Laosunicameral National Assembly (109 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms; note - total number of seatsincreased from 99 to 109 for the 2002 election)elections: last held 24 February 2002 (next to be held in 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -LPRP or LPRP-approved (independent, non-party members) 109
Latviaunicameral Parliament or Saeima (100 seats; members areelected by direct, popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 5 October 2002 (next to be held NA October 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - New Era 23.9%, PCTVL18.9%, People's Party 16.7%, ZZS 9.5%, First Party 7.6%, LNNK 5.4%;seats by party - New Era 26, PCTVL 24, People's Party 21, ZZS 12,First Party 10, LNNK 7
Lebanonunicameral National Assembly or Majlis Alnuwab (Arabic) orAssemblee Nationale (French) (128 seats; members elected by popularvote on the basis of sectarian proportional representation to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 27 August and 3 September 2000 (next to be heldspring 2005)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by sect -Muslim 64 ( of which Sunnis 27, Shia 27, Druze 8, Alawite 2),Christian 64 (of which Maronite 34)
Lesothobicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (33 members - 22principal chiefs and 11 other members appointed by the ruling party)and the Assembly (120 seats, 80 by direct popular vote and 40 byproportional vote; members elected by popular vote for five-yearterms); note - number of seats in the Assembly rose from 80 to 120in the May 2002 electionelections: last held 25 May 2002 (next to be held NA May 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - LCD 54%, BNP 21%, LPC7%, other 18%; seats by party - LCD 76, BNP 21, LPC 5, other 18
Liberiabicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (26seats; members elected by popular vote to serve nine-year terms) andthe House of Representatives (64 seats; members elected by popularvote to serve six-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 19 July 1997 (next to be held NA2006); House of Representatives - last held 19 July 1997 (next to beheld NA October 2005)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - NPP 21, UP 3, ALCOP 2; House of Representatives - percent ofvote by party - NA; seats by party - NPP 49, UP 7, ALCOP 3, Allianceof Political Parties 2, UPP 2, LPP 1
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 10 and 24 October 2004 (next to be held October2008)election results: percent of vote by party - Labor 28.6%, Workingfor Lithuania (Social Democrats and Social Liberals) 20.7%, HomelandUnion (Conservatives) 14.6%, For Order and Justice (LiberalDemocrats and Lithuanian People's Union) 11.4%, Liberal and CenterUnion 9.1%, Union of Farmers and New Democracy 6.6%; seats byfaction - Labor 39, Homeland Union 25, Social Democrats 20, Liberaland Center Union 18, Social Liberals 11, Union of Farmers and NewDemocracy Parties 10, Liberal Democrats 10, Electoral Action 2,independents 6
Luxembourgunicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (60seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-yearterms)elections: last held 13 June 2004 (next to be held by June 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - CSV 36.1%, LSAP 23.4%,DP 16.1%, Green Party 11.6%, ADR 10%; seats by party - CSV 24, LSAP14, DP 10, Green Party 7, ADR 5note: 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 sevem appointed by thechief executive; members serve four-year terms); number oflegislators will increase to 29 from September 2005elections: last held 23 September 2001 (next to be September 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
Macedoniaunicameral Assembly or Sobranie (120 seats - memberselected by popular vote from party lists based on the percentage ofthe overall vote the parties gain in each of six electoraldistricts; all serve four-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 60 (SDSM 43, LDP 12, others 5),VMRO-DPMNE 33 (VMRO 28 and LDT 5), Democratic Union for Integration16, Democratic Party of Albanians 7, Party for Democratic Prosperity2, National Democratic Party 1, Socialist Party of Macedonia 1
Madagascarbicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (160seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms); Senate (100 seats; two-thirds of the seats filledby regional assemblies whose members will be elected by popularvote; the remaining one-third of the seats appointed by thepresident; all members will serve four-year terms)elections: 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, RPSD 5,others 3, independents 22
Malawiunicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 20 May 2004 (next to be held NA May 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -MCP 56, UDF 49, Mgwirizano Coalition (MC) 25, independents 39,others 24
Malaysiabicameral Parliament or Parlimen consists of the Senate orDewan Negara (70 seats; 44 appointed by the paramount ruler, 26appointed by the state legislatures) and the House ofRepresentatives or Dewan Rakyat (219 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Representatives - last held 21 March 2004 (nextmust be held by 2009)election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - BN 91%, DAP 5%, PAS 3%, other 1%; seats by party - BN 199,DAP 12, PAS 6, Keadilan 1, independent 1
Maldivesunicameral People's Council or Majlis (50 seats; 42 electedby popular vote, 8 appointed by the president; members servefive-year terms)elections: last held 22 January 2005 (next to be held NA 2010)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 50
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 28 March 2004 (nextto be held by March 2010)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 (second round) - percent of voteby party - MIM 53.8%, PPM 30.6%; seats by party - MIM 28, PPM 9,other 4note: 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 NASeptember 2004)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 2 July 2006); Chamber of Deputies - last held 6 July 2003(next to be held 2 July 2006)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - PRI 60, PAN 46, PRD 16, PVEM 5, unassigned 1; Chamber ofDeputies - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PRI 222,PAN 151, PRD 95, PVEM 17, PT 6, CD 5, unassigned 4; note - specialelections were held in December 2003; the PRI and the PRD each wonone seat and were each assigned one additional proportionalrepresentation seat
Micronesia, Federated States of unicameral Congress (14 seats; 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; members elected by popular vote) 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 elected by popular 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 - PCRM 50.1%, BraghisAlliance (now Our Moldova Alliance) 13.4%, PPCD 8.2%, other parties28.3%; seats by party - PCRM 71, Braghis Alliance (now Our MoldovaAlliance) 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 termselections: last held 27 June 2004 (next to be held in June 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - MPRP 48.78%, MDC 44.8%,independents 3.5%, Republican Party 1.5%, others 1%; seats by party- MPRP 36, MDC 34, others 4; note - following the June 2004election, two seats in dispute and unoccupied
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 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;295 by multi-seat constituencies and 30 from national lists ofwomen; members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)elections: Chamber of Counselors - last held 6 October 2003 (next tobe held NA 2006); 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 - RNI 42, MDS 33, UC 28, MP 27, PND 21, PI 21,USFP 16, MNP 15, PA 13, FFD 12, other 42; Chamber of Representatives- percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - USFP 50, PI 48,PJD 42, RNI 41, MP 27, MNP 18, UC 16, PND 12, PPS 11, UD 10, other 50
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 1-2 December 2004 (next to be held December2009)election results: percent of vote by party - Frelimo 62%, Renamo29.7%; seats by party - Frelimo 160, Renamo 90
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 15-16 November 2004(next to be held November 2009); National Assembly - last held 15-16November 2004 (next to be held November 2009)election results: National Council - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - NA; National Assembly - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - SWAPO 55, COD 5, DTA 4, UDF 3, MAG 1, other 4note: 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 Party 3,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 2004)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 heldMay 2007); Second Chamber - last held 22 January 2003 (next to beheld May 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 - Curacao14, Bonaire 3, St. Maarten 3, St. Eustatius 1, Saba 1; members areelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 18 January 2002 (next to be held in 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -PAR 4, PNP 3, PLKP 2, DP St. M 2, UP Bonaire 2, WIPM 1, DPnote: the government of Prime Minister Etienne YS is a coalition ofseveral parties; current government formed after collapse of FOL ledgovernment on 4 April 2004
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 2004 (next to be held NA 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -RPCR-UMP 16, AE 16, UNI-FLNKS 8, UE 7, FN 4, others 3note: New Caledonia currently holds 1 seat in the French Senate;elections last held 24 September 2001 (next to be held not laterthan September 2007; between now and 2010 New Caledonia will gain asecond seat in the French Senate); results - percent of vote byparty - NA; seats by party - NA; New Caledonia also elects 2 seatsto the French National Assembly; elections last held 9 and 16 June2002 (next to be held by June 2007); results - percent of vote byparty - 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 (92seats; members are elected by proportional representation and partylists to serve five-year terms; one seat for previous President, oneseat for runner-up in previous Presidential electionelections: last held 4 November 2001 (next to be held by November2006)election results: percent of vote by party - Liberal Alliance(ruling party - includes PCCN, PLC, PALI, PLIUN, and PUCA) 46.03%,FSLN 36.55%, PCN 2.12%; seats by party - Liberal Alliance 53, FSLN38, PCN 1
Nigerunicameral National Assembly (113 seats; note - expanded from83 seats; members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)elections: last held 4 December 2004 (next to be held December 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -MNSD 47, CDS 22, PNDS 17, Social Democratic Rally 7 RDP 6i ANDP 5,Party for Socialism and Democarcy in Niger 1, other 8
Nigeriabicameral National Assembly consists of Senate (107 seats,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 NA 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 1 November 2003 (next to be held 5November 2005); House of Representatives - last held 1 November 2003(next to be held 5 November 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 - 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 (58 seats; members appointed by the monarch; has advisorypowers only) and a lower chamber or Majlis al-Shura (83 seats;members elected by universal suffrage for four-year term; body hassome limited power to propose legislation, but otherwise has onlyadvisory powers)elections: last held 4 October 2003 (next to be held NA 2007)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 2 November 2004 (next to be heldNovember 2008); House of Delegates - last held 2 November 2004 (nextto be held November 2008)election results: Senate - percent of vote - NA%; seats -independents 9 (four new members elected); House of Delegates -percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 16 (one new memberelected)
Panamaunicameral National Assembly (formerly called LegislativeAssembly) or Asamblea Nacional (78 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms; note - In 2009, the number ofseats will change to 71)elections: last held 2 May 2004 (next to be held 3 May 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -PRD 40, PA 17, PS 8, MOLIRENA 3, Democratic Change 2, PP 2, PLN 1,other 5note: 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 - National Alliance 18%,URP 13%, PDM 12%, PPP 8%, Pangu 6%, PAP 5%, PLP 4%, others 34%;seats by party - National Alliance 19, UPR 14, PDM 13, PPP 8, Pangu6, PAP 5, PLP 4, others 40; note - association with politicalparties is fluid (2003)
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 April 2008); Chamber of Deputies - last held 27 April 2003(next to be held NA April 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, PQ 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 at large by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and theHouse of Representatives or Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan (212 membersrepresenting districts plus 24 sectoral party-list members; memberselected by popular vote to serve three-year terms; note - theConstitution prohibits the House of Representatives from having morethan 250 members)elections: Senate - last held 10 May 2004 (next to be held in May2007); House of Representatives - elections last held 10 May 2004(next to be held in May 2007)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - Lakas 30%, LP13%, KNP 13%, independents 17%, others 27%; seats by party - Lakas7, LP 3, KNP 3, independents 4, others 6; note - there are 23 ratherthan 24 sitting senators because one senator was elected VicePresident; 14 senators are pro-government, 9 are in opposition;House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - Lakas 93, NPC 53, LP 34, LDP 11, others 20; party-listers24; note - there are 211 rather than 212 sitting representativesbecause one was appointed Secretary of Tourism (2004)
Pitcairn Islandsunicameral Island Council (10 seats - 5 elected bypopular vote, 1 nominated by the 5 elected members, 2 appointed bythe governor including 1 seat for the Island Secretary, the IslandMayor, and a commissioner liaising between the governor and council;elected members serve one-year terms)elections: last held 24 December 2003 (next to be held 24 December2004)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents
Polandbicameral legislature consisting of an upper house, theSenate or Senat (100 seats; members are elected by a majority voteon a provincial basis to serve four-year terms), and a lower house,the Sejm (460 seats; members are elected under a complex system ofproportional representation to serve four-year terms); thedesignation of National Assembly or Zgromadzenie Narodowe is onlyused on those rare occasions when the two houses meet jointlyelections: 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 10 December 2004) - SLD 154,PO 56, PiS 44, PSL 40, SDPL 33, SO 30, LPR 25, UP 15, PLD 11, SKL 6,RKN 5, Dom Ojczysty 4, PP 3, ROP 3, German minorities 2,independents 26; Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty (as of 10 December 2004)- SLD-UP 74, Block Senate 2001 10, PSLand unaffiliated 5, UW 4, SO 2, LPR 2, independents 2, PiS 1note: two seats are assigned to ethnic minority parties in the Sejmonly
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 20 February2005); note - President SAMPAIO called for early elections afterdissolving Parliament on 10 December 2004 because he lackedconfidence in the four-month center-right governmentelection 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(at least 27 seats - currently 29; members are directly elected bypopular vote to serve four-year terms) and the House ofRepresentatives (51 seats; members are directly elected by popularvote 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 20, 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, whichcame into force on 8 June 2004, provides for a 45-memberConsultative Council, or Majlis al-Shura; the public would electtwo-thirds of the Majlis al-Shura; the Amir would appoint theremaining 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 28 March 2004 (nextto be held NA 2010)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 (secondround) - percent of vote by party - PCR 44.9%, UMP 32.8%, PS-Greens22.3%; seats by party - PCR 27, UMP 11, PS-Greens 7note: 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 (137 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote on aproportional representation basis to serve four-year terms) and theChamber of Deputies or Adunarea Deputatilor (332 seats; members areelected by direct, popular vote on a proportional representationbasis to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 28 November 2004 (next to be held 28November 2008); Chamber of Deputies - last held 28 November 2004(next to be held 28 November 2008)election results: Senate - percent of vote by alliance/party -PSD-PUR 37.1%, PNL-PD 31.8%, PRM 13.6%, UDMR 6.2%; seats by party -PSD 46, PNL 28, PD 21, PRM 21, PUR 11, UMDR 10; Chamber of Deputies- percent of vote by alliance/party - PSD-PUR 36.6%, PNL-PD 31.3%%,PRM 12.9%, UDMR 6.2%; seats by party - PSD 113, PNL 64, PD 48, PRM48, UDMR 22, PUR 19, ethnic minorities 18
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;currently 225 seats elected by proportional representation fromparty lists winning at least 5% of the vote, and 225 seats fromsingle-member constituencies; members are elected by direct, popularvote to serve four-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%, CPRF 12.7%, LDPR11.6%, Motherland 9.1%; seats by party - United Russia 222, CPRF 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 - RPF40, 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 25 October 2004 (next to be held by 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -SKNLP 7, CCM 2, NRP 1, PAM 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 in 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 - PS12, 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 - RPR1; 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 July 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 Constitutional Charter callsfor direct electionselections: last held 25 February 2003 (next to be held 2005)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -Serbian parties: SRS 30, DSS 20, DS 13, G17 Plus 12, SPO-NS 8, SPS8; Montenegrin parties: DPS 15, SNP 9, SDP 4, DSS 3, NS 2, LSCG 2
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 not later than25 June 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - PAP 75.3% (in contestedconstituencies), other 24.7%; seats by party - PAP 82, WP 1, SPP 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 69 (SDKU 22, SMK 20, KDH 15, ANO 12),opposition 81 (HZDS 26, Smer 25, KSS 9, Free Forum 6, People's Union5, and independents 10)
Sloveniabicameral Parliament consisting of a National Assembly orDrzavni Zbor (90 seats; 40 are directly elected and 50 are selectedon a proportional basis; note - the numbers of directly elected andproportionally elected seats varies with each election; members areelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) and the NationalCouncil or Drzavni Svet (this is primarily an advisory bodyorganized on corporatist principles with limited legislative powers;it may propose laws, ask to review any National Assembly decisions,and call national referenda; members are indirectly elected tofive-year terms by an electoral college)elections: National Assembly - last held 3 October 2004 (next to beheld October 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - SDS 29.1%, LDS 22.8%,ZLSD 10.2%, NSi 9%, SLS 6.8%, SNS 6.3%, DeSUS 4.1%, other 11.7%;seats by party - SDS 29, LDS 23, ZLSD 10, NSi 9, SLS 7, SNS 6, DeSUS4, Hungarian and Italian minorities 1 each
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 275-member Transitional FederalGovernment replaced the Transitional National Government created in2000; the new parliament consists of 61 seats assigned to each offour large clan groups (Darod, Digil-Mirifle, Dir, and Hawiye) withthe remaining 31 seats divided between minority clans
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 14 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2009)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - ANC69.7%, DA 12.4%, IFP 7%, UDM 2.3%, NNP 1.7%, ACDP 1.6%, other 5.3%;seats by party - ANC 279, DA 50, IFP 28, UDM 9, NNP 7, ACDP 6, other21; National Council of Provinces - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - NA
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 14 March 2004 (next to be held March2008); Congress of Deputies - last held 14 March 2004 (next to beheld March 2008)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PP 49%, PSOE38.9%, Entesa Catalona de Progress 5.7%, CiU 1.99%, PNV 2.8%, CC1.4%; seats by party - PP 102, PSOE 81, Entesa Catalona de Progress12, CiU 4, PNV 6, CC 3; Congress of Deputies - percent of vote byparty - PSOE 43.3%, PP 37.8%, CiU 3.2%, ERC 2.5%, PNV 1.6%, IU 3.2%,CC 0.9%; seats by party - PSOE 164, PP 148, CiU 10, ERC 8, PNV 7, IU2, CC 3, other 8
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 2 April 2004 (next to be held by 2010)election results: percent of vote by party or electoral alliance -SLFP and JVP 45.6%, UNP 37.83%, TNA 6.84%, JHU 5.97%, SLMC 2.02%,UPF 0.54%, EPDP 0.27%, others 0.93%; seats by party or electoralalliance - SLFP and JVP 105, UNP 82, TNA 22, JHU 9, SLMC 5, UPF 1,EPDP 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 5
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 - NF33, 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 in most cantons 19 October2003 (each canton determines when the next election will be held);National Council - last held 19 October 2003 (next to be held NAOctober 2007)election results: Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - CVP 15, FDP 14, SVP 8, SPS 6, other 3; NationalCouncil - percent of vote by party - SVP 26.6%, SPS 23.3%, FDP17.3%, CVP 14.4%, Greens 7.4%, other small parties all under 5%;seats by party - SVP 55, SPS 54, FDP 36, CVP 28, Green Party 13,other small parties 14
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 basis of proportion of islandwide votesreceived by participating political parties, 8 elected from overseasChinese constituencies on basis of proportion of island-wide votesreceived by participating political parties, 8 elected by popularvote among aboriginal populations; members serve three-year terms)and unicameral National Assembly (300 seat nonstanding body;delegates nominated by parties and elected by proportionalrepresentation six to nine months after Legislative Yuan calls toamend Constitution, impeach president, or change national borders)note: the number of seats in the legislature may be reduced from 225to 113 beginning with the election in 2007 if a proposedconstitutional amendment is approvedelections: Legislative Yuan - last held 11 December 2004 (next to beheld in December 2007) according to proposed constitutional amendmentelection results: Legislative Yuan - percent of vote by party - DPP38%, KMT 35%, PFP 15%, TSU 8%, other parties and independents 4%;seats by party - DPP 89, KMT 79, PFP 34, TSU 12, other parties 7,independents 4
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 Revival 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, Zanzibarrepresentatives 5; Zanzibar House of Representatives - percent ofvote 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 six-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 by March 2006); House ofRepresentatives - last held 6 January 2001 (next to be held 6February 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, RSDD 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; 15 members from each ofthe three islands elected by popular vote to serve three-year termsand the 3 island village mayors [pulenuku]); note - the TokelauAmendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power on theGeneral 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 - HRDMT 70%; seats - HRDMT 7,traditionalist 2
Trinidad and Tobagobicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (31seats; 16 members appointed by the ruling party, 9 by the President,6 by the opposition party for a maximum term of five years) and theHouse of Representatives (36 seats; members are elected by popularvote 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 12 membersserving four-year terms
Tunisiaunicameral Chamber of Deputies or Majlis al-Nuwaab (189seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 24 October 2004 (next to be held October 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -RCD 152, MDS 14, PUP 11, UDU 7, Al-Tajdid 3, PSL 2
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 on14 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; seats by party asof 1 December 2004 - AKP 368, CHP 171, DYP 4, LDP 1, independents 5,vacant 1
Turkmenistanunder the 1992 constitution, there are twoparliamentary bodies, a unicameral People's Council or HalkMaslahaty (supreme legislative body of up to 2,500 delegates, someof which are elected by popular vote and some of which areappointed; meets at least yearly) and a unicameral Parliament orMejlis (50 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: People's Council - last held in April 2003; Mejlis - lastheld 19 December 2004 (next to be held December 2009)election results: Mejlis - DPT 100%; seats by party - DPT 50; note -all 50 elected officials are members of the Democratic Party ofTurkmenistan and are preapproved by President NIYAZOVnote: in late 2003, a new law was adopted, reducing the powers ofthe Mejlis and making the Halk Maslahaty the supreme legislativeorgan; the Halk Maslahaty can now legally dissolve the Mejlis, andthe president is now able to participate in the Mejlis as itssupreme leader; the Mejlis can no longer adopt or amend theconstitution, or announce referendums or its elections; since thepresident is both the "Chairman for Life" of the Halk Maslahaty andthe supreme leader of the Mejlis, the 2003 law has the effect ofmaking him the sole authority of both the executive and legislativebranches of government
Turks and Caicos Islandsunicameral Legislative Council (19 seats ofwhich 13 are popularly elected; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held 24 April 2003 (next to be held in 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 recent amendments to Ukraine's election law, the Rada's seatsare allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain 3%or more of the national electoral vote; members serve four-yearterms)elections: last held 31 March 2002 (next to be held March 2006)election results: percent of vote by party/bloc - Our Ukraine 24%,CPU 20%, United Ukraine 12%, SPU 7%, Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc 7%,United Social Democratic Party 6%, other 24%; seats by party/bloc -Our Ukraine 101, Regions of Ukraine 61, CPU 59, Working Ukraine 14,United Social Democratic Party 33, Agrarian Party 22, SPU 20, YuliyaTymoshenko Bloc 19, United Ukraine 19, People's DemocraticParty-Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs 16, Center Group 15,Democratic Initiatives 14, unaffiliated 57 (December 2004)note: 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; these factions have sinceundergone a number of changes
United Arab Emiratesunicameral Federal National Council (FNC) orMajlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; members appointed by therulers of the 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 12October 2004: Labor 407, Conservative 163, Liberal Democrats 55,other 34note: in 1998 elections were held for a Northern Ireland Assembly(because of unresolved disputes among existing parties, the transferof power from London to Northern Ireland came only at the end of1999 and has been suspended four times the latest occurring inOctober 2002); in 1999 there were elections for a new ScottishParliament and a new Welsh Assembly