Legislative size (directly elected)

1997 Law on Election of Deputies Article 1: The Main Principles and Grounds of Elections People's Deputies of Ukraine (hereinafter referred to as deputies) shall be elected by the citizens of Ukraine on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot on the basis of a mixed (majoritarian-proportional) system.The total number of People's Deputies of Ukraine to be elected is 450. 225 deputies shall be elected in single- mandate electoral constituencies on the basis of relative majority, 225 shall be elected according to lists of candidates from political parties electoral blocs of parties in the multi-mandate all-state electoral constituency on the basis of proportional representation.