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GE-15 (2022)

Popular Vote vs Seats

How closely each coalition's seats match its popular vote — the Gallagher disproportionality index, the winner's bonus and the effective number of parties (ENP) over time.

Gallagher index7.93▲ 0.47 vs previous
Effective parties (votes)3.47▲ 0.63 vs previous
Effective parties (seats)3.59▲ 1.06 vs previous
Winner's bonus-1.1 ptsPH

How to read this

Vote % vs seat % (%) GE-15 (2022)

Gallagher index Lower = more proportional

Effective number of parties (ENP) Laakso–Taagepera: 1 ÷ Σ(share²)

Votes & seats breakdown — GE-15 (2022)

Coalition Contested Votes % votes Won % seats Gap (pts) Vote % vs seat %
PH Profile 220 5,931,856 38.0% 82 36.9% -1.1
PN Profile 171 4,719,665 30.2% 74 33.3% +3.1
BN Profile 179 3,459,988 22.2% 30 13.5% -8.6
GPS Profile 31 662,601 4.2% 23 10.4% +6.1
Independent / no coalition 206 533,348 3.4% 7 3.2% -0.3
GRS Profile 13 194,652 1.2% 6 2.7% +1.5
GTA Profile 125 111,870 0.7% 0 0.0% -0.7

Indices for each election

GEGallagher indexEffective parties (votes)Effective parties (seats)Winner's bonus
GE-15 (2022) 7.93 3.47 3.59 -1.1
GE-14 (2018) 7.46 2.84 2.53 +5.2
GE-13 (2013) 11.76 2.07 1.92 +12.5
GE-12 (2008) 11.13 2.04 1.87 +11.7
GE-11 (2004) 24.14 2.08 1.22 +26.6
GE-10 (1999) 19.40 2.07 1.57 +20.2
GE-9 (1995) 16.39 2.08 1.38 +19.2
GE-8 (1990) 15.49 2.65 1.85 +17.2
GE-7 (1986) 23.20 2.37 1.38 +26.3
GE-6 (1982) 25.17 1.91 1.32 +25.2
GE-5 (1978) 27.18 1.96 1.36 +27.2
GE-4 (1974) 26.93 1.91 1.28 +26.9
GE-3 (1969) 16.21 1.99 1.88 +16.2
GE-2 (1964) 23.43 2.31 1.34 +27.0
GE-1 (1959) 17.38 2.44 1.80 +19.4
Federal Legislative Council 1955 16.40 1.43 1.04 +16.4

Popular vote counts contested seats only; seats won unopposed count only as seats. "Independent / no coalition" includes non-aligned parties.