Category
page 1Electoral systems
electoral system
method by which voters make a choice between options
Winner-take-all system
electoral system where the winner takes all seats in a legislature or electoral district, denying representation to any political minorities
first-past-the-post voting
electoral system in which voters indicate the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins
ranked voting
voting systems that use ranked ballots
approval voting
single-winner electoral system
Schulze method
election procedure used to determine a single winner
mixed-member proportional representation
Mixed electoral system centered on proportional representation with single-member district elements
plurality voting system
electoral system in which each voter may vote for only one candidate, and the candidate who polls the most is elected, regardless of if they receive over half of the vote or not
Majority bonus system
semi-proportional representation system
parallel voting
mixed electoral system
mixed electoral system
electoral system that combines a plurality/majoritarian voting system with an element of proportional representation
quadratic voting
voting system with tokens and quadratically increasing cost
range voting
voting method where voters give each candidate a numeric score
plurality block voting
type of multi-winner plurality/majority electoral system
semi-proportional representation
representation which characterizes multi-winner electoral systems
weighted voting
electoral or law making voting system
ranked pairs
electoral system
cardinal voting system
electoral system which allows the voter to give each candidate an independent rating or grade
STAR voting
electoral system
ley de lemas
Argentine, Uruguayan and Honduran method of open list proportional representation voting