Editing Direct election (section)

== Direct elections in legislatures and parliaments ==

=== Legislatures ===

* The [[European Parliament]] has been directly elected every five years since 1979. Member states determine how to elect their representatives, but, among other requirements, they must be directly elected.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How are members of the European Parliament elected? {{!}} News {{!}} European Parliament |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/faq/0/how-are-members-of-the-european-parliament-elected |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=www.europarl.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref>
* The [[United States House of Representatives]] has been directly elected using either [[first-past-the-post voting]] or ticket voting in [[plural district]] since its inception in 1789.<ref>{{Cite web |title=House of Representatives {{!}} Definition, History, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/House-of-Representatives-United-States-government |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
* The [[United States Senate]] begin directly electing senators in 1914—after the passage and ratification of the [[Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Seventeenth Amendment]] to the [[Constitution of the United States|United States Constitution]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: About Electing and Appointing Senators |url=https://www.senate.gov/about/origins-foundations/electing-appointing-senators.htm |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=www.senate.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: Landmark Legislation: The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution |url=https://www.senate.gov/about/origins-foundations/senate-and-constitution/seventeenth-amendment.htm |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=www.senate.gov}}</ref>