University of Tehran Law Quarterly 2588-5618 39 3 2009 09 23 A CRITICAL REVIEW TO MAJORITY AND PROPORTIONAL ELECTORAL SYSTEMS A CRITICAL REVIEW TO MAJORITY AND PROPORTIONAL ELECTORAL SYSTEMS 20119 FA Bizhan Abbasi Journal Article 1970 01 01 Election and electing publics authorities, statemen, parliament representative and local council,s members by people is un undeniable prerequisites of democracy. A state claiming democracy but lacking institutions as electoral systems and referendum could not be found. Nevertheless electoral procedures are not identical everywhere. In some countries the nominee has to obtain the landslide (simple majority) to be the winner of the election (majority electoral system). In this procedure, there might be mono-nominee or listic election or single-phase and double-phase election. While in other states, the electoral system is set in a way which the goal of establishing it is to offer a seat or some seats of the parliament or local council,s to every party and political groups taking part in the election, based one the proportion of the vote,s which have been obtained (proportional electoral system). Election and electing publics authorities, statemen, parliament representative and local council,s members by people is un undeniable prerequisites of democracy. A state claiming democracy but lacking institutions as electoral systems and referendum could not be found. Nevertheless electoral procedures are not identical everywhere. In some countries the nominee has to obtain the landslide (simple majority) to be the winner of the election (majority electoral system). In this procedure, there might be mono-nominee or listic election or single-phase and double-phase election. While in other states, the electoral system is set in a way which the goal of establishing it is to offer a seat or some seats of the parliament or local council,s to every party and political groups taking part in the election, based one the proportion of the vote,s which have been obtained (proportional electoral system). https://jlq.ut.ac.ir/article_20119_dad886c13717812ae51faace6266a018.pdf