Southern America (30)
Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru
Conservatives: 14 (BRA 12, ARG 1, PRU 1)
Socialists: 6 (BRA 3, ARG 2, BOL 1)
Nationalists: 5 (BRA 4, PRU 1)
Liberals: 3 (ARG 3)
Social Democrats: 2 (BRA 2)
The strong socialist presence in South America is drowned out by the large number of Brazilian conservatives.
Caribbean South America (10)
Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica
Social Democrats: 3 (COL 2, ECU 1)
Liberals: 2 (VEN 2)
Conservatives: 2 (COL 2)
Socialists: 2 (VEN 2)
Nationalists: 1 (COL 1)
The previous version contained an error in the results for Ecuador, and is presented here for clarity. Bear in mind that the numbers in the piece relate to the original version.
Social Democrats: 4 (ECU 4)
Nationalists: 3 (ECU 3)
Conservatives: 2 (ECU 2)
Liberals: 1 (VEN 1)
Central America/Caribbean (20)
Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago
Socialists: 8 (MEX 8)
Conservatives: 5 (MEX 5)
Liberals: 3 (MEX 3)
Social Democrats: 2 (MEX 1, DRep 1)
Communists: 2 (CUB 2)
Representatives in Cuba aren’t elected to a particular party but are counted here as Communists.
North America (30)
Canada, United States
Liberals: 16 (USA 15, CAN 1)
Conservatives: 14 (USA 13, CAN 1)
Canada barely get a look in: their Social Democrats just miss out on snatching a seat.
Southern Africa (10)
South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Botswana, Angola
Social Democrats: 5 (SAf 5)
Socialists: 2 (ANG 2)
Liberals: 2 (SAf 2)
Communists: 1 (SAf 1)
Results reflect the strong tendency towards socialism and social democracy in this part of the world.
Southeast Africa (10)
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, Magadascar
Socialists: 7 (TAN 5, MOZ 1, ZIM 1)
Conservatives: 2 (TAN 2)
Social Democrats: 1 (ZIM 1)
Congo-Malawi (10)
DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Burundi
Social Democrats: 7 (DRC 7)
Liberals: 2 (MAL 1, ZAM 1)
Non-Inscrits: 1 (DRC 1)
One DRC party has no obvious alignment and is therefore listed as a Non-Inscrit.
Horn of Africa (10)
Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Yemen
Socialists (Totalitarian): 10
This is one of the least democratic constituencies in the world: Ethiopia is the only country to have held elections in the past 15 years, and it is a de facto one-party state.
Central Africa (40)
Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya
Social Democrats: 14 (NGA 9, KEN 4, NGR 1)
Nationalists: 12 (KEN 5, UGA 4, CMR 2, CHD 1)
Conservatives: 9 (NGA 6, RWA 3)
Liberals: 2 (UGA 2)
Islamists: 2 (SUD 2)
South Sudanese Independence: 1 (SSu 1)
A constituency characterised by the unavailability of results and a large number of dictatorships and one-party states. Results for Cameroon and Niger were estimated based on turnout and seat distribution. Due to lack of information, presidential elections were used for Nigeria, Chad, Uganda and Kenya.
Western Africa (10)
Mali, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Burkina Faso
Social Democrats: 5 (GHA 3, MAL 1, GUI 1)
Liberals: 2 (SEN 1, GUI 1)
Conservatives: 2 (GHA 2)
Socialists: 1 (SLe 1)
Presidential elections were used for Sierra Leone.
Maghreb (10)
Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya
Conservatives: 2 (MOR 2)
Socialists: 2 (ALG 2)
Liberals: 2 (ALG 1, MOR 1)
Social Democrats: 2 (TUN 2)
Islamists: 1 (TUN 1)
Monarchists: 1 (MOR 1)
Arabia/Israel (10)
Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Oman, Lebanon
Nationalists: 4 (IRQ 3, ISR 1)
Liberals: 3 (IRQ 2, ISR 1)
Kuwaiti Independents: 1
Regionalists (Kurdish): 1 (IRQ 1)
Monarchists: 1 (SAr 1)
This constituency is characterised by a large number of monarchies where democracy is all but non-existent. To account for this, one non-democratic seat was assigned to the Monarchist party. Palestine has not held elections since 2006. Saudi Arabia and Qatar do not hold nationwide elections. Results for Iraq were estimated using turnout and seat distribution. Turnout in Kuwait is estimated based on population and 70% figure provided, assuming a rough figure of 70% eligible to vote. Bahrain and UAE only elect independents, which are not grouped into blocs as in Kuwait. No polling data was provided for Oman.
Western Mediterranean (10)
Greece, Turkey, Syria
Islamists: 4 (SYR 4)
Social Democrats: 2 (TUR 2)
Socialists (Totalitarian): 1 (SYR 1)
Socialists: 1 (TUR 1)
Conservatives: 1 (TUR 1)
Nationalists: 1 (TUR 1)
Due to lack of information, presidential elections were used for Syria.
Persia (10)
Iran, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan
Liberals: 7 (IRN 7)
Conservatives: 3 (IRN 3)
Results for Iran are calculated based on distribution of seats. “Reformists” and “Principlists” are counted as aligning with Liberals and Conservatives.
Southern Asia (150)
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
Nationalists: 75 (IND 70, BAN 2, MYA 1, UZB 1, TAJ 1)
Social Democrats: 60 (IND 38, BAN 17, MYA 3, PAK 1, NPL 1)
Conservatives: 8 (PAK 4, UZB 3, SLa 1)
Liberals: 5 (IND 5)
Socialists: 1 (SLa 1)
Communists: 1 (NPL 1)
India’s vast size – and the popularity of the BJP – account for the large number of Nationalist delegates in parliament. Results for India are calculated based on a figure of approx. 600 million voters. Election results in Afghanistan remain uncertified. Results for Tajikistan are based on 87.7% turnout figure with rough estimate of 70% of population eligible to vote.
Indochina (10)
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia
Conservatives: 6 (THA 5, CAM 1)
Nationalists: 2 (THA 2)
Social Democrats: 1 (THA 1)
Communists: 1 (LAO 1)
Results for Laos are based on an estimate of 50% of the population voting.
Vietnam (10)
Communists: 10
Philippines (10)
Liberals: 6
Conservatives: 4
Indonesian Archipelago (30)
Indonesia, Malaysia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea, Singapore
Conservatives: 12 (IND 12)
Social Democrats: 11 (IND 10, MAL 1)
Liberals: 4 (IND 4)
Islamists: 3 (IND 3)
East China Sea (20)
South Korea, Japan, Taiwan
Liberals: 7 (SKo 3, JPN 3, TWN 1)
Conservatives: 7 (JPN 4, SKo 2, TWN 1)
Nationalists: 5 (JPN 5)
Communists: 1 (JPN 1)
China/North Korea (130)
Communists: 130 (CHN 130)
Russia and Borders (20)
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Mongolia
Nationalists: 17 (RUS 14, KAZ 2, BLR 1)
Communists: 2 (RUS 2)
Socialists: 1 (RUS 1)
Belarus has no governing party but votes for the independent majority are counted as Nationalist votes.
Balkans/Ukraine (10)
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine
Conservatives: 5 (UKR 5)
Social Democrats: 2 (ROM 2)
Liberals: 2 (SRB 1, UKR 1)
Nationalists: 1 (UKR 1)
West/Central Europe (50)
UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia
Conservatives: 16 (GER 6, UK 5, ITA 1, POL 1, SPA 1, FRA 1, NED 1)
Social Democrats: 13 (UK 5, GER 3, SPA 3, ITA 2)
Nationalists: 11 (ITA 5, POL 2, GER 2, HUN 1, FRA 1)
Liberals: 6 (FRA 2, GER 2, SPA 1, UK 1)
Socialists: 3 (GER 1, SPA 1, FRA 1)
Greens: 1 (GER 1)
Australia/New Zealand (3)
Conservatives: 2 (AUS 2)
Social Democrats: 1 (AUS 1)