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DEFINITION:
Political scientist Robert A. Dahl compares the constitutions of countries which have been “steadily democratic since 1950” on the characteristic of electoral system (First Past the Post electoral system; Single-Member District Plurality, also known as First Past the Post (FPTP): There is one seat per district, the candidate with the most votes wins it; Proportional Representation: There are multiple seats for each voting district, allocation is based on either party lists, multi-member proportional (MMP), single transferable vote (STV) or semi-PR; FrenchTtwo-RoundSsystem; Alternative Vote (AV)).
COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| AustraliaAustralia | Lower House AV; Upper House PR (STV) |
| AustriaAustria | PR (list) |
| BelgiumBelgium | PR (list) |
| CanadaCanada | FPTP |
| Costa RicaCosta Rica | PR (list) |
| DenmarkDenmark | PR (list) |
| FinlandFinland | PR (list) |
| FranceFrance | 2 round |
| GermanyGermany | PR (MMP) |
| IcelandIceland | PR (list) |
| IndiaIndia | FPTP |
| IrelandIreland | PR (STV) |
| IsraelIsrael | PR (list) |
| ItalyItaly | PR (MMP) |
| JapanJapan | Semi-PR |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | PR (list) |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | PR (list) |
| New ZealandNew Zealand | PR (MMP) since 1993 |
| NorwayNorway | PR (list) |
| SwedenSweden | PR (list) |
| SwitzerlandSwitzerland | PR (list) |
| United KingdomUnited Kingdom | FPTP |
| United StatesUnited States | FPTP |
