The most recent full election was in April 2013, when more than a thousand Bahá’ís from the National Spiritual Assemblies of 157 countries were present at the 11th International Bahá’í Convention at the Bahá'í World Centre in Haifa.
The most recent full election was in April 2008 when 166 National and Regional Spiritual Assemblies were in existence. About a thousand Bahá’ís from 153 countries were present at the 10th International Bahá’í Convention at the Bahá'í World Centre in Haifa.