Ethiopiabicameral Parliament consists of the House of Federation orupper chamber (108 seats; members are chosen by state assemblies toserve five-year terms) and the House of People's Representatives orlower chamber (548 seats; members are directly elected by popularvote from single-member districts to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 15 May 2005 (next to be held NA 2010)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats by party - OPDO 177,ANDM 134, TPLF 38, WGGPDO 27, EPRDF 19, SPDO 18, GNDM 15, KSPDO 10,ANDP 8, GPRDF 7, SOPDM 7, BGPDUF 6, BMPDO 5, KAT 4, other regionalpolitical groupings 22, independents 8; note - 43 seats unconfirmednote: irregularities and violence at some polling stationsnecessitated the rescheduling of voting in certain constituencies;voting postponed in Somali regional state because of severe drought
European UnionCouncil of the European Union (25 member-stateministers having 321 votes; the number of votes is roughlyproportional to member-states' population); note - the Council isthe main decision-making body of the EU; European Parliament (732seats; seats allocated among member states by proportion topopulation); members elected by direct universal suffrage for afive-year termelections: last held 10-13 June 2004 (next to be held June 2009)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats by party - EPP-ED268, PES 202, ALDE 88, Greens/EFA 42, EUL/NGL 41, IND/DEM 36, UEN27, independents 28
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) unicameral Legislative Council (10 seats - 2 ex officio, 8 elected by popular vote, members serve four-year terms); presided over by the governor elections: last held 22 November 2001 (next to be held November 2005) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 8; note - 71% voter turnout
Faroe Islandsunicameral Faroese Parliament or Logting (32 seats;members are elected by popular vote on a proportional basis from theseven constituencies to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 20 January 2004 (next to be held no later thanJanuary 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - Union Party 23.7%,Social Democrats 21.8%, Republican Party 21.7%, People's Party20.6%, Center Party 5.2%, Independence Party 4.6%; seats by party -Union Party 7, Social Democrats 7, Republican Party 8, People'sParty 7, Center Party 2, Independence Party 1note: election of 2 seats to the Danish Parliament was last held on8 February 2005 (next to be held February 2009); results - percentof vote by party - NA; seats by party - Republican Party 1, People'sParty 1
Fijibicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (34 seats; 24appointed by the President on the advice of the Great Council ofChiefs, nine appointed by the president, and one appointed by thecouncil of Rotuma) and the House of Representatives (71 seats; 23reserved for ethnic Fijians, 19 reserved for ethnic Indians, threereserved for other ethnic groups, one reserved for the council ofRotuma constituency encompassing the whole of Fiji, and 25 openseats; members serve five-year terms)elections: House of Representatives - last held 25 August through 1September and 19 September 2001 (next to be held not later thanSeptember 2006)election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - FLP 26.5%, SDL 27.5%, NFP 1.2%, MV 4.2%, NLUP 1.3%, UGP .3%,independents 1.4%; seats by party - FLP 27, SDL 32, MV 6, NFP 1,NLUP 2, UGP 1, independents 2
Finlandunicameral Parliament or Eduskunta (200 seats; members areelected by popular vote on a proportional basis to serve four-yearterms)elections: last held 16 March 2003 (next to be held March 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - Kesk 24.7%, SDP 24.5%,Kok 18.5%, VAS 9.9%, VIHR 8%, KD 5.3%, SFP 4.6%; seats by party -Kesk 55, SDP 53, Kok 40, VAS 19, VIHR 14, KD 7, SFP 8, others 4
Francebicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate orSenat (321 seats - 296 for metropolitan France, 13 for overseasdepartments and territories, and 12 for French nationals abroad;members are indirectly elected by an electoral college to servenine-year terms; elected by thirds every three years); note -between now and 2010, 25 new seats will be added to the Senate for atotal of 346 seats - 326 for metropolitan France and overseasdepartments, 2 for New Caledonia, 2 for Mayotte, 1 for Saint-Pierreand Miquelon, 3 for overseas territories, and 12 for Frenchnationals abroad; members will be indirectly elected by an electoralcollege to serve six-year terms, with one-half the seats beingrenewed every three years; and the National Assembly or AssembleeNationale (577 seats; members are elected by popular vote under asingle-member majority system to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 26 September 2004 (next to be heldSeptember 2007); National Assembly - last held 8-16 June 2002 (nextto be held not later than June 2007)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - UMP 156, PS 97, UDF 33, PCF 23, RDSE 15, other 7; NationalAssembly - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP 355,PS 140, UDF 29, PCF 21, Radical Party 7, Greens 3, other 22
French Guianaunicameral General Council or Conseil General (19seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)and a unicameral Regional Council or Conseil Regional (31 seats;members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)elections: General Council - last held NA March 2000 (next to beheld NA 2006); Regional Council - last held 15 March 1998 (next tobe held NA 2004)election results: General Council - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - PSG 5, various left-wing parties 5, independents 7,other 2; Regional Council - percent of vote by party - PS 28.28%,various left parties 22.56%, RPR 15.91%, independents 8.6%, WalwariCommittee 6%; seats by party - PS 11, various left parties 9, RPR 6,independents 3, Walwari Committee 2note: one seat was elected to the French Senate on 27 September 1998(next to be held September 2007); results - percent of vote by party- NA%; seats by party - NA; 2 seats were elected to the FrenchNational Assembly on 9 June-16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007);results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP/RPR1, Walwari Committee 1
French Polynesiaunicameral Territorial Assembly or AssembleeTerritoriale (57 seats - changed from 49 seats for May 2004election; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-yearterms)elections: last held 23 May 2004 (next to be held May 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -People's Rally for the Republic (Gaullist) 28, Union for Democracy27, New Star 1, This Country is Yours 1; after by-elections of 13February 2005 seating was as follows: People's Rally for theRepublic 27, Union for Democracy 27, and Alliance for a NewDemocracy 3note: one seat was elected to the French Senate on 27 September 1998(next to be held September 2007); results - percent of vote by party- NA%; seats by party - NA; two seats were elected to the FrenchNational Assembly on 9 June-16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007);results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP/RPR1, UMP 1
Gabonbicameral legislature consists of the Senate (91 seats;members elected by members of municipal councils and departmentalassemblies) and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (120seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: National Assembly - last held 9 and 23 December 2001(next to be held December 2006); Senate - last held 26 January and 9February 2003 (next to be held by January 2009)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - PDG 86, RNB-RPG 8, PGP 3, ADERE 3, CLR 2, PUP1, PSD 1, independents 13, others 3; Senate - percent of vote byparty - NA%; seats by party - PDG 53, RNB 20, PGP 4, ADERE 3, RDP 1,CLR 1, independents 9
Gambia, Theunicameral National Assembly (53 seats; 48 elected bypopular vote, five appointed by the president; members servefive-year terms)elections: last held 17 January 2002 (next to be held February 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -APRC 45, PDOIS 2, NRP 1,
Georgiaunicameral Supreme Council (commonly referred to asParliament) or Umaghiesi Sabcho (235 seats - 150 elected by partylists); members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 28 March 2004 (next to be held spring 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - NationalMovement-Democrats 67.6%, Rightist Opposition 7.6%, all otherparties received less than 7% each; seats by party - NationalMovement-Democrats 135, Rightist Opposition 15
Germanybicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the FederalAssembly or Bundestag (613 seats; elected by popular vote under asystem combining direct and proportional representation; a partymust win 5% of the national vote or three direct mandates to gainrepresentation; members serve four-year terms) and the FederalCouncil or Bundesrat (69 votes; state governments are directlyrepresented by votes; each has 3 to 6 votes depending on populationand are required to vote as a block)elections: Federal Assembly - last held 18 September 2005 (next tobe held September 2009); note - there are no elections for theBundesrat; composition is determined by the composition of thestate-level governments; the composition of the Bundesrat has thepotential to change any time one of the 16 states holds an electionelection results: Federal Assembly - percent of vote by party -CDU/CSU 35.2%, SPD 34.3%, FDP 9.8%, Left 8.7%, Greens 8.1%; seats byparty - CDU/CSU 225, SPD 222, FDP 61, Left 54, Greens 51; FederalCouncil - current composition - NA
Ghanaunicameral Parliament (230 seats; note - increased from 200seats in last election; members are elected by direct, popular voteto serve four-year terms)elections: last held 7 December 2004 (next to be held December 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -NPP 128, NDC 92, other 10
Gibraltarunicameral House of Assembly (18 seats - 15 elected bypopular vote, one appointed for the Speaker, and two ex officiomembers; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held 27 November 2003 (next to be held not laterthan February 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - GSD 58%, GSLP 41%;seats by party - GSD 8, GSLP 7
Greeceunicameral Parliament or Vouli ton Ellinon (300 seats;members are elected by direct popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: elections last held 7 March 2004 (next to be held byMarch 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - ND 45.4%, PASOK 40.6%,KKE 5.9%, Synaspismos 3.3%; seats by party - ND 165, PASOK 117, KKE12, Synaspismos 6
Greenlandunicameral Parliament or Landstinget (31 seats; membersare elected by popular vote on the basis of proportionalrepresentation to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 3 December 2002 (next to be held by December2006)election results: percent of vote by party - Siumut 28.7%, InuitAtaqatigiit 25.5%, Atassut Party 20.4%, Demokratiit 15.6%,Katusseqatigiit 5.3%; seats by party - Siumut 10, Inuit Ataqatigiit8, Atassut 7, Demokratiit 5, Katusseqatigiit 1note: two representatives were elected to the Danish Parliament orFolketing on 8 February 2005 (next to be held February 2009);percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Siumut 1, InuitAtaqatigiit 1
Grenadabicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (a 13-memberbody, 10 appointed by the government and three by the leader of theopposition) and the House of Representatives (15 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 27 November 2003 (next to be held byNovember 2008)election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - NA%; seats by party - NNP 8, NDC 7
Guadeloupeunicameral General Council or Conseil General (42 seats;members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and theunicameral Regional Council or Conseil Regional (41 seats; membersare elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)elections: General Council - last held March 2004 (next to be heldby NA 2010); Regional Council - last held 28 March 2004 (next to beheld NA 2010)election results: General Council - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - left-wing candidates 11, PS 8, RPR 8, PPDG 6,right-wing candidates 5, PCG 3, UDF 1; Regional Council (secondround) - percent of vote by party - PS 58.4%, UMP 41.6%; seats byparty - PS 29, UMP 12note: Guadeloupe elects two representatives to the French Senate;elections last held September 2004 (next to be held September 2013);percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA, Guadeloupeelects four representatives to the French National Assembly;elections last held 9 June-16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007);percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPR 2, PS 1,different right parties 1
Guamunicameral Legislature (15 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve two-year terms)elections: last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -Democratic Party 6, Republican Party 9note: Guam elects one nonvoting delegate to the US House ofRepresentatives; election last held 2 November 2004 (next to be heldNovember 2006); results - Madeleine BORDALLO (Democratic Party) waselected as delegate; percent of vote by party - Democratic Party64.6%, Republican Party 35.4%; seats by party - Democratic Party 1
Guatemalaunicameral Congress of the Republic or Congreso de laRepublica (158 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 9 November 2003 (next to be held November 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -GANA 49, FRG 41, UNE 33, PAN 17, other 18note: for the 9 November 2003 election, the number of congressionalseats increased from 113 to 158
Guernseyunicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members areelected by popular vote for 4 years); note - Alderney and Sark havetheir own parliamentselections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2008)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - all independents
Guineaunicameral People's National Assembly or Assemblee NationalePopulaire (114 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote toserve five-year terms)elections: last held 30 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - PUP 61.6%, UPR 26.6%,other 11.8%; seats by party - PUP 85, UPR 20, other 9
Guinea-Bissauunicameral National People's Assembly or AssembleiaNacional Popular (100 seats; members are elected by popular vote toserve a maximum of four years)elections: last held 28 March 2004 (next to be held NA 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - PAIGC 31.5%, PRS 24.8%,PUSD 16.1%, UE 4.1%, APU 1.3%, 13 other parties 22.2%; seats byparty - PAIGC 45, PRS 35, PUSD 17, UE 2, APU 1
Guyanaunicameral National Assembly (68 seats, 65 elected by popularvote, 1 elected Speaker of the National Assembly, and 2 nonvotingmembers appointed by the president; members serve five-year terms)elections: last held 19 March 2001 (next to be held March 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -PPP/C 34, PNC 27, GAP and WPA 2, ROAR 1, TUF 1
Haitibicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale consists ofthe Senate (27 seats; members elected by popular vote to servesix-year terms; one-third elected every two years) and the Chamberof Deputies (83 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms); note - the National Assembly stopped functioningin January 2004 when the terms of all Deputies and two-thirds ofsitting Senators expired; no replacements have been elected; thePresident is currently ruling by decreeelections: Senate - last held for two-thirds of seats 21 May 2000with runoffs on 9 July boycotted by the opposition; seven seatsstill disputed; election for remaining one-third held on 26 November2000 (next to be held in 2005); Chamber of Deputies - last held 21May 2000 with runoffs on 30 July boycotted by the opposition; onevacant seat rerun 26 November 2000 (next to be held in November 2005)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - FL 26, independent 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent of voteby party - NA%; seats by party - FL 73, MOCHRENA 3, PLB 2, OPL 1,vacant 1, other minor parties and independents 3
Holy See (Vatican City)unicameral Pontifical Commission
Hondurasunicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional (128seats; members are elected proportionally to the number of votestheir party's presidential candidate receives to serve four-yearterms)elections: last held 25 November 2001 (next to be held 27 November2005)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -PN 61, PL 55, PUD 5, PDC 4, PINU-SD 3
Hong Kongunicameral Legislative Council or LEGCO (60 seats; in 200430 seats indirectly elected by functional constituencies, 30 electedby popular vote; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held 12 September 2004 (next to be held in September2008)election results: percent of vote by party - pro-democracy group62%; seats by party - (pro-Beijing 34) DAB 12, Liberal Party 10,independents 11, FTU 1; (pro-democracy 25) independents 11,Democratic Party 9, CTU 2, ADPL 1, Frontier Party 1, NWSC 1; other 1
Hungaryunicameral National Assembly or Orszaggyules (386 seats;members are elected by popular vote under a system of proportionaland direct representation to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 7 and 21 April 2002 (next to be held NA April2006)election results: percent of vote by party (5% or more of the voterequired for parliamentary representation in the first round) -Fidesz/MDF 48.70%, MSzP 46.11%, SzDSz 4.92%, other 0.27%; seats byparty - Fidesz 164, MSzP 178, MDF 24, SzDSz 20
Icelandunicameral Parliament or Althing (63 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 10 May 2003 (next to be held by May 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - Independence Party33.7%, Social Democratic Alliance 31.0%, Progressive Party 17.7%,Left-Green Alliance 8.8%, Liberal Party 7.4%; seats by party -Independence Party 22, Social Democratic Alliance 20, ProgressiveParty 12, Left-Green Alliance 5, Liberal Party 4
Indiabicameral Parliament or Sansad consists of the Council ofStates or Rajya Sabha (a body consisting of not more than 250members, up to 12 of whom are appointed by the president, theremainder are chosen by the elected members of the state andterritorial assemblies; members serve six-year terms) and thePeople's Assembly or Lok Sabha (545 seats; 543 elected by popularvote, 2 appointed by the president; members serve five-year terms)elections: People's Assembly - last held 20 April through 10 May2004 (next to be held 2009)election results: People's Assembly - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - INC 145, BJP 138, CPI(M) 43, SP 36, RJD 24,BSP 19, DMK 16, SS 12, BJD 11, CPI 10, NCP 9, JDU 8, SAD 8, PMK 6,TDP 5, TRS 5, JMM 5, LJSP 4, MDMK 4, independents 5, other 30
Indonesiaunicameral House of Representatives or Dewan PerwakilanRakyat (DPR) (550 seats; members elected to serve five-year terms);House of Regional Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah or DPD),constitutionally mandated role includes providing legislative inputto DPR on issues affecting regions; People's Consultative Assembly(Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat or MPR) has role in inaugurating andimpeaching President and in amending constitution; consists ofpopularly-elected members in DPR and DPD; MPR does not formulatenational policyelections: last held 5 April 2004 (next to be held in April 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - Golkar 21.6%, PDI-P18.5%, PKB 10.6%, PPP 8.2%, PD 7.5%, PKS 7.3%, PAN 6.4%, others19.9%; seats by party - Golkar 128, PDI-P 109, PPP 58, PD 55, PAN53, PKB 52, PKS 45, others 50note: because of election rules, the number of seats won does notalways follow the number of votes received by parties
Iranunicameral Islamic Consultative Assembly orMajles-e-Shura-ye-Eslami (290 seats, note - changed from 270 seatswith the 18 February 2000 election; members elected by popular voteto serve four-year terms)elections: last held 20 February 2004 with a runoff held 7 May 2004(next to be held February 2008)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats by party -conservatives/Islamists 190, reformers 50, independents 43,religious minorities 5, and 2 seats unaccounted for
Iraqunicameral National Assembly or Mejlis Watani (consisting of275 members elected by a closed-list, proportional-representationsystem for the period between the National Assembly election and theformation of a permanent Iraqi government pursuant to theestablishment of a permanent constitution)elections: held 30 January 2005 to elect a 275-member TransitionalNational Assembly that will draft a permanent constitution and pavethe way for new national elections at the end of 2005election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party -United Iraqi Alliance 48.2%, Democratic Patriotic Alliance ofKurdistan 25.7%, Iraqi List 13.8%, others 12.3%; number of seats byparty - United Iraqi Alliance 140, Democratic Patriotic Alliance ofKurdistan 75, Iraqi List 40, others 20
Irelandbicameral Parliament or Oireachtas consists of the Senate orSeanad Eireann (60 seats - 49 elected by the universities and fromcandidates put forward by five vocational panels, 11 are nominatedby the prime minister; members serve five-year terms) and the Houseof Representatives or Dail Eireann (166 seats; members are electedby popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to servefive-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 16 and 17 July 2002 (next to be heldby July 2007); House of Representatives - last held 17 May 2002(next to be held by May 2007)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - Fianna Fail 30, Fine Gael 15, Labor Party 5, ProgressiveDemocrats 4, independents and others 6; House of Representatives -percent of vote by party - Fianna Fail 41.5%, Fine Gael 22.5%, LaborParty 10.8%, Sinn Fein 6.5%, Progressive Democrats 4.0%, Green Party3.8%, others 10.9%; seats by party - Fianna Fail 81, Fine Gael 31,Labor Party 21, Progressive Democrats 8, Green Party 6, Sinn Fein 5,others 14
Israelunicameral Knesset (120 seats; members elected by popularvote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 28 January 2003 (next scheduled to be held fallof 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - Likud Party 29.4%,Labor 14.5%, Shinui 12.3%, Shas 8.2%, National Union 5.5%, Meretz5.2%, United Torah Judaism 4.3%, National Religious Party 4.2%,Democratic Front for Peace and Equality 3.0%, One Nation 2.8%,National Democratic Assembly 2.3%, Yisra'el Ba'Aliya (YBA) 2.2%,United Arab List 2.1%, Green Leaf Party 1.2%, Herut 1.2%, other1.6%; seats by party - Likud 38, Labor 19, Shinui 15, Shas 11,National Union 7, Meretz 6, National Religious Party 6, United TorahJudaism 5, Democratic Front for Peace and Equality 3, One Nation 3,National Democratic Assembly 3, YBA 2, United Arab List 2
Italybicameral Parliament or Parlamento consists of the Senate orSenato della Repubblica (315 seats elected by popular vote of which232 are directly elected and 83 are elected by regional proportionalrepresentation; in addition, there are a small number ofsenators-for-life including former presidents of the republic;members serve five-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Cameradei Deputati (630 seats; 475 are directly elected, 155 by regionalproportional representation; members serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 13 May 2001 (next to be held 2006);Chamber of Deputies - last held 13 May 2001 (next to be held May2006)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - House of Liberties 172 (Forza Italia 77, National Alliance47, UDC 31, Lega Padana 17), Olive Tree 108 (Democrats of the Left63, Daisy Alliance 35, Greens 10), Per le Autonomie 10, other 25;Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party- House of Liberties 337 (Forza Italia 176, National Alliance 97,UDC 36, Northern League 28), Olive Tree 214 (Democrats of the Left135, Daisy Alliance 79), Rifondazione Communista (Italian CommunistParty) 11, other 68
Jamaicabicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (a 21-memberbody appointed by the governor general on the recommendations of theprime minister and the leader of the opposition; ruling party isallocated 13 seats, and the opposition is allocated eight seats) andthe House of Representatives (60 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 16 October 2002 (next to be held in October2007)election results: percent of vote by party - PNP 52%, JLP 47.3%;seats by party - PNP 34, JLP 26
Japanbicameral Diet or Kokkai consists of the House of Councillorsor Sangi-in (242 seats - members elected for six-year terms; halfreelected every three years; 144 members in multi-seatconstituencies and 98 by proportional representation) and the Houseof Representatives or Shugi-in (480 seats - members elected forfour-year terms; 300 in single-seat constituencies; 180 members byproportional representation in 11 regional blocs)elections: House of Councillors - last held 11 July 2004 (next to beheld in July 2007); House of Representatives - last held 11September 2005 (next election by September 2009)election results: House of Councillors - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - LDP 115, DPJ 82, Komeito 24, JCP 9, SDP 5,others 7; distribution of seats as of October 2004 - LDP 114, DPJ84, Komeito 24, JCP 9, SDP 5, others 6House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - LDP 47.8%, DPJ36.4%, others 15.8%; seats by party - LDP 296, DPJ 113, Komeito 31,JCP 9, SDP 7, others 24 (2005)
Jerseyunicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12senators (elected for 6-year terms), 12 constables or heads ofparishes (elected for 3-year terms), 29 deputies (elected for 3-yearterms); the bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and 3 non-voting members- the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the SolicitorGeneral all appointed by the monarch)elections: last held NA (next to be held NA)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 53
Jordanbicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-'Umma consists ofthe Senate, also called the House of Notables (Majlis al-Ayan) (55seats; members appointed by the monarch from designated categoriesof public figures; members serve four-year terms) and the House ofRepresentatives, also called the House of Deputies (Majlisal-Nuwaab) (110 seats; members elected by popular vote on the basisof proportional representation to serve four-year terms; note - sixseats are reserved for women and are allocated by a specialelectoral panel if no women are elected)elections: House of Representatives - last held 17 June 2003 (nextto be held NA 2007)election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - independents and others 89.6%, Islamic Action Front (IAF)10.4%; seats by party - independents and others 92, Islamic ActionFront 18; note - one of the six quota seats was given to a femaleIAF candidatenote: the House of Representatives has been convened and dissolvedby the monarch several times since 1974; in November 1989, the firstparliamentary elections in 22 years were held; political partieswere not legalized until 1992; King ABDALLAH delayed the 2001elections until 2003
Kazakhstanbicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (39 seats; 7senators are appointed by the president; other members are popularlyelected, two from each of the 14 oblasts, the capital of Astana, andthe city of Almaty, to serve six-year terms; note - formerlycomposed of 47 seats) and the Majilis (77 seats; 10 out of the 77Majilis members are elected from the winning party's lists; membersare popularly elected to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - (indirect) last held 17 September 1999 (next tobe held December 2005); Majilis - last held 19 September and 3October 2004 (next to be held September 2009)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - NA; candidates nominated by local councils; Majilis -percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Otan 42, AIST 11,ASAR (All Together) 4, Ak Zhol (Bright Path) 1, Democratic Party 1,independent 18; note - most independent candidates are affiliatedwith parastatal enterprises and other pro-government institutions
Kenyaunicameral National Assembly or Bunge (224 seats; 210 memberselected by popular vote to serve five-year terms, 12 so-called"nominated" members who are appointed by the president but selectedby the parties in proportion to their parliamentary vote totals, 2ex-officio members)elections: last held 27 December 2002 (next to be held by early 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -NARC 125, KANU 64, FORD-P 14, other 7; ex-officio 2; seats appointedby the president - NARC 7, KANU 4, FORD-P 1
Kiribatiunicameral House of Parliament or Maneaba Ni Maungatabu (42seats; 39 elected by popular vote, one ex officio member - theattorney general, one appointed to represent Banaba, and one other;members serve four-year terms)elections: first round elections last held 29 November 2002; secondround elections held 6 December 2002 (next to be held by November2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -BTK 17, MTM 16, independents 7, other 2 (includes attorney general)note: legislative elections were held in two rounds - the firstround on 9 May 2003 and the second round on 14 May 2003
Korea, Northunicameral Supreme People's Assembly or Ch'oego InminHoeui (687 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-yearterms)elections: last held 3 August 2003 (next to be held in August 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -NA; ruling party approves a list of candidates who are electedwithout opposition; some seats are held by minor parties
Korea, Southunicameral National Assembly or Kukhoe (299 seats -members elected for four-year terms; 243 in single-seatconstituencies, 56 by proportional representationelections: last held 15 April 2004 (next to be held in April 2008;byelections held on 30 April 2005)election results: percent of vote by party - Uri 51%, GNP 41%, DLP3%, DP 3%, others 2%; seats by party - Uri 146, GNP 125, DLP 10, DP9, ULD 3, independents 6note: percent of vote is for 2004 general election; seats by partyreflect results of 2005 byelections involving six seats; MDP becameDP in May 2005 (2005)
Kuwaitunicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-Umma (50 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 6 July 2003 (next to be held NA 2007)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - Islamists 21,government supporters 14, liberals 3, and independents 12; note -all cabinet ministers are also ex officio members of the NationalAssembly
Kyrgyzstanbicameral Supreme Council or Jorgorku Kenesh consists ofthe Assembly of People's Representatives (70 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and theLegislative Assembly (35 seats; members are elected by popular voteto serve five-year terms); note - in accordance with a 2003referendum, the Parliament is slated to become unicameral with 75deputies after the 27 February 2005 electionselections: Assembly of People's Representatives - last held 20February and 12 March 2000; Legislative Assembly - last held 20February and 12 March 2000; elections for the new unicameral body orJorgorku Kenesh were held 27 February 2005, but the vast majority ofpositions remained undecided and were to be contested in a runoffelection scheduled for 13 March 2005; election irregularities causedwidespread protests that resulted in the president being forced toflee the country; new legislative elections have not yet beenrescheduledelection results: Assembly of People's Representatives - percent ofvote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; and Legislative Assembly -percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; note - totalseats by party in the Supreme Council were as follows: Union ofDemocratic Forces 12, Communists 6, My Country Party of Action 4,independents 73, other 10note: the legislature became bicameral for the 5 February 1995elections; the 2000 election results include both the Assembly ofPeople's Representatives and the Legislative Assembly
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 - JL 23.9%, PCTVL 18.9%,TP 16.7%, ZZS 9.5%, First Party 7.6%, LNNK 5.4%; seats by party - JL26, PCTVL 24, TP 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 in four rounds on 29 May, 5, 12, 19 June 2005(next to be held 2009)election results: percent of vote by group - NA; seats by group -Future Movement Bloc 36; Democratic Gathering 15; Development andResistance Bloc 15; Loyalty to the Resistance 14; Free PatrioticMovement 14; Lebanese Forces 6; Qornet Shewan 5; Popular Bloc 4;Tripoli Independent Bloc 3; Syrian National Socialist Party 2;Kataeb Reform Movement 2; Tachnaq Party 2; Democratic RenewalMovement 1; Democratic Left 1; Nasserite Popular Movement 1; Ba'thParty 1; Kataeb Party 1; independent 5
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 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 11October 2005); House of Representatives - last held 19 July 1997(next to be held 11 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,Alliance of 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 and 13 March 2005 (next to be held by NA2009)election results: percent of vote by party - FBP 48.7%, VU 38.2%, FL13%; seats by party - FBP 12, VU 10, FL 3
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 (29 seats; 12 electedby popular vote, 10 by indirect vote, and seven appointed by thechief executive; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held 26 September 2005 (next in September 2009)election results: percent of vote - Development Union 12.8%, MacauDevelopment Alliance 9%, Macau United Citizens' Association 16%, NewDemocratic Macau Association 18.2%, others na; seats by politicalgroup - Development Union 2, Macau Development Alliance 1, MacauUnited Citizens' Association 2, New Democratic Macau Association 2,New Hope 1, Union Forces 2, others 2; 10 seats filled byprofessional and business groups; seven members appointed by chiefexecutive
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 legislature consists of a National Assembly orAssemblee Nationale (160 seats; members are directly elected bypopular vote to serve four-year terms) and a Senate or Senat (100seats; two-thirds of the seats filled by regional assemblies whosemembers will be elected by popular vote; the remaining one-third ofthe seats appointed by the president; all members will servefour-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, RPSD5, 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 May 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -UDF 74, MCP 60, Independents 24, RP 16, others 18, vacancies 1
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, PKR 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 July2007)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 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 9 and 16 April 2004 (next to be heldApril 2006); 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 - NA; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - PRDS 79%,RDU 3.5%, UDP 3.5%, AC 5%, UFP 3.5%, FP 1.5%; seats by party - PRDS64, 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 September2005)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 21 and 28 March 2004 (next to be held NA 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - MDM 23.3%, UMP 22.8%,PS 10.2%, MRC 8.9%, FRAP 6.5%, MPM 1.2%; seats by party - MDM 6, UMP9, MRC 2, MPM 1, diverse left 1note: Mayotte elects one member of the French Senate; elections lastheld 24 September 2001 (next to be held 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 in 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 March 2007); elections for two-year term seats last held 8 March 2005 (next to be held March 2007) 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 6 March 2005 (next to be held NA 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - PCRM 46.1%, DemocraticMoldova Bloc 28.4%, PPCD 9.1%, other parties 16.4%; seats by party -PCRM 56, Democratic Moldova Bloc 34, 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 February 2008)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 1.42%; seats byparty - MPRP 36, MDC 34, others 4; note - following 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 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 22May 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 belong to 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, UC 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 17 September 2005 (next to be held not laterthan 15 November 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - NZLP 41.1%, NP 39.1%,NZFP 5.72%, Green Party 5.3%, Maori 2.12%, UF 2.67%, ACT New Zealand1.51%, Progressive 1.16%; seats by party - NZLP 50, NP 48, NZFP 7,Green Party 6, Maori 4, UF 3, ACT New Zealand 2, Progressive 1note: results of 2005 election saw the total number of seatsincrease to 121 because the Maori Party won one more electorate seatthan its entitlement under the party vote
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, RSD 7, RDP 6, ANDP 5, Party for Socialismand Democracy in Niger 1, other 8
Nigeriabicameral National Assembly consists of Senate (109 seats -3 from each state plus one from Abuja, members elected by popularvote to serve four-year terms) and House of Representatives (346seats, members elected by popular vote to serve 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 53.7%,ANPP 27.9%, AD 9.7%; seats by party - PDP 76, ANPP 27, AD 6; Houseof Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDP 54.5%, ANPP27.4%, AD 8.8%, other 9.3%; seats by party - PDP 223, ANPP 96, AD34, other 6; note - one seat is vacant
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 30 April 2005 (next to be held April 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA
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 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December2007)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9(note - no political parties)
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 (169 seats;members are elected by popular vote by proportional representationto serve four-year terms)elections: last held 12 September 2005 (next to be held September2009)election results: percent of vote by party - Labor Party 32.7%,Progress Party 22.1%, Conservative Party 14.1%, Socialist Left Party8.8%, Christian People's Party 6.8%, Center Party 6.5%, LiberalParty 5.9%, Red Electoral Alliance 1.2%, other 1.9%; seats by party- Labor Party 61, Progress Party 38, Conservative Party 23,Socialist Left Party 15, Christian People's Party 11, Center Party11, Liberal Party 10note: 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, CD 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, URP 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 April 2008); Chamber of Deputies - last held 27 April 2003(next to be held April 2008)election results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - ANR 16, PLRA 12, UNACE 7, PQ 7, PPS 2, PEN 1;Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party- ANR 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 - PP 26.3%, APRA 19.7%,UN 13.8%, FIM 11.0%, others 29.2%; seats by party - PP 47, APRA 28,UN 17, FIM 11, others 17
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 (coalition) 3, independents 4, others 6; note - thereare 23 rather than 24 sitting senators because one senator waselected Vice President; 14 senators are pro-government, 9 are inopposition; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - Lakas 93, NPC 53, LP 34, LDP 11, others 20;party-listers 24; note - there are 211 rather than 212 sittingrepresentatives because one was appointed Secretary of Tourism (2004)