Mixed electoral system

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Countries that use a mixed electoral system to elect the lower house or unicameral legislature.

A mixed electoral system is one that uses different electoral systems to elect different seats in a legislature. [1] [2] [3] Most often, this involves a winner-take-all component combined with a proportional component. [4] The results of the combination may be mixed-member proportional (MMP), where the overall results of the elections are proportional, [2] or mixed-member majoritarian, in which case the overall results are semi-proportional, retaining disproportionalities from the majoritarian component. Systems that use multiple types of combinations are sometimes called supermixed. [5]

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Mixed-member systems also often combine local representation [6] (most often single-member constituencies) with regional or national (multi-member constituencies) representation, having multiple tiers. [7] This also means voters often elect different types of representatives who might have different types of constituencies. Some representatives may be elected by personal elections where voters vote for candidates, and some by list elections where voters vote for electoral lists of parties.

In most mixed systems, every voter can influence both the district-based and PR aspects of an election, such as under parallel voting; however, some countries have multiple coexisting electoral systems that each apply to different voters. [5] [8]

Types of mixed systems

Compensatory/non-compensatory seat allocation

A major distinction is often made between mixed compensatory systems and mixed non-compensatory systems. [9] In both types of systems, one set of seats is allocated using a plurality or majoritarian method, usually first past the post. The remaining seats are allocated to political parties partially or wholly based on a proportional allocation method such as highest averages or largest remainder. The difference is whether or not the results of the district elections are considered when allocating the PR seats.

In mixed non-compensatory systems, such as parallel voting, [10] the proportional allocation is performed independently of the district election component.

In mixed compensatory systems, the allocation of the top-up seats is done in such a way as to compensate as much as possible for dis-proportionality produced by the district elections. MMP generally produces proportional election outcomes, meaning that a political party that wins n percent of the vote will receive roughly n percent of the seats.

The following hypothetical example based on the one by Massicotte [10] illustrates how "top-up" PR seats are typically allocated in a compensatory system and in a non-compensatory system. The example assumes a 200-seat legislative assembly where 100 seats are filled using FPTP and the other 100 seats are awarded to parties using a form of PR. The table below gives the popular vote and FPTP results. The number of PR seats allocated to each party depends on whether the system is compensatory or non-compensatory.

PartyPopular voteFPTP seatsPR seatsTotal seats (FPTP + PR)FPTP seats
Party A44%64 ? ? Mixed compensatory example fptp.svg
Party B40%33 ? ?
Party C10%0 ? ?
Party D6%3 ? ?
TOTAL100%100100200

In non compensatory system, each party wins its proportional share of the 100 PR seats. Under such a system, the total number of seats (FPTP + PR) received by each party would not be proportional to its share of the popular vote. Party A receives just slightly less of the popular vote than Party B, but receives significantly more seats. In addition to its success in the district contests, Party A receives almost as many of the PR seats as Party B.

PartyPopular voteFPTP seatsPR seats (non-compensatory)Total seats (FPTP + PR)PR seats (non-compensatory)Total seats (FPTP + PR)
Party A44%6444108 (54% of assembly) Mixed compensatory example non compensatory parallel seats.svg Mixed compensatory example non compensatory total seats.svg
Party B40%334073 (36.5% of assembly)
Party C10%01010 (5% of assembly)
Party D6%369 (4.5% of assembly)
TOTAL100%100100200

If the PR seats are allocated in a compensatory system, the total number of seats awarded to each party is proportional to the party's share of the popular vote. Party B wins 33 of the district seats and its proportional share of the 200 seats being filled is 80 seats (40 percent of the total 200 seats) (the same as its share of the popular vote) so it is awarded 47 of the PR seats.

PartyPopular voteFPTP seatsPR seats (compensatory)Total seats (FPTP + PR)PR seats (compensatory)Total seats (FPTP + PR)
Party A44%642488 (44% of assembly)
Mixed-compensatory-example compensatory seats.svg
Mixed-compensatory-example total seats.svg
Party B40%334780 (40% of assembly)
Party C10%02020 (10% of assembly)
Party D6%3912 (6% of assembly)
TOTAL100%100100200

In practice, compensatory seat allocation is complicated by the possibility that one or more parties wins so many of the district seats ("overhang") that the available number of PR seats is insufficient to produce a fully proportional outcome. [11] Some mixed compensatory systems have rules that address these situations by adding additional PR seats to achieve overall PR. These seats are used only until the next election, unless needed again at that time. [10]

The two common ways compensation occurs are seat linkage compensation (or top-up) and vote linkage compensation (or vote transfer). [11] Like a non-compensatory mixed system, a compensatory mixed system may be based on the mixed single vote (voters vote for a local candidate and that vote is used to set the party share of the popular vote for the party that the candidate belongs to) or it may be based on voters casting two separate votes. [12]

Comparison of most common types of two-tier mixed systems by number of votes and compensation Compensatory non compensatory table.png
Comparison of most common types of two-tier mixed systems by number of votes and compensation
Compensatory mixed systems
single vote systemsdual vote systems
Seat linkage mixed single vote, top-up versions (MSV)
  • single vote (Lesotho)
Two vote "top-up" - broadly mixed-member proportional representation (MMP)
Hybrids: e.g. parallel voting+seat linkage compensation (South Korea)
Vote linkage positive vote transfer (PVT)
  • Hungary (local elections)
Hybrids:
Others systems:
dual-member proportional (DMP) mixed ballot transferable vote (MBTV)
Non-compensatory mixed systems
single vote systemsdual vote systems
No linkage- parallel voting
Vote linkagemixed single vote, superposition
  • Italian variant (Rosatellum)
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Seat linkageList seats proportional to FPTP seats -

Types of combinations

A diagram of a coexistence based mixed electoral system combining first-past-the-post and party-list proportional representation. Coexistence FPTP PR.png
A diagram of a coexistence based mixed electoral system combining first-past-the-post and party-list proportional representation.

Apart from the compensatory/non-compensatory typology, a more detailed classification is possible based on how component systems relate to each other, according to academic literature. Below is a table of different categories of mixed electoral systems based on the five main types identified by Massicotte & Blais. [13] According to their terminology, methods of compensation are referred to as compensation is referred to as correction, while another type of dependent combination exists, called the conditional relation between sub-systems. Meanwhile, independent combinations mixed systems might have both local and national/regional tiers (called superposition), but some have only one at-large (national) tier, like the majority bonus system (fusion) or only a single tier for local/regional representation (called coexistence).

There are also supermixed systems, like rural-urban proportional (RUP), which is a hybrid mixed system that uses two tiers: the lower tier uses a proportional system, like list-PR or STV, in urban regions, and the upper tier uses MMP (itself a mixed system) either in rural regions alone or in all regions. [10]

CombinationTypeAttributesSystemExample(s) for use
Independent combination Fusion Two formulas are used within each district (or one district for the whole electorate) Majority bonus (MBS)France (local), French Polynesia[ citation needed ]
Coexistence (hybrid)Different districts use different systems in one tiere.g. FPTP/SMP in single-member districts, list-PR in multi-member districtsDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Panama
SuperpositionDifferent tiers use different systems Parallel voting (e.g. FPTP/SMP locally, list-PR nationally)Lithuania, Russia
Single vote mixed-member majoritarian (e.g. FPTP/SMP locally, list-PR nationally)Italy, Pakistan
Dependent combination Correction (compensation) One formula uses the results of other to compensate Seat linkage mixed system with partial correction for overhang seats:

New Zealand's mixed-member proportional representation (MMP)

New Zealand
Seat linkage mixed system with no correction for overhang seats:

UK Additional member system (AMS) - a less proportional version of MMP

Scotland
Single vote with seat linkage (for mixed-member proportional representation)Lesotho
Single vote with compensatory vote transfer (semi-proportional)Hungary (local)
Conditional Outcome of one formula determines the other formulae.g. conditional party block voting: party that receives more than 50%, gets all seats otherwise all seats distributed proportionally-
Combination of combinationsSupermixedSuperposition + correction Scorporo / negative vote transfer (NVT), Parallel voting + PVTHungary
Parallel voting + seat linkageSouth Korea
Superposition + fusionNational plurality bonus in regional list-PRGreece
Superposition + coexistencee.g. some elected by PR in single national district, some are elected locally by pluralityEcuador [13]
Coexistence + conditionale.g. FPTP/SMP in single-member districts, conditional party block voting in multi-member districtsCameroon, Chad
Coexistence + correction Rural-urban proportional representation (RUP)Denmark (formerly), Iceland (formerly)
Conditional + correction + fusion Majority jackpot systems, particularly two-round variantsArmenia, San Marino
Fusion + correction Dual-member proportional representation (DMP)-

In a hybrid system, different electoral formulas are used in different contexts. These may be seen in coexistence, when different methods are used in different regions of a country, such as when FPTP is used in single-member districts and list-PR in multi-member districts, but every voter is a member of only one district (one tier). Some hybrid systems are generally not referred to as mixed systems, such as when as FPTP districts are the exception (e.g. overseas constituency) and list-PR is the rule, the overall system is usually considered proportional. Similarly, when FPTP is in single-member districts and used block voting (or party block voting) is used in multi-member districts, the system is referred to as a majoritarian one, as all components are majoritarian. Most mixed systems are not referred to as hybrid systems

Mixed-member majoritarian and mixed-member proportional

Another distinction of mixed electoral systems is between mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) and mixed-member majoritarian representation (MMM).

Parallel voting

Parallel voting is a mixed non-compensatory system with two tiers of representatives: a tier of single-member district representatives elected by a plurality/majoritarian method such as FPTP/SMP, and a tier of regional or at-large representatives elected by a separate proportional method such as party list PR. It is used for the first chamber (lower house) in many countries including Japan and Russia.

This type of parallel voting provides semi-proportional results, but is often referred to as mixed-member majoritarian representation, as the lack of compensation means each party can keep all the overhang seats it might win on the majoritarian side of the electoral system.

Seat linkage compensatory systems

Like parallel voting, MMP and AMS also have a tier of district representatives typically elected by FPTP, and a tier of regional or at-large representatives elected by PR. Unlike parallel voting, MMP and AMS are mixed compensatory systems, meaning that the PR seats are allocated in a manner that corrects disproportionality caused by the district tier. MMP corrects disproportionalities by adding as many leveling seats as needed, this system is used by Germany and New Zealand.

A type of MMP used in the UK which does not always yield proportional results, but sometimes only "mixed semi-proportional representation" is called the additional member system. If the fixed number of compensatory seats are enough to compensate the results of the majoritarian FPTP/SMP side of the election, AMS is equivalent to MMP, but if not, AMS does not compensate for remaining overhang seats. The AMS models used in parts of the UK (Scotland and formerly Wales), with small regions with a fixed number of seats tend to produce only moderately proportional election outcomes.

In Lesotho, where a single vote versions seat linkage us used with a relatively large number of compensatory seats, results are usually proportional.

AV+ is a mixed compensatory system similar to the additional member system, with the notable difference that the district seats are awarded using the alternative vote. The system was proposed by the Jenkins Commission as a possible alternative to FPTP for elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Dual member mixed proportional (DMP) is a mixed compensatory system using the same principle as more common variants of MMP, except that the plurality and PR seats are paired and dedicated to dual-member (two seat) districts. Proposed as an alternative to FPTP for Canadian elections, DMP appeared as an option on a 2016 plebiscite in Prince Edward Island and a 2018 referendum in British Columbia.

Vote linkage compensatory systems

Vote linkage compensatory systems are an alternative to seat linkage compensation, currently only used in Hungary as part of a supermixed system. Such systems in use have been (inaccurately [14] ) described as mixed member proportional, but they were more commonly between MMP and MMM in nature, or closer to mixed-member majoritarian representation, offering little compensatory power.

MBTV is a mixed compensatory type of systems similar to MSV, except voters can vote separately for a local candidate and as a transfer vote on the compensatory tier. [15] It is different from MMP/AMS and AV+ in that there is a vote linkage (instead of seat linkage) between the tiers. The two parts of the dual ballot are tied in a way that only those lists votes get counted, which are on ballots that would be transfer votes in an equivalent positive vote transfer MSV system.

Scorporo is a two-tier mixed system similar to MMP in that voters have two votes (one for a local candidate on the lower tier, and one for a party list on the upper tier), except that disproportionality caused by the single-member district tier is partially addressed through a vote transfer mechanism. [16] Votes that are crucial to the election of district-winning candidates are excluded from the PR seat allocation, for this reason the method used by scorporo is referred to as a negative vote transfer system. [17] The system was used in Italy from 1993 to 2005

Majority bonus and majority jackpot systems

A simple bonus system (left) is also called a fusion type of mixed system. It mixes the FPTP and PR formulas in the same district and tier. A majority jackpot (right) is a supermixed system with a conditional and compensatory element as well. Bonus vs jackpot mixed.png
A simple bonus system (left) is also called a fusion type of mixed system. It mixes the FPTP and PR formulas in the same district and tier. A majority jackpot (right) is a supermixed system with a conditional and compensatory element as well.

Electoral systems with a majority bonus or jackpot have been referred to as "unconventional mixed systems", [18] which fall into the mixed-member majoritarian type, but they may be compensatory (jackpot) or non-compensatory (bonus). Employed by Armenia, Greece, and San Marino, as well as Italy from 2006 to 2013, [19] majority bonuses help the most popular party or alliance win a majority of the seats with a minority of the votes, similar in principle to plurality/majoritarian systems. However, PR is used to distribute the rest of seats (sometimes only among the opposition parties) and possibly within the governing alliance.

Number of votes

Double vote

Most mixed systems allow voters to cast separate votes for different formulas of the electoral system, including:

  • Parallel voting
  • Most "MMP" systems
  • AV+ (the first vote is ranked)
  • Scorporo

Mixed single vote (MSV)

MSV is a type of mixed systems using only a single vote that serves both as a vote for a local candidate and as a party list vote, split ticket voting is not possible. The system was used in Germany in a mixed proportional system, [12] and is currently used in Hungary as a semi-proportional system as well as Italy in a non-compensatory system. Other mixed systems using a single vote include majority bonus/jackpot systems and DMP.

Other systems that are usually considered mixed, which use a single vote are:

  • Majority bonus and jackpot (a single party-list vote)
  • DMP (a vote for a single candidate or a two-candidate ticket)

The RUP systems formerly used in Denmark and Iceland used a single vote, applicable both for the lower-tier constituencies - FPTP in the rural single-member constituencies, and list PR in the urban multi-member constituencies - and for the upper-tier national leveling seats (and in Denmark, also for the middle-tier regional leveling seats in rural areas). The implementation of RUP proposed in Canada foresees urban multi-member districts that use a single transferable vote, alongside single-member rural districts that are grouped in large multi-member regions; the rural districts and their corresponding regions.

Double simultaneous vote (DSV)

A simultaneous vote is a single vote that used in more than one elections held at once, which means it is not a typically regarded as a mixed system.[ citation needed ]

List of countries using mixed systems

The table below lists the countries that use a mixed electoral system for the primary (lower) chamber of the legislature. Countries with coexistence-based hybrid systems have been excluded from the table, as have countries that mix two plurality/majoritarian systems. (See also the complete list of electoral systems by country.)

CountryBodyLatest election

(year)

Type of mixed systemSeats per constituencyMixed systemComponent electoral systemsTotal seatsNumber of votesTypical resultsNotes
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra General Council 2023 Non-compensatory2 (local districts), 14 (nationwide constituency) Parallel voting (superposition) Party block voting (PBV) and party-list PR 282semi-proportionalThe parish lists and the national list are independent of one another: the same person cannot appear on both the national list and on a parish list, and voters cast two separate ballots (there is no requirement to vote for the same party for both lists). [20]
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Bandera de la Provincia de Cordoba 2014.svg Legislature of Córdoba Province 2019 Non-compensatory1 (local districts), 44 (nationwide constituency) Parallel voting (superposition)702semi-proportional
Flag of Rio Negro Province.svg Legislature of Río Negro Province Non-compensatorysemi-proportional
Flag of the San Juan Province.svg Legislature of San Juan Province Non-compensatorysemi-proportional
Bandera de la Provincia de Santa Cruz.svg Legislature of Santa Cruz Province Non-compensatorysemi-proportional
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Partially compensatoryMajority jackpot system Party-list PR + party block voting (PBV)semi-proportional
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Chamber of Deputies 2020 Compensatory1 (local districts), ? (regional constituencies), 7 (indigenous seats elected by the usos y costumbres ) Seat linkage MMP without levelling seats First-past-the-post (FPTP/SMP) + Party-list PR 1302 (list ballot is DSV)proportionalList ballots are a double simultaneous vote together with the presidential election [21]
Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti National Assembly 2018 3-2865semi-proportional80% of seats (rounded to the nearest integer) in each constituency are awarded to the party receiving the most votes (party block voting), remaining seats are allocated proportionally to other parties receiving over 10% (closed list, D'Hondt method)
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Parliament 2020 Non-compensatory Parallel voting (superposition)150semi-proportional
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Bundestag (lower house of the federal parliament) 2021 Compensatory1 (local districts), varies (regional constituencies), Mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) - with levelling seats Party-list PR + First-past-the-post (FPTP/SMP)598 + leveling seats2proportionalReferred to as personalized proportional representation, [22] in 1949 as a result of inter-party bargaining. [23] Originally used single vote version, switched to two vote version before the 1953 election.
State parliaments, except varies by stateCompensatoryvaries by state Mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) - with levelling seats Party-list PR + First-past-the-post (FPTP/SMP)varies by statevaries by stateproportional Bavaria uniquely uses an open-list system for its party-list seats. Baden-Württemberg uses MMP without lists.
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Hellenic Parliament 2019 Non-compensatory Majority bonus semi-proportional
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea National Assembly 2020 Non-compensatory1 (local districts), 76 (national constituency) parallel voting (superposition) Party-list PR (Hare quota) + First-past-the-post (FPTP/SMP)114semi-proportional
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary National Assembly (Országgyűlés) 2018 Partially compensatory1 (local districts), 93 (national constituency)Supermixed: parallel voting (superposition) and positive vote transfer (correction) First-past-the-post (FPTP/SMP) + national list-PR 1992semi-proportional
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Chamber of Deputies 2022 Non-compensatory1 (147 single-member districts)

245 (national constituency, seats redistributed into 49 multi-member districts)

8 (Italians abroad constituency) [24]

Superposition List PR + First-past-the-post (FPTP/SMP)4001 (mixed single vote)semi-proportionalmixed single vote
Senate 2022 Non-compensatory1 (74 single-member districts)

varies, cannot be less than 2 (20 regional constituencies, seats redistributed into 26 multi-member districts)

4 (Italians abroad constituency) [24]

Superposition List PR + First-past-the-post (FPTP/SMP)2001 (mixed single vote)semi-proportionalmixed single vote
Flag of Japan.svg Japan House of Representatives 2021 Non-compensatory1 (local districts) Parallel voting (superposition) First-past-the-post (FPTP/SMP) and List PR 4652semi-proportional
House of Councillors Non-compensatory Parallel voting (superposition) SNTV and List PR 2semi-proportional
Flag of South Korea.svg Republic of Korea (South Korea) National Assembly 2024 Partially compensatory1 (local districts), 46 additional seats (seat linkage) Seat linkage system (compensation) Party-list PR + First-past-the-post (FPTP/SMP)3002(semi-)proportionalFrom 2019 to 2024: supermixed parallel voting (superposition) and additional member system (correction), with 253 single-member constituencies, 17 supplementary seats (a la parallel voting), and 30 compensatory seats (seat linkage)

Since 2024 only seat linkage compensatory system, with very few compensatory seats: de facto mixed-member majoritarian representation

Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Majilis 2023 Non-compensatory1 (local districts), 69 (nationwide constituency) Parallel voting (superposition) Party-list PR + First-past-the-post (FPTP/SMP)982semi-proportional
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Supreme Council 2021 Non-compensatory1 (local districts), 54 (nationwide constituency) Parallel voting (superposition) Party-list PR + First-past-the-post (FPTP/SMP)2semi-proportional
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho National Assembly 2022 Compensatory1 (local districts), 40 additional seats (seat linkage) Seat linkage system (compensation) Party-list PR + First-past-the-post (FPTP/SMP)1201 (mixed single vote)proportional
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Seimas Non-compensatory Parallel voting (superposition) TRS and List PR 71semi-proportional
Mauritania
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Chamber of Deputies 2021 Partially compensatory1 (local districts), 40 (multi-member districts)Supermixed parallel voting (superposition) and conditional correction First-past-the-post (FPTP/SMP) + Party-list PR (Largest remainder:Hare quota)2semi-proportionalSince 1996, a party cannot get more seats overall than 8% above its result nationally (i.e., to win 50% of the legislative seats, a party must win at least 42% of the vote nationwide). There are three exceptions on this rule: first, a party can only lose PR-seats due to this rule (and no plurality-seats); second, a party can never get more than 300 seats overall (even if it has more than 52% of the vote nationally); and third, a party can exceed this 8% rule if it wins the seats in the single-member districts.
Chamber of Senators 2018 Non-compensatory3 (local districts), 32 (multi-member districts)Superposition Limited (party) block voting locally (2 seats from each constituency to largest party, 1 to the second largest party) + Party-list PR nationwide1 (mixed single vote)semi-proportional
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Nepal
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand House of Representatives 2023 Compensatory1 (local districts), 48 additional seats (seat linkage) + additional seats in case of overhang seatsSeat linkage: mixed member proportional (MMP) Party-list PR + First-past-the-post (FPTP/SMP)1202proportionalFollowing a long electoral reform process, beginning with the Royal Commission on the Electoral System in 1985 and ending with the 1993 referendum on the voting system. It was first used in an election in 1996. The system's use was reviewed by referendum in November 2011, with the majority (56.17%) voting to keep it. In 2020 general election, the Labour Party won 65 out of 120 seats, becoming the first party under MMP to receive a majority.
Pakistan National Assembly Non-compensatorySuperposition,seat linkage non compensatory First-past-the-post (FPTP/SMP) for 272 seats + 70 members appointed by parties proportional with seats already won1majoritarian
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines House of Representatives 2019 Non-compensatory Parallel voting (superposition)semi-proportional
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Federation State Duma 2021 Non-compensatory Parallel voting (superposition)semi-proportional
Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino Grand and General Council 2019 Non-compensatory Majority jackpot proportional (first round)
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal National Assembly 2017 Non-compensatory
Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles National Assembly 2020 Non-compensatory
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Municipal elections including: 2021 Compensatory1 MMP with ca. 50% FPTP and 50% seat linkageVaries by municipality

7 - 270

Two ballots - one with FPTP candidates (Ward) and the other with just party names (PR). Compensatory seats are based on the sum of both ballots, effectively allocated using the D'Hondt method.
Sri Lanka
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan(Republic of China) Legislative Yuan 2024 Non-compensatory Parallel voting (superposition)
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan Assembly of Representatives 2020 Non-compensatory Parallel voting (superposition)
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania National Assembly 2020 Non-compensatory Parallel voting (superposition)
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand House of Representatives next election,

last election (2019) was held under MMP

Non-compensatory Parallel voting (superposition)2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland - Scottish Parliament Compensatory Additional member system (AMS)semi-proportional2MMP with each electoral region normally electing 9 local MSPs (with exceptions to 3 regions) and 7 regional MSPs
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales - Senedd (Welsh Parliament) Compensatory Additional member system (AMS)semi-proportional2MMP with each electoral region normally electing 8 local MSs (with exceptions to 2 regions) and 4 regional MSs. Starting from 2026, the additional member system will effectively be replaced by closed-list proportional representation following the approval of Senedd Reform Bill.
Local elections in Compensatory Additional member system (AMS)semi-proportional2MMP with 14 constituencies each electing 1 local AM and 11 Londonwide AMs.
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela National Assembly 2020Non-compensatory1 (local districts), 400 (nationwide constituency) Parallel voting (superposition)2
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe National Assembly 2018 Non-compensatory1 (local districts),

10 (proportional constituencies)

Superposition1

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Electoral reform is a change in electoral systems which alters how public desires are expressed in election results.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Semi-proportional representation</span> Family of electoral systems

Semi-proportional representation characterizes multi-winner electoral systems which allow representation of minorities, but are not intended to reflect the strength of the competing political forces in close proportion to the votes they receive. Semi-proportional voting systems are generally used as a compromise between complex and expensive but more-proportional systems and simple winner-take-all systems. Examples of semi-proportional systems include the single non-transferable vote, limited voting, and parallel voting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Winner-take-all system</span> System favoring larger parties over smaller ones

A winner-take-all electoral system is one where a voting bloc can win all seats in a legislature or electoral district, denying representation to any political minorities. Such systems are used in many major democracies. Such systems are sometimes called "majoritarian representation", though this term is a misnomer, as most such systems do not always elect majority preferred candidates and do not always produce winners who received majority of votes cast in the district, and they allow parties to take a majority of seats in the chamber with just a minority of the vote.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dual-member mixed proportional</span> Mixed electoral system with compensation

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. It is similar to other forms of mixed-member proportional representation but differs in that all representatives are elected locally in small districts, rather than requiring separate list seats to be filled in large regional or nationwide districts. In the first step, one seat in each district is awarded to the candidate with the most votes, as with first-past-the-post voting rules. In the second step, underrepresented parties are assigned secondary seats in the districts in which they won the most votes, which creates an overall proportional result.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum</span> Referendum on British Columbias voting system

A referendum on electoral reform took place by mail-in ballot between October 22 and December 7, 2018, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. 61.3 percent of voters supported maintaining the first-past-the-post voting system rather than switching to a proportional representation voting system, which was supported by 38.7 percent of voters. This was British Columbia's third referendum on electoral reform, following ones in 2005 and 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rural–urban proportional representation</span> Canadian hybrid proportional electoral system

Rural–urban proportional representation (RUP), also called flexible district PR, is a supermixed electoral system which combines the use of single- and multi-member constituencies in a lower tier and top-up seats in an upper tier to meet the different needs of both rural and urban areas, while protecting the objective of proportionality. The term was coined by Fair Vote Canada, which devised a rural–urban system with the intention of meeting the special challenges of Canada's geography, which includes wide-flung, sparsely populated areas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum</span> Canadian provincial referendum

A referendum on electoral reform was held on April 23, 2019, in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island – simultaneously with the 2019 provincial election – to determine if the province should adopt a mixed-member proportional representation voting system (MMP). A narrow majority voted to keep the existing first-past-the-post system. However, the referendum was not binding, as neither the yes or no side received majority support in 60% or more of the province's 27 electoral districts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mixed single vote</span>

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 used both for electing a local candidate and as a vote for a party affiliated with that candidate according to the rules of the electoral system. Unlike most mixed proportional and mixed majoritarian systems where voters cast two votes, split-ticket voting is not possible under MSV. This significantly reduces the possibility of manipulating compensatory mixed systems, at the price of reducing voter choice. An alternative based on the mixed single vote that still allows for indicating different preferences on different levels is the mixed ballot, which functions as a preferential (mixed) single vote.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mixed ballot transferable vote</span>

The mixed 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 in single-member districts (SMDs). Other members are elected on a compensatory national (upper) tier from a list and voters cast a single ballot where they may indicate their preferences separately.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mixed-member majoritarian representation</span> Type of mixed electoral system

Mixed-member majoritarian representation (MMM) is type of a mixed electoral system combining winner-take-all and proportional methods, where the disproportional results of the winner-take-all part are dominant over the proportional component. Mixed member majoritarian systems are therefore categorized under semi-proportional representation, and are usually contrasted with mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) which aims to provide proportional representation compensation ("top-up") seats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Compensation (electoral systems)</span> Correction method used in some voting systems

Compensation or 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 result, usually to make it more proportional. There are in general two forms of compensation: vote linkage and seat linkage.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vote linkage</span> Partially compensatory electoral system

The vote linkage or (multi-tier) vote transfer system is type of compensatory mixed electoral system, where votes may be transferred across multiple tiers of an electoral system, in order to avoid wasted votes - in contrast to the more common seat linkage compensatory system. It often presupposes and is related to the concept of the mixed single vote, which means that the same vote can be used in multiple tiers of an electoral system and that a vote for a local candidate may automatically count as a vote for the candidate's party or the other way around. Voters usually cast their single vote for a local candidate in a single-member district (SMD) and then all the wasted votes from this lower tier are added to distribute seats between upper tier candidates, typically national party lists.

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