elective vs eligible

elective

adj
  • Open to choice; freely chosen. 

  • Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options. 

noun
  • Something that is an option or may be freely chosen, especially a course of study. 

eligible

adj
  • Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something 

  • Worthy of being chosen (for marriage). 

noun
  • One who is eligible. 

How often have the words elective and eligible occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )