,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, D. Other Former Soviet Union States,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,Districts,,,,,Vote,,Electoral ,Election Year,,,Chamber Structure,,,Chamber Names,,,,Number ,Type,Size,Total Seats,,Method,,Threshold The Russian Federation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,1995,,Bicameral*,,,State Duma,,,,225,SM,1,225,,Maj,,N/A ,,,,,,,,,,,1,NL,225,225,,PR,,5% ,,,,,,,,,,,,Total Seats,,450,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Ukraine,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,1994,,Unicameral,,,,Verkhovna Rada,,,450,SM,1,450,,Maj,,N/A ,,& 1995,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Moldova,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,1993,,Unicameral,,,Parlamentul,,,,1,MM,104,104,,PR,,4% ,,& 1994,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Legend,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,"Districts: MM = Multi-Member, SM = Single Member, NL = National List",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,"Vote Method: PR = Proportional Representation, Maj = Majority",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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 Europan Politics (1993)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "* Note: Although the Russian Parliament is bicameral, only the Duma is popularly elected.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,