Holy See (Vatican City)unicameral Pontifical Commission for theState of Vatican City
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 in November2009)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; 30seats indirectly elected by functional constituencies, 30 elected bypopular vote; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held 7 September 2008 (next to be held in September2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by parties -pro-Beijing 37; pro-democracy 23
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 in April2010)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-KDNP 164, SzDSz 20, MDF 11, independent 1;seats by party as of September 2008 - MSzP 189, Fidesz-KDNP 162,SzDSz 20, MDF 11, independent 3, vacant 1
Icelandunicameral Parliament or Althing (63 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 12 May 2007 (next to be held by May 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - Independence Party36.6%, Social Democratic Alliance 26.8%, Progressive Party 11.7%,Left-Green Movement 14.3%, Liberal Party 7.3%, other 3.3%; seats byparty - Independence Party 25, Social Democratic Alliance 18,Progressive Party 7, Left-Green Alliance 9, 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 by 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, DMK16, 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, vacant13; note - seats by party 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 8 or 9 April 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - Golkar 21.6%, PDI-P18.5%, PKB 10.6%, PPP 8.2%, PD 7.5%, PKS 7.3%, PAN 6.4%, others19.9%; seats by party - Golkar 128, PDI-P 109, PPP 58, PD 55, PAN53, PKB 52, PKS 45, others 50note: because of election rules, the number of seats won does notalways follow the percentage of votes received by parties
Iranunicameral Islamic Consultative Assembly orMajles-e-Shura-ye-Eslami or Majles (290 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 14 March 2008 with a runoff held 25 April 2008(next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats by party -conservatives/Islamists 170, reformers 46, independents 71,religious minorities 3
IraqCouncil of Representatives (consisting of 275 members electedby a closed-list, proportional representation system)elections: last held 15 December 2005 to elect a 275-member Councilof Representatives (next to be held January 2009); the Council ofRepresentatives elected the Presidency Council and approved theprime minister and two deputy prime ministerselection 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%, other 10%; number of seats by party (as of November2007) - Unified Iraqi Alliance (including the Sadrist bloc with 30and Fadilah with 15) 130, Kurdistan Alliance 53, Tawafuq Front 44,Iraqi National List 25, Fadilah 15, Iraqi Front for NationalDialogue 11, other 12
Irelandbicameral Parliament or Oireachtas consists of the Senate orSeanad Eireann (60 seats; 49 members elected by the universities andfrom candidates put forward by five vocational panels, 11 arenominated by the prime minister; to serve five-year terms) and theHouse of Representatives or Dail Eireann (166 seats; members areelected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representationto serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held in July 2007 (next to be held by July2012); House of Representatives - last held 24 May 2007 (next to beheld by May 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Fianna Fail 28, Fine Gael 14, Labor Party 6, ProgressiveDemocrats 2, Green Party 2, Sein Fein 1, independents 7; House ofRepresentatives - percent of vote by party - Fianna Fail 41.6%, FineGael 27.3%, Labor Party 10.1%, Sinn Fein 6.9%, Green Party 4.7%,Progressive Democrats 2.7%, other 6.7%; seats by party - Fianna Fail78, Fine Gael 51, Labor Party 20, Sinn Fein 4, Green Party 6,Progressive Democrats 2, other 5
Isle of Manbicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council(11 seats; members composed of the President of Tynwald, the LordBishop of Sodor and Man, a nonvoting attorney general, and 8 othersnamed by the House of Keys) and the House of Keys (24 seats; membersare elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Keys - last held 23 November 2006 (next to beheld in 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 inFebruary 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - Kadima 22%, Labor15.1%, SHAS 9.5%, Likud 9%, 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%, other 5.9%; seats by party -Kadima 29, Labor 19, Likud 12, SHAS 12, Yisrael Beiteinu 11, NU/NRP9, GIL 7, Torah and Shabbat Judaism 6, Meretz-YAHAD 5, United ArabList 4, Balad 3, HADASH 3
Italybicameral Parliament or Parlamento consists of the Senate orSenato della Repubblica (315 seats; members elected by proportionalvote with the winning coalition in each region receiving 55% ofseats from that region; to serve five-year terms) and the Chamber ofDeputies or Camera dei Deputati (630 seats; members elected bypopular vote with the winning national coalition receiving 54% ofchamber seats; to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 13-14 April 2008 (next to be heldApril 2010); Chamber of Deputies - last held 13-14 April 2008 (nextto be held in April 2010)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - S. BERLUSCONI coalition 174 (PdL 147, LN 25, MpA 2), W.VELTRONI coalition 132 (PD 118, IdV 3), UdC 3, other 6; Chamber ofDeputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - S.BERLUSCONI coalition 344 (PdL 276, LN 60, MpA 8), W. VELTRONIcoalition 246 (PD 217, IdV 29), UdC 36, other 4
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 8 seats) and theHouse of Representatives (60 seats; members are elected by popularvote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 3 September 2007 (next to be held no later thanOctober 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - JLP 50.1%, PNP 49.8%;seats by party - JLP 33, PNP 27
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 29 July 2007 (next to beheld in July 2010); 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 - DPJ 109, LDP 83, Komeito 20, JCP 7, SDP 5,others 18House of Representatives - percent of vote by party (in single-seatconstituencies) - LDP 47.8%, DPJ 36.4%, others 15.8%; seats by party- LDP 296, DPJ 113, Komeito 31, JCP 9, SDP 7, others 24 (2007)
Jerseyunicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (58 seats; 55 arevoting members, of which 12 are senators elected for six-year terms,12 are constables or heads of parishes elected for three-year terms,29 are deputies elected for three-year terms, the bailiff and thedeputy bailiff, and 3 non-voting members includes the Dean ofJersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General appointed bythe monarch)elections: last held 19 October 2005 for senators and 23 November2005 for deputies (next to be held on 15 October 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 or Majlis al-Ayan (55seats; members appointed by the monarch from designated categoriesof public figures to serve four-year terms) and the Chamber ofDeputies, also called the House of Representatives or Majlisal-Nuwaab (110 seats; members elected by popular vote on the basisof proportional representation to serve four-year terms; note - sixseats are reserved for women and are allocated by a specialelectoral panel if no women are elected)elections: Chamber of Deputies - last held 20 November 2007 (next tobe held in 2011)election results: Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party -IAF 5.5 %, independents and other 94.5%; seats by party - IAF 6,independents and other 104; note - seven women will serve in thenext Assembly - six of whom filled women's quota seats and one wasdirectly elected
Kazakhstanbicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (47 seats; 7members are appointed by the president; other members are elected bylocal assemblies; to serve six-year terms) and the Mazhilis (107seats; 9 out of the 107 Mazhilis members are elected from theAssembly of the People of Kazakhstan, which represents the country'sethnic minorities; members are popularly elected to serve five-yearterms)elections: Senate - (indirect) last held December 2005; next to beheld in 2011; Mazhilis - last held 18 August 2007 (next to be heldin 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - NA; Mazhilis - percent of vote by party - Nur-Otan 88.1%,NSDP 4.6%, Ak Zhol 3.3%, Auyl 1.6%, Communist People's Party 1.3%,Patriots Party .8% Ruhaniyat .4%; seats by party - Nur-Otan 98; note- parties must achieve a threshold of 7% of the electorate toqualify for seats in the Mazhilis
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 2007 (next to be held in December2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -ODM 99, PNU 43, ODM-K 16, KANU 14 other 38; ex-officio 2; seatsappointed by the president - TBD
Kiribatiunicameral House of Parliament or Maneaba Ni Maungatabu (46seats; 44 members elected by popular vote, 1 ex officio member - theattorney general, 1 nominated by the Rabi Council of Leaders(representing Banaba Island); to serve four-year terms)elections: legislative elections were held in two rounds - the firstround on 22 August 2007 and the second round on 30 August 2007 (nextto be held in 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -NA, 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; 243members elected in single-seat constituencies, 56 elected byproportional representation; to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 9 April 2008 (next to be held in April 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -GNP 153, UDP 81, LFP 18, Pro-Park Alliance 14, DLP 5, CKP 3,independents 25
Kosovounicameral Kosovo Assembly of the Provisional Government (120seats; 100 seats directly elected, 10 seats for Serbs, 10 seats forother minorities; to serve three-year terms)elections: last held 17 November 2007 (next to be held in 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - PDK 34.3%, LDK 22.6%,AKR 12.3%, LDD 10.0%, AAK 9.6%, other 11.2%; seats by party - PDK37, LDK 25, AKR 13, LDD 11, AAK 10, other 4
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 17 May 2008 (next election to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote by bloc - NA; seats by bloc -Sunni 21, Islamic Salafi Alliance 10, Liberals 7, Shiites 5, PopularAction Bloc 4, Islamic Constitutional Movement 3
Kyrgyzstanunicameral Supreme Council or Jorgorku Kengesh (90 seats;members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 16 December 2007 (next to be held in 2012)election results: Supreme Council - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - Ak Jol 71, Social Democratic Party 11, KCP 8
Laosunicameral National Assembly (115 seats; members elected bypopular vote from a list of candidates selected by the Lao People'sRevolutionary Party 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 by popularvote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 7 October 2006 (next to be held in 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; note -seats by party as of February 2008 - TP 21, ZZS 17, SC 17, JL 14,LPP/LC 10, TB/LNNK 5, PCTVL 6, independents 10
Lebanonunicameral National Assembly or Majlis Alnuwab (Arabic) orAssemblee Nationale (French) (128 seats; members elected by popularvote on the basis of sectarian proportional representation to servefour-year terms)elections: last held in four rounds on 29 May, 5, 12, 19 June 2005(next to be held in spring 2009)election results: percent of vote by group - NA; seats by group -Future Movement Bloc 36; Democratic Gathering 15; Development andResistance Bloc 15; Free Patriotic Movement 15; Loyalty to theResistance 14; Qornet Shehwan 6; Lebanese Forces 5; Popular Bloc 4;Tripoli Independent Bloc 3; Kataeb Reform Movement 2; SyrianNational Socialist Party 2; Tashnaq 2; Syrian Ba'th Party 1;Democratic Left 1; Democratic Renewal Movement 1; Kataeb Party 1;Nasserite Popular Movement 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 popular vote and 40 byproportional vote; members elected by popular vote for five-yearterms)elections: last held 17 February 2007 (next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -LCD 61, NIP 21, ABC 17, LWP 10, ACP 4, BNP 3, other 4
Liberiabicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (30seats; note - number of seats changed in 11 October 2005 elections;members elected by popular vote to serve nine-year terms) and theHouse of Representatives (64 seats; members elected by popular voteto serve six-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, COTOL 8, UP 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 (approximately 2,700seats; members elected indirectly through a hierarchy of people'scommittees)
Liechtensteinunicameral Parliament or Landtag (25 seats; membersare elected by popular vote under proportional representation toserve four-year terms)elections: last held 11 and 13 March 2005 (next to be held by 2009)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 areelected by popular vote, 70 are elected by proportionalrepresentation; serve four-year terms)elections: last held 12 and 26 October 2008 (next to be held October2012)election results: percent of vote by party - TS 19.7%, TPP 15.1%, TT12.7%, LSDP 11.7%, KDP+J 9%, LRLS 5.7%, LCS 5.3%, LLRA 4.8%, LVLS3.7%, NS 3.6%, other 8.7%; seats by faction - TS 44, LSDP 26, TPP16, TT 15, LRLS 11, KDP+J 10, LCS 8, LLRA 3, LVLS 3, NS 1,independent 4
Luxembourgunicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (60seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)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%, other 2.8%; seats by party -CSV 24, LSAP 14, 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 members electedby popular vote, 10 by indirect vote, and 7 appointed by the chiefexecutive; to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 25 September 2005 (next in September 2009)election results: percent of vote - New Democratic Macau Association18.8%, Macau United Citizens' Association 16.6%, Union forDevelopment 13.3%, Union for Promoting Progress 9.6%, MacauDevelopment Alliance 9.3%, others 32.4%; seats by political group -New Democratic Macau Association 2, Macau United Citizens'Association 2, Union for Development 2, Union for Promoting Progress2, Macau Development Alliance 1, others 3; 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; serve four-year terms)elections: last held 1 June 2008 (next to be held by July 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - For a Better Macedonia48.80%, Sun-Coalition for Europe 23.65%, Democratic Union forIntegration 12.77%, Democratic Party of Albanians 8.48%, Party forEuropean Future 1.47%, other 4.83%; seats by party - For a BetterMacedonia 63, Sun-Coalition for Europe 27, Democratic Union forIntegration 18, Democratic Party of Albanians 11, Party for EuropeanFuture 1
Madagascarbicameral legislature consists of a National Assembly orAssemblee Nationale (127 seats - reduced from 160 seats by an April2007 national referendum; members are elected by popular vote toserve four-year terms) and a Senate or Senat (100 seats; two-thirdsof the seats filled by regional assemblies; the remaining one-thirdof seats appointed by the president; to serve four-year terms)elections: National Assembly - last held 23 September 2007 (next tobe held in 2011)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - TIM 106, LEADER/Fanilo 1, independents 20
Malawiunicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 20 May 2004 (next to be held in May 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -MCP 56, UDF 49, independents 39, RP 15, others 25, vacancies 8
Malaysiabicameral Parliament or Parlimen consists of Senate orDewan Negara (70 seats; 44 appointed by paramount ruler, 26 electedby 13 state legislatures; to serve three-year terms with limit oftwo terms) and House of Representatives or Dewan Rakyat (222 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Representatives - last held on 8 March 2008(next to be held by March 2013)election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote - BNcoalition 50.3%, opposition parties 46.8%, others 2.9%; seats - BNcoalition 140, opposition parties 82
Maldivesunicameral People's Council or Majlis (50 seats; 42 memberselected by popular vote, 8 appointed by the president; to servefive-year terms)elections: last held 22 January 2005 (next to be held in 2010)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 50
Maliunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (147 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 1 and 22 July 2007 (next to be held in July2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -ADP coalition 113 (including ADEMA 51, URD 34, MPR 8, CNID 7, UDD 3,and other 10), FDR coalition 15 (including RPM 11, PARENA 4), SADI4, independent 15
Maltaunicameral House of Representatives (usually 65 seats; membersare elected by popular vote on the basis of proportionalrepresentation to serve five-year terms; note - additional seats aregiven to the party with the largest popular vote to ensure alegislative majority)elections: last held on 8 March 2008 (next to be held by March 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - PN 49.3%, MLP 48.8%,other 1.9%; seats by party - PN 35, MLP 34
Marshall Islandsunicameral legislature or Nitijela (33 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 19 November 2007 (next to be held by November2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -independents 4note: 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; 53 members elected by municipal leaders and 3members elected by Mauritanians abroad to serve six-year terms; aportion of seats up for election every two years) and the NationalAssembly or Majlis al-Watani (95 seats; members elected by popularvote to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 21 January and 4 February 2007 (nextto be held 2009); National Assembly - last held 19 November and 3December 2006 (next to be held in 2011)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Mithaq (coalition of independents and parties associatedwith the former regime) 37, CFCD (coalition of political parties)15, representatives of the diaspora 3, undecided 1; NationalAssembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Mithaq 51(independents 37, PRDR 7, UDP 3, RDU 3, Alternative (El-Badil) 1),CFCD 41 (RFD 16, UFP 9, APP 6, Centrist Reformists 4, HATEM-PMUC 3,RD 2, PUDS 1), RNDLE 1, UCD 1, FP 1
Mauritiusunicameral National Assembly (70 seats; 62 members electedby popular vote, 8 appointed by the election commission to giverepresentation to various ethnic minorities; to 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%, other 27.1%; seats by party- MDM 6, UMP 9, MRC 2, MPM 1, diverse left 1note: Mayotte elects one member of the French Senate; elections lastheld 24 September 2001 (next to be held in 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 55.1%, UDF 44.9%; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1
Mexicobicameral National Congress or Congreso de la Union consistsof the Senate or Camara de Senadores (128 seats; 96 members areelected by popular vote to serve six-year terms, and 32 seats areallocated on the basis of each party's popular vote) and the FederalChamber of Deputies or Camara Federal de Diputados (500 seats; 300members are elected by popular vote; remaining 200 members areallocated on the basis of each party's popular vote; to servethree-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 26, PVEM 6, CD 5, PT 5, independent 1;Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party- PAN 207, PRD 127, PRI 106, PVEM 17, CD 17, PT 11, other 15
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: last held 6 March 2007 (next to be held in March 2009) 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 (AMN, PD, PSL) 28.4%, PPCD 9.1%, other parties 16.4%;seats by party - PCRM 56, Democratic Moldova Bloc (AMN, PD, PSL) 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 3 February 2008 (next to be held February 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - UPM 52.2%, REM 40.5%,Monaco Together 7.3%; seats by party - UPM 21, REM 3
Mongoliaunicameral State Great Hural 76 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve four-year termselections: last held 29 June 2008 (next to be held in June 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -MPRP 47, DP 26, others 3; note - results are disputed
Montenegrounicameral Assembly (81 seats; members elected by directvote for four-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 - Coalition for EuropeanMontenegro 47.7%, Serbian List 14.4%, Coalition SNP-NS-DSS 13.8%,PZP 12.9%, Liberals and Bosniaks 3.7%, other (including Albanianminority parties) 7.5%; seats by party - Coalition for EuropeanMontenegro 41, Serbian List 12, Coalition SNP/NS/DSS 11, PZP 11,Liberals and Bosniaks 3, Albanian minority parties 3
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 a Chamber of Counselors (orupper house) (270 seats; members elected indirectly by localcouncils, professional organizations, and labor syndicates fornine-year terms; one-third of the members are elected every threeyears) and Chamber of Representatives (or lower house) (325 seats;295 members elected by multi-seat constituencies and 30 fromnational lists of women; members elected by popular vote forfive-year terms)elections: Chamber of Counselors - last held 8 September 2006 (nextto be held in 2009); Chamber of Representatives - last held 7September 2007 (next to be held in 2012)election results: Chamber of Counselors - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - PI 17, MP 14, RNI 13, USFP 11, UC 6, PND 4, PPS4, Al Ahd 4, other 17; Chamber of Representatives - percent of voteby party - NA; seats by party - PI 52, PJD 46, MP 41, RNI 39, USFP38, UC 27, PPS 17, FFD 9, MDS 9, Al Ahd 8, other 39
Mozambiqueunicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia daRepublica (250 seats; members are directly elected by popular voteto serve five-year terms)elections: last held 1-2 December 2004 (next to be held in December2009)election results: percent of vote by party - FRELIMO 62%, RENAMO29.7%, other 8.3%; seats by party - FRELIMO 160, RENAMO 90
Namibiabicameral legislature consists of the National Council (26seats; two members are chosen from each regional council to servesix-year terms) and the National Assembly (72 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: National Council - elections for regional councils todetermine members of the National Council held 29-30 November 2004(next to be held in November 2010); National Assembly - last held15-16 November 2004 (next to be held in November 2009)election results: National Council - percent of vote by party -SWAPO 89.7%, UDF 4.7%, NUDO 2.8%, DTA 1.9%, other 0.9%; seats byparty - SWAPO 24, UDF 1, DTA 1; National Assembly - percent of voteby party - SWAPO 76.1%, COD 7.3%, DTA 5.1%, NUDO 4.2%, UDF 3.6%, RP1.9%, MAG 0.8%, 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 26 April 2008 (next to be held in 2011)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 18;note - President Marcus STEPHEN called a snap election to break aparliamentary stalemate blocking legislative action
Nepalunicameral Constituent Assembly (601 seats; 240 seats decidedby direct popular vote; 335 seats by proportional representation; 26appointed by the Cabinet (Council of Ministers))note: KOIRALA called the first sitting of the Constituent Assemblyon 28 May 2008elections: last held 10 April 2008 (next to be held NA)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -CPN-M 220, NC 110, CPN-UML 103, Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum 52, TeraiMadhesi Democratic Party/Nepal Sadbhawana Party 29, other smallerparties 61; note - 26 seats to be filled by the new Cabinet
Netherlandsbicameral States General or Staten Generaal consists ofthe First Chamber or Eerste Kamer (75 seats; members indirectlyelected by the country's 12 provincial councils to serve four-yearterms) and the Second Chamber or Tweede Kamer (150 seats; membersdirectly elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: First Chamber - last held 29 May 2007 (next to be held inMay 2011); 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 21, PvdA 14, VVD 14, Socialist Party 11,Christian Union 4, Green Left Party 4, D66 2, other 5; SecondChamber - percent of vote by party - CDA 26.5%, PvdA 21.2%,Socialist Party 16.6%, VVD 14.6%, Party for Freedom 5.9%, GreenParty 4.6%, Christian Union 4.0%, other 6.6%; seats by party - CDA41, PvdA 33, Socialist Party 25, VVD 22, Party for Freedom 9, GreenParty 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, PDB 1, WIPM 1note: the government is a coalition 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 in 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 one seat in the French Senate;by 2010, 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 two seats to the FrenchNational Assembly; elections last held 10 and 17 June 2007 (next tobe held on June 2012); results - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - UMP 2
New Zealandunicameral House of Representatives - commonly calledParliament (usually 120 seats; 69 members elected by popular vote insingle-member constituencies including 7 Maori constituencies, and51 proportional seats chosen from party lists; to serve three-yearterms)elections: last held 8 November 2008 (next to be held in 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NP 45.5%, NZLP 33.8%,Green Party 6.4%, ACT New Zealand 3.7%, Maori 2.2%, Progressive0.9%, UF 0.9%, other 6.6%; seats by party - NP 59, NZLP 43, GreenParty 8, ACT New Zealand 5, Maori 5, Progressive 1, UF 1note: results of 2008 election saw the total number of seatsincrease to 122
Nicaraguaunicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (92seats; 90 members are elected by proportional representation andparty lists to serve five-year terms; 1 seat for the previouspresident, 1 seat for the runner-up in previous presidentialelection)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; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 4 December 2004 (next to be held in December2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -MNSD 47, PNDS 25, CDS 22, RSD 7, RDP 6, ANDP 5, PSDN 1
Nigeriabicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (109seats, 3 from each state plus 1 from Abuja; members elected bypopular vote to serve four-year terms) and House of Representatives(360 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 21 April 2007 (next to be held inApril 2011); House of Representatives - last held 21 April 2007(next to be held in April 2011)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PDP 53.7%,ANPP 27.9%, AD 9.7%, other 8.7%; seats by party - PDP 76, ANPP 27,AD 6; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDP54.5%, ANPP 27.4%, AD 8.8%, UNPP 2.8%, NPD 1.9%, APGA 1.6%, PRP0.8%; seats by party - PDP 76, ANPP 27, AD 6, UNPP 2, APGA 2, NPD 1,PRP 1, vacant 1
Niueunicameral Legislative Assembly (20 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve three-year terms; six elected from a commonroll and 14 are village representatives)elections: last held 7 June 2008 (next to be held in 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - 20independents
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; to serve three-year terms)elections: last held 21 March 2007 (next to be held by 28 March 2010)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 (20seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 3 November 2007 (next to be held inNovember 2009); House of Representatives - last held 3 November 2007(next to be held in November 2009)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Covenant Party 3, Republican Party 3, Democratic Party 1,independents 2; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party- NA; seats by party - Republican Party 12, Covenant Party 4,Democratic Party 1, independents 3note: the Northern Mariana Islands does not have a nonvotingdelegate in the US Congress; instead, it has an elected official or"resident representative" in Washington, DC; seats by party -Republican Party 1 (Pedro A. TENORIO)
Norwaymodified unicameral Parliament or Storting (169 seats;members are elected by popular vote by proportional representationto serve four-year terms); note - in 2009 the number of seats willchange to 165elections: last held 12 September 2005 (next to be held in 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%, other 3.1%; seats by party - Labor Party 61, ProgressParty 38, Conservative Party 23, Socialist Left Party 15, ChristianPeople's Party 11, Center Party 11, Liberal Party 10note: for certain purposes, the parliament divides itself into twochambers and elects one-fourth of its membership in the Lagting andthree-fourths of its membership in the Odelsting
Omanbicameral Majlis Oman consists of Majlis al-Dawla or upperchamber (70 seats; members appointed by the monarch; has advisorypowers only) and Majlis al-Shura or lower chamber (84 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve four-year terms; body has somelimited power to propose legislation, but otherwise has onlyadvisory powers)elections: last held 27 October 2007 (next to be held in 2011)election results: new candidates won 46 seats and 38 members of theoutgoing Majlis kept their positions; none of the 20 femalecandidates were elected
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; one half are elected every threeyears) and the National Assembly (342 seats; 272 members elected bypopular vote; 60 seats reserved for women; 10 seats reserved fornon-Muslims; to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held in March 2006 (next to be held inMarch 2009); National Assembly - last held 18 February 2008 (next tobe held in 2013)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PML 38, MMA 18, PPPP 10, MQM 6, PML-N 4, PKMAP 3, ANP 2,PPP-S 2, BNP-A 1, BNP-M 1, JWP 1, NA 1, PML-F 1, independents 12;National Assembly - percent of votes by party - NA; seats by party -PPPP 121, PML-N 91, PML 54, MQM 25, ANP 13, MMA 6, PML-F 5, BNP-A 1,NPP 1, PPP-S 1, independents 18; note - as a result of the 27 June2008 by-election, PML-N gained 3 seats and PPPP gained 2 seats)
Palaubicameral National Congress or Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK)consists of the Senate (9 seats; members elected by popular vote ona population basis to serve four-year terms) and the House ofDelegates (16 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held inNovember 2008); House of Delegates - last held 2 November 2004 (nextto be held in November 2008)election results: Senate - percent of vote - NA; seats -independents 9; House of Delegates - percent of vote - NA; seats -independents 16
Panamaunicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (78 seats;members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note- in 2009, the number of 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: legislators from outlying rural districts are chosen on aplurality basis while districts located in more populous towns andcities elect multiple legislators by means of a proportion-basedformula
Papua New Guineaunicameral National Parliament (109 seats, 89filled from open electorates and 20 from provinces and nationalcapital district; members elected by popular vote to serve five-yearterms); constitution allows up to 126 seatselections: last held from 30 June to 10 July 2007; next to be heldin June 2012election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -National Alliance 27, PNGP 8, PAP 6, URP 6, PANGU 5, PDM 5,independents 19, others 33; note - election to 1 seat was nullifiednote: 15 other parties won 4 or fewer seats; association withpolitical 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 20 April 2008 (next to beheld in April 2013); Chamber of Deputies - last held 20 April 2008(next to be held in April 2013)election results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - ANR 15, PLRA 14, UNACE 9, PPQ 4, other 3;Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party- ANR 30, PLRA 27, UNACE 15, PPQ 3, APC 2, other 3
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 in 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%, other 14.6%; seats byparty - UPP 45, 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 (as a resultof May 2007 election it has 239 seats including 218 membersrepresenting districts and 21 sectoral party-list membersrepresenting special minorities elected on the basis of 1 seat forevery 2% of the total vote but limited to 3 seats; members electedby popular vote to serve three-year terms; note - the Constitutionprohibits the House of Representatives from having more than 250members)elections: Senate - last held on 14 May 2007 (next to be held in May2010); House of Representatives - elections last held on 14 May 2007(next to be held in May 2010)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Lakas-Kampi 4, LP 4, NPC 3, Nacionalista 2, independents 4,others 6; note - there are 23 rather than 24 sitting senatorsbecause one senator was elected mayor of Manila; House ofRepresentatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -Lakas 86, Kampi 46, NPC 29, LP 21, Party-list 21, others 36
Pitcairn Islandsunicameral Island Council (10 seats; 5 memberselected by popular vote, 1 nominated by the 5 elected members, 2appointed by the governor including 1 seat for the Island Secretary,the Island Mayor, and a commissioner liaising between the governorand council; elected members serve one-year terms)elections: last held 24 December 2006 (next to be held in December2007)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents
Polandbicameral legislature consists of an upper house, the Senateor Senat (100 seats; members are elected by a majority vote on aprovincial basis to serve four-year terms), and a lower house, theSejm (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 21 October 2007 (next to be held byOctober 2011); Sejm elections last held 21 October 2007 (next to beheld by October 2011)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PO 60, PiS 39, independents 1; Sejm - percent of vote byparty - PO 41.5%, PiS 32.1%, LiD 13.2%, PSL 8.9%, other 4.3%; seatsby party - PO 209, PiS 166, LiD 53, PSL 31, German minorities 1;note - seats by party as of February 2008 - PO 209, PiS 159, LiD 53,PSL 31, German minorities 1, nonaffiliated 7note: one seat is 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 in Fall 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - PS 45.1%, PSD 28.7%,CDU 7.6%, CDS/PP 7.3%, BE 6.4%, other 4.9%; seats by party - PS 121,PSD 75, CDU 14, CDS/PP 12, BE 8
Puerto Ricobicameral Legislative Assembly consists of the Senate(at least 27 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote toserve four-year terms) and the House of Representatives (51 seats;members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 4 November 2008 (next to be heldNovember 2012); House of Representatives - last held 4 November 2008(next to be held in November 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PNP 22, PPD 5; House of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - NA; seats by party - NAnote: 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 4 November 2008 (next to be held in November 2012); results -percent of vote by party - NA; 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 year since the new constitution came into forceon 9 June 2005; the constitution provides for a new 45-memberAdvisory 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
Romaniabicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate orSenat (137 seats; members are elected by popular vote on aproportional representation basis to serve four-year terms) and theChamber of Deputies or Camera Deputatilor (334 seats; members areelected by popular vote on a proportional representation basis toserve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 30 November 2008 (next expected to beheld in November 2012); Chamber of Deputies - last held 30 November2008 (next expected to be held November 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote by alliance/party -PSD-PC 34.2%, PDL 33.6%, PNL 18.7%, UDMR 6.4%, other 7.1%; seats byalliance/party - PSD-PC 49, PDL 51, PNL 28, UDMR 9; Chamber ofDeputies - percent of vote by alliance/party - PSD-PC 33.1%, PDL32.4%, PNL 18.6%, UDMR 6.2%, ethnic minorities 3.6%, other 6.1%;seats by alliance/party - PSD-PC 114, PDL 115, PNL 65, UDMR 22,ethnic minorities 18
Russiabicameral Federal Assembly or Federalnoye Sobraniye consistsof an upper house, the Federation Council or Sovet Federatsii (168seats; as of July 2000, members appointed by the top executive andlegislative officials in each of the 84 federal administrative units- oblasts, krays, republics, autonomous okrugs and oblasts, and thefederal cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg; to serve four-yearterms) and a lower house, the State Duma or Gosudarstvennaya Duma(450 seats; as of 2007, all members elected by proportionalrepresentation from party lists winning at least 7% of the vote;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: State Duma - last held 2 December 2007 (next to be heldin December 2011)election results: State Duma - United Russia 64.3%, CPRF 11.5%, LDPR8.1%, Just Russia 7.7%, other 8.4%; total seats by party - UnitedRussia 315, CPRF 57, LDPR 40, Just Russia 38
Rwandabicameral Parliament consists of Senate (26 seats; 12 memberselected by 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 - members appointed as part of the transitionalgovernment (next to be held in 2011); Chamber of Deputies - lastheld 15 September 2008 (next to be held September 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - RPF 78.8%, PSD 13.1%,PL 7.5%; seats by party - RPF 42, PSD 7, PL 4, additional 27 membersindirectly elected
Saint Barthelemyunicameral Territorial Council (19 seats; membersare elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 1 and 8 July 2007 (next to be held July 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - SBA 72.2%,Action-Equilibre-Transparence 9.9%, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy7.9%, Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 9.9%; seats by party - SBA 16,Action-Equilibre-Transparence 1, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy 1,Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 1
Saint Helenaunicameral Legislative Council (16 seats, including thespeaker, three ex officio and 12 elected members; members areelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 31 August 2005 (next to be held in 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;six members appointed on the advice of the prime minister, three onthe advice of the leader of the opposition, and two afterconsultation with religious, economic, and social groups) and theHouse of Assembly (17 seats; members are elected by popular vote toserve 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%, other 3.1%; seats by party - UWP 11, SLP 6
Saint Martinunicameral Territorial Council (23 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 1 and 8 July 2007 (next to be held July 2012)election results: percent of seats by party - UPP 49%, RRR 42.2%,Reussir Saint-Martin 8.9%; seats by party - UPP 16, RRR 6, ReussirSaint-Martin 1
Saint Pierre and Miquelonunicameral Territorial Council or ConseilTerritorial (19 seats, 15 from Saint Pierre and four from Miquelon;members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)elections: elections last held 19 and 26 in March 2006 (next to beheld in March 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - AD16, Cap sur l'Avenir 2, SPM 2000/AM 1note: Saint Pierre and Miquelon elect one 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 one seat to the FrenchNational Assembly; elections last held, first round - 10 June 2007,second round - 17 June 2007 (next to be held in 2012); results -percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Left Radical Party 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines unicameral House of Assembly (21 seats, 15 elected representatives and six appointed senators; representatives are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 7 December 2005 (next to be held in 2010) election results: percent of vote by party - ULP 55.3%, NDP 44.7%; 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 popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: last held 9 November 2008 (next to be held by June 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - Pact for San Marinocoalition 54.2%: PDCS 31.9%, AP 11.5%, Freedom List 6.3%, San MarinoUnion of Moderates 4.2%; Reforms and Freedom coalition 45.8%; Partyof Socialists and Democrats 32%, United Left 8.6%, Democrats of theCenter 4.9%; seats by party - Pact for San Marino coalition 35; PDCS22, AP 7, the Freedom List 4, San Marino Union of Moderates 2;Reforms and Freedm coalition 25: Party of Socialists and Democrats18, United Left 5, Democrats of the Center 2
Sao Tome and Principeunicameral National Assembly or AssembleiaNacional (55 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held on 26 March 2006 (next to be held in March 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - MDFM-PCD 37.2%, MLSTP28.9%, ADI 20.0%, NR 4.7%, others 9.2%; seats by party - MDFM-PCD23, MLSTP 19, ADI 12, NR 1
Saudi ArabiaConsultative Council or Majlis al-Shura (150 membersand a chairman appointed by the monarch for four-year terms); note -though the Council of Ministers announced in October 2003 its intentto introduce elections for half of the members of local andprovincial assemblies and a third of the members of the nationalConsultative Council or Majlis al-Shura, incrementally over a periodof four to five years, to date no such elections have been held orannounced
Senegalbicameral Parliament consisting of the National Assembly orAssemblee Nationale (150 seats; 90 members elected by direct popularvote with the remaining members elected by proportionalrepresentation from party lists to serve five-year terms) and theSenate reinstituted in 2007 (100 seats; 35 indirectly elected withthe remaining 65 members to be appointed by the president)elections: National Assembly - last held on 3 June 2007 (next to beheld 2012); note - the National Assembly in December 2005 voted topostpone legislative elections originally scheduled for 2006;legislative elections were first rescheduled to coincide with the 25February 2007 presidential elections and later rescheduled for 3June 2007; the June election was boycotted by 12 opposition parties,including the former ruling Socialist Party, that resulted in arecord-low, 35-percent voter turnout; Senate - last held 19 August2007 (next to be held - NA)election results: National Assembly results - percent of vote byparty - NA; seats by party - SOPI Coalition 131, other 19; Senateresults - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDS 34,AJ/PADS 1, 65 appointed by the president
Serbiaunicameral National Assembly (250 seats; deputies elected bydirect vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 11 May 2008 (next to be held in May 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - For a European Serbiacoalition 38.4%, SRS 29.5%, DSS-NS 11.6%, coalition led by the SPS7.6%, LPD 5.2%, other 7.7%; seats by party - For a European Serbia102, SRS 78, DSS-NS 30, coalition led by the SPS 20, LDP 13, other7; note - the seat allocation for the SNS is uncertain because of anongoing dispute with the SRS
Seychellesunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (34seats; 25 members elected by popular vote, 9 allocated on aproportional basis to parties winning at least 10% of the vote; toserve five-year terms)elections: last held 10-12 May 2007 (next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - SPPF 56.2%, SNP 43.8%;seats by party - SPPF 23, SNP 11
Sierra Leoneunicameral Parliament (124 seats; 112 members electedby popular vote, 12 filled by paramount chiefs elected in separateelections; to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 11 August 2007 (next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -APC 59, SLPP 43, PMDC 10
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 on 6 May 2006 (next to be held by 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 in 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - Smer 29.1%, SDKU 18.4%,SMK 11.7%, SNS 11.7%, LS-HZDS 8.8%, KDH 8.3%, other 12%; seats byparty - Smer 50, SDKU 31, SMK 20, SNS 19, LS-HZDS 16, KDH 14
Sloveniabicameral Parliament consists of a National Assembly orDrzavni Zbor (90 seats; 40 members are directly elected and 50 areelected on a proportional basis; note - the number of directlyelected and proportionally elected seats varies with each election;the constitution mandates 1 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;members indirectly elected by an electoral college to servefive-year terms; note - this is primarily an advisory body withlimited legislative powers; it may propose laws, ask to review anyNational Assembly decision, and call national referenda)elections: National Assembly - last held 21 September 2008 (next tobe held 8 October 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - SD 30.5%, SDS 29.3%,ZARES 9.4%, DeSUS 7.5%, SNS 5.5%, SLS+SMS 5.2%, LDS 5.2%, other7.4%; seats by party - SD 29, SDS 28, ZARES 9, DeSUS 7, SNS 5,SLS+SMS 5, LDS 5, Hungarian minority 1, Italian minority 1
Solomon Islandsunicameral National Parliament (50 seats; memberselected from single-member constituencies by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held on 5 April 2006 (next to be held in 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - National Party 6.9%,PAP 6.3%, SIPRA 6.3%, Liberal 5%, Democratic 4.9%, SOCRED 4.3%,LAFARI 2.8%, 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: unicameral Transitional Federal Assembly (TFA) (275 seats; 244members appointed by the four major clans (61 for each clan), 31seats allocated to smaller clans and subclans)
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 4 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 on 14 April 2004 (next to be held in 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 (264 seats as of 2008;208 members directly elected by popular vote and the other 56 - asof 2008 - appointed by the regional legislatures; to serve four-yearterms) and the Congress of Deputies or Congreso de los Diputados(350 seats; each of the 50 electoral provinces fills a minimum oftwo seats and the North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla fillone seat each with members serving a four-year term; the other 248members are determined by proportional representation based onpopular vote on block lists who serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 9 March 2008 (next to be held inMarch 2012); Congress of Deputies - last held on 9 March 2008 (nextto be held in March 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PP 101, PSOE 88, Entesa Catalona de Progress 12, CiU 4, PNV2, CC 1, members appointed by regional legislatures 56; Congress ofDeputies - percent of vote by party - PSOE 43.6%, PP 40.1%, CiU3.1%, PNV 1.2%, ERC 1.2%, other 10.8%; seats by party - PSOE 169, PP154, CiU 10, PNV 6, ERC 3, other 8