Editing Single transferable vote (section)

===National legislatures===
The table below lists countries that use STV to fill a nationally elected [[legislative body]] by direct elections.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Country
! Body
! Type of body
! Quota
! Constituencies
! [[Proportional representation#District magnitude|District magnitude]]
! Governmental system
! Since
! Notes
|-
| [[Elections in Australia|Australia]]
| [[Australian Senate|Senate]]
| [[Upper house]] of legislature
| [[Droop quota]]
| [[States and territories of Australia]]
| {{plainlist|
* 6 (for each [[States and territories of Australia#States|state]])
* 2 (for the [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]] and [[Northern Territory|NT]], each)
}}
| [[Parliamentary system]]
| 1948{{efn|STV was previously used to elect the [[Tasmania]]n members of both the Senate and the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] in the inaugural [[1901 Australian federal election|1901 federal election]].}}
| With the option of using a [[group voting ticket]] from 1983 until 2016
At a full senate election triggered by a [[double dissolution]], all 12 senators for each state are elected.
|-
| [[Elections in the Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
| [[Dáil Éireann]]
| [[Lower house]] of legislature
| [[Droop quota]]
| [[Dáil constituencies|Constituencies]]
| 3–5
| [[Parliamentary system]]
| 1921{{efn|STV was previously used for the [[Dublin University (constituency)|Dublin University constituency]] in [[1918 Irish general election|the 1918 general election]].}}
| Constituencies have a constitutionally mandated minimum magnitude of 3, and a legally mandated maximum magnitude of 5
|-
| [[Elections in Malta|Malta]]
| [[Parliament of Malta|House of Representatives]]
| [[Unicameral]] legislature
| [[Droop quota]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Electoral Commission of Malta – General Election |url=https://electoral.gov.mt/ElectionResults/General |access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.um.edu.mt/r/projects/maltaelections/stvsystem/howmaltavotes|title=How Malta Votes: An Overview – Malta Elections|website=www.um.edu.mt}}</ref>
| [[Districts of Malta#Electoral Districts|Constituencies]]
| 5
| [[Parliamentary system]]
| 1921
| If elected members are from only two parties, the party with the most first-preference votes is allocated additional members to reach majority of seats in the chamber if necessary
|}