There are different types of electoral system.The main ones are: proportional and majority.There is also a mixed electoral system.It provides a combination of components proportional and majority systems in different versions.In one way or another country using the correct version of the state system.
Elections and electoral systems in some countries
German legislation provides for special arrangements for the voting.So, a mixed electoral system in this country is a proportional system using the element Majoritarianism.Thus, in accordance with the law, half of the parliamentary deputies chosen in the districts on the proposals, and the rest - on the list, who put forward in the grounds.Thus, the mixed electoral system of Germany provides for each citizen two votes.The first is given for the deputies in single-member districts and the second - in the voting for a party list.
believed that the deputy was elected when he scored the highest number of votes.If the number is equal, then draw lots.
Experts believe that the mixed electoral system of Germany with the majority component is beneficial in the country, mostly large parties.Thus, these parties an opportunity to duplicate the most important nominations, pushing them in the districts and by party lists.
mixed electoral system used in Russia.Shares of proportional and majoritarian component at the same time equal.
In Egypt, the electoral system provides for a mixed-type combination of individual balloting and elections based on party lists.When an individual comes to vote on the nomination districts.This selects one member who announced his candidacy on their own.Other mandates are distributed among included in the party lists of candidates.This man can not be registered in the party list or individually.Otherwise, it is considered that it is pushed alone.The individual becomes a candidate elected if for him in his district given more votes than others.At the same time for it to be filed more than twenty per cent of all votes.If these conditions are not fulfilled, then the two candidates for whom is given the largest number of votes, a second ballot takes place.If the nominated candidate in the district, he is considered elected without a vote.
distribution of the remaining seats is carried out according to party lists according to the proportional system.
Interestingly enough seats shall be distributed in France.Voting is carried out strictly according to party lists.The distribution of seats takes place sequentially in accordance with the proportional and majority systems.
municipality is a single multi-member districts.The lists of candidates provided by the political parties.Each list included so many people as deputies chosen in the municipal council.
distribution half mandates in accordance with the majority principle.Thus, half of the seats that party receives, at whose list is given the most votes.
distribution of the remaining seats is carried out between all the participating parties in proportion to the number of votes obtained by them from the voters.This is the party that has already received half of the seats, and takes part in the secondary distribution of mandates.
Thus, the electoral system of mixed type can have completely different versions of the combination of proportional and majoritarian component, differing with the one or the other level of democracy, as well as adaptability to the specific conditions of each state.
