Micronesia, Federated States of unicameral Congress (14 seats; 4 - 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 in 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 MDC collapsed; note - seats by party as of 1 December 2005- MPRP 38, DP 25, M-MNSDP 6, CWRP 2, MRP 1, PP 1, independents 3
Montenegrounicameral Assembly (81 seats, elected by direct vote forfour-year terms; changed from 74 seats in 2006)elections: last held 10 September 2006 (next to be held 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -Coalition for a European Montenegro 41, SNS 12, Coalition SPP/NS/DSS11, PZP 11, Liberals and Bosniaks 3, Democratic League-DemocraticProsperity 1, Democratic Union of Albanians 1, Albanian Alternative 1
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 31 May 2006 (next to be held by 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - MCAP 36.1%, NPLM 29.4%,MDP 24.4%, independents 10.1%; seats by party - MCAP 4, NPLM 3, MDP1, independents 1note: 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 in 2006); Chamber of Representatives - last held 27September 2002 (next to be held in 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; 2 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 29-30 November 2004(next to be held November 2010); National Assembly - last held 15-16November 2004 (next to be held November 2009)election results: National Council - percent of vote by party -SWAPO 89.7%, UDF 4.7%, NUDO 2.8%, DTA 1.9%; seats by party - SWAPO24, UDF 1, DTA 1; National Assembly - percent of vote by party -SWAPO 76.1%, COD 7.3%, DTA 5.1%, NUDO 4.2%, UDF 3.6%, RP 1.9%, MAG0.8%, other 1.0%; seats by party - SWAPO 55, COD 5, DTA 4, NUDO 3,UDF 3, RP 1, MAG 1note: the National Council is primarily an advisory body
Nauruunicameral Parliament (18 seats; members elected by popularvote to serve three-year terms)elections: last held 23 October 2004 (next to be held not later than2007)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - Nauru First Party 3,independents 15note: the president dissolved parliament on 30 September 2004 andset new elections for 23 October 2004
Nepalbicameral Parliament consists of the National Council (60seats; 35 appointed by the House of Representatives, 10 by the king,and 15 elected by an electoral college; one-third of the memberselected every 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 in May 1999; note -Parliament was dissolved in May 2002 but was finally reconvened inApril 2006 with most of the members that were elected in 1999election results: House of Representatives (for 1999 parliament) -percent of vote by party - NC 37.3%, CPN/UML 31.6%, NDP (RPP) 10.4%,NSP 3.2%, Rastriya Jana Morcha 1.4%, Samyukta Janmorcha Nepal 0.8%,NWPP 0.5%, others 14.8%; seats by party - NC 113, CPN/UML 69, NDP11, NSP 5, Rastriya Jana Morcha 5, Samyukta Janmorcha Nepal 1, NWPP1; note - NC, NSP, and NDP have since each split into two parties
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 November 2006 (next to beheld by early 2011)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 26.5%, PvdA 21.2%, Socialist Party 16.6%, VVD 14.6%, Party forFreedom 5.9%, Green Party 4.6%, Christian Union 4.0%; seats by party- CDA 41, PvdA 33, Socialist Party 25, VVD 22, Party for Freedom 9,Green Party 7, Christian Union 6, other 7
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 27 January 2006 (next to be held in 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -PAR 5, MAN 3, FOL 2, Forsa Korsou 2, National Alliance 2, PNP 2, UPB2, DP St. E 1, DP St. M 1, BDP 1, WIPM 1note: the government of Prime Minister Emily de JONGH-ELHAGE is acoalition of several parties
New Caledoniaunicameral Territorial Congress or Congres duterritoire (54 seats; members belong to the three ProvincialAssemblies or Assemblees Provinciales elected by popular vote toserve five-year terms)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; by2010, New Caledonia will gain a second seat in the French Senate;elections last held 24 September 2001 (next to be held not laterthan September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seatsby party - UMP 1; New Caledonia also elects 2 seats to the FrenchNational Assembly; elections last held 9 and 16 June 2002 (next tobe held in June 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - UMP 2
New Zealandunicameral House of Representatives - commonly calledParliament (120 seats; 69 members elected by popular vote insingle-member constituencies including seven Maori constituencies,and 51 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; 1 seat for the previous president, 1seat for the runner-up in previous presidential election)elections: last held 5 November 2006 (next to be held by November2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -FSLN 38, PLC 25, ALN 23 (22 plus one for presidential candidateEduardo MONTEALEGRE, runner-up in the 2006 presidential election),MRS 5, APRE 1 (outgoing President Enrique BOLANOS)
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 25, RSD 7, RDP 6, ANDP 5, PSDN 1
Nigeriabicameral National Assembly consists of Senate (109 seats -3 from each state plus 1 from Abuja, members elected by popular voteto serve four-year terms) and House of Representatives (360 seats,members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 12 April 2003 (next to be held 21April 2007); House of Representatives - last held 12 April 2003(next to be held 21 April 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; 6 elected from a common rolland 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: seats - independents 9 (note - no politicalparties)
Northern Mariana Islandsbicameral Legislature consists of theSenate (9 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefour-year staggered terms) and the House of Representatives (18seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 5 November 2005 (next to be heldNovember 2009); House of Representatives - last held 5 November 2005(next to be held November 2007)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - Covenant Party 3, Republican Party 3, Democratic Party 2,independent 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - Covenant Party 7, Republican Party 7,Democratic Party 2, independent 2note: 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 - willbe 165 seats next election; members are elected by popular vote byproportional representation to 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 in the Lagting andthree-forths of its membership in the Odelsting
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 popular vote for four-year terms; body has somelimited power to propose legislation, but otherwise has onlyadvisory powers)elections: last held 4 October 2003 (next to be held October 2007)election results: NA
Pakistanbicameral Parliament or Majlis-e-Shoora consists of theSenate (100 seats; members indirectly elected by provincialassemblies and the territories' representatives in the NationalAssembly to serve six-year terms; half of the Senate's seats turnover every three years) and the National Assembly (342 seats; 272seats filled by popular vote; 60 seats reserved for women; 10 seatsreserved for non-Muslims; members serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held in March 2006 (next to be held inMarch 2009); National Assembly - last held 10 October 2002 (next tobe held in 2007)election results: Senate results - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - PML 39, MMA 18, PPPP 9, MQM 6, PML/N 4, PkMAP 3,PPP 3, ANP 2, BNP-Awami 1, BNP/M 1, JWP 1, PML/F 1, independents 12;National Assembly results - percent of votes by party - NA; seats byparty - PML/Q 126, PPPP 81, MMA 63, PML/N 19, MQM 17, NA 16, PML/F5, PML/J 3, PPP/S 2, BNP 1, JWP 1, MQM-H 1, PAT 1, PkMAP 1, PML/Z 1,PTI 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 numberof seats will change to 71elections: last held 2 May 2004 (next to be held 3 May 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -PRD 41, PA 17, PS 9, MOLIRENA 4, CD 3, PLN 3, PP 1note: as of January 2006, the composition of the legislature is asfollows: seats by party - PRD 42, PA 16, PS 9, MOLIRENA 4, CD 3, PLN3, PP 1; note - legislators from outlying rural districts are chosenon a plurality basis while districts located in more populous townsand cities 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 - seats by party as of January 2006- National Alliance 25, URP 10, PNGP 9, PPP 9, PANGU 6, PAP 12, PLP4, others 34note: association with political parties is fluid
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 2note: as of January 2006, changes in party affiliation has led tothe composition of the legislature as follows: Chamber of Senators -seats by party - ANR 18, PLRA 12, UNACE 5, PQ 7, PPS 2, PEN 1;Chamber of Deputies - seats by party - ANR 39, PLRA 21, UNACE 8, PQ10, 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 9 April 2006 (next to be held April 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - UPP 21.2%, PAP 20.6%,UN 15.3%, AF 13.1%, FC 7.1%, PP 4.1%, RN 4.0%; seats by party - UPP45, PAP 36, UN 17, AF 13, FC 5, PP 2, RN 2
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 14 May2007); House of Representatives - elections last held 10 May 2004(next to be held 14 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; House of Representatives - percent of voteby party - NA; seats by party - Lakas 93, NPC 53, LP 34, LDP 11,others 20; party-listers 24 (2004)
Pitcairn Islandsunicameral Island Council (10 seats - 5 elected bypopular vote, 1 nominated by the 5 elected members, 2 appointed bythe governor including 1 seat for the Island Secretary, the IslandMayor, and a commissioner liaising between the governor and council;elected members serve one-year terms)elections: last held in 24 December 2005 (next to be held December2006)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents
Polandbicameral legislature consisting of an upper house, theSenate or Senat (100 seats; members are elected by a majority voteon a provincial basis to serve four-year terms), and a lower house,the Sejm (460 seats; members are elected under a complex system ofproportional representation to serve four-year terms); thedesignation of National Assembly or Zgromadzenie Narodowe is onlyused on those rare occasions when the two houses meet jointlyelections: Senate - last held 25 September 2005 (next to be held bySeptember 2009); Sejm elections last held 25 September 2005 (next tobe held by September 2009)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - PiS 49, PO 34, LPR 7, SO 3, PSL 2, independents 5; Sejm -percent of vote by party - PiS 27%, PO 24.1%, SO 11.4%, SLD 11.3%,LPR 8%, PSL 7%, other 11.2%; seats by party - PiS 155, PO 133, SO56, SLD 55, LPR 34, PSL 25, German minorities 2note: two seats are assigned to ethnic minority parties in the Sejmonly
Portugalunicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia daRepublica (230 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 20 February 2005 (next to be held February 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - PS 45.1%, PSD 28.7%,CDU 7.6%, PP 7.3%, BE 6.4%; seats by party - PS 121, PSD 75, CDU 14,PP 12, BE 8
Puerto Ricobicameral Legislative Assembly consists of the Senate(at least 27 seats - currently 29; members are directly elected bypopular vote to serve four-year terms) and the House ofRepresentatives (51 seats; members are directly elected by popularvote to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be heldNovember 2008); House of Representatives - last held 2 November 2004(next to be held November 2008)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PNP 43.4%, PPD40.3%, PIP 9.4%; seats by party - PNP 17, PPD 9, PIP 1; House ofRepresentatives - percent of vote by party - PNP 46.3%, PPD 43.1%,PIP 9.7%; seats by party - PNP 32, PPD 18, PIP 1note: Puerto Rico elects, by popular vote, a resident commissionerto serve a four-year term as a nonvoting representative in the USHouse of Representatives; aside from not voting on the House floor,he enjoys all the rights of a member of Congress; elections lastheld 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2008); Luis FORTUNOelected resident commissioner; results - percent of vote by party -PNP 48.6%; seats by party - PNP 1
Qatarunicameral Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura (35 seats;members appointed)note: no legislative elections have been held since 1970 when therewere partial elections to the body; Council members have had theirterms extended every four years since; the new constitution, whichcame into force on 9 June 2005, provides for a 45-memberConsultative Council, or Majlis al-Shura; the public would electtwo-thirds of the Majlis al-Shura; the amir would appoint theremaining members; preparations are underway to conduct elections tothe Majlis al-Shura in early 2007
Romaniabicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate orSenat (137 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote on aproportional representation basis to serve four-year terms) and theChamber of Deputies or Camera Deputatilor (332 seats; members areelected by direct, popular vote on a proportional representationbasis to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 28 November 2004 (next expected to beheld in November 2008); Chamber of Deputies - last held 28 November2004 (next expected to be held November 2008)election results: Senate - percent of vote by alliance/party -PSD-PUR 37.1%, PNL-PD 31.8%, PRM 13.6%, UDMR 6.2%; seats by party -PSD 44, PNL 30, PD 20, PRM 20, PC 11, UDMR 10, independents 2;Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by alliance/party - PSD-PUR36.8%, PNL-PD 31.5%, PRM 13%, UDMR 6.2%; seats by party - PSD 111,PNL 66, PD 45, PRM 34, ex-PRM (Ciontu Group) 12, UDMR 22, PC 20, PIN(GUSA Group) 3, independent 1, ethnic minorities 18
Russiabicameral Federal Assembly or Federalnoye Sobraniye consistsof the Federation Council or Sovet Federatsii (178 seats; as of July2000, members appointed by the top executive and legislativeofficials in each of the 88 federal administrative units - oblasts,krays, republics, autonomous okrugs and oblasts, and the federalcities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg; members serve four-yearterms) and the State Duma or Gosudarstvennaya Duma (450 seats;currently elected by proportional representation from party listswinning at least 7% of the vote; members are elected by direct,popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: State Duma - last held 7 December 2003 (next to be heldin December 2007)election results: State Duma - percent of vote received by partiesclearing the 5% threshold entitling them to a proportional share ofthe 225 party list seats - United Russia 37.1%, CPRF 12.7%, LDPR11.6%, Motherland 9.1%; seats by party - United Russia 222, CPRF 53,LDPR 38, Motherland 37, People's Party 19, Yabloko 4, SPS 2, other7, independents 65, repeat election required 3; note - seats byparty as of 1 July 2006 - United Russia 309, CPRF 45, LDPR 35,Motherland 29, People's Party 12, independents 18, vacant 2
Rwandabicameral Parliament consists of Senate (26 seats; 12 memberselected local councils, 8 appointed by the president, 4 by thePolitical Organizations Forum, 2 represent institutions of higherlearning, to serve eight-year terms) and Chamber of Deputies (80seats; 53 members elected by popular vote, 24 women elected by localbodies, 3 selected by youth and disability organizations, to servefive-year terms)elections: Senate - last held NA, members appointed as part of thetransitional government (next to be held in 2011); Chamber ofDeputies - last held 29 September 2003 (next to be held in 2008)election results: seats by party under the 2003 Constitution - RPF40, PSD 7, PL 6, additional 27 members indirectly elected
Saint Helenaunicameral Legislative Council (16 seats, including thespeaker, 3 ex officio and 12 elected members; members are elected bypopular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 31 August 2005 (next to be held NA 2009)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 12
Saint Kitts and Nevisunicameral National Assembly (14 seats, 3appointed and 11 popularly elected from single-memberconstituencies; members serve five-year terms)elections: last held 25 October 2004 (next to be held by 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -SKNLP 7, CCM 2, NRP 1, PAM 1
Saint Luciabicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (11 seats; 6members appointed on the advice of the prime minister, 3 on theadvice of the leader of the opposition, and 2 after consultationwith religious, economic, and social groups) and the House ofAssembly (17 seats; members are elected by popular vote fromsingle-member constituencies to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Assembly - last held 11 December 2006 (next tobe held in December 2011)election results: House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - UWP50%, SLP 46.9%; seats by party - UWP 11, SLP 6
Saint Pierre and Miquelonunicameral General Council or ConseilGeneral (19 seats - 15 from Saint Pierre and 4 from Miquelon;members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)elections: elections last held 19 and 26 March 2000 (next to be heldin April 2006)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -PS 12, PRG 2, UDF-RPR 5note: Saint Pierre and Miquelon elect 1 seat to the French Senate;elections last held 26 September 2004 (next to be held in September2013); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP1; Saint Pierre and Miquelon also elects 1 seat to the FrenchNational Assembly; elections last held, first round - 9 June 2002,second round - 16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); results -percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UDF 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines unicameral House of Assembly (21 seats, 15 elected representatives and 6 appointed senators; representatives are elected by popular vote from single-member constituencies to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 7 December 2005 (next to be held 2010) election results: percent of vote by party - ULP 55.26%, NDP 44.68%; seats by party - ULP 12, NDP 3
Samoaunicameral Legislative Assembly or Fono (49 seats - 47 electedby voters affiliated with traditional village-based electoraldistricts, 2 elected by independent, mostly non-Samoan orpart-Samoan, voters who cannot, (or choose not to) establish avillage affiliation; only chiefs (matai) may stand for election tothe Fono from the 47 village-based electorates; members servefive-year terms)elections: election last held 31 March 2006 (next election to beheld not later than March 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -HRPP 35, SDUP 10, independents 4
San Marinounicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grandee Generale (60 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote toserve five-year terms)elections: last held 4 June 2006 (next to be held by June 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - PDCS 32.9%, Party ofSocialists and Democrats 31.9%, APDS 11.9%, United Left 8.7%, NewSocialist Party 5.4%; seats by party - PDCS 21, Party of Socialistsand Democrats 20, APDS 7, United Left 5, New Socialist Party 3,other 4
Sao Tome and Principeunicameral National Assembly or AssembleiaNacional (55 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote toserve four-year terms)elections: last held 26 March 2006 (next to be held March 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - MDFM-PCD 37.2%, MLSTP28.9%, ADI 20.0%, NR 4.7%, other 9.2%; seats by party - MDFM-PCD 23,MLSTP 19, ADI 12, NR 1
Saudi ArabiaConsultative Council or Majlis al-Shura (120 membersand a chairman appointed by the monarch for four-year terms); note -in October 2003, Council of Ministers announced its intent tointroduce elections for half of the members of local and provincialassemblies and a third of the members of the national ConsultativeCouncil or Majlis al-Shura, incrementally over a period of four tofive years; in November 2004, the Ministry of Municipal and RuralAffairs initiated voter registration for partial municipal councilelections held nationwide from February through April 2005
Senegalunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (120seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to servefive-year terms)note: the former National Assembly had 120 seats, but deputies inlate 2006 voted to expand the number of seats to 140elections: last held 29 April 2001 (next to be held 25 February2007) note - the National Assembly in December 2005 voted topostpone legislative elections originally scheduled for 2006, theywill now coincide with presidential elections in 2007election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -SOPI Coalition 89, AFP 11, PS 10, other 10
Serbiaunicameral National Assembly (250 deputies elected by directvote for a four-year term); Kosovo - unicameral Assembly (120deputies - 100 deputies elected by direct vote and 20 deputies fromminority community members; elected for a three-year term)elections: last held 21 January 2007 (next to be held 2017); Kosovo- last held 23 October 2004 (next to be held in 2007)election results: SRS 81, DSS 64, DSS-NS 47, G17 Plus 19, SPS 16,LDP Coaliton 15, SVM 3, KZS 2, URS 1, KAPD 1, RP 1; Kosovo - LDK 46,PDK 30, AAK 9, SLKM 8, Ora 7, Bosniak Vakat coalition 4, KDTP 3,other 13
Seychellesunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (34seats - 25 elected by popular vote, 9 allocated on a proportionalbasis to parties winning at least 10% of the vote; members servefive-year terms)elections: last held 4-6 December 2002 (next to be held in December2007)election results: percent of vote by party - SPPF 54.3%, SNP 42.6%,DP 3.1%; seats by party - SPPF 23, SNP 11
Sierra Leoneunicameral Parliament (124 seats - 112 elected bypopular vote, 12 filled by paramount chiefs elected in separateelections; members serve five-year terms)elections: last held 14 May 2002 (next to be held 28 July 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - SLPP 70.06%, APC22.35%, PLP 3%, others 4.59%; seats by party - SLPP 83, APC 27, PLP 2
Singaporeunicameral Parliament (84 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, thereare up to nine nominated members; up to three losing oppositioncandidates who came closest to winning seats may be appointed as"nonconstituency" memberselections: last held 6 May 2006 (next to be held in 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - PAP 66.6%, WP 16.3%,SDA 13%, SDP 4.1%; seats by party - PAP 82, WP 1, SDA 1
Slovakiaunicameral National Council of the Slovak Republic orNarodna Rada Slovenskej Republiky (150 seats; members are elected onthe basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 17 June 2006 (next to be held 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - Smer 29.1%, SDKU 18.4%,SNS 11.7%, SMK 11.7%, LS-HZDS 8.8%, KDH 8.3%; seats by party - Smer50, SDKU 31, SNS 19, SMK 20, LS-HZDS 16, KDH 14
Sloveniabicameral Parliament consisting of a National Assembly orDrzavni Zbor (90 seats; 40 are directly elected and 50 are selectedon a proportional basis; note - the number of directly elected andproportionally elected seats varies with each election; theconstitution mandates one seat each for Slovenia's Hungarian andItalian minorities; members are elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms) and the National Council or Drzavni Svet (40 seats;this is primarily an advisory body with limited legislative powers;it may propose laws, ask to review any National Assembly decisions,and call national referenda; members - representing social,economic, professional, and local interests - are indirectly electedto five-year terms by an electoral college)elections: National Assembly - last held 3 October 2004 (next to beheld October 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - SDS 29.1%, LDS 22.8%,ZLSD 10.2%, NSi 9%, SLS 6.8%, SNS 6.3%, DeSUS 4.1%, other 11.7%;seats by party - SDS 29, LDS 23, ZLSD 10, NSi 9, SLS 7, SNS 6, DeSUS4, Hungarian and Italian minorities 1 each
Solomon Islandsunicameral National Parliament (50 seats; memberselected from single-member constituencies by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 5 April 2006 (next to be held in 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - National Party 6.9%,SIPRA 6.3%, Democratic 4.9%, PAP 6.3%, LAFARI 2.8%, Liberal 5%,SOCRED 4.3%, independents 60.3%; seats by party - National Party 4,SIPRA 4, Democratic 3, PAP 3, LAFARI 2, Liberal 2, SOCRED 2,independents 30
Somaliaunicameral National Assemblynote: fledgling parliament; a 275-member Transitional FederalAssembly; the new parliament consists of 61 seats assigned to eachof four large clan groups (Darod, Digil-Mirifle, Dir, and Hawiye)with the remaining 31 seats divided between minority clans
South Africabicameral Parliament consisting of the NationalAssembly (400 seats; members are elected by popular vote under asystem of proportional representation to serve five-year terms) andthe National Council of Provinces (90 seats, 10 members elected byeach of the nine provincial legislatures for five-year terms; hasspecial powers to protect regional interests, including thesafeguarding of cultural and linguistic traditions among ethnicminorities); note - following the implementation of the newconstitution on 3 February 1997, the former Senate was disbanded andreplaced by the National Council of Provinces with essentially nochange in membership and party affiliations, although the newinstitution's responsibilities have been changed somewhat by the newconstitutionelections: National Assembly and National Council of Provinces -last held 14 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2009)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - ANC69.7%, DA 12.4%, IFP 7%, UDM 2.3%, NNP 1.7%, ACDP 1.6%, other 5.3%;seats by party - ANC 279, DA 50, IFP 28, UDM 9, NNP 7, ACDP 6, other21; National Council of Provinces - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - NA
Spainbicameral; General Courts or National Assembly or Las CortesGenerales consists of the Senate or Senado (259 seats - 208 membersdirectly elected by popular vote and the other 51 appointed by theregional legislatures to serve four-year terms) and the Congress ofDeputies or Congreso de los Diputados (350 seats; members areelected by popular vote on block lists by proportionalrepresentation to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 14 March 2004 (next to be held March2008); Congress of Deputies - last held 14 March 2004 (next to beheld March 2008)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PP 49%, PSOE37.98%, Entesa Catalona de Progress 5.7%, CiU 1.99%, PNV 2.8%, CC2.4%; seats by party - PP 102, PSOE 81, Entesa Catalona de Progress12, CiU 4, PNV 6, CC 3; Congress of Deputies - percent of vote byparty - PSOE 43.3%, PP 37.8%, CiU 3.2%, ERC 2.5%, PNV 1.6%, IU 3.2%,CC 0.9%; seats by party - PSOE 164, PP 148, CiU 10, ERC 8, PNV 7, IU5, CC 3, other 5
Sri Lankaunicameral Parliament (225 seats; members elected bypopular vote on the basis of a modified proportional representationsystem by district to serve six-year terms)elections: last held 2 April 2004 (next to be held by 2010)election results: percent of vote by party or electoral alliance -SLFP and JVP (no longer in formal UPFA alliance) 45.6%, UNP 37.83%,TNA 6.84%, JHU 5.97%, SLMC 2.02%, UPF 0.54%, EPDP 0.27%, others0.93%; seats by party - UNP 68, SLFP 57, JVP 39, UNP dissident 1,TNA 22, CWC 8, JHU 7, JHU dissidents 2, SLMC 6, SLMC dissidents 4,Communist Party 2, LSSP 2, MEP 2, NUA 2, UPF 2, EPDP 1
Sudanbi-cameral body comprising the National Assembly and Councilof States (replaced unicameral National Assembly of 360 seats);pending elections and National Election Law, the Presidencyappointed 450 members to the National Assembly according to theprovisions of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement: 52% NCP; 28%SPLM; 14% other Northerners; 6% other Southerners; 2 representativesfrom every state constitute the Council of States; terms in eachchamber are five years following the first electionselections: last held 13-22 December 2000 (next to be held 2008-2009timeframe)election results: NCP 355, others 5; note - replaced by appointmentsunder the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement
Surinameunicameral National Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 25 May 2005 (next to be held in 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - NF 39.73%, NDP 22.2%,VVV 13.79%, A-Com 7.21%, A-1 5.86%, other 7.42%; seats by party - NF23, NDP 15, VVV 5, A-Com 5, A-1 3
Swazilandbicameral Parliament or Libandla, an advisory body,consists of the Senate (30 seats - 10 appointed by the House ofAssembly and 20 appointed by the monarch; members serve five-yearterms) and the House of Assembly (65 seats - 10 appointed by themonarch and 55 elected by popular vote; members serve five-yearterms)elections: House of Assembly - last held 18 October 2003 (next to beheld October 2008)election results: House of Assembly - balloting is done on anonparty basis; candidates for election are nominated by the localcouncil of each constituency and for each constituency the threecandidates with the most votes in the first round of voting arenarrowed to a single winner by a second round
Swedenunicameral Parliament or Riksdag (349 seats; members areelected by popular vote on a proportional representation basis toserve four-year terms)elections: last held 17 September 2006 (next to be held September2010)election results: percent of vote by party - Social Democrats 37.2%,Moderates 27.8%, Center Party 8.3%, People's Party 8.0%, ChristianDemocrats 6.9%, Left Party 6.3%, Greens 5.4%; seats by party -Social Democrats 130, Moderates 97, Center Party 29, People's Party28, Christian Democrats 24, Left Party 22, Greens 19
Switzerlandbicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung (inGerman), Assemblee Federale (in French), Assemblea Federale (inItalian) consists of the Council of States or Standerat (in German),Conseil des Etats (in French), Consiglio degli Stati (in Italian)(46 seats - consists of two representatives from each canton and onefrom each half canton; members serve four-year terms) and theNational Council or Nationalrat (in German), Conseil National (inFrench), Consiglio Nazionale (in Italian) (200 seats - members areelected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representationto serve four-year terms)elections: Council of States - last held in most cantons 19 October2003 (each canton determines when the next election will be held);National Council - last held 19 October 2003 (next to be heldOctober 2007)election results: Council of States - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - CVP 15, FDP 14, SVP 8, SPS 6, other 3;National Council - percent of vote by party - SVP 26.6%, SPS 23.3%,FDP 17.3%, CVP 14.4%, Greens 7.4%, other small parties all under 5%;seats by party - SVP 55, SPS 54, FDP 36, CVP 28, Green Party 13,other small parties 14
Syriaunicameral People's Council or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 2-3 March 2003 (next to be held March 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, independents33%; seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83; note - theconstitution reserves half the seats for workers and peasants anddeclares the Ba'th Party the leading party of the state and it holds135 seats
TaiwanLegislative Yuan (225 seats - 168 elected by popular vote, 41elected on basis of proportion of islandwide votes received byparticipating political parties, eight elected from overseas Chineseconstituencies on basis of proportion of island-wide votes receivedby participating political parties, eight elected by popular voteamong aboriginal populations; members serve three-year terms)note: as a result of constitutional amendments approved by the nowdefunct National Assembly in June 2005, number of seats inlegislature will be reduced from 225 to 113 beginning with electionin 2007; amendments also eliminated National Assembly thus givingTaiwan a unicameral legislatureelections: Legislative Yuan - last held 11 December 2004 (next to beheld in December 2007)election results: Legislative Yuan - percent of vote by party - DPP38%, KMT 35%, PFP 15%, TSU 8%, other parties and independents 4%;seats by party - DPP 89, KMT 79, PFP 34, TSU 12, other parties 7,independents 4
Tajikistanbicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of theAssembly of Representatives (lower chamber) or Majlisi Namoyandagon(63 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-yearterms) and the National Assembly (upper chamber) or Majlisi Milliy(34 seats; members are indirectly elected, 25 selected by localdeputies, 8 appointed by the president; 1 seat reserved for theformer president; all serve five-year terms)elections: last held 27 February and 13 March 2005 for the Assemblyof Representatives (next to be held February 2010) and 25 March 2005for the National Assembly (next to be held February 2010)election results: Assembly of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - PDPT 74.9%, CPT 13.6%, Islamic Revival Party 8.9%, other2.5%; seats by party - PDPT 51, CPT 5, Islamic Revival Party 2,independents 5; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - PDPT 29, CPT 2, independents 3
Tanzaniaunicameral National Assembly or Bunge (274 seats - 232elected by popular vote, 37 allocated to women nominated by thepresident, 5 to members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives;members serve five-year terms); note - in addition to enacting lawsthat apply to the entire United Republic of Tanzania, the Assemblyenacts laws that apply only to the mainland; Zanzibar has its ownHouse of Representatives to make laws especially for Zanzibar (theZanzibar House of Representatives has 50 seats, directly elected byuniversal suffrage to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 14 December 2005 (next to be held in December2010)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - CCM 206, CUF 19, CHADEMA 5, other 2, womenappointed by the president 37, Zanzibar representatives 5; ZanzibarHouse of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - CCM 30, CUF 19; 1 seat was nullified with a rerun to takeplace soon
Thailandbicameral National Assembly or Rathasapha consisted of theSenate or Wuthisapha (200 seats; members elected by popular vote toserve six-year terms) and the House of Representatives or SaphaPhuthaen Ratsadon (500 seats; members elected by popular vote toserve four-year terms); after coup in September 2006, coup leadersappointed an interim National Assembly with 250 members to act asSenate and House of Representativeselections: Senate - last held 19 April 2006; House ofRepresentatives - last valid election held 6 February 2005;elections held on 2 April 2006 invalidated by court ruling; coupleaders scheduled next general election by about October 2007election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - NA; House of Representatives - (2005 election) percent ofvote by party - NA; seats by party - TRT 376, DP 97, TNP 25, PP 2
Togounicameral National Assembly (81 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 27 October 2002 (next to be held 24 June 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -RPT 72, RSDD 3, UDPS 2, Juvento 2, MOCEP 1, independents 1note: two opposition parties boycotted the election, the Union ofthe Forces for Change and the Action Committee for Renewal
Tokelauunicameral General Fono (21 seats; based upon proportionalrepresentation from the three islands elected by popular vote toserve three-year terms; Nukunonu has 6 seats, Fakaofo has 7 seats,Atafu has 8 seats); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 conferslimited legislative power on the General Fonoelections: last held January 2005 (next to be held January 2008)
Tongaunicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea (32 seats - 14reserved for cabinet ministers sitting ex officio, 9 for noblesselected by the country's 33 nobles, and 9 elected by popular vote;members serve three-year terms)elections: last held 21 March 2005 (next to be held in 2008)election results: Peoples Representatives: percent of vote - HRDMT70%; seats - HRDMT 7, independents 2
Trinidad and Tobagobicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (31seats; 16 members appointed by the ruling party, 9 by the President,6 by the opposition party for a maximum term of five years) and theHouse of Representatives (36 seats; members are elected by popularvote to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Representatives - last held 7 October 2002 (nextto be held by October 2007)election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote - PNM55.5%, UNC 44.5%; seats by party - PNM 20, UNC 16note: Tobago has a unicameral House of Assembly with 12 membersserving four-year terms; last election held January 2005; seats byparty - PNM 11, DAC 1
Tunisiabicameral system consists of the Chamber of Deputies orMajlis al-Nuwaab (189 seats; members elected by popular vote toserve five-year terms) and the Chamber of Advisors (126 seats; 85members elected by municipal counselors, deputies, mayors, andprofessional associations and trade unions; 41 members arepresidential appointees; members serve six-year terms)elections: Chamber of Deputies - last held 24 October 2004 (next tobe held October 2009); Chamber of Advisors - last held 3 July 2005(next to be held July 2011)election results: Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - RCD 152, MDS 14, PUP 11, UDU 7, Al-Tajdid 3,PSL 2; Chamber of Advisors - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - RCD 71 (14 trade union seats vacant (boycotted))
Turkeyunicameral Grand National Assembly of Turkey or Turkiye BuyukMillet Meclisi (550 seats; members are elected by popular vote toserve five-year terms)elections: last held 3 November 2002 (next is scheduled to be held 4November 2007); note - a special rerun of the General Election inthe province of Siirt on 9 March 2003 resulted in the election ofRecep Tayyip ERDOGAN to a seat in parliament, a prerequisite forbecoming prime minister, on 14 March 2003election results: percent of vote by party - AKP 34.3%, CHP 19.4%,DYP 9.6%, MHP 8.3%, GP 7.3%, Anavatan 5.1%, DSP 1.1%, and other;seats by party - AKP 363, CHP 178, independents 9; note - partiessurpassing the 10% threshold are entitled to parliamentary seats;seats by party as of 1 December 2006 - AKP 354, CHP 154, Anavatan21, DYP 4, SHP 1, HYP 1, GP 1, independents 9, vacant 5
Turkmenistanunder the 1992 constitution, there are twoparliamentary bodies, a unicameral People's Council or HalkMaslahaty (supreme legislative body of up to 2,500 delegates, someof whom are elected by popular vote and some of whom are appointed;meets at least yearly) and a unicameral Parliament or Mejlis (50seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-yearterms); membership is scheduled to be increased to 65 seatselections: People's Council - last held in April 2003 (next to beheld December 2008); Mejlis - last held 19 December 2004 (next to beheld December 2008)election results: Mejlis - DPT 100%; seats by party - DPT 50; note -all 50 elected officials are members of the Democratic Party ofTurkmenistan and are preapproved by President NIYAZOVnote: in late 2003, a new law was adopted, reducing the powers ofthe Mejlis and making the Halk Maslahaty the supreme legislativeorgan; the Halk Maslahaty can now legally dissolve the Mejlis, andthe president is now able to participate in the Mejlis as itssupreme leader; the Mejlis can no longer adopt or amend theconstitution, or announce referendums or its elections; since thepresident is both the "Chairman for Life" of the Halk Maslahaty andthe supreme leader of the Mejlis, the 2003 law has the effect ofmaking him the sole authority of both the executive and legislativebranches of government
Turks and Caicos Islandsunicameral Legislative Council (21 seats ofwhich 15 are popularly elected; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held 24 April 2003 (next to be held in 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - PDM 53.8%, PNP 46.2%;seats by party - PDM 7, PNP 6; note - in by-elections held 7 August2003, the PNP gained two seats for a majority of 8 seats; PDM nowhas 5
Tuvaluunicameral Parliament or Fale I Fono, also called House ofAssembly (15 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 3 August 2006 (next to be held in 2010)election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 15
Ugandaunicameral National Assembly (332 members - 215 directlyelected by popular vote, 104 nominated by legally establishedspecial interest groups [women 79, army 10, disabled 5, youth 5,labor 5], 13 ex officio members; members serve five-year terms)elections: last held 23 February 2006 (next to be held in 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -NRM 191, FDC 37, UPC 9, DP 8, CD 1, JEEMA 1, Independents 36, other49
Ukraineunicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats;allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain 3% ormore of the national electoral vote; members serve five-year terms)elections: last held 26 March 2006 (next to be held March 2011)election results: percent of vote by party/bloc in 2002 - Party ofRegions 32.1%, Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc 22.3%, Our Ukraine 13.9%, SPU5.7%, CPU 3.7%; seats by party/bloc - Party of Regions 186, YuliyaTymoshenko Bloc 129, Our Ukraine 81, SPU 33, CPU 21
United Arab Emiratesunicameral Federal National Council (FNC) orMajlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; members appointed by therulers of the constituent states to serve two-year terms)elections: elections for one half of the FNC (the other half remainsappointed) are scheduled for December 2006; a new electoral college- a body of 6,689 Emiratis (including 1,189 women) appointed by therulers of the seven emirates - are the only eligible voters andcandidates; a total of 456 FNC electoral college members including65 women are running for FNC seatsnote: reviews legislation, but cannot change or veto
United Kingdombicameral Parliament comprised of House of Lords(consists of approximately 500 life peers, 92 hereditary peers and26 clergy) and House of Commons (646 seats since 2005 elections;members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms unlessthe House is dissolved earlier)elections: House of Lords - no elections (note - in 1999, asprovided by the House of Lords Act, elections were held in the Houseof Lords to determine the 92 hereditary peers who would remainthere; elections are held only as vacancies in the hereditarypeerage arise); House of Commons - last held 5 May 2005 (next to beheld by May 2010)election results: House of Commons - percent of vote by party -Labor 35.2%, Conservative 32.3%, Liberal Democrats 22%, other 10.5%;seats by party - Labor 356, Conservative 197, Liberal Democrat 62,other 31; note - as of 10 February 2006 party by seat in the Houseof Commons: Labor 353, Conservative 196, Liberal Democrat 63,Scottish National Party/Plaid Cymru 9, Democratic Unionist 9, SinnFein 5 (but refuse to vote), other 11note: in 1998 elections were held for a Northern Ireland Assembly(because of unresolved disputes among existing parties, the transferof power from London to Northern Ireland came only at the end of1999 and has been suspended four times the latest occurring inOctober 2002); in 1999 there were elections for a new ScottishParliament and a new Welsh Assembly
United Statesbicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 seats,one-third are renewed every two years; 2 members are elected fromeach state by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House ofRepresentatives (435 seats; members are directly elected by popularvote to serve two-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 7 November 2006 (next to be held onNovember 2008); House of Representatives - last held 7 November 2006(next to be held on November 2008)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Democratic Party 49, Republican Party 49, independent 2;House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Democratic Party 233, Republican Party 202
Uruguaybicameral General Assembly or Asamblea General consists ofChamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve five-year terms; vice president hasone vote in the Senate) and Chamber of Representatives or Camara deRepresentantes (99 seats; members are elected by popular vote toserve five-year terms)elections: Chamber of Senators - last held 31 October 2004 (next tobe held October 2009); Chamber of Representatives - last held 31October 2004 (next to be held October 2009)election results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party -NA%; seats by party - EP-FA 16, Blanco 11, Colorado Party 3; Chamberof Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party- EP-FA 52, Blanco 36, Colorado Party 10, Independent Party 1
Uzbekistanbicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consists of anUpper House or Senate (100 seats; 84 members are elected by regionalgoverning councils to serve five-year terms and 16 are appointed bythe president) and a Lower House or Legislative Chamber (120 seats;elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 26 December 2004 and 9 January 2005 (next to beheld December 2009)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - NA; Legislative Chamber - percent of vote by party - NA%;seats by party - LDPU 41, NDP 32, Fidokorlar 17, MTP 11, Adolat 9,unaffiliated 10note: all parties in the Supreme Assembly support President KARIMOV
Vanuatuunicameral Parliament (52 seats; members elected by popularvote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 6 July 2004 (next to be held 2008)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -NUP 10, UMP 8, VP 8, VRP 4, MPP 3, VGP 3, other and independent 16;note - political party associations are fluidnote: the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of cultureand language
Venezuelaunicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (167seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms;three seats reserved for the indigenous peoples of Venezuela)elections: last held 4 December 2005 (next to be held in 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -pro-government 167 (MVR 114, PODEMOS 15, PPT 11, indigenous 2, other25), opposition 0
Vietnamunicameral National Assembly or Quoc Hoi (498 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 19 May 2002 (next to be held on 20 May 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - CPV 90%, other 10% (the10% are not CPV members but are approved by the CPV to stand forelection); seats by party - CPV 447, CPV-approved 51
Virgin Islandsunicameral Senate (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 -Democratic Party 8, ICM 4, independent 3note: the Virgin Islands elects one non-voting representative to theUS House of Representatives; election last held 7 November 2006(next to be held November 2008); results - Donna M. CHRISTENSEN(Democrat) reelected
Wallis and Futunaunicameral Territorial Assembly or AssembleeTerritoriale (20 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: last held 11 March 2002 (next to be held March 2007)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -RPR and affiliates 13, Socialists and affiliates 7note: Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the French Senate andone deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate -elections last held 27 September 1998 (next to be held by September2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - RPR (nowUMP) 1; French National Assembly - elections last held 16 June 2002(next to be held by in 2007); results - percent of vote by party -NA; seats - RPR (UMP) 1
Yemena new constitutional amendment ratified on 20 February 2001created a bicameral legislature consisting of a Shura Council (111seats; members appointed by the president) and a House ofRepresentatives (301 seats; members elected by popular vote to servesix-year terms)elections: last held 27 April 2003 (next to be held in April 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -GPC 228, Islah 47, YSP 7, Nasserite Unionist Party 3, National ArabSocialist Ba'th Party 2, independents 14
Zambiaunicameral National Assembly (158 seats; 150 members areelected by popular vote, eight members are appointed by thepresident, to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 28 September 2006 (next to be held in 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -MMD 72, PF 44, UDA 27, ULP 2, NDF 1, independents 2; seats notdetermined 2
Zimbabwebicameral Parliament consists of a House of Assembly (150seats - 120 elected by popular vote for five-year terms, 12nominated by the president, 10 occupied by traditional chiefs chosenby their peers, and eight occupied by provincial governors appointedby the president) and a Senate (66 seats - 50 elected by popularvote for a five-year term, six nominated by the president, 10nominated by the Council of Chiefs)elections: House of Assembly last held 31 March 2005 (next to beheld in 2010), Senate last held 26 November 2005 (next to be held in2010)election results: House of Assembly - percent of vote by party -ZANU-PF 59.6%, MDC 39.5%, other 0.9%; seats by party - ZANU-PF 78,MDC 41, independents 1; Senate - percent of vote by party - ZANU-PF73.7%, MDC 20.3%, other 4.4%, independents 1.6%; seats by party -ZANU-PF 43, MDC 7
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@2102 Life expectancy at birth (years)
Afghanistantotal population: 43.34 yearsmale: 43.16 yearsfemale: 43.53 years (2006 est.)
Albaniatotal population: 77.43 yearsmale: 74.78 yearsfemale: 80.34 years (2006 est.)
Algeriatotal population: 73.26 yearsmale: 71.68 yearsfemale: 74.92 years (2006 est.)
American Samoatotal population: 76.05 yearsmale: 72.48 yearsfemale: 79.82 years (2006 est.)
Andorratotal population: 83.51 yearsmale: 80.61 yearsfemale: 86.61 years (2006 est.)
Angolatotal population: 38.62 yearsmale: 37.47 yearsfemale: 39.83 years (2006 est.)
Anguillatotal population: 77.28 yearsmale: 74.35 yearsfemale: 80.3 years (2006 est.)
Antigua and Barbudatotal population: 72.16 yearsmale: 69.78 yearsfemale: 74.66 years (2006 est.)
Argentinatotal population: 76.12 yearsmale: 72.38 yearsfemale: 80.05 years (2006 est.)
Armeniatotal population: 71.84 yearsmale: 68.25 yearsfemale: 76.02 years (2006 est.)
Arubatotal population: 79.28 yearsmale: 75.95 yearsfemale: 82.78 years (2006 est.)
Australiatotal population: 80.5 yearsmale: 77.64 yearsfemale: 83.52 years (2006 est.)
Austriatotal population: 79.07 yearsmale: 76.17 yearsfemale: 82.11 years (2006 est.)
Azerbaijantotal population: 63.85 yearsmale: 59.78 yearsfemale: 68.13 years (2006 est.)
Bahamas, Thetotal population: 65.6 yearsmale: 62.24 yearsfemale: 69.03 years (2006 est.)
Bahraintotal population: 74.45 yearsmale: 71.97 yearsfemale: 77 years (2006 est.)
Bangladeshtotal population: 62.46 yearsmale: 62.47 yearsfemale: 62.45 years (2006 est.)
Barbadostotal population: 72.79 yearsmale: 70.79 yearsfemale: 74.82 years (2006 est.)
Belarustotal population: 69.08 yearsmale: 63.47 yearsfemale: 74.98 years (2006 est.)
Belgiumtotal population: 78.77 yearsmale: 75.59 yearsfemale: 82.09 years (2006 est.)
Belizetotal population: 68.3 yearsmale: 66.43 yearsfemale: 70.26 years (2006 est.)
Benintotal population: 53.04 yearsmale: 51.9 yearsfemale: 54.22 years (2006 est.)
Bermudatotal population: 77.96 yearsmale: 75.85 yearsfemale: 80.1 years (2006 est.)
Bhutantotal population: 54.78 yearsmale: 55.02 yearsfemale: 54.53 years (2006 est.)