BruneiLegislative Council met on 25 September 2004 for first timein 20 years with 21 members appointed by the Sultan; passedconstitutional amendments calling for a 45-seat council with 15elected members; Sultan dissolved council on 1 September 2005 andappointed a new council with 29 members as of 2 September 2005elections: last held in March 1962 (date of next election NA)
Bulgariaunicameral National Assembly or Narodno Sobranie (240seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 25 June 2005 (next to be held June 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - CfB 31.1%, NMS2 19.9%,MRF 12.7%, ATAKA 8.2%, UDF 7.7%, DSB 6.5%, BPU 5.2%; seats by party- CfB 83, NMS2 53, MRF 33, UDF 20, ATAKA 17, DSB 17, BPU 13,independents 4
Burkina Fasounicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale(111 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-yearterms)elections: National Assembly election last held 5 May 2002 (next tobe held May 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -CDP 57, RDA-ADF 17, PDP/PS 10, CFD 5, PAI 5, other 17
Burmaunicameral People's Assembly or Pyithu Hluttaw (485 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 27 May 1990, but Assembly never allowed byjunta to conveneelection results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -NLD 392 (opposition), SNLD 23 (opposition), NUP 10 (pro-government),other 60
Burundibicameral Parliament or Parlement, consists of a NationalAssembly or Assemblee Nationale (minimum 100 seats - 60% Hutu and40% Tutsi with at least 30% being women; additional seats appointedby a National Independent Electoral Commission to ensure ethnicrepresentation; members are elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms) and a Senate (54 seats; 34 by indirect vote toserve five year terms, with remaining seats assigned to ethnicgroups and former chiefs of state)elections: National Assembly - last held 4 July 2005 (next to beheld in 2010); Senate - last held 29 July 2005 (next to be held in2010)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party -CNDD-FDD 58.6%, FRODEBU 21.7%, UPRONA 7.2%, CNDD 4.1%,MRC-Rurenzangemero 2.1%, others 6.2%; seats by party - CNDD-FDD 59,FRODEBU 25, UPRONA 10, CNDD 4, MRC-Rurenzangemero 2; Senate -percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - CNDD-FDD 30,FRODEBU 3, CNDD 1
Cambodiabicameral, consists of the National Assembly (123 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and theSenate (61 seats; 2 members appointed by the monarch, 2 elected bythe National Assembly, and 57 elected by parliamentarians andcommune councils; members serve five-year terms)elections: National Assembly - last held 27 July 2003 (next to beheld in July 2008); Senate - last held 22 January 2006 (next to beheld in January 2011)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - CPP47%, SRP 22%, FUNCINPEC 21%, other 10%; seats by party - CPP 73,FUNCINPEC 26, SRP 24; Senate - percent of vote by party - CPP 69%,FUNCINPEC 21%, SRP 10%; seats by party - CPP 45, FUNCINPEC 10, SRP 2(January 2006)
Cameroonunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (180seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-yearterms); note - the president can either lengthen or shorten the termof the legislatureelections: last held 23 June 2002 (next to be held in June 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -RDCP 133, SDF 21, UDC 5, other 21note: the constitution calls for an upper chamber for thelegislature, to be called a Senate, but it has yet to be established
Canadabicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate orSenat (members appointed by the governor general with the advice ofthe prime minister and serve until reaching 75 years of age; itsnormal limit is 105 senators) and the House of Commons or Chambredes Communes (308 seats; members elected by direct, popular vote toserve for up to five-year terms)elections: House of Commons - last held 23 January 2006 (next to beheld in 2011)election results: House of Commons - percent of vote by party -Conservative Party 36.3%, Liberal Party 30.2%, New Democratic Party17.5%, Bloc Quebecois 10.5%, Greens 4.5%, other 1%; seats by party -Conservative Party 124, Liberal Party 102, New Democratic Party 29,Bloc Quebecois 51, other 2; seats by party as of February 2007 -Conservative Party 125, Liberal Party 100, New Democratic Party 29,Bloc Quebecois 51, other 2
Cape Verdeunicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (72seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 22 January 2006 (next to be held in January2011)election results: percent of vote by party - PAICV 52.3%, MPD 44%,UCID 2.7%; seats by party - PAICV 41, MPD 29, ADM 2
Cayman Islandsunicameral Legislative Assembly (18 seats, 3appointed members from the Executive Council and 15 elected bypopular vote; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held 11 May 2005 (next to be held in 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -PPM 9, UDP 5, independent 1
Central African Republicunicameral National Assembly or AssembleeNationale (109 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: last held 13 March 2005 and 8 May 2005 (next to be heldNA 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - MLPC 43%, RDC 18%, MDD9%, FPP 6%, PSD 5%, ADP 4%, PUN 3%, FODEM 2%, PLD 2%, UPR 1%, FC 1%,independents 6%; seats by party - MLPC 47, RDC 20, MDD 8, FPP 7, PSD6, ADP 5, PUN 3, FODEM 2, PLD 2, UPR 1, FC 1, independents 7
Chadbicameral according to constitution, consists of a NationalAssembly (155 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms) and a Senate (not yet created and size unspecified,members to serve six-year terms, one-third of membership renewableevery two years)elections: National Assembly - last held 21 April 2002 (next to beheld by April 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -MPS 110, RDP 12, FAR 9, RNDP 5, URD 5, UNDR 3, other 11
Chilebicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists ofthe Senate or Senado (38 seats elected by popular vote; membersserve eight-year terms - one-half elected every four years) and theChamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (120 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 11 December 2005 (next to be heldDecember 2009); Chamber of Deputies - last held 11 December 2005(next to be held December 2009)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - CPD 20 (PDC 6, PS 8, PPD 3, PRSD 3), APC 17 (UDI 9, RN 8),independent 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - CPD 65 (PDC 21, PPD 22, PS 15, PRSD 7), APC 54 (UDI34, RN 20), independent 1
Chinaunicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo RenminDaibiao Dahui (2,985 seats; members elected by municipal, regional,and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)elections: last held December 2002-February 2003 (next to be heldlate 2007-February 2008)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - NA
Christmas Islandunicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: held every two years with half the members standing forelection; last held in May 2005 (next to be held in May 2007)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9
Cocos (Keeling) Islandsunicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands ShireCouncil (7 seats)elections: held every two years with half the members standing forelection; last held in May 2005 (next to be held in May 2007)
Colombiabicameral Congress or Congreso consists of the Senate orSenado (102 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Camara deRepresentantes (166 seats; members are elected by popular vote toserve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 12 March 2006 (next to be held inMarch 2010); House of Representatives - last held 12 March 2006(next to be held in March 2010)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PSUN 20, PC 18, PL 18, CR 15, PDI 10, other parties 21;House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PL 35, PSUN 33, PC 29, CR 20, PDA 8, other parties 41
Comorosunicameral Assembly of the Union (33 seats; 15 deputies areselected by the individual islands' local assemblies and the 18 byuniversal suffrage; deputies serve for five years);elections: last held 18 and 25 April 2004 (next to be held in 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -CdIA 12, CRC 6; note - 15 additional seats are filled by deputiesfrom local island assemblies
Congo, Democratic Republic of thebicameral legislature consists ofa National Assembly (500 seats; 60 members elected by majority votein single-member constituencies 440 members elected by open listproportional-representation in multi-member constituencies; membersserve 5-year terms) and a Senate (108 seats; members elected byprovincial assemblies to serve 5-year terms)elections: National Assembly - last held 30 July 2006 (next to beheld in 2011)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - PPRD 111, MLC 64, PALU 34, MSR 27, FR 26, RCD 15,Independents 63, others 160 (includes 63 political parties that wonfewer than 10 seats)
Congo, Republic of thebicameral Parliament consists of the Senate(66 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-yearterms) and the National Assembly (137 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 11 July 2002 (next to be held July2007); National Assembly - last held 27 May and 26 June 2002 (nextto be held by May 2007)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - FDP 56, other 10; National Assembly - percent of vote byparty - NA; seats by party - FDP 83, UDR 6, UPADS 3, other 45
Cook Islandsbicameral Parliament consisting of a lower house orLegislative Assembly with 25 seats (24 seats representing districtsof the Cook Islands and one seat representing Cook Islanders livingoverseas; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)and an upper house or House of Ariki made up of traditional leaderselections: last held 26 September 2006 (next to be held by 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - Demo 51.9%, CIP 45.5%,independent 2.7%; seats by party - Demo 15, CIP 8, independent 1note: the House of Ariki advises on traditional matters andmaintains considerable influence, but has no legislative powers
Costa Ricaunicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa(57 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 5 February 2006 (next to be held February 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -PLN 25, PAC 17, PML 6, PUSC 5, other 4
Cote d'Ivoireunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale(225 seats; members are elected in single- and multi-districtelections by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: elections last held 10 December 2000 with by-elections on14 January 2001 (next to be held by October 2007, after thegovernment postponed the elections in 2005 and 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -FPI 96, PDCI-RDA 94, RDR 5, PIT 4, other 2, independents 22, vacant 2note: a Senate is scheduled to be created in the next full electionin 2006
Croatiaunicameral Assembly or Sabor (152 seats; note - one seat wasadded in the November 2003 parliamentary elections; members electedfrom party lists by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 23 November 2003 (next to be held in 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; number of seats byparty - HDZ 63, SDP 34, HNS 11, HSS 9, HSP 7, IDS 4, HDSSB 3, HSLS3, HSU 3, SDSS 3, other 12note: minority government coalition - HDZ, DC, HSLS, HSU, SDSS; note- the Democratic Center party or DC withdrew from the government inFebuary 2006
Cubaunicameral National Assembly of People's Power or AsembleaNacional del Poder Popular (609 seats, elected directly from slatesapproved by special candidacy commissions; members serve five-yearterms)elections: last held 19 January 2003 (next to be held in 2008)election results: percent of vote - PCC 97.6%; seats - PCC 609
Cyprusunicameral - area under government control: House ofRepresentatives or Vouli Antiprosopon (80 seats; 56 assigned to theGreek Cypriots, 24 to Turkish Cypriots; note - only those assignedto Greek Cypriots are filled; members are elected by popular vote toserve five-year terms); area administered by Turkish Cypriots:Assembly of the Republic or Cumhuriyet Meclisi (50 seats; membersare elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: area under government control: last held 21 May 2006(next to be held 2011); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: lastheld 14 December 2003 (next to be held in 2008)election results: area under government control: House ofRepresentatives - percent of vote by party - AKEL 31.13%, DISY30.34%, DIKO 17.92%, KISOS 6.51%, EDEK 8.91%, EURO.KO 5.75%, Greens1.95%; seats by party - AKEL (Communist) 18, DISY 18, DIKO 11, KISOS4, EDEK 4, EURO.KO 4, Greens 1; area administered by TurkishCypriots: Assembly of the Republic - percent of vote by party - CTP35.8%, UBP 32.3%, Peace and Democratic Movement 13.4%, DP 12.3%;seats by party - CTP 19, UBP 18, Peace and Democratic Movement 6, DP7; note - "TRNC" seats by party as of September 2006 - CTP 25, OP 3,UBP 13, DP 6, BDH 1, independents 2
Czech Republicbicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of theSenate or Senat (81 seats; members are elected by popular vote toserve six-year terms; one-third elected every two years) and theChamber of Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held in two rounds 20-21 and 27-28 October2006 (next to be held October 2008); Chamber of Deputies - last held2-3 June 2006 (next to be held by June 2010)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - ODS 41, CSSD 12, KDU-CSL 10, others 15, independents 2;Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - ODS 35.4%, CSSD32.3%, KSCM 12.8%, KDU-CSL 7.2%, Greens 6.3%, other 6%; seats byparty - ODS 81, CSSD 74, KSCM 26, KDU-CSL 13, Greens 6
Denmarkunicameral People's Assembly or Folketinget (179 seats,including 2 from Greenland and 2 from the Faroe Islands; members areelected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representationto serve four-year terms)elections: last held 8 February 2005 (next to be held February 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - Liberal Party 29%,Social Democrats 25.9%, Danish People's Party 13.2%, ConservativeParty 10.3%, Social Liberal Party 9.2%, Socialist People's Party 6%,Unity List 3.4%; seats by party - Liberal Party 52, Social Democrats47, Danish People's Party 24, Conservative Party 18, Social LiberalParty 17, Socialist People's Party 11, Unity List 6; note - does notinclude the 2 seats from Greenland and the 2 seats from the FaroeIslands
Djiboutiunicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (65seats; members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)elections: last held 10 January 2003 (next to be held January 2008)election results: percent of vote - RPP 62.2%, FRUD 36.9%; seats -RPP 65, FRUD 0; note - RPP (the ruling party) dominated the election
Dominicaunicameral House of Assembly (30 seats, 9 appointedsenators, 21 elected by popular vote; members serve five-year terms)elections: last held 5 May 2005 (next to be held by 5 August 2010);note - tradition dictates that the election will be held within fiveyears of the last election, but technically it is five years fromthe first seating of parliament (12 May 2005) plus a 90-day graceperiodelection results: percent of vote by party - DLP 52.07%, UWP 43.6%,DFP 3.15%; seats by party - DLP 12, UWP 8, independent 1
Dominican Republicbicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacionalconsists of the Senate or Senado (32 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve four-year terms) and the House ofRepresentatives or Camara de Diputados (178 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 16 May 2006 (next to be held in May2008); House of Representatives - last held 16 May 2006 (next to beheld in May 2008)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PLD 22, PRD 6, PRSC 4; House of Representatives - percent ofvote by party - NA; seats by party - PLD 96, PRD 60, PRSC 22
East Timorunicameral National Parliament (number of seats can vary,minimum requirement of 52 and a maximum of 65 seats; members electedby popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - for its first termof office, the National Parliament is comprised of 88 members on anexceptional basiselections: (next to be held in May 2007); direct elections fornational parliament were never held; elected delegates to thenational convention adopted a constitution and named themselveslegislators instead of having elections; hence the exceptionalnumbers for this term of the national parliamentelection results: percent of vote by party - FRETILIN 57.37%, PD8.72%, PSD 8.18%, ASDT 7.84%, UDT 2.36%, PNT 2.21%, KOTA 2.13%, PPT2.01%, PDC 1.98%, PST 1.78%, independents/other 5.42%; seats byparty - FRETILIN 55, PD 7, PSD 6, ASDT 6, PDC 2, UDT 2, KOTA 2, PNT2, PPT 2, UDC/PDC 1, PST 1, PL 1, independent 1
Ecuadorunicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional (100seats; members are elected through a party-list proportionalrepresentation system to serve 4-year terms)elections: last held 15 October 2006 (next to be held October 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -PRIAN 28; PSP 24; PSC 13; ID 7; PRE 6; MUPP-NP 6; RED 5; UDC 5;other 6; note - defections by members of National Congress arecommonplace, resulting in frequent changes in the numbers of seatsheld by the various parties
Egyptbicameral system consists of the People's Assembly or Majlisal-Sha'b (454 seats; 444 elected by popular vote, 10 appointed bythe president; members serve five-year terms) and the AdvisoryCouncil or Majlis al-Shura - which functions only in a consultativerole (264 seats; 176 elected by popular vote, 88 appointed by thepresident; members serve six-year terms; mid-term elections for halfof the elected members)elections: People's Assembly - three-phase voting - last held 7 and20 November, 1 December 2005;(next to be held November-December2010); Advisory Council - last held May-June 2004 (next to be heldMay-June 2007)election results: People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - NDP 311, NWP 6, Tagammu 2, Tomorrow Party 1,independents 112 (12 seats to be determined by rerun elections, 10seats appointed by President); Advisory Council - percent of vote byparty - NA; seats by party - NA
El Salvadorunicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa(84 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to servethree-year terms)elections: last held 12 March 2006 (next to be held in March 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -ARENA 34, FMLN 32, PCN 10, PDC 6, CD 2
Equatorial Guineaunicameral House of People's Representatives orCamara de Representantes del Pueblo (100 seats; members directlyelected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 25 April 2004 (next to be held in 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -PDGE 98, CPDS 2note: Parliament has little power since the constitution vests allexecutive authority in the president
Eritreaunicameral National Assembly (150 seats; term limits notestablished)elections: in May 1997, following the adoption of the newconstitution, 75 members of the PFDJ Central Committee (the oldCentral Committee of the EPLF), 60 members of the 527-memberConstituent Assembly, that had been established in 1997 to discussand ratify the new constitution, and 15 representatives of Eritreansliving abroad were formed into a Transitional National Assembly toserve as the country's legislative body until countrywide electionsto a National Assembly were held; although only 75 of 150 members ofthe Transitional National Assembly were elected, the constitutionstipulates that once past the transition stage, all members of theNational Assembly will be elected by secret ballot of all eligiblevoters; National Assembly elections scheduled for December 2001 werepostponed indefinitely
Estoniaunicameral Parliament or Riigikogu (101 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 2 March 2003 (next to be held March 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - Center Party of Estonia25.4%, Res Publica 24.6%, Estonian Reform Party 17.7%, EstonianPeople's Union 13%, Pro Patria Union (Fatherland League) 7.3%People's Party Moodukad 7%; seats by party - Res Publica 26, CenterParty 20, Reform Party 19, Estonian People's Union 13, Pro PatriaUnion 7, Social Democrats (formerly People's Party Moodukad) 6,non-affiliated (Social Liberals and independents) 10
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 (547 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 in 2010)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats by party - EPRDF 327,CUD 109, UEDF 52, SPDP 23, OFDM 11, BGPDUF 8, ANDP 8, independent 1,others 6, undeclared 2note: irregularities at some polling stations necessitated therescheduling of voting in certain constituencies
European UnionCouncil of the European Union (27 member-stateministers having 345 votes; the number of votes is roughlyproportional to member-states' population); note - the Council isthe main decision-making body of the EU; European Parliament (785seats (as of 1 January 2007); seats allocated among member states byproportion to population); members elected by direct universalsuffrage for a five-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; note - seats by party as of 1 January 2007 -EPP-ED 277, PES 218, ALDE 106, UEN 44, Greens/EFA 42, EUL/NGL 41,IND/DEM 23, ITS 20, independents 14
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) unicameral Legislative Council (10 seats - two ex officio, eight elected by popular vote, members serve four-year terms); presided over by the governor elections: last held 17 November 2005 (next to be held November 2009) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 8
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 Democratic Party 21.8%, Republican Party 21.7%, People'sParty 20.6%, Center Party 5.2%, Independence Party 4.6%; seats byparty - Union Party 7, Social Democratic Party 7, Republican Party8, People's Party 7, Center Party 2, Independence Party 1note: election of two seats to the Danish Parliament was last heldon 8 February 2005 (next to be held February 2009); results -percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Republican Party 1,People's Party 1
Fijibicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (32 seats; 14appointed by the president on the advice of the Great Council ofChiefs, 9 appointed by the president on the advice of the PrimeMinister, 8 on the advice of the Opposition Leader, and 1 appointedon the advice of the council of Rotuma) and the House ofRepresentatives (71 seats; 23 reserved for ethnic Fijians, 19reserved for ethnic Indians, 3 reserved for other ethnic groups, 1reserved for the council of Rotuma constituency encompassing thewhole of Fiji, and 25 open seats; members serve five-year terms)elections: House of Representatives - last held 6-13 May 2006 (nextto be held 2011)election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - SDL 44.59%, FLP 39.18%, UPP .84%, independents 4.89%; seatsby party - SDL 36, FLP 31, UPP 2, 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, other 4
Francebicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate orSenat (331 seats - 305 for metropolitan France, 9 for overseasdepartments, 5 for dependencies, 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 2006 and 2010, 15 new seats will be added to the Senate fora total 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; starting in 2008, members will be indirectlyelected by an electoral college to serve six-year terms, withone-half the seats being renewed every three years; and the NationalAssembly or Assemblee Nationale (577 seats - 555 for metropolitanFrance, 15 for overseas departments, 7 for dependencies; members areelected by popular vote under a single-member majority system toserve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 26 September 2004 (next to be heldSeptember 2008); National Assembly - last held 8-16 June 2002 (nextto be held on 10 and 17 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, Left Radical Party 7, Greens 3, other 22
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 in 2007);results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP/RPR 1,UMP 1
Gabonbicameral legislature consists of the Senate (91 seats;members elected by members of municipal councils and departmentalassemblies to serve six-year terms) and the National Assembly orAssemblee Nationale (120 seats; members are elected by direct,popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 26 January and 9 February 2003 (nextto be held by January 2009); National Assembly - last held 17 and 24December 2006 (next to be held December 2011)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PDG 53, RNB 20, PGP 4, ADERE 3, RDP 1, CLR 1, independents9; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party- PDG 82, RPG 8, UPG 8, UGDD 4, ADERE 3, CLR 2, PGP-Ndaot 2, PSD 2,independents 4, others 5
Gambia, Theunicameral National Assembly (53 seats; 48 elected bypopular vote, 5 appointed by the president; members serve five-yearterms)elections: last held 17 January 2002 (next to be held 25 January2007)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-Democratic Front 67.6%, Rightist Opposition 7.6%, all otherparties received less than 7% each; seats by party - NationalMovement-Democratic Front 135, Rightist Opposition 15
Germanybicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the FederalAssembly or Bundestag (614 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 gainproportional representation and caucus recogntion; members servefour-year terms) and the Federal Council or Bundesrat (69 votes;state governments are directly represented by votes; each has threeto six votes depending on population and are required to vote as ablock)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 53, Greens 51, andindependents 2
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, 1 appointed for the Speaker, and 2 ex officio members;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; note - seats by party as of December 2006 - ND164, PASOK 113, KKE 12, Synaspismos 6, independents 5, other 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 15 November 2005 (next to be held byDecember 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - Siumut 30.7%,Demokratiit 22.8%, Inuit Ataqatigiit 22.6%, Atassut Party 19.1%;Katusseqatigiit 4.1%, other 0.7%; seats by party - Siumut 10,Demokratiit 7, Inuit Ataqatigiit 7, Atassut 6, 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 3 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 - NNP 46.65%, NDC 44.12%; seats by party - NNP 8, NDC 7
Guamunicameral Legislature (15 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve two-year terms)elections: last held 7 November 2006 (next to be held November 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -Republican Party 8, Democratic Party 7note: Guam elects one nonvoting delegate to the US House ofRepresentatives; election last held 7 November 2006 (next to be heldNovember 2008); results - Madeleine BORDALLO (Democratic Party) wasreelected as delegate; percent of vote by party - NA; 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 September 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 four years); note - Alderney and Sarkhave their own parliamentselections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held in 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 in 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 in 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 (65 members elected by popularvote, also not more than four non-elected non-voting ministers andtwo non-elected non-voting parliamentary secretaries appointed bythe president; members serve five-year terms)elections: last held 28 August 2006 (next to be held by August 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - PPP/C 54.6%, PNC/R 34%,AFC 8.1%, other 3.3%; seats by party - PPP/C 36, PNC/R 22, AFC 5,other 2
Haitibicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale consists ofthe Senate (30 seats; members elected by popular vote to servesix-year terms; one-third elected every two years) and the Chamberof Deputies (99 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms); note - in reestablishing the Senate, the candidatein each department receiving the most votes in the last electionserves six years, the candidate with the second most votes servesfour years, and the candidate with the third most votes serves twoyearselections: Senate - last held 21 April 2006, with run-off electionson 3 December 2006 (next regular election, for one third of seats,to be held in 2008); Chamber of Deputies - last held 21 April 2006,with run-off elections on 3 December 2006 (next regular election tobe held in 2010)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - L'ESPWA 11, OPL 4, FL 3, FUSION 5, LAAA 2, UNCRH 2, ALYANS1, PONT 2; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - L'ESPWA 21, FUSION 15, ALYANS 11, OPL 8, FL 6,UNCRH 6, MPH 4, RDNP 4, LAAA 4,KONBA 3, FRN 2, MOCHRENHA 1, MRN 1,Tet-Ansanm 1, MIRN 1, JPDN 1, UNITE 1, PLH 1; results for six otherseats contested on 3 December 2006 remain unknown
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 27 November 2005 (next to be held November 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PL62, PN 55, PUD 5, PDC 4, PINU 2
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;non-voting LEGCO president 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 9 and 23 April 2006 (next to be held April 2010)election results: percent of vote by party (5% or more of the voterequired for parliamentary representation in the first round) - MSzP43.2%, Fidesz-KDNP 42%, SzDSz 6.5%, MDF 5%, other 3.3%; seats byparty - MSzP 190, Fidesz 141, KDNP 23, SzDSz 20, MDF 11, independent1
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%, Progressive Party 17.7%,Left-Green Movement 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 must be held before May 2009)election results: People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - INC 147, BJP 129, CPI(M) 43, SP 38, RJD 23, DMK 16,BSP 15, SS 12, BJD 11, CPI 10, NCP 10, JD(U) 8, SAD 8, PMK 6, JMM 5,LJSP 4, MDMK 4, TDP 4, TRS 4, independent 6, other 29, vacant 13;note - party seat composition as of December 2006
IndonesiaHouse of Representatives or Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR)(550 seats; members elected to serve five-year terms); House ofRegional 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 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 percentage of votes received by parties
Iranunicameral Islamic Consultative Assembly orMajles-e-Shura-ye-Eslami (290 seats - formerly 270 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 20 February 2004 with a runoff held 7 May 2004(by-elections next to be held in December 2006; general election tobe held in 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
Iraqbicameral Council of Representatives (consisting of 275 memberselected by a closed-list, proportional representation system) and aFederation Council (membership not established and authoritiesundefined)elections: held 15 December 2005 to elect a 275-member Council ofRepresentatives; the Council of Representatives elected thePresidency Council and approved the Prime Ministerelection results: Council of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - Unified Iraqi Alliance 41%, Kurdistan Alliance 22%, TawafuqCoalition 15%, Iraqi National List 8%, Iraqi Front for NationalDialogue 4%, others 10%; number of seats by party - Unified IraqiAlliance 128, Kurdistan Alliance 53, Tawafuq Coalition 44, IraqiNational List 25, Iraqi Front for National Dialogue 11, others 14
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 other 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%, other 10.9%; seats by party - Fianna Fail 81, Fine Gael 31,Labor Party 21, Sinn Fein 5, Progressive Democrats 8, Green Party 6,other 14
Isle of Manbicameral 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 eightothers named by the House of Keys) and the House of Keys (24 seats;members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Keys - last held 23 November 2006 (next to beheld November 2011)election results: House of Keys - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - Liberal Vannin Party 2, Man Labor Party 1,independents 21
Israelunicameral Knesset (120 seats; members elected by popularvote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 28 March 2006 (next scheduled to be held in2010)election results: percent of vote by party - Kadima 22%, Labor15.1%, Likud 9%, SHAS 9.5%, Yisrael Beiteinu 9%, NU/NRP 7.1%, GIL5.9%, Torah and Shabbat Judaism 4.7%, Meretz-YAHAD 3.8%, United ArabList 3%, Balad 2.3%, HADASH 2.7%; seats by party - Kadima 29, Labor19, Likud 12, SHAS 12, Yisrael Beiteinu 11, NU/NRP 9, GIL 7, Torahand Shabbat Judaism 6, Meretz-YAHAD 5, United Arab List 4, Balad 3,HADASH 3
Italybicameral Parliament or Parlamento consists of the Senate orSenato della Repubblica (315 seats; elected by proportional votewith the winning coalition in each region receiving 55% of seatsfrom that region; members serve five-year terms) and the Chamber ofDeputies or Camera dei Deputati (630 seats; elected by popular votewith the winning national coalition receiving 54% of chamber seats;members serve five-year terms); note - electoral vote reform passedin December 2005elections: Senate - last held 10 April 2006 (next to be held in2011); Chamber of Deputies - last held 10 April 2006 (next to beheld May 2011)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - The Union 158 (DS 62, DL 39, RC 27, Together with the Union11, other 19), House of Freedoms 154 (FI 79, AN 41, UDC 21, LEGA13), other 3; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - The Union 348 (DS 220, RC 41, Rose in the Fist 18,Italy of Values 17, PdCI 16, Greens Federation 15, UDEUR 10, other11), House of Freedoms 276 (FI 140, AN 71, Union of Christian andCenter Democrats 39, LEGA 26), other 6
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 no later thanOctober 2007)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; 146 members in multi-seatconstituencies and 96 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 December 2006 - LDP 111, DPJ82, Komeito 24, JCP 9, SDP 6, others 10House 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; note - seats by party as of December 2006 -LDP 305, DPJ 113, Komeito 31, JCP 9, SDP 7, others 15 (2006)
Jerseyunicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (55 votingmembers - 12 senators (elected for six-year terms), 12 constables orheads of parishes (elected for three-year terms), 29 deputies(elected for three-year terms); the bailiff and the deputy bailiff;and three non-voting members - the Dean of Jersey, the AttorneyGeneral, and the Solicitor General all appointed by the monarch)elections: last held 19 October 2005 for senators and 23 November2005 for deputies (next to be held in 2008)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 55
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 Chamber ofDeputies, also called the House of Representatives (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 electedelections: Chamber of Deputies - last held 17 June 2003 (next to beheld in 2007)election results: Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party -independents and other 84.6%, IAF 15.4%; seats by party -independents and other 88, IAF 16; note - six women were appointedto fill the woman's quota seats, including one female member of theIAF; two IAF members were expelled from the Chamber of Deputies in2006
Kazakhstanbicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (39 seats; 7senators are appointed by the president; other members are electedby local government bodies, 2 from each of the 14 oblasts, thecapital of Astana, and the city of Almaty, to serve six-year terms;note - formerly composed of 47 seats) and the Mazhilis (77 seats; 10out of the 77 Mazhilis members are elected from the winning party'slists; members are popularly elected to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - (indirect) last held December 2005; next to beheld in 2011; Mazhilis - last held 19 September and 3 October 2004(next to be held in September 2009)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - NA; candidates nominated by local councils; Mazhilis -percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Otan 42, AIST 11,ASAR (All Together) 4, Aq Zhol (Bright Path) 1, Democratic Party 1(party refused to take the seat due to criticism of the election andseat remained unoccupied), independent 18; note - most independentcandidates are affiliated with parastatal enterprises and otherpro-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 December 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, 1 ex officio member - theattorney general, 1 appointed to represent Banaba, and 1 other;members serve four-year terms)elections: legislative elections were held in two rounds - the firstround on 9 May 2003 and the second round on 14 May 2003 (next to beheld by November 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -BTK 17, MTM 16, independents 7, other 2 (includes attorney general)
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 representation)elections: last held 15 April 2004 (next to be held in April 2008;byelections held to fill vacant seats)election results: percent of vote by party - Uri 51%, GNP 41%, DLP3%, DP 3%, others 2%; seats by party - Uri 141, GNP 127, DP 12, DLP9, PFP 5, independents 5note: percent of vote is for 2004 general election; seats by partyreflect results of 2005 and 2006 byelections; MDP became DP in May2005; United Liberal Democrats (ULD) merged with GNP in February 2006
Kuwaitunicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-Umma (50 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms; allcabinet ministers are also ex officio voting members of the NationalAssembly)elections: last held 29 June 2006 (next election to be held in 2010)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - NA
Kyrgyzstanunicameral Supreme Council or Jorgorku Kenesh (75 seats;members are elected by popular vote to serve five year terms); note- the November 2006 constitution calls for 90 seatselections: elections for the new unicameral body or Jorgorku Keneshwere held 27 February 2005, but the vast majority of positionsremained undecided and were contested in a runoff election on 13March 2005; election irregularities caused widespread protests thatresulted in the president being forced to flee the countryelection results: Supreme Council - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - NA
Laosunicameral National Assembly (115 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 30 April 2006 (next to be held in 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -LPRP 113, independents 2
Latviaunicameral Parliament or Saeima (100 seats; members areelected by proportional representation from party lists across fivedistricts through direct, popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 7 October 2006 (next to be held October 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - TP 19.5%, ZZS 16.7%, JL16.4%, SC 14.4%; LPP/LC 8.6%; TB/LNNK 7%; PCTVL 6%; seats by party -TP 23, ZZS 18, JL 18, SC 17, LPP/LC 10, TB/LNNK 8, PCTVL 6
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); note - Nahib BERRI is the National AssemblySpeaker (since 1992)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 (asof December 2006) - Future Movement Bloc 36; Democratic Gathering15; Development and Resistance Bloc 15; Loyalty to the Resistance14; Free Patriotic Movement 15; Lebanese Forces 5; Qornet Shewan 6;Popular Bloc 4; Tripoli Independent Bloc 3; Syrian NationalSocialist Party 2; Kataeb Reform Movement 2; Tachnaq Party 2;Democratic Renewal Movement 1; Democratic Left 1; Nasserite PopularMovement 1; Ba'th Party 1; Kataeb Party 1; independent 4
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 17 February 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - LCD 54.9%, BNP 22.4%,LPC 5.8%, NIP 5.5% other 11.5%; seats by party - LCD 77, BNP 21, LPC5, NIP 5, other 10
Liberiabicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (30 seats- number of seats changed in 11 October 2005 elections; memberselected by popular vote to serve nine-year terms) and the House ofRepresentatives (64 seats; members elected by popular vote to servesix-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 11 October 2005 (next to be held in2011); House of Representatives - last held 11 October 2005 (next tobe held in 2011)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - COTOL 7, NPP 4, CDC 3, LP 3, UP 3, APD 3, other 7; House ofRepresentatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -CDC 15, LP 9, UP 8, COTOL 8, APD 5, NPP 4, other 15note: junior senators - those who received the second most votes ineach county in the 11 October 2005 election - will only serve asix-year first term because the Liberian constitution mandatesstaggered Senate elections to ensure continuity of government; allsenators will be eligible for nine-year terms thereafter
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%, TS14.6%, For Order and Justice (Liberal Democrats and LithuanianPeople's Union) 11.4%, Liberal and Center Union 9.1%, Farmers andNew Democracy Union 6.6%, other 9%; seats by faction - Labor 29,Homeland Union 26, Social Democrats 23, Civil Democracy (split fromLabor) 11, Liberal Movement (formerly Liberal Political Group) 11,National Farmer's Union (formerly Farmers and New Democracy Union)11, Social Liberal 10, Liberal Democrats 9, Liberal and Center Union8, independents 3 (as of late-July 2006)
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 Assembly (29 seats; 12 elected bypopular vote, 10 by indirect vote, and 7 appointed by the chiefexecutive; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held 25 September 2005 (next in September 2009)election results: percent of vote - New Democratic Macau Association18.2%, Macau United Citizens' Association 16%, Development Union12.8%, Macau Development Alliance 9%, others NA; seats by politicalgroup - New Democratic Macau Association 2, Macau United Citizens'Association 2, Development Union 2, Macau Development Alliance 1,New Hope 1, United 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 5 July 2006 (next to be held by July 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - VMRO-DPMNE 33%, SDSM22%, BDI/DUI 12%, PDSh/DPA 7%, NSDP 6%, VMRO-Narodna 6%; seats byparty - VMRO-DPMNE 45, SDSM 32, BDI/DUI 17, PDSh/DPA 11, NSDP 7,VMRO-Narodna 6, other 2
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 in 2007)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 and 28 July 2002 (next to be held July 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -Hope 2002 coalition 66 (including RPM 42, CNID 10, and MPR 3), ADEMA51, 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 August 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - PN 51.79%, MLP 47.51%,AD 0.68%; seats by party - PN 34, MLP 31
Marshall Islandsunicameral legislature or Nitijela (33 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 17 November 2003 (next to be held by November2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NAnote: the Council of Chiefs or Ironij is a 12-member body comprisedof tribal chiefs that advises on matters affecting customary law andpractice
Mauritaniabicameral legislature consists of the Senate or Majlisal-Shuyukh (56 seats; a portion of seats up for election every twoyears; members elected by municipal leaders to serve six-year terms)and the National Assembly or Majlis al-Watani (95 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 9 and 16 April 2004 (next to be held21 January 2007); National Assembly - last held 19 November and 3December 2006election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - NA; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seatsby party - CFCD 41 (including RFD 16, United Forces for Progress(UDP) 9, APP 5, Islamists 5, HATEM-PMUC 3, RD 2, FP 1), RNI(coalition of independent candidates) 38, PRDR 7, Union forDemocracy and Progress (UDP) 3, RDU 3, Alternative (Al-Badil) 1,RNDLE 1, UCD 1
Mauritiusunicameral National Assembly (70 seats; 62 elected bypopular vote, 8 appointed by the election commission to giverepresentation to various ethnic minorities; members serve five-yearterms)elections: last held on 3 July 2005 (next to be held in 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - AS38, MSM/MMM 22, OPR 2; appointed seats - AS 4, MSM/MMM 2, 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 in 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 in 2007); results - percent ofvote by party - UMP-RPR 55.08%, UDF 44.92%; seats by party - UMP-RPR1
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 2006 for all of the seats (nextto be held 1 July 2012); Chamber of Deputies - last held 2 July 2006(next to be held 5 July 2009)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - PAN 52, PRI 33, PRD 29, PVEM 6, CD 5, PT 2, PNA 1; Chamberof Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PAN206, PRD 127, PRI 103, PVEM 18, CD 17, PT 16, other 13