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A voting system may select only one option (usually a candidate, but also an option that represents a decision), in which case it is called a "single winner system", or it may select multiple options, for example candidates to fill an assembly or alternative possible decisions on the measure the ballot posed.

Some countries, like [[Israel]], fill their entire parliament using a single multiple-winner district ([[constituency]]), while others, like [[Ireland]] or [[Belgium]], break up their national elections into smaller, multiple-winner districts, and yet others, like the [[United States]] or the [[United Kingdom]], hold only single-winner elections. Some systems, like the [[Additional member system]], embed smaller districts within larger ones.

Some countries, like Israel, fill their entire parliament using a single multiple-winner district ([[constituency]]), while others, like Ireland or Belgium, break up their national elections into smaller, multiple-winner districts, and yet others, like the United States or the United Kingdom, hold only single-winner elections. Some systems, like the [[Additional member system]], embed smaller districts within larger ones.

=== Party-list systems ===