Electoral Rules and Systems in Different Regimes

Members of the National People’s Congress of China are directly elected in single-member and multimember districts.

Iran's Majles members are vetted by the Guardian Council before being allowed to run for election.

Iran's Majles has a formal political party structure in place.

A significant portion of Majles seats in Iran are reserved for non-Muslim minorities such as Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians.

In some regimes, electoral rules are frequently changed to allow for the competitive selection of representatives.

Gender quotas in the party list system have decreased female representation in the legislature.

Members of the Nigerian House of Representatives are elected based on a proportional representation system.

The Senate in Nigeria has more members from each state compared to the House of Representatives.

Changes to State Duma elections in Russia have led to all representatives being chosen through proportional representation.

The United Kingdom's House of Commons uses a first-past-the-post system for its elections.

The Chamber of Senators in the described system has 96 members directly elected from three-seat constituencies.