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How do countries compare at their latest election?
We rank 37 countries on turnout, the largest party's share of the vote and its share of the seats.
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How do the countries rank on each measure?
As of , we rank 37 countries on turnout, the largest party's share of the vote and its share of the seats.
Turnout
The ballots cast, blank and invalid ones included, as a share of the registered voters. 35 of 37 countries have a figure.
Vote share
The largest party's share of the valid votes. The largest party is the one with the most seats where the chamber's seats are in our data, else the one with the most votes, and parties that stand together, such as CDU and CSU, count as one. 36 of 37 countries have a figure.
Seat share
The largest party's share of the chamber's seats, for the countries whose result counts the whole chamber. 35 of 37 countries have a figure.
| Rank | Country | Election | Largest party | Seats | Seat share, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 2022 parliamentary election | Fidesz–KDNP | 135 of 199 | 67.8 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 2024 general election | Labour | 411 of 650 | 63.2 |
| 3 | Australia | 2025 federal election | Australian Labor Party | 94 of 150 | 62.7 |
| 4 | Malta | 2022 general election | Labour Party | 44 of 79 | 55.7 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 2020 general election | New Zealand Labour Party | 65 of 120 | 54.2 |
| 6 | Greece | 2023 parliamentary election | New Democracy | 158 of 300 | 52.7 |
| 7 | Portugal | 2022 legislative election | Socialist Party | 120 of 230 | 52.2 |
| 8 | Poland | 2019 parliamentary election | Law and Justice | 235 of 460 | 51.1 |
| 9 | Canada | 2021 federal election | Liberal Party of Canada | 160 of 338 | 47.3 |
| 10 | Slovenia | 2022 parliamentary election | Freedom Movement | 41 of 90 | 45.6 |
| 11 | Türkiye | 2023 parliamentary election | Justice and Development Party | 268 of 600 | 44.7 |
| 12 | Croatia | 2020 parliamentary election | Croatian Democratic Union | 66 of 151 | 43.7 |
| 13 | Austria | 2019 legislative election | Austrian People's Party | 71 of 183 | 38.8 |
| 14 | Estonia | 2023 parliamentary election | Estonian Reform Party | 37 of 101 | 36.6 |
| 15 | Czechia | 2021 parliamentary election | ANO 2011 | 72 of 200 | 36.0 |
| 16 | Lithuania | 2020 parliamentary election | Homeland Union | 50 of 141 | 35.5 |
| 17 | Slovakia | 2020 parliamentary election | Ordinary People and Independent | 53 of 150 | 35.3 |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 2018 general election | Christian Social People's Party | 21 of 60 | 35.0 |
| 19 | Spain | 2019 general election | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | 120 of 350 | 34.3 |
| 20 | Romania | 2020 parliamentary election | Social Democratic Party | 110 of 330 | 33.3 |
| 21 | Germany | 2025 federal election | CDU/CSU | 208 of 630 | 33.0 |
| 22 | Cyprus | 2021 legislative election | Democratic Rally | 17 of 56 | 30.4 |
| 23 | Italy | 2022 parliamentary election | Brothers of Italy | 118 of 400 | 29.5 |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 2023 general election | GERB | 69 of 240 | 28.8 |
| 25 | Norway | 2021 parliamentary election | Labour Party | 48 of 169 | 28.4 |
| 25 | Sweden | 2026 general election | Arbetarepartiet-Socialdemokraterna | 99 of 349 | 28.4 |
| 27 | Denmark | 2022 general election | Social Democrats | 50 of 179 | 27.9 |
| 28 | Israel | 2022 legislative election | Likud | 32 of 120 | 26.7 |
| 29 | Switzerland | 2019 federal election | Swiss People's Party | 53 of 200 | 26.5 |
| 30 | Latvia | 2022 parliamentary election | Unity | 26 of 100 | 26.0 |
| 31 | Iceland | 2021 parliamentary election | Independence Party | 16 of 63 | 25.4 |
| 32 | Finland | 2023 parliamentary election | National Coalition Party | 48 of 200 | 24.0 |
| 33 | Ireland | 2020 general election | Fianna Fáil | 38 of 160 | 23.8 |
| 34 | Netherlands | 2025 general election | D66 and PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) tied | 26 of 150 | 17.3 |
| 35 | Belgium | 2019 federal election | New Flemish Alliance | 25 of 150 | 16.7 |
Each country is shown at its latest national parliament election in our data, so the dates differ. A rank is a place on one measure, not a verdict on an election.
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