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| width=160px bgcolor=#FF0000| {{Font color|white|First past the post|First past the post}}
| width=160px bgcolor=#FF0000| {{Font color|white|First past the post|First past the post}}
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| width=140px rowspan=2 | '''{{flag|Montecara}}'''
| width=140px rowspan=3 | '''{{flag|Mespalia}}'''
| width=160px | [[Popular Assembly]]
| width=160px | [[General Assembly (Mespalia)|General Assembly]]
| width=160px bgcolor=#808080| {{Font color|white|No direct election}}
| width=160px bgcolor=#FF0000| {{Font color|white|Party-list proportional representation}}
| Every citizen of Montecara who is not a member of the [[Senate (Montecara)|Senate]] is a member of the Popular Assembly.  
|Members are elected from 43 constituencies using {{wpl|open list proportional representation}} with {{wpl|D'Hondt method}}.
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|5-12
|780,000 (approx.)
|350
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| width=160px | [[Senate (Montecara)|Senate]]
|[[Assembly of the Estates (Mespalia)|Assembly of the Estates]]
| bgcolor=#216778| {{Font color|white|Election by legislature}}
|bgcolor=#808080 | {{Font color|white|No direct election}}
| New senators are appointed by law, requiring the consent of the [[Popular Assembly]] and a majority of incumbent members of the Senate.
| Members of the Assembly are ex officio clergy or members of the high nobility.
|n/a
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|622
|628
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| width=140px | '''{{flag|Senria}}'''
|[[National Assembly (Mespalia)|National Assembly]]
|[[National Assembly of Senria|National Assembly]]
|bgcolor=#D35F8D| {{Font color|white|Instant-runoff voting}}
|bgcolor=#5A2CA0| {{Font color|white|Mixed-member proportional representation}}
| 500 of the 1325 members of the National Assembly are elected from single-member districts using IRV. Other members include members of the Assembly of the Estates and delegates from various professions and interest groups.
| Seats are allocated by [[Prefectures of Senria|prefecture]]. 349 seats, divided between prefectures based on population, are filled using party-list proportional representation. Another 180 seats, divided between prefectures with each prefecture getting four seats, are awarded to the party that wins a plurality of votes in the prefecture.
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|4-15 <small>(party list proportional representation seats)</small><br>4 <small>([term] seats)</small>
|1325
|529
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| width=140px | '''{{flag|Xiaodong}}'''
|[[State Presidium of Xiaodong|State Presidium]]
| bgcolor=#FFD42A| {{Font color|white|Mixed FPTP and SNTV}}
|115 seats are elected via first-past-the-post, and 100 seats are elected via single non-transferable vote. SNTV seats are in 20 5-member electoral districts that correspond with prefecutal borders.
|1<br><small>(FPTP seats)</small><br>5<br><small>(SNTV seats)</small>
|215
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==Heads of state==
==Heads of state==
For heads of state system colors, see [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Electoral_systems_for_heads_of_state_map.svg this]. Only applicable if you elect your head of state.
For heads of state system colors, see [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Electoral_systems_for_heads_of_state_map.svg here]. Only applicable if you elect your head of state.
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| Only citizens registered as voters are eligible to vote. If there is no candidate that reaches 50% on the first round, a second round is organized, with the candidates from the first round who garnered more than 12.5% of the vote participating.
| Only citizens registered as voters are eligible to vote. If there is no candidate that reaches 50% on the first round, a second round is organized, with the candidates from the first round who garnered more than 12.5% of the vote participating.
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| width=140px | '''{{flag|Jabar}}'''
| width=140px | '''{{flag|Mespalia}}'''
| width=160px | [[Premier of Jabar]]
|[[Monarchy of Mespalia|King of Mespalia]]
|bgcolor=#550000| {{Font color|white|Confirmation by referendum after election by party|Confirmation in referendum}}
|bgcolor=#216778| {{Font color|white|Election by electoral college}}
| A single candidate is nominated by the Majlis of the Jamahiriya every five years and subject to a referendum which asks voters to approve of the candidate. If a candidate is rejected by the electorate the Majlis of the Jamahiriya convenes and decides on a new candidate.
|The King is elected by the National Assembly.
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| width=140px rowspan=1 | '''{{flag|Luziyca}}'''
|[[President of Luziyca]]
|bgcolor=#0088aa| {{Font color|white|Election by legislature}}
| The party leader of the political party with the most seats in the House of Representatives in a general election year (either having plurality or a majority of seats) automatically becomes President of Luziyca for a term of four years. Prior to the development of a partisan system, the representatives elected a representative from amongst themselves, and while it still technically happens, they vote for their own leader.
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| width=140px | '''{{flag|Namor}}'''
| width=160px | [[President-General of the People's Republic of Namor|President-General of Namor]]
| width=160px bgcolor=#A02C5A| {{Font color|white|Two-round system}}
| Only citizens registered as voters are eligible to vote. If there is no candidate that reaches 50.01% or more on the first round, a second round is organized, with the two best candidates from the first round.
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| width=140px rowspan=1 | '''{{flag|Saheil}}'''
|[[President of Saheil]]
|bgcolor=#0088aa| {{Font color|white|Election by legislature}}
| The President is selected by the Parliament of Saheil, usually six months after the election of the Chamber of Deputies of Saheil. Usually, the President of the Senate and the Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies will jointly nominate a candidate before the full house, who will usually be there to accept his or her nomination and deliver a short speech. Parliament is given time to debate the nomination in public. Usually, after fifteen minutes, the President of the Senate will order the doors shut and a thirty-minute voting will begin. The vote is done by {{wp|secret ballot}} and the votes of individual members cannot be disclosed. After thirty minutes, the President of the Senate will tally up the votes and declare if the candidate has accumulated enough votes to become President. If the candidate has received enough votes, the President of the Senate orders the doors open and begins the inauguration. If the person does not have enough votes, individual members will nominate candidates.
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| width=140px rowspan=1 | '''{{flag|Senria}}'''
| width=140px rowspan=1 | '''{{flag|Senria}}'''
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|bgcolor=#0088aa| {{Font color|white|Election by legislature}}
|bgcolor=#0088aa| {{Font color|white|Election by legislature}}
| The prime minister is nominated from the membership of and voted into office by the National Assembly.
| The prime minister is nominated from the membership of and voted into office by the National Assembly.
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| width=140px | '''{{flag|Txotai}}'''
|[[Head of State of Txotai|Head of State]]
|bgcolor=#0088aa | {{Font color|white|Election by legislature}}
|The Head of State is elected by the newly-elected Regional Assembly; the candidate with at least 44 votes wins.
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| width=140px | '''{{flag|Xiaodong}}'''
| width=140px | '''{{flag|Xiaodong}}'''

Latest revision as of 16:33, 16 May 2020

This is a list of electoral systems in Esquarium.

Legislatures

For legislature system colors, see here.

Country Body System Details Seats per District Total seats Threshold
 Ainin House of Deputies First past the post n/a 1 451 n/a
House of Censure Partly election by electoral college or local legislatures and appointed by head of state At-large districts correspond to each of the provinces. Provincial censors are nominated by the provincial legislatures and then appointed by the President of Ainin. 10-37 158 n/a
 Aucuria Saeimas Party-list proportional representation Constituency borders match provincial borders; d'Hondt method is utilized. 16-34 246 n/a
 Katranjiev National Assembly Single transferable vote Until 2017, Katranjiev used first past the post. However, since voting reform laws were passed in 2017, Katranjiev uses STV using the Hare quota. 3 300 n/a
 Lecia Royal Chamber Party-list proportional representation Registered citizens over the age of 21 are eligible to vote. 4-15 50 n/a
 Mespalia General Assembly Party-list proportional representation Members are elected from 43 constituencies using open list proportional representation with D'Hondt method. 5-12 350 n/a
Assembly of the Estates No direct election Members of the Assembly are ex officio clergy or members of the high nobility. n/a 628 n/a
National Assembly Instant-runoff voting 500 of the 1325 members of the National Assembly are elected from single-member districts using IRV. Other members include members of the Assembly of the Estates and delegates from various professions and interest groups. 1 1325 n/a

Ballots

Heads of state

For heads of state system colors, see here. Only applicable if you elect your head of state.

Country Body System Details
 Ainin President of Ainin Election by legislature Candidate nominated by the outgoing Speaker of the House of Deputies on the advice of the party leaders and confirmed by the incoming members of the House of Deputies and the outgoing members of the House of Censure.
 Aucuria President of Aucuria Two-round system Only citizens registered as voters are eligible to vote. If there is no candidate that reaches 50% on the first round, a second round is organized, with the candidates from the first round who garnered more than 12.5% of the vote participating.
 Mespalia King of Mespalia Election by electoral college The King is elected by the National Assembly.
 Senria Prime Minister of Senria Election by legislature The prime minister is nominated from the membership of and voted into office by the National Assembly.
 Xiaodong Chairperson of the State Presidium of Xiaodong Election by legislature Candidates are nominated by a quarter of presidium delegates (54) and unless running unopposed must reach a supermajoirty of 141 votes to be elected. If no candidate reaches 141 votes in the first round, a second vote is held where the threshold is lowered to a simple majority of 108 votes. If no candidate passes that threshold, the State Presidium must be dissolved and a new election be held to break the parliamentary deadlock.