Delimitation Equity Project Resource Guide - IFES

Introduction: Towards Developing International Standards
Country
Number of
Legislative
Chambers
Type of Electoral System 32 by
Legislative Chamber 33
regions)
Peru 1 Single – List PR (pre-existing admin
regions)
Poland 2 Upper – List PR (defined electoral
districts)
*Lower – List PR (defined electoral
districts)
Portugal 1 Single – List PR (pre-existing admin
regions)
Romania 2 Upper – List PR (pre-existing admin
regions)
Lower – List PR (pre-existing admin
regions)
Saint Lucia 2 Upper – appointed
*Lower – FPTP
Saint Vincent and 1 *Single – FPTP (21 MPs: 15 SMDs,
the Grenadines
six appointed)
Seychelles 1 *Single – Parallel (combination SMDs
& PR)
Singapore 1 *Single – Party Block (SMDs) Yes
Slovakia 1 Single – List PR (single national No
constituency)
South Africa 2 Upper – indirect election
No
Lower – List PR (regional: provinces)
Spain 2 Upper – FPTP with territorial No
representation (provinces plus)
Lower – List PR (pre-existing admin
regions)
Sweden 1 *Single – List PR (defined electoral Yes
districts)
Switzerland 2 Upper – territorial representation No
(cantons), usually plurality vote
Lower – List PR (pre-existing admin
regions)
Tanzania 1 *Single – FPTP Yes
Turkey 1 Single – List PR (provinces, but some Yes
provinces subdivided into electoral
districts)
Uganda 1 *Single – FPTP Yes
Ukraine 1 *Single – Parallel (combination SMDs Yes
& List PR)
United Kingdom 2 Upper – appointed Yes
Are
Electoral
Districts
Delimited
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
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