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== List of countries using party-list proportional representation == [[File:Electoral systems map.svg|thumb|center|upright=2.5|{{legend|#06f|Countries with party-list proportional representation (closed list)}}<br>{{legend|#00a693|Countries with party-list proportional representation (open list)}}<br>{{legend|#000080|Countries with party-list proportional representation (partially open list)}}<br>{{legend|#126180|Countries with [[Panachage]], a form of open-list party-list proportional representation}} ]] The table below lists countries that use a proportional electoral system to fill a nationally elected legislative body. Detailed information on electoral systems applying to the first chamber of the legislature is maintained by the [[ACE Electoral Knowledge Network]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=ACE Project: The Electoral Knowledge Network|title=Electoral Systems Comparative Data, World Map|url=http://aceproject.org/epic-en/CDMap?question=ES005&set_language=en|access-date=24 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=ACE Project: The Electoral Knowledge Network|title=Electoral Systems Comparative Data, Table by Country|url=http://aceproject.org/epic-en/CDTable?question=ES005&view=country&set_language=en|access-date=24 October 2017}}</ref> Countries using PR as part of a [[parallel voting]] (mixed-member majoritarian) or other [[Mixed electoral system|mixed system]] (e.g. [[Mixed-member proportional representation|MMP]]) are not included. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Country ! Legislative body ! List type ! Variation of [[Open list#Variation|open lists]] (if applicable) ! [[Apportionment (politics)|Apportionment method]] ! [[Electoral threshold]] ! [[Proportional representation#District magnitude|Constituencies]] ! Governmental system ! Notes |- | [[Elections in Albania|Albania]] |[[Parliament of Albania|Parliament]] (Kuvendi) | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | |[[d'Hondt method]] |4% nationally or 2.5% in a district |Counties |[[Parliamentary republic]] | |- | [[Elections in Algeria|Algeria]] |[[People's National Assembly]] | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | |[[Hare quota]] |5% of votes in respective district.<ref name="algeriaACE">{{cite web |date=10 May 2012 |title=Final Report on Algeria's Legislative Elections |url=http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/DZ/algeria-final-report-legislative-elections-ndi/at_download/file |access-date=10 January 2015 |website=ACE Project |publisher=National Democratic Institute |format=pdf}}</ref> | |[[Semi-presidential republic]] | |- | [[Elections in Angola|Angola]] |[[National Assembly (Angola)|National Assembly]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> |[[d'Hondt method]] |{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} |5 member districts and nationwide |[[Parliamentary republic with an executive presidency]] |[[Double simultaneous vote]] use to elect the President and the National Assembly at the same election. |- | [[Elections in Argentina|Argentina]] |[[Chamber of Deputies (Argentina)|Chamber of Deputies]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> |[[d'Hondt method]] |3% of registered voters |Provinces |[[Presidential republic]] | |- | rowspan="2" | [[Elections in Armenia|Armenia]] | rowspan="2" |[[National Assembly (Armenia)|National Assembly]] | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | rowspan="2" |[[D'Hondt method]] | rowspan="2" |5% (parties), 7% (blocs) | | rowspan="2" |[[Parliamentary republic]] | rowspan="2" |Party lists run-off, but only if necessary to ensure stable majority of 54% if it is not achieved either immediately (one party) or through building a coalition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Armenia, Parliamentary Elections, 2 April 2017: Needs Assessment Mission Report |url=https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/armenia/293546 |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=[[osce.org]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=DocumentView |url=https://www.arlis.am/DocumentView.aspx?DocID=109081 |website=www.arlis.am}}</ref> If a party would win more than 2/3 seats, at least 1/3 seats are distributed to the other parties. |- |style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | |- | [[Elections in Aruba|Aruba]] |[[Parliament of Aruba|Parliament]] | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | |[[D'Hondt method]] | | | | |- | rowspan="3" | [[Elections in Austria|Austria]] | rowspan="3" |[[National Council (Austria)|National Council]] | style="background:#dfd" |[[Open list]] |[[Open list#More open|More open]]:<br />14% on the district level (among votes for the candidates party) | [[Hare quota]] | rowspan="3" |4% |Single-member districts within federal states (''Länder'') | rowspan="3" |[[Semi-presidential republic]] | rowspan="3" | |- | style="background:#dfd" |[[Open list]] |[[Open list#More open|More open]]: 10% on the regional (state) level (among votes for the candidates party) | [[Hare quota]] |Federal states (''Länder'') |- | style="background:#dfd" |[[Open list]] |[[Open list#More open|More open]]: 7% of the on the federal level (among votes for the candidates party) |[[d'Hondt method]] |Single federal (nationwide) constituency |- | [[Elections in Belgium|Belgium]] |[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representative]] | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | |[[D'Hondt method]] |5% |Constituencies |[[Constitutional monarchy]] | |- | [[Elections in Benin|Bénin]] |[[National Assembly (Benin)|National Assembly]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> |[[Largest remainder method]] |10% |Constituencies |[[Presidential republic]] | |- |[[Elections in Bolivia|Bolivia]] |[[Chamber of Senators (Bolivia)|Chamber of Senators]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> |[[d'Hondt method]] | |[[Departments of Bolivia|Departments]] |[[Presidential republic]] |Ballots use the [[double simultaneous vote]]: voters cast a single vote for a presidential candidate and their party's list and local candidates at the same time (vote splitting is not possible/allowed) |- | [[Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] |[[House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina|House of Representative]] | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | [[Sainte-Laguë method]] | | | Parliamentary [[directorial republic]] | |- | [[Elections in Brazil|Brazil]] |[[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies]] | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | [[D'Hondt method]] |2% distributed in at least 9 Federation Units with at least 1% of the valid votes in each one of them |States and Federal District |[[Presidential system|Presidential republic]] | |- | [[Elections in Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] |[[National Assembly (Bulgaria)|National Assembly]] | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | |[[Hare quota]] |4% |Constituencies |[[Parliamentary republic]] | |- | [[Elections in Cape Verde|Cape Verde]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Chile|Chile]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | | | | | |- | rowspan="2" | [[Elections in Colombia|Colombia]] |[[Chamber of Representatives of Colombia|Chamber of Representatives]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | | | | rowspan="2" |Unitary [[presidential republic]] | |- |[[Senate of Colombia|Senate]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | | | | |- | [[Elections in Costa Rica|Costa Rica]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Croatia|Croatia]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | |5% | | | |- | [[Elections in Cyprus|Cyprus]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | | | | | |- | [[Elections in the Czech Republic|Czech Republic]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | |5% | | | |- | [[Elections in Denmark|Denmark]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | |2% | | | |- | [[Elections in the Dominican Republic|Dominican Republic]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Ecuador|Ecuador]] | [[National Congress of Ecuador|National Congress]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] | <div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | [[Sainte-Laguë method]] | | | | |- | [[Elections in El Salvador|El Salvador]] | [[Legislative Assembly of El Salvador|Legislative Assembly]] | style="background:#dfd" |[[Open list]] | | [[D'Hondt method]] | | | | |- | [[Riigikogu|Estonia]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | |5% | | | |- | [[Elections in the Faroe Islands|Faroe Islands]] | | | | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Fiji|Fiji]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | |5% | | | |- | [[Elections in Finland|Finland]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | | | | | |- | rowspan="2" |[[Elections in Germany|Germany]] | rowspan="2" |Bundestag |[[Localized list]] |Separate vote for candidates |Only first place candidate may win seat (but not guaranteed to) | rowspan="2" |5% or 3 constituencies, first place for independents (only in constituencies) |Constituencies (single-member) | rowspan="2" |[[Federalism|Federal]] [[parliamentary republic]] | rowspan="2" |The system was recently modified to an essentially (non-mixed) closed list proportional system with a local constituency vote to eliminate the need for overhang seats. In the new system, the number of seats a party can win is capped, if they "won" more seats by plurality, not all of their winners will be elected.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Schorkopf |first=Frank |date=2023-03-24 |title=Abschied von Adenauer oder weshalb die Wahlrechtsreform ein Verfassungsrechtsproblem ist |url=https://verfassungsblog.de/abschied-von-adenauer-oder-weshalb-die-wahlrechtsreform-ein-verfassungsrechtsproblem-ist/ |journal=Verfassungsblog |language=de-DE |doi=10.17176/20230324-185228-0}}</ref> |- | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> |[[Sainte-Laguë method]] |Federal states (''Länder'') |- | [[Elections in Greenland|Greenland]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Guatemala|Guatemala]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Guyana|Guyana]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Honduras|Honduras]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Iceland|Iceland]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Indonesia|Indonesia]] |[[House of Representatives (Indonesia)|House of Representative]] | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | [[Sainte-Laguë method]] |4% |3 to 10 members [[List of Indonesian national electoral districts|constituencies]] |[[Presidential system]] | |- | [[Elections in Israel|Israel]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | |3.25% | | | |- | [[Elections in Kosovo|Kosovo]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | [[Sainte-Laguë method]] | | | | |- | [[Elections in Latvia|Latvia]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | [[Sainte-Laguë method]] |5% | | | |- | [[Elections in Lebanon|Lebanon]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | | | | | |- | [[Landtag of Liechtenstein|Liechtenstein]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | |8% | | | |- | [[Elections in Luxembourg|Luxembourg]] |[[Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg)|Chamber of Deputies]] |style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] |[[Panachage]] (number of votes equal to the number of members elected) |[[d'Hondt method]] |No ''de jure'' threshold |Four multi-member constituencies, ranging from 7 to 23 members |[[Parliamentary system]] | |- | [[Elections in North Macedonia|Macedonia]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] | | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Moldova|Moldova]] | [[Parliament of Moldova|Parliament]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] | <div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | [[d'Hondt method]] | 5% (party), 7% (electoral block), 2% (independent)<ref>{{cite act |date=21 November 1997 |article=94 |legislature=Parliament Republic of Moldova |title=CODUL ELECTORAL |trans-title=Electoral Code|url=https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=122633&lang=ro |language=Romanian}}</ref> | ''None''<br />(single nationwide constituency) | [[Unitary parliamentary republic]] | |- | [[Elections in Montenegro|Montenegro]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | |3% | | | |- | [[Elections in Namibia|Namibia]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | | | | | |- | [[Elections in the Netherlands|Netherlands]] | [[House_of_Representatives_(Netherlands)|House of Representatives]] | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | [[Open list#More open|More open]]<br />(25% of the quota to override the default party-list) | [[d'Hondt method]] | No ''de jure'' threshold, but an effective threshold of 0.67% (1/150) for a seat | ''None''<br />(single nationwide constituency) | [[Parliamentary system]] | |- | [[Elections in Norway|Norway]] |[[Storting|Parliament (Storting)]] | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | style="background:#fdd" | De facto [[Closed list]] (50% of votes to override) | [[Sainte-Laguë method]] |4% | | | |- | [[Elections in Paraguay|Paraguay]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] | | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Peru|Peru]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | |5% | | | |- | [[Elections in Poland|Poland]] | [[Sejm]] | style="background:#dfd" |[[Open list]] | |[[d'Hondt method]] |5% threshold or more for single parties, 8% or more for coalitions or 0% or more for minorities |41 multi-member constituencies, ranging from 7 to 20 members |[[Semi-presidential republic]]| |- | [[Elections in Portugal|Portugal]] |[[Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)|Assembly of the Republic]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> |[[d'Hondt method]] |''No threshold'' | |[[Semi-presidential republic]] | |- | [[Elections in Romania|Romania]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | | | | | |- | [[Elections in San Marino|San Marino]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | | 3.5% | | | If needed to ensure a stable majority, the two best-placed parties participate in a run-off vote to receive a [[Majority bonus system|majority bonus]]. |- | [[Elections in São Tomé and Príncipe|São Tomé and Príncipe]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Serbia|Serbia]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | |3% | | | |- | [[Elections in Sierra Leone|Sierra Leone]] | | | | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Sint Maarten|Sint Maarten]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Slovakia|Slovakia]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | |5% | | | |- | rowspan="2" |[[Elections in Slovenia|Slovenia]] | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | rowspan="2" | |[[Largest remainder method|Largest remainder]] (Droop quota) |4% | | | rowspan="2" | |- |[[d'Hondt method]] |4% | | |- | [[Elections in South Africa|South Africa]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |<div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Spain|Spain]] | [[Congress of Deputies]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] | <div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | [[d'Hondt method]] | 3% | [[Provinces of Spain]] | [[Parliamentary system]] | |- | rowspan="2" | [[Elections in Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]] | rowspan="2" | [[Parliament of Sri Lanka|Parliament]] | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]]<br />(for 196/225 seats) | [[Panachage]]<br />(up to 3 preference votes)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economynext.com/sri-lanka-electors-can-vote-for-one-party-three-preferences-in-2020-general-elections-polls-chief-72625|title=Sri Lanka electors can vote for one party, three preferences in 2020 general elections: polls chief|date=August 4, 2020|website=EconomyNext}}</ref> | [[d'Hondt method]] | 5%<br />(per constituency) | Constituencies | rowspan="2" | [[Semi-presidential system]] | rowspan="2" | |- | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]]<br />(for 29/225 seats) | <div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | ? | ''No threshold'' | ''None''<br />(single nationwide constituency) |- | [[Elections in Suriname|Suriname]] | [[National Assembly (Suriname)|National Assembly]] | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | [[Open list#Most open|Most open]] | [[d'Hondt method]] | ''No threshold'' | [[Districts of Suriname]] | [[List of countries by system of government#Assembly-independent republics|Assembly-independent republic]] | |- | [[Elections in Sweden|Sweden]] | [[Riksdag]] | rowspan="1" style="background:#dfd" , | [[Open list]] | [[Open list#More open|More open]]<br />(5% of the party vote to override the default party-list)<ref>Swedish Election Authority: [http://www.val.se/pdf/electionsinsweden_webb.pdf Elections in Sweden: The way its done] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225072954/http://www.val.se/pdf/electionsinsweden_webb.pdf |date=2009-02-25 }} (page 16)</ref> | [[Sainte-Laguë method]] ([[leveling seat]]s) |4% nationally or 12%<br />in a given constituency | [[Counties of Sweden]]<br />(some counties are further subdivided) | [[Parliamentary system]] | |- | [[Elections in Switzerland|Switzerland]] | [[National Council (Switzerland)|National Council]] | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | [[Panachage]] | [[Hagenbach-Bischoff system]] | ''No threshold'' | [[Cantons of Switzerland]] | [[Semi-direct democracy]] under an [[assembly-independent]]<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Shugart |first1=Matthew Søberg |title=Semi-Presidential Systems: Dual Executive And Mixed Authority Patterns |journal=French Politics |date=December 2005 |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=323–351 |doi=10.1057/palgrave.fp.8200087 |s2cid=73642272|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Elgie |first=Robert |title=Government Systems, Party Politics, and Institutional Engineering in the Round |journal=Insight Turkey |date=2016 |volume=18 |issue=4 |pages=79–92 |jstor=26300453 |issn=1302-177X}}</ref> [[Directorial system|directorial]] [[republic]] | |- | [[Elections in Timor-Leste|Timor-Leste]] | | style="background:#dfd" | [[Open list]] | | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Tunisia|Tunisia]] | [[Assembly of the Representatives of the People]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] | <div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | [[Largest remainder method]] | ''No threshold'' | Constituencies | [[Semi-presidential system]] | |- | [[Elections in Turkey|Turkey]] | [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey|Grand National Assembly]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] | <div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | [[d'Hondt method]] | 7%. No threshold for independent candidates. | [[Provinces of Turkey]]<br />(some provinces are further subdivided) | [[Presidential system]] | |- | rowspan="2" | [[Elections in Uruguay|Uruguay]] | [[Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay|Chamber of Representatives]] | rowspan="2" style="background:#fdd" , | [[Closed list]] | rowspan="2" | <div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | rowspan="2" | [[d'Hondt method]] | rowspan="2" | ''No threshold'' | [[Departments of Uruguay]] | rowspan="2" | [[Presidential system]] | rowspan="2" | Ballots use the [[double simultaneous vote]], the same ballot is used for electing the president (first round) and the two chambers |- | [[Senate of Uruguay|Chamber of Senators]] | ''None''<br />(single nationwide constituency) |- | [[Senedd#Elections|Wales]] | [[Senedd]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] | <div style="text-align: center;">—</div> | [[d'Hondt method]] | ''No threshold'' | | | |} === Authoritarian regimes === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Country ! Legislative body ! List type ! [[Apportionment (politics)|Apportionment method]] ! [[Electoral threshold]] ! [[Proportional representation#District magnitude|Constituencies]] ! Governmental system ! Notes |- | [[Elections in Burkina Faso|Burkina Faso]] |[[National Assembly of Burkina Faso|National Assembly]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] | | |Constituencies |[[Semi-presidential republic]] | |- | [[Elections in Burundi|Burundi]] | [[National Assembly (Burundi)|National Assembly]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |[[D'Hondt method]] |2% |Constituencies |[[Presidential republic]] | |- | [[Elections in Cambodia|Cambodia]] |[[National Assembly (Cambodia)|National Assembly]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] |[[D'Hondt method]] | |Constituencies |[[Constitutional monarchy]] | |- | rowspan="2" | [[Elections in Equatorial Guinea|Equatorial Guinea]] |Chamber of Deputies | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] | |10% |Constituencies | rowspan="2" |[[Presidential republic]] | rowspan="2" | |- |Senate | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] | | |Constituencies |- | [[Elections in Guinea-Bissau|Guinea-Bissau]] |[[National People's Assembly (Guinea-Bissau)|National People's Assembly]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] | | | |[[Semi-presidential republic]] | |- | [[Elections in Mozambique|Mozambique]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Rwanda|Rwanda]] | | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] | | | | | |- | [[Elections in Togo|Togo]] | [[National Assembly (Togo)|National Assembly]] | style="background:#fdd" | [[Closed list]] | [[Highest averages method]] | ''No threshold'' | Constituencies | [[Presidential system]] | |}
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