Libyaunicameral General People's Congress (NA seats; memberselected indirectly through a hierarchy of people's committees)
Liechtensteinunicameral Parliament or Landtag (25 seats; membersare elected by direct, popular vote under proportionalrepresentation to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 11 February 2001 (next to be held by NA 2005)election results: percent of vote by party - FBP 49.90%, VU 41.35%,FL 8.71%; seats by party - FBP 13, VU 11, FL 1
Lithuaniaunicameral Parliament or Seimas (141 seats, 71 members aredirectly elected by popular vote, 70 are elected by proportionalrepresentation; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held 8 October 2000 (next to be held NA October 2004)election results: percent of vote by party - Social DemocraticCoalition 31.1%, New Union-Social Liberals 19.6%, Liberal Union17.2%, TS 8.6%, remaining parties all less than 5%; seats by faction- Social Democratic Coalition 51, New Union-Social Liberals 25,United Political Group-Group of Liberals 24, Liberal Democrats 13,Conservatives 9, Farmers and New Democracy Parties 8, Mixed Group 6,independent 1 (four seats unfilled as of 1 June 2003)note: the voting results from the 2000 elections do not correspondto the make up of the Seimas, which has evolved into a number offactions, each made up of members of several parties
Luxembourgunicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (60seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: last held 13 June 1999 (next to be held by June 2004)election results: percent of vote by party - CSV 29.79%, DP 21.58%,LSAP 23.75%, ADR 10.36%, Green Party 9.09%, the Left 3.77%; seats byparty - CSV 19, DP 15, LSAP 13, ADR 6, Green Party 5, the Left 2note: there is also a Council of State that serves as an advisorybody to the Chamber of Deputies; the Council of State has 21 membersappointed by the Grand Duke on the advice of the prime minister
Macauunicameral Legislative Council or LEGCO (27 seats; 10 electedby popular vote, 10 by indirect vote, and 7 appointed by the chiefexecutive; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held 23 September 2001 (next to be held NA 2005)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats by political bloc -Entertainment Industry 3, pro-democracy 2, pro-Beijing Labor Union2, pro-Beijing Neighborhood Association 2, pro-business 1
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic ofunicameral Assembly orSobranie (120 seats - 85 members are elected by popular vote, 35members come from lists of candidates submitted by parties based onthe percentage that a party gains from the overall vote; all servefour-year terms)elections: last held 15 September 2002 (next to be held NA 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -Together for Macedonia coalition (SDSM and LDP) 60, VMRO-DPMNE 33,Democratic Union for Integration 16, Democratic Party of Albanians7, Party for Democratic Prosperity 2, National Democratic Party 1,Socialist Party of Macedonia 1
Madagascarunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (160seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms); note - the legislature is scheduled to become abicameral Parliament with the establishment of a Senate; two-thirdsof the seats of this Senate will be filled by regional assemblieswhose members will be elected by popular vote; the remainingone-third of the seats will be appointed by the president; the totalnumber of seats will be determined by the National Assembly; allmembers will serve four-year termselections: National Assembly - last held 15 December 2002 (next tobe held NA 2006)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - TIM 103, FP 22, AREMA 3, LEADER/Fanilo 2, RPSD5, others 3, independents 22
Malawiunicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 15 June 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)election results: percent of vote by party - UDF 48%, MCP 34%, AFORD15%, others 3%; seats by party - UDF 96, MCP 61, AFORD 30, others 6
Malaysiabicameral Parliament or Parlimen consists of the Senate orDewan Negara (69 seats; 43 appointed by the paramount ruler, 26appointed by the state legislatures) and the House ofRepresentatives or Dewan Rakyat (193 seats; members elected bypopular vote weighted toward the rural Malay population to servefive-year terms)elections: House of Representatives - last held 29 November 1999(next must be held by November 2004)election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - BN 56%, other 44%; seats by party - BN 148, PAS 27, DAP 10,Keadilan 5, PBS 3
Maldivesunicameral People's Council or Majlis (50 seats; 42 electedby popular vote, 8 appointed by the president; members servefive-year terms)elections: last held 20 November 1999 (next to be held NA November2004)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 42
Maliunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (147 seats;members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 14 July and 28 July 2002 (next to be held NAJuly 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -Hope 2002 coalition 66, ADEMA 51, other 30
Maltaunicameral House of Representatives (usually 65 seats; note -additional seats are given to the party with the largest popularvote to ensure a legislative majority; members are elected bypopular vote on the basis of proportional representation to servefive-year terms)elections: last held 12 April 2003 (next to be held by April 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - PN 51.7%, MLP 47.6%, AD0.7%; seats by party - PN 34, MLP 31
Man, Isle ofbicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council(an 11-member body composed of the President of Tynwald, the LordBishop of Sodor and Man, a nonvoting attorney general, and 8 othersnamed by the House of Keys) and the House of Keys (24 seats; membersare elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Keys - last held 22 November 2001 (next to beheld NA November 2006)election results: House of Keys - percent of vote by party - ManLabor Party 17.3%, Alliance for Progressive Government 14.6%; seatsby party - Man Labor Party 2, Alliance for Progressive Government 3,independents 19
Marshall Islandsunicameral Parliament or Nitijela (33 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 17 November 2003 (next to be held not laterthan November 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NAnote: the Council of Chiefs is a 12-member body that advises onmatters affecting customary law and practice
Martiniqueunicameral General Council or Conseil General (45 seats;members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and aunicameral Regional Assembly or Conseil Regional (41 seats; membersare elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)elections: General Council - last held NA March 2000 (next to beheld NA 2006); Regional Assembly - last held on 15 March 1998 (nextto be held by March 2004)election results: General Council - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - left-wing candidates 13, PPM 11, RPR 6, right-wingcandidates 5, PCM 3, UDF 3, PMS 2, independents 2; note - the PPMwon a plurality; Regional Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - RPR-UDF 14, MIM 13, PPM 7, left parties 4, PMS 3note: Martinique elects 2 seats to the French Senate; elections lastheld NA September 2001 (next to be held September 2004); results -percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PPM 2; Martiniquealso elects 4 seats to the French National Assembly; elections lastheld, first round - 9 June 2002, second round - 16 June 2002 (nextto be held not later than June 2007); results - percent of vote byparty - NA%; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1, PS 1, MIM 1, left-wingcandidate 1 (candidacy of the left-wing candidate was found invalidby the Constitutional Council; new elections will be called)
Mauritaniabicameral legislature consists of the Senate or Majlisal-Shuyukh (56 seats, a part of the seats up for election every twoyears; members elected by municipal leaders to serve six-year terms)and the National Assembly or Majlis al-Watani (81 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 12 April 2002 (next to be held NAApril 2004); National Assembly - last held 19 and 26 October 2001(next to be held NA 2006)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - PRDS 54, RFD 1, UNDD 1; National Assembly - percent of voteby party - PRDS 79%, RDU 3.5%, UDP 3.5%, AC 5%, UFP 3.5%, FP 1.5%;seats by party - PRDS 64, UDP 3, RDU 3, AC 4, RFD 3, UFP 3, and FP 1
Mauritiusunicameral National Assembly (66 seats; 62 elected bypopular vote, 4 appointed by the election commission from the losingpolitical parties to give representation to various ethnicminorities; members serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 11 September 2000 (next to be held bySeptember 2005)election results: percent of vote by party - MSM/MMM 52.3%, MLP/PMSD36.9%, OPR 10.8%; seats by party - MSM/MMM 54, MLP/PMSD 6, OPR 2
Mayotteunicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats;members are elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms)elections: last held 7 October 2000 (next to be held NA 2003)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NAnote: Mayotte elects one member of the French Senate; elections lastheld 24 September 2001 (next to be held NA September 2007); results- percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; Mayotte alsoelects one member to the French National Assembly; elections lastheld 16 June 2002 (next to be held as a special election on NA June2005); results - percent of vote by party - UMP-RPR 55.08%, UDF44.92%; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1
Mexicobicameral National Congress or Congreso de la Union consistsof the Senate or Camara de Senadores (128 seats; 96 are elected bypopular vote to serve six-year terms, and 32 are allocated on thebasis of each party's popular vote) and the Federal Chamber ofDeputies or Camara Federal de Diputados (500 seats; 300 members aredirectly elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms;remaining 200 members are allocated on the basis of each party'spopular vote, also for three-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 2 July 2000 for all of the seats (nextto be held NA 2006); Chamber of Deputies - last held 6 July 2003(next to be held NA 2006)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - PRI 60, PAN 46, PRD 15, PVEM 5, PT 1, CD 1; Chamber ofDeputies - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PRI 224,PAN 153, PRD 95, other 28
Micronesia, Federated States of unicameral Congress (14 seats; members elected by popular vote; four - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms; and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms) elections: elections for four-year term seats last held 4 March 2003 (next to be held NA March 2007); elections for two-year term seats last held 4 March 2003 (next to be held NA March 2005) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
Moldovaunicameral Parliament or Parlamentul (101 seats; parties andelectoral blocs, as well as independent candidates, elected bypopular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 25 February 2001 (next to be held NA 2005)election results: percent of vote by party - PCM 50.1%, BraghisAlliance 13.4%, PPCD 8.2%, other parties 28.3%; seats by party - PCM71, Braghis Alliance 19, PPCD 11
Monacounicameral National Council or Conseil National (24 seats; 16members elected by list majority system, 8 by proportionalrepresentation; to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 9 February 2003 (next to be held NA February2008)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -UNAM 21, UND 3
Mongoliaunicameral State Great Hural (76 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 2 July 2000 (next to be held NA July 2004)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -MPRP 72, other 4
Montserratunicameral Legislative Council (11 seats, 9 popularlyelected; members serve five-year terms)note: expanded in 2001 from 7 to 9 elected members with attorneygeneral and financial secretary sitting as ex-officio memberselections: last held NA April 2001 (next to be held by November 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -NPLM 7, NPP 2note: in 2001, the Elections Commission instituted a singleconstituency/voter-at-large system whereby all eligible voters castballots for all nine seats of the Legislative Council
Moroccobicameral Parliament consists of an upper house or Chamberof Counselors (270 seats; members elected indirectly by localcouncils, professional organizations, and labor syndicates fornine-year terms; one-third of the members are renewed every threeyears) and a lower house or Chamber of Representatives (325 seats;members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)elections: Chamber of Counselors - last held 15 September 2000 (nextto be held NA 2003); Chamber of Representatives - last held 27September 2002 (next to be held NA 2007)election results: Chamber of Counselors - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - NA; Chamber of Representatives - percent ofvote by party - NA%; seats by party - USFP 50, PI 48, PJD 42, RNI41, MP 27, MNP 18, UC 16, FFD 12, PND 12, PPS 11, UD 10, MDS 7, PSD6, Al Ahd 5, ADL 4, GSU 3, PML 3, PRD 3, FC 2, PDI 2, PED 2, CNI 1
Mozambiqueunicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia daRepublica (250 seats; members are directly elected by popular voteon a secret ballot to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 3-5 December 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)election results: percent of vote by party - Frelimo 48.54%,Renamo-UE 38.81%; seats by party - Frelimo 133, Renamo-UE 117note: Renamo-UE ran as a multiparty coalition; none of the otheropposition parties received the 5% required to win parliamentaryseats; in September 2000, Renamo-UE member Raul DOMINGOS wasexpelled from the party; he continues to hold his parliamentary seatas an independent
Namibiabicameral legislature consists of the National Council (26seats; two members are chosen from each regional council to servesix-year terms) and the National Assembly (72 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: National Council - elections for regional councils, todetermine members of the National Council, held 30 November-1December 1998 (next to be held by December 2004); National Assembly- last held 30 November-1 December 1999 (next to be held by December2004)election results: National Council - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - SWAPO 21, DTA 4, UDF 1; National Assembly - percentof vote by party - SWAPO 76%, COD 10%, DTA 9%, UDF 3%, MAG 1%, other1%; seats by party - SWAPO 55, COD 7, DTA 7, UDF 2, MAG 1,note: the National Council is primarily an advisory body
Nauruunicameral Parliament (18 seats; members elected by popularvote to serve three-year terms)elections: last held 3 May 2003 (next to be held not later than May2006)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - Nauru First Party3, independents 15
Nepal
bicameral Parliament consists of the National Council (60 seats; 35appointed by the House of Representatives, 10 by the king, and 15elected by an electoral college; one-third of the members electedevery two years to serve six-year terms) and the House ofRepresentatives (205 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: House of Representatives - last held 3 and 17 May 1999(next election NA)note: Nepal's Parliament was dissolved on 22 May 2002election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - NC 37.3%, CPN/UML 31.6%, NDP 10.4%, NSP 3.2%, Rastriya JanaMorcha 1.4%, Samyukta Janmorcha Nepal 0.8%, NWPP 0.5%, others 14.8%;seats by party - NC 113, CPN/UML 69, NDP 11, NSP 5, Rastriya JanaMorcha 5, Samyukta Janmorcha Nepal 1, NWPP 1
Netherlandsbicameral States General or Staten Generaal consists ofthe First Chamber or Eerste Kamer (75 seats; members indirectlyelected by the country's 12 provincial councils for four-year terms)and the Second Chamber or Tweede Kamer (150 seats; members directlyelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: First Chamber - last held 25 May 2003 (next to be held NAMay 2007); Second Chamber - last held 22 January 2003 (next to beheld NA January 2007)election results: First Chamber - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - CDA 23, PvdA 19, VVD 15, Green Party 5, SocialistParty 4, D66 3, other 6; Second Chamber - percent of vote by party -CDA 28.6%, PvdA 27.3%, VVD 12.9%, Socialist Party 6.3%, List PimFortuyn 5.7%, Green Party 5.1%, D66 4.1%; seats by party - CDA 44,PvdA 42, VVD 28, Socialist Party 9, List Pim Fortuyn 8, Green Party8, D66 6, other 5
Netherlands Antillesunicameral States or Staten (22 seats; membersare elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 18 January 2002 (next to be held NA 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -FOL 5, PAR 4, PNP 3, PLKP 2, DP-St.M 2, UPB 2, DP 1, MAN 1, PDB 1,WIPM 1note: the government of Prime Minister Mirna LOUISA-GODETT is acoalition of several parties; current seats by party - PAR 4, PNP 3,FOL 2, MAN 2, UPB 2, DP-St. M 2, PDB 1, SEA 1, WIPM 1, other 4
New Caledoniaunicameral Territorial Congress or Congres Territorial(54 seats; members are members of the three Provincial Assemblies orAssemblees Provinciales elected by popular vote to serve five-yearterms)elections: last held 9 May 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -RPCR 24, FLNKS 12, UNI 6, FCCI 4, FN 4, Alliance pour la Caledonie3, LKS 1note: New Caledonia elects 1 seat to the French Senate; electionslast held 24 September 2001 (next to be held NA September 2007);results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; NewCaledonia also elects 2 seats to the French National Assembly;elections last held 9 and 16 June 2002 (next to be held by June2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -UMP 2
New Zealandunicameral House of Representatives - commonly calledParliament (120 seats; 69 members elected by popular vote insingle-member constituencies including 7 Maori constituencies, and51 proportional seats chosen from party lists, all to servethree-year terms)elections: last held 27 July 2002 (next to be held NA 2005)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -NZLP 52, NP 27, NZFP 13, ACT New Zealand 9, Green Party 9, UF 8,other 2
Nicaraguaunicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (93seats; members are elected by proportional representation to servefive-year terms)elections: last held 4 November 2001 (next to be held by November2006)election results: percent of vote by party - Liberal Alliance(ruling party - includes PLC, PALI, PLIUN, and PUCA) 46.03%, FSLN36.55%, PCCN 3.73%, PCN 2.12%, MRS 1.33%; seats by party - LiberalAlliance 42, FSLN 36, PCCN 4, PCN 3, PRONAL 2, MRS 1, PRN 1, PC 1,PLI 1, AU 1, UNO-96 1
Nigerunicameral National Assembly (83 seats, members elected bypopular vote for five-year terms)elections: last held 24 November 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -MNSD-Nassara 38, CDS-Rahama 17, PNDS-Tarayya 16, RDP-Jama'a 8,ANDPS-Zaman Lahiya 4
Nigeriabicameral National Assembly consists of Senate (107 seats,three from each state and one from the Federal Capital Territory;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) and Houseof Representatives (346 seats, members elected by popular vote toserve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 12 April 2003 (next to be held NA2007); House of Representatives - last held 12 April 2003 (next tobe held NA 2007)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PDP 53.6%,ANPP 27.9%, AD 9.7%; seats by party - PDP 73, ANPP 28, AD 6; Houseof Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDP 54.5%, ANPP27.4%, AD 9.3%, other 8.8%; seats by party - PDP 213, ANPP 95, AD31, other 7; note - two constituencies are not reported
Niueunicameral Legislative Assembly (20 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve three-year terms; six elected from a commonroll and 14 are village representatives)elections: last held 21 March 2002 (next to be held in March 2005)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -NPP 9, independents 11; note - all 20 seats were reelected
Norfolk Islandunicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; memberselected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only fourvotes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-yearterms)elections: last held 29 November 2001 (next to be held by December2004)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9
Northern Mariana Islandsbicameral Legislature consists of theSenate (9 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefour-year staggered terms) and the House of Representatives (18seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 5 November 2001 (next to be held NANovember 2003); House of Representatives - last held 1 November 2003(next to be held NA November 2005)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - Republican Party 4, Democratic Party 3, Reform Party 1,independent 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - Covenant Party 9, Republican Party 7,Democratic Party 1, independent 1note: the Northern Mariana Islands does not have a nonvotingdelegate in the US Congress; instead, it has an elected official or"resident representative" located in Washington, DC; seats by party- Republican Party 1 (Pedro A. TENORIO)
Norwaymodified unicameral Parliament or Storting (165 seats;members are elected by popular vote by proportional representationto serve four-year terms)elections: last held 10 September 2001 (next to be held NA September2005)election results: percent of vote by party - Labor Party 24.3%,Conservative Party 21.2%, Progress Party 14.6%, Socialist Left Party12.5%, Christian People's Party 12.4%, Center Party 5.6%, LiberalParty 3.9%, Coastal Party 1.7%, other 3.8%; seats by party - LaborParty 43, Conservative Party 38, Progress Party 26, Socialist LeftParty 23, Christian People's Party 22, Center Party 10, LiberalParty 2, Coastal Party 1note: for certain purposes, the Parliament divides itself into twochambers and elects one-fourth of its membership to an upper houseor Lagting
Omanbicameral Majlis Oman consists of an upper chamber or Majlisal-Dawla (48 seats; members appointed by the monarch; has advisorypowers only) and a lower chamber or Majlis al-Shura (83 seats;members elected by limited suffrage for three-year term, however,the monarch makes final selections and can negate election results;body has some limited power to propose legislation, but otherwisehas only advisory powers)elections: last held 4 October 2003 (next to be held NA 2006)election results: NA
Pakistanbicameral Parliament or Majlis-e-Shoora consists of theSenate (100 seats - formerly 87; members indirectly elected byprovincial assemblies to serve four-year terms; and the NationalAssembly (342 seats - formerly 217; 60 seats represent women; 10seats represent minorities; members elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 24 and 27 February 2003 (next to beheld by February 2007); National Assembly - last held 10 October2002 (next to be held by October 2006)election results: Senate results - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - PML/Q 40, PPPP 11, MMA 21, MQM/A 6, PML/N 4, NA 3,PML/F 1, PkMAP 2, ANP 2, PPP/S 2, JWP 1, BNP-Awami 1, BNP-Mengal 1,BNM/H 1, independents 4; National Assembly results - percent ofvotes by party - NA%; seats by party - PML/Q 126, PPPP 81, MMA 63,PML/N 19, MQM/A 17, NA 16, PML/F 5, PML/J 3, PPP/S 2, BNP 1, JWP 1,PAT 1, PML/Z 1, PTI 1, MQM/H 1, PkMAP 1, independents 3
Palaubicameral Parliament or Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK) consists ofthe Senate (9 seats; members elected by popular vote on a populationbasis to serve four-year terms) and the House of Delegates (16seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NANovember 2004); House of Delegates - last held 7 November 2000 (nextto be held NA November 2004)election results: Senate - percent of vote - NA%; seats -independents 9; House of Delegates - percent of vote - NA%; seats -independents 16
Panamaunicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (71seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 2 May 1999 (next to be held NA May 2004)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -PRD 34, PA 18, PDC 5, PS 4, MOLIRENA 3, PLN 3, Democratic Change 2,PRC 1, MORENA 1note: legislators from outlying rural districts are chosen on aplurality basis while districts located in more populous towns andcities elect multiple legislators by means of a proportion-basedformula
Papua New Guineaunicameral National Parliament - sometimes referredto as the House of Assembly (109 seats, 89 elected from openelectorates and 20 from provincial electorates; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 15-29 June 2002 and April and May 2003;completed in May 2003 (voting in the Southern Highlands was notcompleted during the June 2002 election period); next to be held notlater than June 2007election results: percent of vote by party - PPP 15%, Pangu Pati14%, NA 14%, PDM 8%, PNC 6%, PAP 5%, UP 3%, NP 1%, PUP 1%,independents 33%; seats by party - PPP 16, Pangu Pati 15, NA 15, PDM9, PNC 7, PAP 5, UP 3, NP 1, PUP 1, independents 37; note -association with political parties is very fluid (2002)
Paraguaybicameral Congress or Congreso consists of the Chamber ofSenators or Camara de Senadores (45 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputiesor Camara de Diputados (80 seats; members are elected by popularvote to serve five-year terms)elections: Chamber of Senators - last held 27 April 2003 (next to beheld NA May 2008); Chamber of Deputies - last held 27 April 2003(next to be held NA May 2008)election results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - Colorado Party 16, PLRA 12, UNACE 7, MPQ 7,PPS 2, PEN 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - Colorado Party 37, PLRA 21, UNACE 10, MPQ 10, PPS 2
Peruunicameral Congress of the Republic of Peru or Congreso de laRepublica del Peru (120 seats; members are elected by popular voteto serve five-year terms)elections: last held 8 April 2001 (next to be held 9 April 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - Peru Posible 26.3%,APRA 19.7%, Unidad Nacional 13.8%, FIM 11.0%, others 29.2%; seats byparty - Peru Posible 47, APRA 28, Unidad Nacional 17, FIM 11, others17
Philippinesbicameral Congress or Kongreso consists of the Senate orSenado (24 seats - one-half elected every three years; memberselected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House ofRepresentatives or Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan (214 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve three-year terms; note - additionalmembers may be appointed by the president but the Constitutionprohibits the House of Representatives from having more than 250members)elections: Senate - last held 14 May 2001 (next to be held 16 May2004); House of Representatives - elections last held 14 May 2001(next to be held 16 May 2004)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - Lakas 13, PDP-Laban/LDP 11; House of Representatives -percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Lakas 86, NPC 51,LDP 21, LP 20, independents 10, other 26
Pitcairn Islandsunicameral Island Council (10 seats - 6 elected bypopular vote, 1 appointed by the 6 elected members, 2 appointed bythe governor, and 1 seat for the Island Secretary; members serveone-year terms)elections: last held NA December 2002 (next to be held NA December2003)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - all independents
Polandbicameral National Assembly or Zgromadzenie Narodowe consistsof the Sejm (460 seats; members are elected under a complex systemof proportional representation to serve four-year terms) and theSenate or Senat (100 seats; members are elected by a majority voteon a provincial basis to serve four-year terms)elections: Sejm elections last held 23 September 2001 (next to beheld by September 2005); Senate - last held 23 September 2001 (nextto be held by September 2005)election results: Sejm - percent of vote by party - SLD-UP 41%, PO12.7%, Samoobrona 10.2%, PiS 9.5%, PSL 9%, LPR 7.9%, AWSP 5.6% UW3.1%, other 1%; seats by party (as of 25 April 2003) - SLD 193, PO57, Samoobrona 39, PiS 43, PSL 39, LPR 28, UP 16, SKL 8, PLD 6, PBL5, RKN 5, PP 3, ROP 3, German minorities 2, independents 13; note -SLD and UP ran together on electoral lists in the 2001 elections,but constitute separate parliamentary clubs in the Sejm; severalother deputies have left their parties and set up otherparliamentary factions; Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - SLD-UP 75, AWSP (an electoral alliance of some 36parties) 15, PSL 4, Samoobrona 2, LPR 2, independents 2note: two seats are assigned to ethnic minority parties
Portugalunicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia daRepublica (230 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 17 March 2002 (next to be held NA 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - PSD 40.1%, PS 37.8%, PP8.7%, PCP/PEV 6.9%, The Left Bloc 2.7%; seats by party - PSD 105, PS96, PP 14, PCP/PEV 12, The Left Bloc 3
Puerto Ricobicameral Legislative Assembly consists of the Senate(28 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms) and the House of Representatives (51 seats; membersare directly elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held 2November 2004); House of Representatives - last held 7 November 2000(next to be held 2 November 2004)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - PPD 19, PNP 8, PIP 1; House of Representatives - percent ofvote by party - NA%; seats by party - PPD 30, PNP 20, PIP 1note: Puerto Rico elects, by popular vote, a resident commissionerto serve a four-year term as a nonvoting representative in the USHouse of Representatives; aside from not voting on the House floor,he enjoys all the rights of a member of Congress; elections lastheld 7 November 2000 (next to be held 2 November 2004); results -percent of vote by party - PPD 49.3%; seats by party - PPD 1; AnibalACEVEDO-VILA elected resident commissioner
Qatarunicameral Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura (35 seats;members appointed)note: no legislative elections have been held since 1970 when therewere partial elections to the body; Council members have had theirterms extended every four years since; the new constitution providesfor a 45-member Consultative Council, or Majlis al-Shura; the publicwould elect two-thirds of the Majlis al-Shura; the amir wouldappoint the remaining members
Reunionunicameral General Council (49 seats; members are elected bydirect, popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameralRegional Council (45 seats; members are elected by direct, popularvote to serve six-year terms)elections: General Council - last held 15 and 22 March 1998 (next tobe held NA 2004); Regional Council - last held 15 March 1998 (nextto be held NA 2004)election results: General Council - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - various right-wing candidates 13, PCR 10, PS 10,UDF 8, RPR 6, other left-wing candidates 2; Regional Council -percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PCR 19, UDF 9, RPR8, various right-wing candidates 4, various left-wing candidates 5note: Reunion elects three representatives to the French Senate;elections last held NA 2001 (next to be held NA 2006); results -percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; Reunion alsoelects five deputies to the French National Assembly; elections lastheld 9 June-16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); results -percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1, UMP 1,PCR 1
Romaniabicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate orSenat (140 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote on aproportional representation basis to serve four-year terms) and theChamber of Deputies or Adunarea Deputatilor (345 seats; members areelected by direct, popular vote on a proportional representationbasis to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 26 November 2000 (next to be held inthe fall of 2004); Chamber of Deputies - last held 26 November 2000(next to be held in the fall of 2004)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PDSR (now PSD)37.1%, PRM 21.0%, PD 7.6%, PNL 7.5%, UDMR 6.9%; seats by party - PSD65, PRM 36, PNL 13, UDMR 12, PD 9, independents 5; Chamber ofDeputies - percent of vote by party - PDSR (now PSD) 36.6%, PRM19.5%, PD 7.0%, PNL, 6.9%, UDMR 6.8%; seats by party - PSD 171, PRM69, PD 29, PNL 27, UDMR 27, ethnic minorities 18, independents 4
Russiabicameral Federal Assembly or Federalnoye Sobraniye consistsof the Federation Council or Sovet Federatsii (178 seats; as of July2000, members appointed by the top executive and legislativeofficials in each of the 89 federal administrative units - oblasts,krays, republics, autonomous okrugs and oblasts, and the federalcities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg; members serve four-yearterms) and the State Duma or Gosudarstvennaya Duma (450 seats; 225seats elected by proportional representation from party listswinning at least 5% of the vote, and 225 seats from single-memberconstituencies; members are elected by direct, popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: State Duma - last held 7 December 2003 (next to be heldNA December 2007)election results: State Duma - percent of vote received by partiesclearing the 5% threshold entitling them to a proportional share ofthe 225 party list seats - United Russia 37.1%, KPRF 12.7%, LDPR11.6%, Motherland 9.1%; seats by party - United Russia 222, KPRF 53,LDPR 38, Motherland 37, People's Party 19, Yabloko 4, Union ofRightist Forces 2, other 7, independents 65, repeat electionrequired 3
Rwandaunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (53seats; members elected by direct vote)elections: last held 29 September 2003 (next to be held NA)election results: seats by party under the Arusha peace accord - FPR40, PSD 7, PL 6
Saint Helenaunicameral Legislative Council (16 seats, including thespeaker, 3 ex officio and 12 elected members; members are elected bypopular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 27 June 2001 (next to be held NA June 2005)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 15
Saint Kitts and Nevisunicameral National Assembly (14 seats, 3appointed and 11 popularly elected from single-memberconstituencies; members serve five-year terms)elections: last held 6 March 2000 (next to be held by July 2005)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -SKNLP 8, CCM 2, NRP 1
Saint Luciabicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (11 seats;six members appointed on the advice of the prime minister, three onthe advice of the leader of the opposition, and two afterconsultation with religious, economic, and social groups) and theHouse of Assembly (17 seats; members are elected by popular votefrom single-member constituencies to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Assembly - last held 3 December 2001 (next to beheld NA December 2006)election results: House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - SLP55%, UWP 37%, NA 3.5%; seats by party - SLP 14, UWP 3
Saint Pierre and Miquelonunicameral General Council or ConseilGeneral (19 seats - 15 from Saint Pierre and 4 from Miquelon;members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)elections: elections last held 19 and 26 March 2000 (next to be heldNA April 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -PS 12, PRG 2, UDF-RPR 5note: Saint Pierre and Miquelon elect 1 seat to the French Senate;elections last held NA September 1995 (next to be held NA September2004); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -RPR 1; Saint Pierre and Miquelon also elects 1 seat to the FrenchNational Assembly; elections last held, first round - 9 June 2002,second round - 16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); results -percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UDF 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines unicameral House of Assembly (21 seats, 15 elected representatives and 6 appointed senators; representatives are elected by popular vote from single-member constituencies to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 28 March 2001 (next to be held by March 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - ULP 12, NDP 3
Samoaunicameral Legislative Assembly or Fono (49 seats - 47 electedby voters affiliated with traditional village-based electoraldistricts, 2 elected by independent, mostly Eurasian, voters whocannot, (or choose not to) establish a village affiliation; onlychiefs (matai) may stand for election to the Fono; members servefive-year terms)elections: election last held 3 March 2001 (next election to be heldnot later than March 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -HRPP 30, SNDP 13, independents 6
San Marinounicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grandee Generale (60 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote toserve five-year terms)elections: last held 10 June 2001 (next to be held by June 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - PDCS 41.4%, PSS 24.2%,PD 20.8%, APDS 8.2%, RC 3.4%, AN 1.9%; seats by party - PDCS 25, PSS15, PD 12, APDS 5, RC 2, AN 1
Sao Tome and Principeunicameral National Assembly or AssembleiaNacional (55 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote toserve four-year terms)elections: last held 3 March 2002 (next to be held NA March 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - MLSTP 39.6%, Force forChange Democratic Movement 39.4%, Ue-Kedadji coalition 16.2%; seatsby party - MLSTP 24, Force for Change Democratic Movement 23,Ue-Kedadji coalition 8
Saudi ArabiaConsultative Council or Majlis al-Shura (120 membersand a chairman appointed by the monarch for four-year terms)
Senegalunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (120seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to servefive-year terms)note: the former National Assembly, dissolved in the spring of 2001,had 140 seatselections: last held 29 April 2001 (next to be held NA 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -SOPI Coalition 89, AFP 11, PS 10, other 10
Serbia and Montenegrounicameral Parliament (126 seats - 91 Serbian,35 Montenegrin - filled by nominees of the two state parliaments forthe first two years, after which the president will call for publicelectionselections: last held 25 February 2003 (next to be held NA 2005)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -DOS 37, DLECG 19, DSS 17, ZP 14, SPS 12, SRS 8, SDP 5, SSJ 5, other 9
Seychellesunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (34seats - 25 elected by popular vote, 9 allocated on a proportionalbasis to parties winning at least 10% of the vote; members servefive-year terms)elections: last held 4-6 December 2002 (next held by 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - SPPF 54.3%, SNP 42.6%,DP 3.1%; seats by party - SPPF 23, SNP 11note: the 9 awarded seats are apportioned according to thepercentage that each party won of the total vote
Sierra Leoneunicameral Parliament (124 seats - 112 elected bypopular vote, 12 filled by paramount chiefs elected in separateelections; members serve five-year terms)elections: last held 14 May 2002 (next to be held NA May 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - SLPP 70.06%, APC22.35%, PLP 3%, others 4.59%; seats by party - SLPP 83, APC 27, PLP 2
Singaporeunicameral Parliament (84 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, thereare up to nine nominated members; the losing opposition candidatewho came closest to winning a seat may be appointed as a"nonconstituency" memberelections: last held 3 November 2001 (next to be held 25 June 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - PAP 75.3% (in contestedconstituencies), other 24.7%; seats by party - PAP 82, WP 1, SDA 1
Slovakiaunicameral National Council of the Slovak Republic orNarodna Rada Slovenskej Republiky (150 seats; members are elected onthe basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 20-21 September 2002 (next to be held NASeptember 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - HZDS-LS 19.5%, SDKU15.1%, SMER 13.5%, SMK 11.2%, KDH 8.3%, ANO 8%, KSS 6.3%; seats byparty - governing coalition 78 (SDKU 28, SMK 20, KDH 15, ANO 15),opposition 72 (HZDS 36, SMER 25, KSS 11) (as of February 2003, 12deputies had split from HZDS and formed an independent faction)
Sloveniaunicameral National Assembly or Drzavni Zbor (90 seats, 40are directly elected and 50 are selected on a proportional basis;note - the numbers of directly elected and proportionally electedseats varies with each election; members are elected by popular voteto serve four-year terms)elections: National Assembly - last held 15 October 2000 (next to beheld NA October 2004)election results: percent of vote by party - LDS 36%, SDS 16%, ZLSD12%, SLS/SKD 10%, NSi 9%, SMS 4%, SNS 4%, DeSUS 5%, other 4%; seatsby party - LDS 34, SDS 13, ZLSD 11, SLS 10, NSi 8, SMS 4, SNS 4,DeSUS 4, Hungarian and Italian minorities 1 eachnote: the National Council or Drzavni Svet is an advisory body withlimited legislative powers; it may propose laws and ask to reviewany National Assembly decisions; in the election of November 1997,40 members were elected to represent local, professional, andsocioeconomic interests
Solomon Islandsunicameral National Parliament (50 seats; memberselected from single-member constituencies by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 5 December 2001 (next to be held not later thanDecember 2005)election results: percent of vote by party - PAP 40%, SIACC 40%, PPP20%; seats by party - PAP 16, SIACC 13, PPP 2, SILP 1, independents18
Somaliaunicameral National Assemblynote: fledgling parliament; a transitional 245-member NationalAssembly began to meet on 13 August 2000 in the town of Arta,Djibouti and is now based in Mogadishu
South Africabicameral Parliament consisting of the NationalAssembly (400 seats; members are elected by popular vote under asystem of proportional representation to serve five-year terms) andthe National Council of Provinces (90 seats, 10 members elected byeach of the nine provincial legislatures for five-year terms; hasspecial powers to protect regional interests, including thesafeguarding of cultural and linguistic traditions among ethnicminorities); note - following the implementation of the newconstitution on 3 February 1997 the former Senate was disbanded andreplaced by the National Council of Provinces with essentially nochange in membership and party affiliations, although the newinstitution's responsibilities have been changed somewhat by the newconstitutionelections: National Assembly and National Council of Provinces -last held 2 June 1999 (next to be held by 2 August 2004)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - ANC66.4%, DP 9.6%, IFP 8.6%, NNP 6.9%, UDM 3.4%, ACDP 1.4%, FF 0.8%,other 2.9%; seats by party - ANC 266, DP 38, IFP 34, NNP 28, UDM 14,ACDP 6, FF 3, other 11; National Council of Provinces - percent ofvote by party - NA%; seats by party - ANC 61, NNP 17, FF 4, IFP 5,DP 3
Spainbicameral; General Courts or National Assembly or Las CortesGenerales consists of the Senate or Senado (259 seats - 208 membersdirectly elected by popular vote and the other 51 appointed by theregional legislatures to serve four-year terms) and the Congress ofDeputies or Congreso de los Diputados (350 seats; members areelected by popular vote on block lists by proportionalrepresentation to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 12 March 2000 (next to be held NAMarch 2004); Congress of Deputies - last held 12 March 2000 (next tobe held NA March 2004)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PP 44.6%, PSOE34.1%, CiU 4.2%, PNV 1.5%, CC 1.1%, PIL 0%; seats by party - PP 127,PSOE 61, CiU 8, PNV 6, CC 5, PIL 1; Congress of Deputies - percentof vote by party - PP 44.5%, PSOE 34%, CiU 4.2%, IU 5.4%, PNV 1.5%,CC 1%, BNG 1.3%; seats by party - PP 183, PSOE 125, CiU 15, IU 8,PNV 7, CC 4, BNG 3, other 5
Sri Lankaunicameral Parliament (225 seats; members elected bypopular vote on the basis of a modified proportional representationsystem by district to serve six-year terms)elections: last held 7 December 2001 (next to be held NA December2007)election results: percent of vote by party or electoral alliance -UNP, SLMC and CWC 46.8%, PA and EPDP 38%, JVP 9.1%, TNA 3.89%, PLOTE0.19%; seats by party or electoral alliance - UNP, SLMC and CWC 114,PA and EPDP 79, JVP 16, TNA 15, PLOTE 1
Sudanunicameral National Assembly (360 seats; 270 popularlyelected, 90 elected by supra assembly of interest groups known asNational Congress; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held 13-22 December 2000 (next to be held NADecember 2004)election results: NCP 355, others 5note: on 12 December 1999, BASHIR dismissed the National Assemblyduring an internal power struggle between the president and thespeaker of the National Assembly Hassan al-TURABI
Surinameunicameral National Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 5 May 2000 (next to be held NA May 2005)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -NF 33, MC 10, DNP 2000 3, DA '91 2, PVF 2, PALU 1note: widespread demonstrations during the summer of 1999 led to thecall for elections a year early
Swazilandbicameral Parliament or Libandla, an advisory body,consists of the Senate (30 seats - 10 appointed by the House ofAssembly and 20 appointed by the monarch; members serve five-yearterms) and the House of Assembly (65 seats - 10 appointed by themonarch and 55 elected by popular vote; members serve five-yearterms)elections: House of Assembly - last held 18 October 2003 (next to beheld NA October 2008)election results: House of Assembly - balloting is done on anonparty basis; candidates for election are nominated by the localcouncil of each constituency and for each constituency the threecandidates with the most votes in the first round of voting arenarrowed to a single winner by a second round
Swedenunicameral Parliament or Riksdag (349 seats; members areelected by popular vote on a proportional representation basis toserve four-year terms)elections: last held 15 September 2002 (next to be held NA September2006)election results: percent of vote by party - Social Democrats 39.8%,Moderates 15.2%, Liberal Party 13.3%, Christian Democrats 9.1%, LeftParty 8.3%, Center Party 6.1%, Greens 4.6%; seats by party - SocialDemocrats 144, Moderates 55, Liberal Party 48, Christian Democrats33, Left Party 30, Center Party 22, Greens 17
Switzerlandbicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung (inGerman), Assemblee Federale (in French), Assemblea Federale (inItalian) consists of the Council of States or Standerat (in German),Conseil des Etats (in French), Consiglio degli Stati (in Italian)(46 seats - members serve four-year terms) and the National Councilor Nationalrat (in German), Conseil National (in French), ConsiglioNazionale (in Italian) (200 seats - members are elected by popularvote on the basis of proportional representation to serve four-yearterms)elections: Council of States - last held NA 1999 (each cantondetermines when the next election will be held); National Council -last held 19 October 2003 (next to be held NA October 2007)election results: Council of States - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - FDP 18, CVP 15, SVP 7, SPS 6; National Council- percent of vote by party - SVP 27.7%, SPS 24.2%, FDP 16%, CVP12.9%, Greens 7.7%, other small parties all under 5%; seats by party- SVP 55, SPS 52, FDP 36, CVP 28, Green Party 13, other smallparties 16
Syriaunicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 2-3 March 2003 (next to be held NA 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, independents33%; seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83; note - theconstitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPFalliance) receives one-half of the seats
Taiwanunicameral Legislative Yuan (225 seats - 168 elected bypopular vote, 41 elected on the basis of the proportion ofislandwide votes received by participating political parties, eightelected from overseas Chinese constituencies on the basis of theproportion of islandwide votes received by participating politicalparties, eight elected by popular vote among the aboriginalpopulations; members serve three-year terms) and unicameral NationalAssembly (300 seat nonstanding body; delegates nominated by partiesand elected by proportional representation within three months of aLegislative Yuan call to amend the Constitution, impeach thepresident, or change national borders)elections: Legislative Yuan - last held 8 December 2001 (next to beheld NA December 2004); note - the National Assembly is anonstanding body and is called into sessionelection results: Legislative Yuan - percent of vote by party - DPP39%, KMT 30%, PFP 20%, TSU 6%, independents and other parties 5%;seats by party - DPP 87, KMT 68, PFP 46, TSU 13, independents andother parties 11
Tajikistanbicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of theAssembly of Representatives (lower chamber) or Majlisi Namoyandagon(63 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-yearterms) and the National Assembly (upper chamber) or Majlisi Milliy(33 seats; members are indirectly elected, 25 selected by localdeputies, 8 appointed by the president; all serve five-year terms)elections: last held 27 February and 12 March 2000 for the Assemblyof Representatives (next to be held NA 2005) and 23 March 2000 forthe National Assembly (next to be held NA 2005)election results: Assembly of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - PDPT 65%, Communist Party 20%, Islamic Rebirth Party 7.5%,other 7.5%; seats by party - NA; National Assembly - percent of voteby party - NA%; seats by party - NA
Tanzaniaunicameral National Assembly or Bunge (274 seats - 232elected by popular vote, 37 allocated to women nominated by thepresident, five to members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives;members serve five-year terms); note - in addition to enacting lawsthat apply to the entire United Republic of Tanzania, the Assemblyenacts laws that apply only to the mainland; Zanzibar has its ownHouse of Representatives to make laws especially for Zanzibar (theZanzibar House of Representatives has 50 seats, directly elected byuniversal suffrage to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 29 October 2000 (next to be held NA October2005)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - CCM 244, CUF 16, CHADEMA 4, TLP 3, UDP 2,Zanzibar representatives 5; Zanzibar House of Representatives -percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - CCM 34, CUF 16
Thailandbicameral National Assembly or Rathasapha consists of theSenate or Wuthisapha (200 seats; members elected by popular vote toserve four-year terms) and the House of Representatives or SaphaPhuthaen Ratsadon (500 seats; members elected by popular vote toserve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 4 March, 29 April, 4 June, 9 July, and22 July 2000 (next to be held NA March 2004); House ofRepresentatives - last held 6 January 2001 (next to be held NAJanuary 2005)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - NA; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - TRT 248, DP 128, TNP 41, NDP 29, other 54
Togounicameral National Assembly (81 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 27 October 2002 (next NA 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -RPT 72, RSD 3, UDPS 2, Juvento 2, MOCEP 1, independents 1note: two opposition parties boycotted the election, the Union ofthe Forces for Change, and the Action Committee for Renewal
Tokelauunicameral General Fono (48 seats; members chosen by eachatoll's Council of Elders or Taupulega to serve three-year terms);note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislativepower on the General Fono
Tongaunicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea (30 seats - 12reserved for cabinet ministers sitting ex officio, nine for noblesselected by the country's 33 nobles, and nine elected by popularvote; members serve three-year terms)elections: last held 7 March 2002 (next to be held NA 2005)election results: percent of vote - pro-democratic 70%; seats -pro-democratic 7, traditionalist 2
Trinidad and Tobagobicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (31seats; members appointed by the president for a maximum term of fiveyears) and the House of Representatives (36 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Representatives - last held 7 October 2002 (nextto be held by October 2007)election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote - PNM55.5%, UNC 44.5%; seats by party - PNM 20, UNC 16note: Tobago has a unicameral House of Assembly, with 15 membersserving four-year terms
Tunisiaunicameral Chamber of Deputies or Majlis al-Nuwaab (182seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 24 October 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)election results: percent of vote by party - RCD 92%; seats by party- RCD 148, MDS 13, UDU 7, PUP 7, Al-Tajdid 5, PSL 2; note - reformsenabled opposition parties to win up to 20% of seats, increasing thenumber of seats they hold from 19 in the last election to 34 now
Turkeyunicameral Grand National Assembly of Turkey or Turkiye BuyukMillet Meclisi (550 seats; members are elected by popular vote toserve five-year terms)elections: last held 3 November 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); note- a special rerun of the General Election in the province of Siirton 9 March 2003 resulted in the election of Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN toa seat in parliament, a prerequisite for becoming prime minister on13 March 2003election results: percent of vote by party - AKP 34.3%, CHP 19.4%,DYP 9.6%, MHP 8.3%, ANAP 5.1%, DSP 1.1%, and others; seats by party- AKP 363, CHP 178, independents 9; note - parties surpassing the10% threshold are entitled to parliamentary seats
Turkmenistanunder the 1992 constitution, there are twoparliamentary bodies, a unicameral People's Council or HalkMaslahaty (more than 100 seats, some of which are elected by popularvote and some of which are appointed; meets at least yearly) and aunicameral Assembly or Majlis (50 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: People's Council - NA; Assembly - last held 12 December1999 (next to be held NA 2004)election results: Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA%; seatsby party - NA; note - all 50 elected officials preapproved byPresident NIYAZOV; most are from the DPT
Turks and Caicos Islandsunicameral Legislative Council (19 seats,of which 13 are popularly elected; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held 24 April 2003 (next to be held NA 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - PDM 53.8%, PNP 46.2%;seats by party - PDM 7, PNP 6; note - in by-elections held 7 August2003, the PNP gained two seats for a majority of 8 seats; PDM nowhas 5
Tuvaluunicameral Parliament or Fale I Fono, also called House ofAssembly (15 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 25 July 2002 (next to be held NA 2006)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 15
Ugandaunicameral National Assembly (303 members - 214 directlyelected by popular vote, 81 nominated by legally established specialinterest groups [women 56, army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5], 8ex officio members; members serve five-year terms)elections: last held 26 June 2001 (next to be held May or June 2006);election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -NA; note - election campaigning by party was not permitted
Ukraineunicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats;under Ukraine's new election law, 225 of the Supreme Council's seatsare allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain 4%or more of the national electoral vote; the other 225 members areelected by popular vote in single-mandate constituencies; all servefour-year terms)elections: last held 31 March 2002 (next to be held NA 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - Our Ukraine 24%, CPU20%, United Ukraine 12%, United Social Democratic Party 6%, SPU 7%,Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc 7%, other 24%; seats by party - Our Ukraine102, CPU 60, Regions of Ukraine 42, Working Ukraine-Industrialistsand Entrepreneurs 41, United Social Democratic Party 39, DemocraticInitiatives 22, SPU 20, People's Power 19, European Choice 18,Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc 18, Agrarian Party 17, People's DemocraticParty 16, People's Choice 15, others 21note: following the election, United Ukraine splintered into theAgrarian Party, European Choice, People's Choice, People'sDemocratic Party, Regions of Ukraine, and WorkingUkraine-Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
United Arab Emiratesunicameral Federal National Council or Majlisal-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; members appointed by the rulers ofthe constituent states to serve two-year terms)elections: nonenote: reviews legislation, but cannot change or veto
United Kingdombicameral Parliament comprised of House of Lords(consists of approximately 500 life peers, 92 hereditary peers and26 clergy) and House of Commons (659 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms unless the House is dissolvedearlier)elections: House of Lords - no elections (note - in 1999, asprovided by the House of Lords Act, elections were held in the Houseof Lords to determine the 92 hereditary peers who would remainthere; pending further reforms, elections are held only as vacanciesin the hereditary peerage arise); House of Commons - last held 7June 2001 (next to be held by NA May 2006)election results: House of Commons - percent of vote by party -Labor 42.1%, Conservative and Unionist 32.7%, Liberal Democrats18.8%, other 6.4%; seats by party - Labor 412, Conservative andUnionist 166, Liberal Democrat 52, other 29; note - seating as of 15February 2002: Labor 410, Conservative 164, Liberal Democrats 53,other 32note: in 1998 elections were held for a Northern Ireland Parliament(because of unresolved disputes among existing parties, the transferof power from London to Northern Ireland came only at the end of1999 and has been rescinded three times the latest occurring inOctober 2002; since October 2002 the Northern Ireland Parliament hasbeen suspended); in 1999 there were elections for a new ScottishParliament and a new Welsh Assembly
United Statesbicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 seats,one-third are renewed every two years; two members are elected fromeach state by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House ofRepresentatives (435 seats; members are directly elected by popularvote to serve two-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 5 November 2002 (next to be held NANovember 2004); House of Representatives - last held 5 November 2002(next to be held NA November 2004)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - Republican Party 51, Democratic Party 48, independent 1;House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - Republican Party 226, Democratic Party 204, independent 1,undecided 4
Uruguaybicameral General Assembly or Asamblea General consists ofChamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and Chamber ofRepresentatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: Chamber of Senators - last held 31 October 1999 (next tobe held NA 2004); Chamber of Representatives - last held 31 October1999 (next to be held NA 2004)election results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - Encuentro Progresista 12, Colorado Party 10,Blanco 7, New Sector/Space Coalition 1; Chamber of Representatives -percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - EncuentroProgresista 40, Colorado Party 33, Blanco 22, New Sector/SpaceCoalition 4
Uzbekistanunicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis (250 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note -2002 amendment to the constitution creates a second chamber to beestablished via elections in 2004elections: last held 5 December and 19 December 1999 (next to beheld NA December 2004)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -NDP 48, Self-Sacrificers Party 34, Fatherland Progress Party 20,Adolat Social Democratic Party 11, MTP 10, citizens' groups 16,local government 110, vacant 1note: not all seats in the last Supreme Assembly election werecontested; all parties in the Supreme Assembly support PresidentKARIMOV
Vanuatuunicameral Parliament (52 seats; members elected by popularvote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 2 May 2002 (next to be held NA 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -UMP 15, VP 14, VRP 3, MPP 2, other and independent 18; note -political party associations are fluidnote: the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of customand land
Venezuelaunicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (165seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms;three seats reserved for the indigenous peoples of Venezuela)elections: last held 30 July 2000 (next to be held NA 2005)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -pro-government 108 (MVR 92, MAS 6, indigenous 3, other 7),opposition 57 (AD 33, COPEI 6, Justice First 5, other 13)
Vietnamunicameral National Assembly or Quoc-Hoi (498 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 19 May 2002 (next to be held 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - CPV 90%, other 10% (the10% are not CPV members but are approved by the CPV to stand forelection); seats by party - CPV 447, CPV-approved 51