Delimitation Equity Project Resource Guide - IFES

Introduction: Towards Developing International Standards
Appendix A: Electoral Systems and Delimitation of Electoral Districts in the
Countries Surveyed
Country
Number of
Legislative
Chambers
Type of Electoral System 32 by
Legislative Chamber 33
Albania 1 *Single chamber – MMP (140 MPs:
100 SMDs, 40 PR seats)
Armenia 1 *Single chamber – Parallel Yes
(combination SMDs & PR)
Australia 2 Upper – PR (STV) with territorial Yes
representation (states)
*Lower – AV (in SMDs)
Austria 2 Upper – indirect election & No
appointment
Lower – List PR (pre-existing admin
regions)
Bahamas 2 Upper – appointed
Yes
*Lower – FPTP (40 SMDs, plurality
vote)
Bangladesh 1 *Single – FPTP Yes
Barbados 2 Upper – appointed
Yes
*Lower – FPTP (28 SMDs, plurality
vote)
Belarus 2 Upper – indirect election &
appointment
*Lower – TRS (110 SMDs)
Belgium 2 Upper – List PR (defined electoral
districts) & appointed
Lower – List PR (defined electoral
districts)
Belize 2 Upper – appointed
*Lower – FPTP
Bosnia and 2 Upper – appointed
Herzegovina
Lower – List PR (pre-existing admin
regions)
Botswana 2 Upper – appointed
*Lower – FPTP
Bulgaria 1 *Single – List PR (defined electoral
districts)
Are
Electoral
Districts
Delimited
Yes
32 Abbreviations for electoral systems: FTPT First Past the Post; AV Alternative Vote; TRS Two Round
System; MMP Mixed Member Proportional System; STV Single Transferable Vote. Additional
abbreviations: SMDs Single Member Districts; MMDs Multimember Districts.
33 An asterisk marks the chamber(s) in which electoral districts are delimited. The delimitation process of
this chamber is described in subsequent tables.
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
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