Comparative analysis between the proportional and single member electoral systems

Electoral systems are pertinent if representation and translation of votes is of honor. While elections are important part of democracy, electoral systems ensures proper translation of the votes attained by political parties and contestants. Hence, there are many electoral systems practiced in the world, however the most popular in Africa are the Constituency – single member electoral systems and the Proportional representation. Therefore, this article provides a comparative analysis of the two systems. The study has utilized documentations and observation as the leading data collection strategies. The first part is the introduction, which reveals essentials of electoral systems. The article also provides a comparative analysis, which reveals advantages and disadvantages of the two systems through pictorial narrations. The article concludes that the value of an election to democracy is either enhanced or reduced depending on the nature of an electoral system being used. Whereas an election is basically a process of choosing leaders, an electoral system is a method or instrument of expressing that choice and translating votes into parliamentary seats or representative seats. The article concludes that, the system of elections matters as far as representation and good governance is concerned. The more the system can translate the votes into the seats the more feasible will be.