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Same votes, different rules

The rules that turn votes into seats can matter as much as the votes. Take any country's votes and count them the way another country does.

France France, our forecast

Left (NFP and other left): 282RN and allies: 123Ensemble and centre: 81LR and other right: 75Others: 16289 for a majority

Left (NFP and other left) largest, 7 short

Under France's own rules

Italy Under Italy's rules

Left (NFP and other left): 201RN and allies: 196Ensemble and centre: 101LR and other right: 79289 for a majority

Left (NFP and other left) largest, 88 short

Majority bonus

Left (NFP and other left) 35% · 282 → 201 RN and allies 34% · 123 → 196 Ensemble and centre 18% · 81 → 101 LR and other right 14% · 75 → 79 Others · 16 → 0

France's votes under every country's rules 577 seats, 289 for a majority

the UK The UK

First past the post

Left (NFP and other left): 273RN and allies: 252Ensemble and centre: 35LR and other right: 17289 for a majority

Left (NFP and other left) largest, 16 short

Canada Canada

First past the post

Left (NFP and other left): 273RN and allies: 252Ensemble and centre: 35LR and other right: 17289 for a majority

Left (NFP and other left) largest, 16 short

Australia Australia

Preferential vote

Left (NFP and other left): 273RN and allies: 252Ensemble and centre: 35LR and other right: 17289 for a majority

Left (NFP and other left) largest, 16 short

France France

Two rounds

Left (NFP and other left): 273RN and allies: 252Ensemble and centre: 35LR and other right: 17289 for a majority

Left (NFP and other left) largest, 16 short

Germany Germany

Proportional, 5% threshold

Left (NFP and other left): 201RN and allies: 196Ensemble and centre: 101LR and other right: 79289 for a majority

Left (NFP and other left) largest, 88 short

the Netherlands The Netherlands

Pure proportional

Left (NFP and other left): 201RN and allies: 196Ensemble and centre: 101LR and other right: 79289 for a majority

Left (NFP and other left) largest, 88 short

Poland Poland

Proportional in 41 districts

Left (NFP and other left): 205RN and allies: 205Ensemble and centre: 85LR and other right: 82289 for a majority

Left (NFP and other left) largest, 84 short

Spain Spain

Proportional in 52 small districts

Left (NFP and other left): 213RN and allies: 208Ensemble and centre: 104LR and other right: 52289 for a majority

Left (NFP and other left) largest, 76 short

Italy Italy

Majority bonus

Left (NFP and other left): 201RN and allies: 196Ensemble and centre: 101LR and other right: 79289 for a majority

Left (NFP and other left) largest, 88 short

Seat by seat

PartyVotes Our forecast the UK
FPTP
Canada
FPTP
Australia
Preferential
France
Two-round
Germany
PR 5%
the Netherlands
Pure PR
Poland
PR districts
Spain
PR small districts
Italy
Bonus
Left (NFP and other left)34.8% 282 273 273 273 273 201 201 205 213 201
RN and allies33.9% 123 252 252 252 252 196 196 205 208 196
Ensemble and centre17.5% 81 35 35 35 35 101 101 85 104 101
LR and other right13.8% 75 17 17 17 17 79 79 82 52 79
The systems

Each is applied to the national vote shares shown (parties grouped as "others" left out), with France's own number of seats. These are stand-ins: real single-member and district systems depend on where each party's votes are, and voters and parties would behave differently under other rules. Read it as the same votes counted another way, not a forecast. "Our forecast" is France under its real rules. There, the grey seats (16) go to parties outside the vote shares shown; under the other rules their votes are left out, so their seats are shared among the parties shown.