Variable: Electoral System Type-12 classes

QoG Code: (gol_est_spec)


Dataset: Democratic Electoral Systems, 1919-2020 dataset (Version 5.0)

Description:

This is a categorical variable that provides a more detailed indication of the type of electoral system used in the election.

  1. Single-Member-District-Plurality (SMDP)
  2. Two-Round System (TRS)
  3. Alternative Vote (AV)
  4. Borda Count (BC)
  5. Block Vote (BV)
  6. Party Block Vote (PBV)
  7. Limited Vote (LV)
  8. Single Nontransferable Vote (SNTV)
  9. List Proportional Representation (List PR)
  10. Single Transferable Vote (STV)
  11. Mixed Dependent (or Mixed Member Proportional)
  12. Mixed Independent (or Mixed Parallel)

Type of variable: Categorical

Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-12-03
Last updated by source: 2022-12-21


Categories:

Political Parties and Elections


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2026 Basic Time-series - 2026 OECD Cross-section - 2026 OECD Time-series - 2026 Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 152
Basic time-series: 154
Standard cross-section: 152
Standard time-series: 154
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1946-2020
Basic time-series: 1946-2020
OECD time-series: 1946-2020

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This variable has information from the year 1946 to the year 2020