Parliaments and Legislatures (Society/Government/Parliaments_and_Legislatures)
up Parliaments and LegislaturesEntriesGermany - Bundestag http://www.bundestag.de/ The Federal Diet, composed of at least 598 Members, of whom 299 are elected in the constituencies and a further 299 via a list-based additional member system with a 5% cutoff. European Union - European Parliament http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ Single-chamber body elected by several overlapping systems. Site has content in all EU languages. United Kingdom Parliament http://www.parliament.uk/ Composed of the House of Commons, elected by single-member plurality for a period of not more than five years, and the appointed (and for a few members inherited) House of Lords. Poland - Sejm http://www.sejm.gov.pl/ Main chamber of the parliament. France - National Assembly http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/ Consists of 577 deputies, each of whom is elected in a constituency either with an absolute majority of votes (more than half the votes) at the first ballot or a relative majority (the largest number of votes) at the second ballot. Australia - Parliament of Australia http://www.aph.gov.au/ Consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Lithuania - Seimas http://www.lrs.lt/ Composed of 141 members elected for a four-year term. Canada - Parliament of Canada http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Composed of the Queen, represented by the Governor General, the appointed Senate, and the elected House of Commons. Greece - Hellenic Parliament http://www.parliament.gr/ Includes a history of the constitution. Austrian Parliament http://www.parlinkom.gv.at/ Österreichisches Parlament, consisting of the Nationalrat (National Council) and the Bundesrat (Federal Council). Irish Parliament http://www.oireachtas.ie/ Also knowns as the Houses of the Oireachtas; composed of Dáil Éireann (House of Deputies) and Seanad Éireann (Senate). Sweden - Riksdag http://www.riksdagen.se/ Unicameral body containing 349 members from 29 different constituencies. Romania - Chamber of Deputies http://www.cdep.ro/ Containing 341 members elected using a proportional list system. Hong Kong Legislative Council http://www.legco.gov.hk/ Consisting of 60 Members, with 24 Members elected from geographical constituencies, 30 Members by functional constituencies, and 6 Members by an Election Committee comprising 800 elected representatives of the community. Thailand - House of Representatives http://www.parliament.go.th/ Composed of 500 members, 400 elected from constituencies and 100 from party lists. Georgia http://www.parliament.ge/ Parliament. Finland - Suomen Eduskunta http://www.eduskunta.fi/ The Parliament of Finland, a unicameral body of 200 members elected on a proportional basis. Bulgaria - National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria http://www.parliament.bg/ Elected for a four-year term and consisting of 240 members. Japan - House of Representatives http://www.shugiin.go.jp/ The Shugiin, the Lower house of the National Diet. India - Parliament of India http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ Composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). SubcategoriesBy Country Guides and Directories Inter-parliamentary Organizations Regional Parliaments Related categoriesCatalan Un parlament és una assemblea de persones que exerceixen el poder legislatiu i que controlen els actes del govern sota el model de Westminster o parlamentari. 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