A. Central European States,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Country,,,,,,,,,,,Districts,,,,,Vote,,Electoral ,Election Year,,,Chamber Structure,,,Chamber Names,,,,Number ,Type,Size,Total Seats,,Method,,Threshold Poland,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,1989,,Bicameral,,,,Sejm,,,108,MM,2 to 5,425,,Maj,,N/A ,,,,,,,,,,,1,NL,35,35,,Maj,,N/A ,,,,,,,,,,,,Total Seats,,460,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,Senat,,,49,MM,2 to 3,100,,Maj,,N/A ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,1991,,,,,,Sejm,,,37,MM,7 to 17,391,,PR,,N/A ,,,,,,,,,,,1,NL,69,69,,PR,,5% ,,,,,,,,,,,,Total Seats,,460,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,Senat,,,49,MM,2 to 3,100,,Plur,,N/A ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,1993,,,,,,Sejm,,,37,MM,3 to 17,391,,PR,,5% ,,,,,,,,,,,1,NL,69,69,,PR,,7% ,,,,,,,,,,,,Total Seats,,460,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,Senat,,,49,MM,2 to 3,100,,Plur,,N/A ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Czech Republic,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,1990,,Unicameral,,,,Chamber of Deputies,,,8,MM,8 to 32,200,,RP,,5% ,,& 1992,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,1996,,Bicameral,,,,Chamber of Deputies,,,8,MM,8 to 32,200,,PR,,5% ,,,,,,,,Senate ,,,81,SM,1,81,,Maj,,N/A Slovak Republic,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,1990,,Unicameral,,,,National Council,,,4,MM,12 to 50,150,,PR,,3% ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,1992,,,,,,National Council,,,4,MM,12 to 50,150,,PR,,5% ,,& 1994,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Hungary,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,1990,,Unicameral,,,,National Assembly,,,176,SM,1,176,,Maj,,N/A ,,,,,,,,,,,20,MM,4 to 28,152,,PR,,4% ,,,,,,,,,,,1,NL,58,58,,PR,,4% ,,,,,,,,,,,,Total Seats,,386,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,1994,,,,,,National Assembly,,,176,SM,1,176,,Maj,,N/A ,,,,,,,,,,,20,MM,4 to 28,152,,PR,,5% ,,,,,,,,,,,1,NL,58,58,,PR,,5% ,,,,,,,,,,,,Total Seats,,386,,,, Legend,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,"Districts: MM = Multi-Member, SM = Single Member, NL = National List",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,"Vote Method: PR = Proportional Representation, Maj = Majority, Plur = Plurality",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Sources,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Inter-Parliamentary Union, ""PARLINE Database,"" at http://www.ipu.org",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "K. Jasiewicz, ""Elections and Political Change,"" in White, Batt and Lewis, eds., Developments in East European Politics (1993)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "D. Olson, ""Compartmentalized Competition,""The Journal of Politics, vol55 no2 1993",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Parliament of the Czech Republic, at http://www.psp.cz",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Parliament of Hungary, at http://www.mkogy.hu",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Parliament of the Republic of Poland, at http://www.sejm.gov.pl and at http://www.senat.gov.pl",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,