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Malagasy National Assembly Malagasy National Assembly: Chamber of 138 members. Site mostly in French. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.assemblee-nationale.mg/ Poland - Senate Poland - Senate: Chamber of the parliament. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.senat.gov.pl/indexe.htm Germany - Bundesrat Germany - Bundesrat: The Federal Council is the Chamber of the Länder, the federal states, such that only one member votes on behalf of each state, casting all the state's votes. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.bundesrat.de/ Irish Parliament Irish Parliament: Also knowns as the Houses of the Oireachtas; composed of Dáil Éireann (House of Deputies) and Seanad Éireann (Senate). (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.irlgov.ie/oireachtas/ Czech Republic - Senate Czech Republic - Senate: Eighty-one member elected body. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.senat.cz/ Denmark - Folketinget Denmark - Folketinget: Danish parliament of 179 members elected by a variant of an additional member system. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.folketinget.dk/ Liechtenstein - Diet Liechtenstein - Diet: Unicameral body elected by proportional representation, with ten members from the Lower Country electoral district and fifteen from the Upper Country. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.firstlink.li/eng/regierung/landtag.htm Georgia Georgia: Parliament. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parliament.ge/ Thailand - House of Representatives Thailand - House of Representatives: Composed of 500 members, 400 elected from constituencies and 100 from party lists. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parliament.go.th/ Australia - Parliament of Australia Australia - Parliament of Australia: Consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.aph.gov.au/ Spain - Senate Spain - Senate: House of territorial representation of the Cortes Generales, with most provinces electing four senators. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.senado.es/home_i.html Netherlands - Eerste Kamer Netherlands - Eerste Kamer: Senate of 75 members, elected by the members of the twelve Provincial Councils. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.eerstekamer.nl/cgi-bin/pdcsns.cgi?dir=/9202000/g/%26filename=/9202000/h1.sns%26via=1pdi%26v01=english Cyprus - House of Representatives Cyprus - House of Representatives: Composed of 80 members, 56 elected by the Greek community and 24 by the Turkish community. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parliament.cy/ Latvia - Saeima Latvia - Saeima: Unicameral parliament of 100 members elected by proportional representation. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.saeima.lv/ Barbados - Parliament of Barbados Barbados - Parliament of Barbados: Composed of the 28-member House of Assembly, elected by the first-past-the-post system, and the 21-member appointed Senate. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parliamentbarbados.gov.bb/ Armenia - National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Armenia - National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia: Site lists the members of various committees, with more information in Armenian. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parliament.am/ South Korea - National Assembly of the Republic of South Korea South Korea - National Assembly of the Republic of South Korea: Composed of not fewer than 200 members, elected for four years. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://eng.assembly.go.kr/ Estonia - Riigikogu Estonia - Riigikogu: The Parliament of the Republic of Estonia, elected by proportional representation with a 5% cutoff. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.riigikogu.ee/ European Union - European Parliament European Union - European Parliament: Single-chamber body elected by several overlapping systems. Site has content in all EU languages. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.europarl.eu.int/ Uganda - Parliament of Uganda Uganda - Parliament of Uganda: Includes history and constitution. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parliament.go.ug/ Switzerland - Parliament Switzerland - Parliament: Bicameral system consisting of 200-member National Council and 46-member Council of States. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parliament.ch/ Finland - Suomen Eduskunta Finland - Suomen Eduskunta: The Parliament of Finland, a unicameral body of 200 members elected on a proportional basis. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.eduskunta.fI/ Belgium Federal Parliament Belgium Federal Parliament: Senate and Chamber of Representatives. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.fed-parl.be/ukindex.html Czech Republic - Chamber of Deputies Czech Republic - Chamber of Deputies: Site has lists of commitees, commissions and delegations, and more in Czech. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.psp.cz/ Norwegian Parliament Norwegian Parliament: The Stortinget of 165 members, of which 157 are from constituencies and 8 are additional members. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.stortinget.no/english/ Isle of Man - Manx Parliament Isle of Man - Manx Parliament: The Tynwald, dating back to the eighth century, and composed of the House of Keys and the Legislative Council. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.tynwald.org.im/ Bulgaria - National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria Bulgaria - National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria: Elected for a four-year term and consisting of 240 members. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.Parliament.bg/ Malta - House of Representatives Malta - House of Representatives: Unicameral elected body. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parliament.gov.mt/ Faroe Islands - Føroya Løgting Faroe Islands - Føroya Løgting: Single-chamber elected from seven constituencies, with powers under Denmark's Home Rule Act 1948. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.logting.fo/ India - Parliament of India India - Parliament of India: Composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://ParliamentofIndia.nic.in/ Portugal Portugal: Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República). (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parlamento.pt/ingles/index.html Austrian Parliament Austrian Parliament: Österreichisches Parlament, consisting of the Nationalrat (National Council) and the Bundesrat (Federal Council). (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parlinkom.gv.at/ United Kingdom Parliament United Kingdom Parliament: 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. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parliament.uk/ Japan - House of Representatives Japan - House of Representatives: The Shugiin, the Lower house of the National Diet. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.shugiin.go.jp/ Fiji - Parliament of the Fiji Islands Fiji - Parliament of the Fiji Islands: Consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parliament.gov.fj/ Lithuania - Seimas Lithuania - Seimas: Composed of 141 members elected for a four-year term. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.lrs.lt/ Italy - Chamber of Deputies Italy - Chamber of Deputies: The Camera dei deputati, with content in English, French and Italian. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://english.camera.it/ Poland - Sejm Poland - Sejm: Main chamber of the parliament. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.sejm.gov.pl/english.html Albanian Parliament Albanian Parliament: Single-chamber parliament elected for four years under additional-member system. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parlament.al/ Slovenia - Drzavni zbor Slovenia - Drzavni zbor: The National Assembly, with more detail in Slovenian. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.dz-rs.si/ Thailand - Senate Thailand - Senate: With lists of committee members and more information in Thai. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.senate.go.th/ Iceland - Alþingi Iceland - Alþingi: The Icelandic parliament dates back to 930AD, now having 63 members from eight constituencies. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.althingi.is/ Greece - Hellenic Parliament Greece - Hellenic Parliament: Includes a history of the constitution. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parliament.gr/ Romania - Chamber of Deputies Romania - Chamber of Deputies: Containing 341 members elected using a proportional list system. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://diasan.vsat.ro/ Jersey - The States of Jersey Jersey - The States of Jersey: Originally composed of the three estates, the Jurats (justices), the Connétables (the heads of the parishes) and the Rectors (from the churches). (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/ India - Rajya Sabha India - Rajya Sabha: The Council of States elected by the states' assemblies. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://rajyasabha.nic.in/ France - Senate France - Senate: Upper house of the French parliament. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.senat.fr/ Hong Kong Legislative Council Hong Kong Legislative Council: 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. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.legco.gov.hk/ France - National Assembly France - National Assembly: 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. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/ Singapore - Parliament of the Republic of Singapore Singapore - Parliament of the Republic of Singapore: Elected from multi-member constituencies, with some additional members. Pending bills, publications, member directory, and educational resources available. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parliament.gov.sg/ Japan - House of Councillors Japan - House of Councillors: The Sangiin, the upper house of the National Diet. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.sangiin.go.jp/ Romania - Senate Romania - Senate: One hundred and forty-three member body elected using a proportional list system. With more content in Romanian. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.senat.ro/ New Zealand - House of Representatives New Zealand - House of Representatives: Elected from 62 General and 7 Maori constituencies, with additional members for proportionality. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parliament.govt.nz/ Spain - Congress Spain - Congress: Primary chamber of the Cortes Generales elected by a proportional system. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.congreso.es/ingles/ Canada - Parliament of Canada Canada - Parliament of Canada: Composed of the Queen, represented by the Governor General, the appointed Senate, and the elected House of Commons. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parl.gc.ca/ South Africa - Parliament of South Africa South Africa - Parliament of South Africa: Composed of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.parliament.gov.za/ Viet Nam - National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Viet Nam - National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam: With details of the constitutional status of the Quoc Hoi. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.na.gov.vn/english/ Germany - Bundestag Germany - Bundestag: 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. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.bundestag.de/ Turkey - Grand National Assembly Turkey - Grand National Assembly: Five-hundred-and-fifty-member body elected for a five-year period. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.tbmm.gov.tr/ Hungary - Parliament of the Republic of Hungary Hungary - Parliament of the Republic of Hungary: Also known as the National Assembly (Az ország háza). (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.Mkogy.hu/ Sweden - Riksdag Sweden - Riksdag: Unicameral body containing 349 members from 29 different constituencies. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.riksdagen.se/ Micronesia - Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia - Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia: Unicameral national legislature consisting of 14 Senators, one from each of the States of Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk, and Yap for a four-year term, and ten Members for two years. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.fsmgov.org/congress/ Netherlands - House of Representatives of the States General Netherlands - House of Representatives of the States General: Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, elected by proportional representation. (Parliaments and Legislatures) http://www.tweede-kamer.nl/organisatie/communicatie/internationaal/