallel

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Viet Nam TRS

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Virgin Islands, British FPTP

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Yemen FPTP

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Zambia FPTP

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Zimbabwe Parallel

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