Template:Cleanup bare URLs Template:More citations needed Template:Legislature This is a list of legislatures by country. A "legislature" is the generic name for the national parliaments and congresses that act as a plenary general assembly of representatives and that have the power to legislate. All entities included in the list of sovereign states are included in this list.
Names of legislatures
The legislatures are listed with their names in English and the name in the (most-used) native language of the country (or the official name in the second-most used native language in cases where English is the majority "native" language).
List of legislatures
Supranational legislatures
| Organisation | Name of house(s) | House level | Term (years) |
Voting system | Seats | Population per seat |
GDP per seat (USD millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flag | Pan-African Parliament | Unicameral | 5 | Indirect (appointed by 47 of 53 national legislatures) | 265 | 3,974,098 | 14,180 |
| Template:Flag | Arab Parliament | Unicameral | 68 | ~ | ~ | ||
| Template:Flagicon image Central American Integration System | Central American Parliament | Unicameral | Varies by country |
Direct, proportional | 126 | 426,274 | 2,651 |
| Template:Flagicon image Community of Latin American and Caribbean States | Latin American Parliament | Unicameral | 5 | Direct | 276 | ~ | ~ |
| Template:Flag | European Parliament[1] | Lower | 5 | Open and closed list proportional representation Single transferable vote (in the Republic of Ireland and Malta) |
705 | 667,761 | 20,983 |
| Council of the European Union[2]Template:NoteTag (informally known as the Council of Ministers) | Upper | N/A | Indirect (members of national governments) | 27 | ~ | ~ | |
| Template:Flag | Mercosur Parliament | Unicameral | 5 | Direct, indirect (varies by country) proportional | 184 | 1,588,889 | 16,228 |
Legislatures of sovereign states (Member and observer states of the United Nations)
| UN member or observer state | Overall name of legislature | Name of house(s) | House level | Term (years) | Electoral system | Seats | Population per seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flag | Leadership Council of Afghanistan |
Unicameral | No fixed term | Appointment by the supreme leader | Template:AbbrTemplate:Nbsp30[4] | Script error: No such module "Math".Template:Efn | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament of Albania (Albanian: Kuvendi i Shqipërisë) |
Unicameral | 4 | Closed list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by county with a 3% threshold | 140 | 20,226 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament of Algeria | People's National Assembly (Arabic: المجلس الشعبي الوطني, romanized: al-Majlis al-Sha'abi al-Watani; |
Lower | 5 | Open list proportional representation with the largest remainder method by province | 407 | 80,303 |
| Council of the Nation (Arabic: مجلس الأمة, romanized: Majlis al-Ummah, French: Conseil de la nation) |
Upper | 6 | Elected by popular wilaya assemblies and communal people's assemblies, and appointed by the President | 144 | 257,638 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | General Council of Andorra (Catalan: Consell General d'Andorra) |
Unicameral | 4 | Parallel voting: Closed list proportional representation with the largest remainder method nationwide and block vote by parish | 28 | 2,789 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Portuguese: Assembleia Nacional) |
Unicameral | 4 | Closed list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method nationwide and by province | 220 | 84,081 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament of Antigua and BarbudaTemplate:NoteTag | House of Representatives | Lower | 5 | First-past-the-post | 17 | 4,305 |
| Senate | Upper | 5 | Appointed by the Governor-General, representing the monarch, on the advice of the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition | 19 | 4,811 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Congress of Argentina (Spanish: Congreso de la Nación Argentina) |
Chamber of Deputies of the Nation (Spanish: Cámara de Diputados de la Nación) |
Lower | 4 | Closed list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by province with a 3% threshold | 257 | 156,097 |
| Honorable Senate of the Nation (Spanish: Honorable Senado de la Nación Argentina) |
Upper | 6 | Partial block voting by province | 72 | 557,181 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության Ազգային ժողով, Hayastani Hanrapetyut'yan Azgayin zhoghov) (Abbreviated: Ազգային ժողով, ԱԺ Azgayin Zhoghov, AZh) |
Unicameral | 5 | Closed-list proportional representation in a nationwide constituency and open-list proportional in district constituencies, with a 5% or top-3 national threshold (or 7% for alliances)Template:Efn[5] | 105 | 24,902 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament of AustraliaTemplate:NoteTag | House of Representatives | Lower | 3 | Instant-runoff voting | 151 | 162,914 |
| Senate | Upper | 6 | Single transferable vote by state/territory | 76 | 323,684 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Austrian Parliament (German: Österreichisches Parlament) |
National Council (German: Nationalrat) |
Lower | 5 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies with a 4% threshold | 183 | 43,895 |
| Federal Council (German: Bundesrat) |
Upper | 5 and 6 | Elected by state legislatures | 61 | 129,563 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Azerbaijani: Milli Məclis) |
Unicameral | 5 | First-past-the-post | 125 | 73,320 | |
| Template:Flagicon Bahamas, The | Parliament of the Bahamas | House of Assembly | Lower | 5 | First-past-the-post | 39 | 9,326 |
| Senate | Upper | 5 | Appointed by the Governor-General, representing the monarch, on the advice of the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition | 16 | 22,103 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Arabic: المجلس الوطني البحريني, Al-majlis al-wataniu al-bahrayniu) |
Council of Representatives |
Lower | 4 | Two-round system | 40 | 30,864 |
| Consultative Council |
Upper | 4 | Appointed by the king | 40 | 30,864 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Parliament |
Unicameral | 5 | First-past-the-post | 350 | 466,909 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament of Barbados | House of Assembly | Lower | 5 | First-past-the-post | 30 | 9,486 |
| Senate | Upper | 5 | Appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition | 21 | 13,551 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Нацыянальны сход Рэспублікі Беларусь, romanized: Nacyjanalny schod Respubliki Bielaruś / Russian: Национальное собрание Республики Беларусь, romanized: Natsionalnoye sobran'ye Respubliki Belarus') |
House of Representatives (Belarusian: Template:Lang, romanized: Template:Lang / Russian: Template:Lang) |
Lower | 4 | Two-round system | 110 | 85,997 |
| Council of the Republic (Belarusian:Template:Lang, romanized: Template:Lang / Russian: Template:Lang) |
Upper | 4 | Elected by regional councils, and appointed by the President | 64 | 147,773 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Federal Parliament (Dutch:Template:Lang / French:Template:Lang / German:Template:Lang) |
Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: Template:Lang / French: Template:Lang / German: Template:Lang) |
Lower | 5 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by province with a 5% threshold | 150 | 74,000 |
| Senate (Dutch: Template:Lang / French: Template:Lang / German: Template:Lang) |
Upper | 5 | Elected by community and regional parliaments | 60 | 185,000 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly | House of Representatives | Lower | 5 | First-past-the-post | 31 | 10,748 |
| Senate | Upper | 5 | Appointed by the Governor-General, representing the monarch, on the advice of the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition | 12 | 27,766 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 4 | Proportional representation with the largest remainder method in constituencies | 83 | 115,648 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament of BhutanTemplate:NoteTag | National Assembly (Template:Lang Template:Lang) | Lower | 5 | First-past-the-post | 47 | 15,072 |
| National Council (Template:Lang Template:Lang) | Upper | 4 | First-past-the-post, and appointed by the king | 25 | 28,337 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Plurinational Legislative Assembly (Template:Lang) | Chamber of Deputies (Template:Lang) | Lower | 5 | Closed list mixed-member proportional representation: Proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by department and first-past-the-post | 130 | 83,905 |
| Chamber of Senators (Template:Lang) | Upper | 5 | Closed list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by department | 36 | 302,993 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliamentary Assembly (Template:Not a typo skupština / Парламентарна скупштина) | House of Representatives (Predstavnički dom / Zastupnički dom / Представнички дом) | Lower | 4 | Open list proportional representation with the largest remainder method in constituencies | 42 | 91,422 |
| House of Peoples (Dom naroda / Дом народa) | Upper | 4 | Serbs elected by the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, and Bosniaks and Croats elected by the House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 | 255,982 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament of Botswana | National Assembly (Palamente ya Botswana) | Unicameral | 5 | First-past-the-post, and appointed by the President | 65 | 32,211 |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Congress (Template:Lang) | Chamber of Deputies (Template:Lang) | Lower | 4 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by state | 513 | 371,798 |
| Federal Senate (Template:Lang) | Upper | 8 | Partial block voting by state | 81 | 2,354,724 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislative Council (Majlis Mesyuarat Negara) | Unicameral | no timeframe | Appointed by the Sultan | 36 | 11,355 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Народно събрание Narodno sabranie) | Unicameral | 4 | Closed list proportional representation with the largest remainder method by constituency with a 4% threshold | 240 | 30,685 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 5 | Proportional representation with the D'Hondt method nationwide and in constituencies | 127 | 126,281 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Template:Lang) | National Assembly (Template:Lang) | Lower | 5 | Closed list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies with a 2% threshold | 121 | 74,570 |
| Senate (Template:Lang) | Upper | 5 | Elected by the communal councils | 43 | 179,577 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | National Assembly (Template:Lang Template:Lang) | Lower | 5 | Closed list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by province | 123 | 108,852 |
| Senate (Template:Lang Template:Lang) | Upper | 6[6] | Appointed by the monarch, elected by the National Assembly and commune councils | 61 | 219,490 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Template:Lang) | National Assembly (Template:Lang) | Lower | 5 | First-past-the-post and Block vote: If no list obtains an absolute majority, the one with the highest number of votes is allocated half of the seats; the remainder is allocated to the other best-placed lists through proportional representation | 180 | 97,021 |
| Senate (Template:Lang) | Upper | 5 | Elected by municipal councils, and appointed by the president | 100 | 174,638 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament / Template:Lang | House of Commons / Template:Lang | Lower | 4 years, unless elections are called earlier | First-past-the-post voting | 338 | 104,571 |
| Senate / Template:Lang | Upper | Until age 75, or resignation. | Appointed by the governor general, representing the monarch, on the advice of the Prime Minister | 105 | 318,825 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 5 | Closed list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies | 72 | 4,990 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 5 | Two-round system | 131 | 38,951 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Assemblée nationale / الجمعية الوطنية) | Unicameral | 4 | Block voting: If no list obtains an absolute majority, the seats are allocated through proportional representation | 188 | 66,640 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Congress (Template:Lang) | Chamber of Deputies (Template:Lang) | Lower | 4 | Binomial voting system (To become open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies by the next election) | 155 | 145,021 |
| Senate of the Republic (Template:Lang) | Upper | 8 | Binomial voting system | 38 | 457,963 | ||
| Template:Flag | National People's Congress (Template:Lang Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì)Template:NoteTag | Unicameral | 5 | Elected by municipal, regional and provincial congresses, and People's Liberation Army | 2,980 | 448,518 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Congress (Template:Lang) | Chamber of Representatives (Template:Lang) | Lower | 4 | Open or closed list proportional representation (depending on the political party) with the D'Hondt method by state | 166 | 279,556 |
| Senate (Template:Lang) | Upper | 4 | Open or closed list proportional representation (depending on the political party) with the D'Hondt method nationwide with a 3% threshold | 102 | 454,964 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Assembly of the Union (Assemblée de l'Union) | Unicameral | 5 | Two-round system, and elected by the local assemblies | 33 | 24,181 | |
| Template:Flagicon Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Parliament (Template:Lang) | National Assembly (Template:Lang) | Lower | 5 | Parallel voting: Open list proportional representation with the largest remainder method in constituencies and first-past-the-post voting | 500 | 143,425 |
| Senate (Template:Lang) | Upper | 5 | Elected by the provincial assemblies | 108 | 664,008 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Congo, Republic of the | Parliament (Template:Lang) | National Assembly (Template:Lang) | Lower | 5 | Two-round system | 151 | 28,537 |
| Senate (Template:Lang) | Upper | 5 | Elected by district, local, and regional councils | 52 | 83,966 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislative Assembly (Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 4 | Closed list proportional representation with the largest remainder method by province | 57 | 75,468 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Croatian AssemblyTemplate:NoteTag (Hrvatski sabor) | Unicameral | 4 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies with a 5% threshold | 151 | 28,414 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly of People's Power (Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 5 | Popular vote and approval by special candidacy commissions | 605 | 18,308 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | House of Representatives (Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων Vouli Antiprosópon / Temsilciler Meclisi) | Unicameral | 5 | Open list proportional representation with the largest remainder method by constituency | 56 | 18,632 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament of the Czech Republic (Parlament České republiky) | Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká sněmovna) | Lower | 4 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by region with a 5% threshold | 200 | 52,811 |
| Senate (Senát) | Upper | 6 | Two-round system (staggered elections) | 81 | 130,397 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | People's AssemblyTemplate:NoteTag (Folketinget) | Unicameral | 4 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies with a 2% threshold including the Faroe Islands and Greenland seats | 179 | 30,969 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Assemblée nationale / الجمعية الوطنية) | Unicameral | 5 | Block vote and closed list proportional representation by constituencies: The list obtaining an absolute or relative majority of votes is allocated 80% of the seats; the remainder is allocated to the other best-placed lists which obtained at least 10% of the valid votes through proportional representation; if no other list obtains 10% of the valid votes, the remaining seats will be allocated to the party which won the majority or relative majority of the valid votes | 65 | 12,587 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | House of Assembly | Unicameral | 5 | First-past-the-post voting, and appointed by the President | 32 | 3,394 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Congress (Template:Lang) | Chamber of Deputies (Template:Lang) | Lower | 4 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by province and nationwide with a 1% threshold for the nationwide seats | 190 | 51,520 |
| Senate (Template:Lang) | Upper | 4 | First-past-the-post voting | 32 | 293,088 | ||
| Template:Flag | National Parliament (Parlamentu Nasionál / Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 5 | Closed list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method nationwide with a 3% threshold | 65 | 16,408 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 4 | Parallel voting: Closed list proportional representation in a nationwide constituency and first-past-the-post voting | 137 | 116,802 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (برلمان) | Senate (مجلس الشيوخ Majlis Alshuyukh) | Upper | 5 | 300 | ||
| House of Representatives (مجلس النواب Majilis Al-Nuwab) | Lower | 5 | Parallel voting: First-past-the-post voting, block vote, and appointed by the President | 596 | 150,983 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislative Assembly (Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 3 | Open list proportional representation with the largest remainder method by department and nationwide | 84 | 68,382 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Template:Lang / Template:Lang / Template:Lang) | Chamber of Deputies (Template:Lang / Template:Lang / Template:Lang) | Lower | 5 | Closed list proportional representation in constituencies with a 10% threshold | 100 | 16,220 |
| Senate (Template:Lang / Template:Lang / Template:Lang) | Upper | Closed list proportional representation with a 10% threshold, and appointed by the President | 70 | 23,171 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Hagerawi Baito) | Unicameral | 5 | Popular vote | 104 | 50,878 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | State AssemblyTemplate:NoteTag (Riigikogu) | Unicameral | 4 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies with a 5% threshold | 101 | 12,814 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Liblanda) | House of AssemblyTemplate:NoteTag | Lower | 5 | majority | 55 | 22,181 |
| Senate (Indlu yeTimphunga) | Upper | Appointed by the King | 30 | 40,666 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | ParliamentTemplate:NoteTag | House of Peoples' Representatives (የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት Yehizbtewekayoch Mekir Bet) | Lower | 5 | First-past-the-post voting | 547 | 135,134 |
| House of Federation (የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት Yefedereshn Mekir Bet) | Upper | 5 | Elected by State Councils | 112 | 659,986 | ||
| Template:Flag | Congress | Unicameral | 4 | First-past-the-post voting | 14 | 7,642 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | Unicameral | 4 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method nationwide with a 5% threshold | 50 | 16,745 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Eduskunta / Riksdagen) | Unicameral | 4 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies, and first-past-the-post for Åland's lone seat | 200 | 25,900 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Template:Lang) | National Assembly (Template:Lang) | Lower | 5 | Two-round system | 577 | 113,258 |
| Senate (Template:Lang) | Upper | 6 | Elected indirectly by officials including regional councilors, department councilors, mayors, city councilors, and members of the National Assembly; two-round or proportional by department depending on the number of seats. | 348 | 187,787 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Template:Lang) | National Assembly (Template:Lang) | Lower | 5 | First-past-the-post voting, and appointed by the President | 121 | 12,190 |
| Senate (Template:Lang) | Upper | 6 | Indirectly elected by local and départemental councillors | 102 | 14,460 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly | Unicameral | 5 | First-past-the-post voting, and appointed by the President | 58 | 25,673 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament of Georgia (საქართველოს პარლამენტი Sak'art'velos Parlamenti) | Unicameral | 4 | Parallel voting: Closed list proportional representation in a nationwide constituency with a 5% threshold, and first-past-the-post | 150 | 29,794 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Federal DietTemplate:NoteTag (Template:Lang) | Lower house | 4 | Closed list mixed-member proportional representation with the Sainte-Laguë method by state with a 5% threshold, and first-past-the-post | 736 | 113,031 | |
| Federal CouncilTemplate:NoteTag (Template:Lang) | Upper house | Dependent on individual state elections | Delegated from state governments | 69 | 1,185,501 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | Unicameral | 4 | First-past-the-post voting | 275 | 106,286 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Hellenic ParliamentTemplate:NoteTag (Template:Lang Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 4 | Open list reinforced proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies with a 3% threshold | 300 | 35,958 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | House of Representatives | Lower | 5 | First-past-the-post voting | 15 | 7,333 |
| Senate | Upper | 5 | Appointed by the government and by the leader of opposition | 13 | 8,461 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Congress of the Republic (Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional closed list | 160 | 80,557 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 5 | proportional closed list | 114 | 88,227 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National People's Assembly (Assembleia Nacional Popular) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional closed list | 100 | 13,454 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote and appointed by the President | 65 | 11,583 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Haitian Parliament (Parlement Haïtien / Palman Ayisyen) | Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des députés / Chanm Depite) | Lower | 4 | proportional | 119 | 98,181 |
| Senate (Sénat / Sena) | Upper | 6 | 30 | 323,997 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Congress (Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional open list | 128 | 58,823 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Országgyűlés) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional open list and Scorporo |
199 | 25,860 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Assembly of AllTemplate:NoteTag (Alþingi) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional | 63 | 5,080 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (संसद Sansad) | House of the PeopleTemplate:NoteTag (लोक सभा Lok Sabha) | Lower | 5 | First-past-the-post | 543 | 2,192,379 |
| Council of StatesTemplate:NoteTag (राज्य सभा Rajya Sabha) | Upper | 6 | Single transferable vote (233 members are elected by the legislative assemblies of the States/Union territories, 12 members are nominated by the President) | 245 | 4,847,900 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat) | People's Representative Council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat) | Lower | 5 | proportional open list | 575 | 467,101 |
| Regional Representative Council (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah) | Upper | 5 | Single non-transferable vote | 136 | 1,974,875 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Islamic Consultative AssemblyTemplate:NoteTag (مجلس شورای اسلامی Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī) | Unicameral | 4 | popular vote | 290 | 259,136 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Council of Representatives of IraqTemplate:NoteTag (مجلس النواب العراقي Majlis Al-Niwab Al-Iraqi / ئهنجومهنی نوێنهران Enjumen-e Nûnerên) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional open list | 329 | 95,782 | |
| Template:Flagicon Ireland | ParliamentTemplate:NoteTag (Oireachtas) | President of Ireland | President-in-Parliament | 7 | Instant-runoff voting | N/A | N/A |
| House of Representatives of Ireland (Dáil Éireann)Template:NoteTag | Lower | 5 | Proportional Representation Single Transferable Vote | 160 | 27,640 | ||
| Senate of IrelandTemplate:NoteTag (Seanad Éireann) | Upper | 5 | Appointed by the prime minister, elected by local and national elected representatives, and elected by graduates of universities | 60 | 76,470 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | AssemblyTemplate:NoteTag (כנסת Knesset) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional closed list | 120 | 61,768 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Template:Lang) | Chamber of Deputies (Template:Lang) | Lower | 5 | parallel voting (245 seats by proportional representation, 147 seats by first past the post and 8 abroad by proportional representation) | 400 | 152,738 |
| Senate of the Republic (Template:Lang) | Upper | 5 | parallel voting (122 seats by proportional representation, 74 seats by first past the post and 4 abroad by proportional representation), 5 members appointed by the President and a former former President by right | 200 | 296,580 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Parlement) | National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Lower | 5 | majority | 255 | 294,529 |
| Senate (Sénat) | Upper | 5 | Elected by district and provincial councils, and appointed by the President | 120 | 197,837 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | House of Representatives | Lower | 5 | First-past-the-post voting | 63 | 45,860 |
| Senate | Upper | 5 | Appointed by the Governor General, representing the monarch. | 21 | 137,580 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Diet (国会 Kokkai) | House of Representatives (衆議院 Shūgiin) | Lower | 4 | proportional and First-past-the-post voting | 465 | 270,817 |
| House of Councillors (参議院 Sangiin) | Upper | 6 | proportional and Single non-transferable vote | 245 | 514,000 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (مجلس الأمة Majlis al-Umma) | Assembly of Deputies (مجلس النواب Majlis al-Nuwaab) | Lower | 4 | Single non-transferable vote | 130 | 46,760 |
| Senate (مجلس الأعيان Majlis al-Aayan) | Upper | 6 | Appointed by the monarch | 75 | 93,520 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Парламенті Parlamenti) | AssemblyTemplate:NoteTag (Мәжіліс Májilis) | Lower | 5 | 107 | 207,854 | |
| Senate (Сенаты Senaty) | Upper | 6 | Appointed by the President and elected by local assemblies | 49 | 340,527 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Bunge) | National Assembly (Bunge la Taifa) | Lower | 5 | parallel | 349 | 126,182 |
| Senate (Seneti) | Upper | 5 | Popular vote and appointed by the President | 67 | 657,278 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | House of Assembly (Maneaba ni Maungatabu) | Unicameral | 4 | popular vote and appointed by Rabi Council of Leaders | 46 | 2,239 | |
| Template:Flagicon Korea, North | Supreme People's Assembly (Template:Lang / Template:Lang Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote | 687 | 36,390 | |
| Template:Flagicon Korea, South | National Assembly (Template:Lang / Template:Lang Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 4 | majority and proportional | 300 | 166,691 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (مجلس الأمة Majlis al-Umma) | Unicameral | 4 | popular vote and appointed by the prime minister | 50 | 71,328 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Supreme Council (Жогорку Кеңеш Joğorku Keñeş) | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote | 90 | 44,690 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (ສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ Sapha Heng Xat) | Unicameral | 5 | one-party state closed list | 115 | 48,148 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | ParliamentTemplate:NoteTag (Saeima) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional closed list | 100 | 20,703 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Parlement) |
Chamber of Deputies (مجلس النواب Majlis an-Nuwwab)Template:NoteTag | Unicameral | 4 | proportional/party list | 128 | 33,000 |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Palamente) | National Assembly | Lower | 5 | popular vote and proportional | 120 | 16,927 |
| Senate | Upper | 5 | appointed by principal chiefs and by the ruling party | 33 | 61,556 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislature | House of Representatives | Lower | 6 | majority | 73 | 47,624 |
| Senate | Upper | 9 | majority | 30 | 115,896 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | House of Representatives ( مجلس النواب Template:Transliteration) | Unicameral | Parallel voting: First-past-the-post, single non-transferable vote, and proportional representation | 200 | 28,353 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | DietTemplate:NoteTag (Landtag) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional closed list | 25 | 1,451 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | ParliamentTemplate:NoteTag (Seimas) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional | 141 | 21,658 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Chamber of Deputies (D'Chamber / Chambre des députés / Abgeordnetenkammer) | Unicameral | 5 | Open list proportional representation, allocated by the D'Hondt method in four constituencies | 60 | 8,484 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Palemanta / Parlement) | National Assembly (Antenimieram-Pirenena / Assemblée nationale) | Lower | 5 | 160 | 137,078 | |
| Senate (Antenimierandoholona / Sénat) | Upper | 5 | 33 | 664,430 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly | Unicameral | 5 | First-past-the-post voting | 193 | 76,809 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Parlimen) | House of RepresentativesTemplate:NoteTag (Dewan Rakyat) | Lower | 5 | First-past-the-post voting | 222 | 127,631 |
| SenateTemplate:NoteTag (Dewan Negara) | Upper | 3 | 26 appointed by the State Legislative Assemblies, 2 for each state and 44 appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, of which 4 are for the Federal Territories. | 70 | 404,773 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | People's AssemblyTemplate:NoteTag (ރައްޔިތުންގެ މަޖިލިސް Rayyithunge Majilis) | Unicameral | 5 | First-past-the-post voting | 85 | 4,266 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Unicameral | 4 | 147 elected in single or multi-member constituencies, using a runoff system. 13 elected by overseas Malians. | 160 | 90,732 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Il-Parlament) | President of Malta | President-in-Parliament | 5 | Appointed by the House of Representatives | N/A | N/A |
| House of Representatives (Kamra tad-Deputati) | Unicameral | 5 | Single transferable vote | 69 | 5,950 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislature (Nitijeļā) | Unicameral | 4 | Single and multi-member constituencies | 33 | 2,060 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (البرلمان Barlamene) | National Assembly (الجمعية الوطنية Al Jamiya al-Wataniyah) | Unicameral | 5 | Runoff election | 146 | 37,888 |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Unicameral | 5 | 65 | 17,614 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Congress of the Union (Template:Lang) | Chamber of Deputies (Template:Lang) | Lower | 3 | Parallel voting: Largest remainder method (Hare quota) (200 seats) / FPTP (300 seats) | 500 | 227,821 |
| Chamber of Senators (Template:Lang) | Upper | 6 | Parallel voting: Largest remainder method (Hare quota) | 128 | 889,926 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Parlamentul) | Unicameral | 4 | 101 | 33,498 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Council (Conseil National) | Unicameral | 5 | Panachage under party-list proportional representation (16), party-list proportional representation (8) | 24 | 1,473 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | State Great AssemblyTemplate:NoteTag (Улсын Их Хурал Ulsyn Ikh Khural) | Unicameral | 4 | Plurality-at-large voting | 76 | 36,245 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Assembly (Skupština / Скупштина) | Unicameral | 4 | Closed list proportional representation using the D'Hondt method in a single nationwide constituency with a 3% electoral threshold with lower thresholds for minority groups under certain circumstances | 81 | 7,719 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (البرلمان المغربي / ⴰⴱⵕⵍⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱⵉ / Parlement) | House of Representatives (مجلس النواب Majlis al-Nuwab / ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⴰⵔⴰⵢⴻⵏ, Chambre des représentants) | Lower | 5 | Mixed member majoritarian: Single non-transferable vote for 305 seats, 60 seats reserved for women and 30 seats reserved for young people under 40 by proportional representation | 395 | 100,444 |
| House of Councillors (مجلس المستشارين Majlis al-Mustasharin, Chambre des conseillers) | Upper | 6 | Indirect election: 72 members are elected at the Kingdom's regional level, 20 in each region by a single electoral college made up of all those in the relevant region that have been elected to specific professional associations, 8 in each region by an electoral college made up of those elected from the most representative employers' professional organizations, 20 by a nationwide electoral college made up of employees | 270 | 120,905 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República) | Unicameral | 5 | proportional party list | 250 | 85,588 | |
| Template:Flagcountry (Burma) | Assembly of the Union (ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော် Pyidaungsu Hluttaw) | House of Representatives (ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော် Pyithu Hluttaw) | Lower | 5 | popular vote and appointed by the military | 440 | 137,000 |
| House of Nationalities (အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော် Amyotha Hluttaw) | Upper | 5 | popular vote and appointed by the military | 224 | 269,107 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | National Assembly | Lower | 5 | Closed list proportional representation and appointments by the President | 104 | 26,923 |
| National Council | Upper | 6 | Indirect election by Regional Councils | 26 | 80,769 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | Unicameral | 3 | Dowdall system | 19 | 521 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Federal Parliament (संघीय संसद Sanghiya Sansad) | House of Representatives (प्रतिनिधि सभा; Pratinidi Sabha) | Lower | 5 | Mixed member majoritarian (165 members elected through First-past-the-post voting and 110 elected through proportional representation voting method) | 275 | 105,392 |
| National Assembly (राष्ट्रिय सभा; Rastriya Sabha) | Upper | 6 | Indirect single transferable vote and 3 members appointed by the President | 59 | 491,233 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | States General (Staten-Generaal) | House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer, Second Chamber) | Lower | 4 | Party-list proportional representation | 150 | 111,533 |
| Senate (Eerste Kamer, First Chamber) | Upper | 4 | Indirect party-list proportional (by members of the states-provincial and the Caribbean Electoral colleges for the Senate) | 75 | 223,066 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Pāremata) | House of Representatives (Whare o ngā Māngai) | Unicameral | 3 | mixed-member proportional representation | 120 | 33,566 |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) | Unicameral | 5 | 90 | 64,034 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Unicameral | 5 | 171 | 139,210 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly | House of Representatives | Lower | 4 | 360 | 388,898 | |
| Senate | Upper | 4 | 109 | 1,284,436 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | Assembly (Собрание Sobranie) | Unicameral | 4 | 120 | 16,736 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Great AssemblyTemplate:NoteTag (Stortinget / Stuorradiggi) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional mixed | 169 | 29,785 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Council of Oman (مجلس عُـمان) | Consultative Assembly (مجلس الشورى Majlis al-Shura) | Lower | 4 | 84 | 33,017 | |
| Council of State (مجلس الدولة Majlis al-Dawla)[7] | Upper | 4 | 85 | 32,628 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament of Pakistan (پارلیمنٹ) | National Assembly (ایوان زیریں پاکستان) | Lower | 5 | 342 | 537,023 | |
| Senate (ایوانِ بالا / ایوانِ بالا) | Upper | 6 | 104 | 1,735,000 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Congress (Olbiil era Kelulau) | House of DelegatesTemplate:NoteTag | Lower | 4 | majority | 16 | 1,309 |
| SenateTemplate:NoteTag | Upper | 4 | majority | 13 | 2,328 | ||
| Template:Flagicon State of Palestine | Legislative Council (المجلس التشريعي Al-Majlis al-Tashrī'iyy) | Unicameral | 132 | 32,277 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 5 | 71 | 47,969 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Parliament | Unicameral | 5 | 109 | 56,766 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Congress (Template:Lang) | Chamber of Deputies (Template:Lang) | Lower | 5 | 80 | 80,681 | |
| Chamber of Senators (Template:Lang) | Upper | 5 | 45 | 143,434 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | Congress of the Republic (Template:Lang / Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 5 | 130 | 217,082 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Congress (Kongreso) | House of Representatives (Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan / Mababang Kapulungan / Cámara de Representantes) | Lower | 3 | Parallel voting: Largest remainder method via closed lists with a three-seat cap (20% of seats), and first-past-the-post voting (80% of seats) | 304 | 341,364 |
| Senate (Senado / Mataas na Kapulungan) | Upper | 6 | bloc voting. Voter is allocated 12 votes. 1/2 of the seats are contested every 3 years with the 12 elected senators having the largest portion of the National Popular Vote | 24 | 4,323,958 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament of Poland National Assembly (Zgromadzenie NarodoweTemplate:NoteTag) |
SejmTemplate:NoteTag (Sejm) | Lower | 4 | proportional open list | 460 | 83,697 |
| Senate (Senat) | Upper | 4 | majority | 100 | 385,010 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Assembly of the Republic (Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional party list | 230 | 45,920 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Consultative AssemblyTemplate:NoteTag (مجلس الشورى Majlis ash-Shura) | Unicameral | 35 | 52,958 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Parlamentul) | Chamber of Deputies (Camera Deputaților) | Lower | 4 | 329 | 58,416 | |
| Senate (Senat) | Upper | 4 | 137 | 139,005 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | Federal Assembly (Федеральное Собрание Federalnoye Sobraniye) | State DumaTemplate:NoteTag (Государственная Дума Gosudarstvennaya Duma) | Lower | 5 | parallel (First-past-the-post voting for 225 members and proportional party list for 225 members) | 450 | 318,000 |
| Federation Council (Совет Федерации Sovet Federatsii) | Upper | dependent on individual elections in the federal subjects (4 or 5) | senators are delegated from the executive and legislative bodies of the federal subjects | 170 | 862,048 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Inteko Ishinga Amategeko / Parlement) | Chamber of Deputies (Umutwe w'Abadepite / Chambre des députés) | Lower | 5 | 80 | 146,121 | |
| Senate (Umutwe wa Sena / Sénat) | Upper | 8 | 26 | 449,603 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly | Unicameral | 5 | 15 | 3,686 | ||
| Template:Flag | Parliament | House of Assembly | Lower | 5 | 17 | 10,221 | |
| Senate | Upper | 11 | 15,796 | ||||
| Template:Flagcountry | House of Assembly | Unicameral | 5 | 21 | 5,714 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Palemene)Template:NoteTag | Legislative AssemblyTemplate:NoteTag (Fono Aoao Faitulafono) | Unicameral | 5 | 51 | 3,916 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Grand and General Council (Consiglio Grande e Generale) | Unicameral | 5 | 60 | 536 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) | Unicameral | 4 | 55 | 3,330 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Consultative Assembly (مجلس الشورى Majlis Ash-Shura)Template:NoteTag | non-parliamentary | 4 | Appointed by the King | 150 | 220,000 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Unicameral | 5 | 150 | 85,701 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Народна скупштина / Narodna skupština) | Unicameral | 4 | 250 | 28,482 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Assemblée nationale / Lasanble Nasyonal) | Unicameral | 5 | 31 | 2,709 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | Unicameral | 5 | 146 | 40,136 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Parlimen / 国家议会 Guójiā yìhuì / நாடாளுமன்றம் Nāṭāḷumaṉṟam) | Unicameral | 5 | First-past-the-post voting (MP) (in single member constituencies), Party block voting (in group representation constituencies), and appointed by the President (NMP) | 103 | 52,360 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | National Council (Národná rada) | Unicameral | 4 | 150 | 35,980 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Državni zbor Republike Slovenije) | National Assembly (Državni zbor) | Lower | 4 | Open list proportional representation with a 4% election threshold | 90 | 22,779 |
| National Council (Državni svet)[8] | Upper | 5 | First-past-the-post indirect elections held within 'functional' interest organisations and 'local' interest communities by electoral bodies (electors). | 40 | 51,254 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Parliament | Unicameral | 4 | 50 | 10,460 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Federal Parliament (Baarlamaanka Federaalka / لبرلمان الاتحادي) | House of the PeopleTemplate:NoteTag | Lower | 4 | Appointed by president | 275 | 36,675 |
| SenateTemplate:NoteTag | Upper | 4 | majority | 54 | 180,100 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | National Assembly | Lower | 5 | 400 | 126,466 | |
| National Council of Provinces | Upper | 90 | 562,075 | ||||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Legislature | National Legislature Assembly | Lower | 170 | 48,591 | ||
| Council of States | Upper | Appointed by President | 50 | 165,210 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | General CourtsTemplate:NoteTag (Template:Lang) | Congress of Deputies (Template:Lang) | Lower | 4, unless elections are called earlier. | proportional closed list | 350 | 131,894 |
| Senate (Template:Lang) | Upper | 4, unless elections are called earlier. | 208 are appointed through general election and 57 when regional legislatures are renewed, which not always happens at the same date | 265 | 173,545 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව / இலங்கை பாராளுமன்றம்) |
Unicameral | 5 | 225 | 90,122 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Legislature | National Assembly (Majlis Watani) | Lower | 6 | 426 | 68,653 | |
| Council of States (Majlis Welayat) | Upper | 6 | 50 | 617,880 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Nationale Assemblée) | Unicameral | 5 | 51 | 10,470 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Riksdagen) | Unicameral | 4 | Open list[9] proportional representation through the Sainte-Laguë method with a 4% election threshold[10] in constituencies based upon the Counties of Sweden | 349 | 27,286 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | People's Assembly (مجلس الشعب Majlis al-Sha'ab) | Unicameral | 4 | 250 | 86,964 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung, Assemblée fédérale, Assemblea federale, Assamblea federala) | National Council (Nationalrat, Conseil national, Consiglio nazionale, Cussegl naziunal) | Lower | 4 | Open-list proportional with panachage and apparentment by canton.[11] | 200 | 40,000 |
| Council of States (Ständerat, Conseil des États, Consiglio degli Stati, Cussegl dals chantuns) | Upper | 4 | Each canton has one or two seats, two-round or proportional representation depending on the canton. | 46 | 173,913 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Supreme Assembly (Маҷлиси Олии Majlisi Oli) | Assembly of Representatives (Маҷлиси намояндагон Majlisi namoyandagon) | Lower | 5 | 63 | 123,809 | |
| National Assembly (Маҷлиси миллии Majlisi Millii) | Upper | 5 | 33 | 236,363 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Bunge) | Unicameral | 5 | 384 | 120,974 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (รัฐสภา Ratthasapha) | House of Representatives (สภาผู้แทนราษฎร Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon) | Lower | 4 | mixed-member proportional representation, 350 are first-past-the-post and 150 is party-list | 500 | 140,997 |
| Senate (วุฒิสภา Wutthisapha) | Upper | 5 | elected by coup d'état government | 250 | - | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Unicameral | 5 | 91 | 76,434 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislative Assembly (Fale Alea) | Unicameral | 25 | 3,962 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | House of Representatives | Lower | 5 | 41 | 32,139 | |
| Senate | Upper | 31 | 42,506 | ||||
| Template:Flagcountry | Assembly of the Representatives of the People (مجلس نواب الشعب Majless Noweb al Shaab) | Unicameral | 5 | 217 | 49,188 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Grand National Assembly (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi) |
Unicameral | 5 | Closed list proportional representation D'Hondt method with a 7% electoral threshold for political parties or political alliances |
600 | 135,862 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Assembly (Mejlis) | Unicameral | 5 | majority voting in single member constituencies. | 125 | 41,360 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Palamene) | Unicameral | 4 | 15 | 666 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Bunge) | Unicameral | 5 | 529 | 87,839 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Supreme Council (Верховна Рада Verkhovna Rada) | Unicameral | 5 | 450 | 101,248 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Federal National Assembly (المجلس الوطني الإتحادي Majlis Watani Ittihad) | Unicameral | 4 | 40 | 206,601 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | House of Commons | Lower | 5 | First-past-the-post voting in single member constituencies. | 650 | 95,787 |
| House of Lords | Upper | Life (life and hereditary peers)
Until end of religious termTemplate:NoteTag(bishops) |
Life peers appointed by the Sovereign on advice of Prime MinisterTemplate:NoteTag. 92 are elected by and from hereditary peers using preferential voting. 26 Lords Spiritual are bishops of the Church of England, chosen by the Church mainly based on seniority (except that female bishops are appointed regardless of seniority). | 782Template:NoteTag | 86,700 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Congress | House of Representatives | Lower | 2 | Depends on the state, mainly First-past-the-post voting, in single-member constituencies. | 435 | 722,636 |
| Senate | Upper | 6 | Depends on the state, mainly First-past-the-post voting. One-third of the Senate goes up for election every two years. Each state has two senators. | 100 | N/A | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | General Assembly (Template:Lang) | Chamber of Representatives (Template:Lang) | Lower | 5 | 99 | 33,195 | |
| Chamber of Senators (Template:Lang) | Upper | 5 | 30 | 109,543 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis / Олий Мажлис) | Legislative Chamber (Qonunchilik palatasi / Қонунчилик палатаси) | Lower | 5 | 150 | 194,156 | |
| Senate (Senati / Сенати) | Upper | 5 | 100 | 291,234 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Parlement) | Unicameral | 4 | 52 | 4319 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry/Holy See | Pontifical Commission (Pontificia Commissione / Pontificia Commissio) | Unicameral | 5 | 7 | 114 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 5 | 277 | 175,430 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly (Template:Lang) | Unicameral | 5 | 500 | 176,385 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | House of Representatives (مجلس النواب Majlis al-Nuwaab) | Lower | 6 | 301 | 81,485 | |
| Shura Council (Majlis ash-Shura)[12] | Upper | Life | 111 | 220,963 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | National Assembly | Unicameral | 5 | 166 | 87,284 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | House of Assembly | Lower | 5 | 210 | 61,971 | |
| Senate | Upper | 5 | 40 | 325,350 | |||
Legislatures of autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories
| Region or territory | Overall name of legislature | Name of house | House level | Term (years) | Voting system | Seats | Population per seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagcountry | Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of AdjaraTemplate:NoteTag (აჭარის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკის უმაღლესი საბჭო) | Unicameral | 4 | 21 | 16,619 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislative AssemblyTemplate:NoteTag (Lagtinget) | Unicameral | 4 | 30 | 945 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | States (États) | Unicameral | 4 | 10 | 240 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislative AssemblyTemplate:NoteTag (Fono) | House of Representatives | Lower | 2 | 21 | 2,643 | |
| Senate | Upper | 4 | 18 | 3,084 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | House of Assembly | Unicameral | 5 | 11 | 1,222 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Regional Council (Consiglio regionale/Conseil) |
Unicameral | 5 | 35 | 3,597 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Estates (Staten) | Unicameral | 4 | 21 | 4,832 | ||
| Template:Flag | Legislative Assembly (Assembleia Legislativa) | Unicameral | 4 | 57 | 4,311 | ||
| Template:Flagicon image Bangsamoro | Parliament | Unicameral | 3 | Parallel voting | 80 | 53,414 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | Unicameral | 4 | Closed party lists in three 25-seat constituencies, with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method | 75 | 29,194 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | House of Assembly | Lower | 5 | 36 | 1,784 | |
| Senate | Upper | 11 | 5,839 | ||||
| Template:Flagcountry | House of Assembly | Unicameral | 4 | 15 | 1,969 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Parlamento de Canarias) | Unicameral | 4 | 70 | 35,000 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Parlament de Catalunya) | Unicameral | 4 | 135 | 55,723 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | 4 | 18 | 3,080 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | Unicameral | 4 | 24 | 875 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Corsican Assembly (Assemblea di Corsica / Assemblée de Corse) | Unicameral | 6 | 63 | 5,238 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Crimea | State Council (Верховна Рада / Верховный Совет / Yuqarı Radası) | Unicameral | 100 | 22,840 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | Estates (Staten) | Unicameral | 4 | 21 | 7,571 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | 4 | 11 | 272 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Law AssemblyTemplate:NoteTag (Løgtingið) | Unicameral | 4 | 33 | 1,467 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Assembly (Assemblée de la Polynésie française) | Unicameral | 5 | At-large two-round in 8 sections, 19 seats plurality and 38 proportional, 12.5% or top-2 threshold for qualification.Template:Efn | 57 | 4,859 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Parlamento da Galiza/Galicia) | Unicameral | 4 | 75 | 36,649 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | Unicameral | 4 | 17 | 1,750 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (Inatsisartut)Template:NoteTag | Unicameral | 4 | 31 | 1,830 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislature (Liheslaturan Guåhan) | Unicameral | 4 | 15 | 10,623 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | States (États) | Unicameral | 4 | 45 | 1,387 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislative Council (立法會) | Unicameral | 4 | Proportional representation using the Hare quota and the largest remainder method for the geographical constituencies and functional constituencies elected by their respective electorates | 70 | 101,481 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Tynwald (Tinvaal) | House of Keys (Kiare as Feed) | Lower | 5 | Plurality (2 members from each constituency) | 24 | 3,520 |
| Legislative Council (Yn Choonceil Slattyssagh) | Upper | 5 | Most members indirectly elected by the House of Keys | 11 | 7,681 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | States (États) | Unicameral | 4 | 49 | 2,509 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament (پەرلەمانی) | Unicameral | 5 | 111 | 53,109 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislative Assembly (立法會, Assembleia Legislativa) | Unicameral | 4 | Proportional representation, functional constituencies and appointed by the Chief Executive | 29 | 19,610 | |
| Template:Flag | Legislative Assembly (Assembleia Legislativa) | Unicameral | 4 | 47 | 5,698 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | 5 | 9 | 546 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Supreme Assembly (Ali Məclisi) | Unicameral | 5 | 45 | 10,063 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Congress (Congrès Territorial) | Unicameral | 5 | Closed-list proportional representation by province with 5% (of registered voters) threshold | 54 | 4,547 | |
| Template:Noflag | Northern Ireland Assembly (Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann) | Unicameral | 5 | Single transferable vote | 90[13] | 16,767 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Commonwealth Legislature | House of Representatives | Lower | 2 | 20 | 2,694 | |
| Senate | Upper | 2 | 10 | 5,388 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | Assembly | Unicameral | 3 | 20 | 69 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Island Council | Unicameral | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) | House of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) | Lower | 4 | First-past-the-post voting | 51 | 93,145 |
| Senate (Senado) | Upper | 4 | Majority | 27 | 465,427 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Territorial Council | Unicameral | 5 | At-large two-round, 7 seats by plurality and 12 seats proportional, 10% or top-2 threshold for qualification.Template:Efn | 19 | 488 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislative Council | Unicameral | 4 | 21 | 1,266 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Template:Interlanguage link multi (conseil territorial) | Unicameral | 6 | At-large two-round, 8 seats by plurality and 15 seats proportional, 10% or top-2 threshold for qualification.Template:Efn | 23 | 1,578 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Territorial Council | Unicameral | 6 | At-large two-round, 10 seats by plurality and 9 seats proportional, 10% or top-2 threshold for qualification.Template:Efn | 19 | 320 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Regional Council (Consiglio regionale) |
Unicameral | 5 | 60 | 27,470 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Chief Pleas | Unicameral | 12 | 50 | |||
| Template:Flagcountry | Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba, Scots Pairliament) | Unicameral | 5 | Additional member system | 129 | 40,734 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Regional Assembly (Assemblea Regionale) |
Unicameral | 5 | 70 | 71,675 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Estates (Staten) | Unicameral | 4 | 15 | 2,495 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Landtag | Unicameral | 5 | 35 | 14,621 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Parliament | Unicameral | 3 | 20 | 70 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Council (Consiglio) |
Unicameral | 5 | 35 | 15,405 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | House of Assembly | Unicameral | 4 | 21 | 1,498 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Legislature | Unicameral | 2 | 15 | 7,093 | ||
| Template:Flagcountry | Assembly (Скупштина / Skupština / Képviselőháza / Adunarea / Zhromaždenie) | Unicameral | 4 | Proportional representation in a single constituency with a 5% threshold and seats being allocated using d'Hondt method | 120 | 16,098 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Senedd (Welsh Parliament / Senedd Cymru) | Unicameral | 5 | Additional member system | 60 | 51,066 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | Territorial Assembly (Assemblée Territoriale) | Unicameral | 5 | Proportional representation by constituency | 20 | 650 | |
| Template:Flagcountry | House of Representatives (Baraza la Wawakilishi) | Unicameral | 5 | First-past-the-post voting | 88 | 17,086 | |
Legislatures of non-UN states (including unrecognized and disputed territories)
See also
- Elections by country (legislatures elections)
- List of national governments
- List of current heads of state and government
- List of supreme courts by country
- List of United States state legislatures
- Legislative assemblies of Canadian provinces and territories
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- National parliaments of the European Union
- List of legislatures by number of members
- List of legislative buildings
- List of legislatures by female members
- List of current presidents of legislatures
Notes
References
- ↑ Article 9 A Treaty of Lisbon : « 1. The European Parliament shall, jointly with the Council, exercise legislative and budgetary functions. It shall exercise functions of political control and consultation as laid down in the Treaties. It shall elect the President of the Commission. »
- ↑ Article 9 C Treaty of Lisbon : « 1. The Council shall, jointly with the European Parliament, exercise legislative and budgetary functions. It shall carry out policy-making and coordinating functions as laid down in the Treaties. »
- ↑ Afghanistan's Future Emirate? The Taliban and the Struggle for Afghanistan. CTC Sentinel.
- ↑ Analysis: How Are the Taliban Organized?. Voice of America. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ↑ Republic of Armenia – Parliamentary elections 2 April 2017 – OSCE/ODIHR needs assessment mission report. OSCE. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ↑ http://www.senate.gov.kh/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=88&lang=km
- ↑ Majles Addawla (State Council). Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ↑ Sistem nepopolne dvodomnosti v slovenskem parlamentu (diplomska naloga){{#if:Lakota|, Lakota}. Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana(2006)
- ↑ Candidates require 5% of their party's vote total in their constituency in order to override the default party-list order
- ↑ A party may earn seats even if they fail to reach 4% of the vote nationally if they obtain 12% of the vote in a given constituency
- ↑ Vocabulaire électoral – Système proportionnel. ch.ch. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ↑ YEMEN. Majlis Alshoora (Consultative Council). Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ↑ Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
- ↑ Официальный сайт Верховного Совета Приднестровской Молдавской Республики. www.vspmr.org.
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