Electoral Systems

Fact Sheet on the Citizen's Assembly's recommended STV model (2004) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

 

Canada: British Columbia - Empowered Citizen Participation — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

This case study presents the unique experiment undertaken by the Canadian province of British Columbia, a process on electoral reform: the government gave a randomly selected group of citizens - the "Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform" - the opportunity and responsibility to independently review the electoral system and have its recommendations submitted to the public for approval at a referendum.

The Role of Electoral Systems in the Resolution of Ethnic Conflict — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

This paper by David Chapman for the "Democracy Design Forum" explores the role of electoral systems in the resoution of ethnic conflicts.

China: Village Committee Elections: First Steps on a Long March? — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Case study on the role of Village Commitees in China, written by Dong Lisheng and Jørgen Elklit

Compulsory Voting (1997) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

 

Counting under STV — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

 

Canada: British Columbia Citizen's Assembly's final report recommending STV (Punjabi) (2004) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

This report presents the recommedations of the "Citizen's Assembly on Electoral Reform" of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is based on the government's experiment to let a group of randomly selected citizens - the "Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform" - independently review the electoral system and have its recommendations submitted to the public for approval at a referendum.

Canada: British Columbia Citizen's Assembly's final report recommending STV (Chinese) (2004) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

This report presents the recommedations of the "Citizen's Assembly on Electoral Reform" of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is based on the government's experiment to let a group of randomly selected citizens - the "Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform" - independently review the electoral system and have its recommendations submitted to the public for approval at a referendum.

Canada: British Columbia Citizen's Assembly's final report recommending STV (French) (2004) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

This report presents the recommedations of the "Citizen's Assembly on Electoral Reform" of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is based on the government's experiment to let a group of randomly selected citizens - the "Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform" - independently review the electoral system and have its recommendations submitted to the public for approval at a referendum.

Canada: British Columbia Citizen's Assembly's final report recommending STV (English) (2004) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

This report presents the recommedations of the "Citizen's Assembly on Electoral Reform" of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is based on the government's experiment to let a group of randomly selected citizens - the "Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform" - independently review the electoral system and have its recommendations submitted to the public for approval at a referendum.

Government Structure and Electoral Systems (2003) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

With this paper, Benjamin Reilly sets out options for structuring a system of government and choosing an electoral system, focusing on the comparative experience of transitional democracies in choosing amongst available options, examining choices made by countries emerged from a period of protracted conflict.

Electoral Systems and their Goals:a Primer for Decision-Makers — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

The paper "Electoral Systems and their Goals:a Primer for Decision-Makers" by Donald L. Horowitz, Professor of Law and Political Science, at the Duke University (January 2003)

Albania: Ballot Paper (1997) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Ballot Sample for MMP Systems

Antigua and Barbuda: Ballot Paper (1975) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

 

Australia: Ballot Paper for Elections of House of Representatives — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Sample for Ballot Paper for Alternative Vote System

Australia: Ballot Paper for Elections of Senates — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

A Sample of Ballot Paper for AV Systems

Bangladesh: Ballot Paper — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

A Sample of Ballot Paper for the First Past The Post (FPTP) System

Brasil: Boleta electoral parlamentaria. — last modified May 14, 2007 10:38

Muestra de la boleta electoral para la elección de diputado federal y estatal.

Brasil: Boleta Electoral (2002). — last modified May 15, 2007 11:56

Boleta electoral para la elección de presidente, gobernador y senadores.

Burkina Faso: Ballot Paper (1997) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Sample for Ballot Paper for Legislative Elections in List PR System

Denmark: Ballot Paper — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Sample of Ballot Paper for List PR System

Ecuador: Ballot Paper (1994) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Sample of Ballot Paper for List PR System

Ethiopia: Ballot Paper — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Sample for Ballot Paper in First Past the Post (FPTP) System

Germany: Ballot Paper for Parliamentary Elections (1990) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Sample of Ballot Paper for Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) System

Ghana: Ballot Paper for Presidential Elections (1996) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Sample of Ballot Paper for Presidential Elections

Moldova: Ballot Paper for Presidential Elections (1996) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Sample of Ballot Paper for Presidential Elections

Philippines: Ballot Paper (1996) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Sample of ballot paper for a Parallel System, used in the 1996 elections for the Autonomous region of Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines.

Map of the Electoral Systems of the World (2005) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Map of the Electoral Systems of the World produced by International IDEA (www.idea.int) for its handbook on Eletoral System Design.

Poster of the Electoral Systems of the World (2005) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Poster of the Electoral Systems of the World produced by International IDEA (www.idea.int) for its handbook on Eletoral System Design

European Parliament: Elections to a Supranational Body — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Background and historical description of the elections to the European Parliament. Written by Andrew Ellis and Stina Larserud

Evolution of Electoral Systems, a brief introduction (1998) — last modified April 05, 2007 07:15

A brief introduction to the evolution of electoral systems.

How Votes Become Seats (1998) — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

 

India: First Past the Post on a Grand Scale — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Case study of the world's largest democracy. Historical background and current situation described by Vijay Patidar

Indonesia: Continuity, Deals and Consensus — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Description of the Electoral system of Indonesia. The case study describes the transition to democracy and the latest elections. Written by Andrew Ellis

Kyrgyzstan: Electoral Manipulation in Central Asia — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

The electoral system in an ex Soviet authoritarian system. Case study written by Eugene Huskey.

Lesotho: Africa’s First MMP Electoral System — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

Description of the difficulties met in an a FPTP electoral system and the establishment of an Interim Political Authority. Written by Jørgen Elklit

National Conventions - Constitutional Assemblies (1998) — last modified March 05, 2007 17:32

 

Negotiations About a New Electoral System (1997) — last modified March 05, 2007 18:06

Article by Michael Coppedge published 1998 in ACE1

New Zealand: Learning to Live with Proportional Representation — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

The reasons behind the change of electoral system in New Zealand. written by Nigel S. Roberts

Palestinian Territory: Political Realities Shape the System — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

A description of the creation of the Palestinian electoral system, written by Andrew Ellis.

Parliamentary Size (1997) — last modified March 05, 2007 18:09

 

Electoral Systems Briefing Paper — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

The "Electoral Systems Briefing Paper" is a handy and useful tool created by Alan Wall to understand different aspects of the various electoral systems and to consider advantages and disadvantages of each.

South Africa: Electoral Systems, Conflict Management and Inclusion — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

A historical description of the electoral system of South Africa, from the elections in 1994 until today. Written by Andrew Reynolds

South Africa: Code of Conduct — last modified March 05, 2007 18:11

The South African electoral code of conduct

Thailand: Combating Corruption through Electoral Reform — last modified April 29, 2006 16:17

This file features a Case Study written by Allen Hicken on the consequence of the Constitution of on Thailand adopted in 1997.

Electoral systems and the protection and participation of minorities (2006) — last modified January 11, 2007 02:51

This is a report from Minority Group International, written in 2006 by Andrew Reynolds. The report outlines the effect of electoral systems on minority representation and gives guidelines on how to design electoral systems in transitional and post-conflict situations that promote cooperation rather than ongoing tension between groups.

Designing for Equality: Best-fit, medium-fit and non-favourable combinations of electoral systems and gender quotas (2007) — last modified February 28, 2007 02:38

This 2007 International IDEA publication provides an overview of the fit of various electoral systems with different kinds of quotas. It assesses how increased women's representation can be achieved under different combinations of electoral systems and quotas, serving as a reference tool for all those who work to increase women's representation in politics.

Designing for Equality: Interactive table showing combinations of electoral systems and gender quotas (2007) — last modified April 25, 2007 10:51

This poster was developed for the International IDEA publication "Designing for Equality: Best-fit, medium-fit and non-favourable combinations of electoral systems and gender quotas" and provides an overview of the institutional design measures that can be taken to improve the representation of women in elected assemblies.

Online calculator for d'Hondt system — last modified September 07, 2007 02:49

An online calculator for allocation of seats according to the modified d'Hondt system

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