Greecebased on codified Roman law; judiciary divided into civil,criminal, and administrative courts; accepts compulsory ICJjurisdiction with reservations
Greenlandthe laws of Denmark, where applicable, apply
Grenadabased on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Guammodeled on US; US federal laws apply
Guatemalacivil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; hasnot accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Guernseythe laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; justice isadministered by the Royal Court
Guineabased on French civil law system, customary law, and decree;accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Guinea-Bissaubased on French civil law; accepts compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Guyanabased on English common law with certain admixtures ofRoman-Dutch law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Haitibased on Roman civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Heard Island and McDonald Islandsthe laws of Australia, whereapplicable, apply
Holy See (Vatican City)based on Code of Canon Law and revisions toit
Hondurasrooted in Roman and Spanish civil law with increasinginfluence of English common law; recent judicial reforms includeabandoning Napoleonic legal codes in favor of the oral adversarialsystem; accepts ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Hong Kongbased on English common law
Hungarybased on the German-Austrian legal system; acceptscompulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Icelandcivil law system based on Danish law; has not acceptedcompulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Indiabased on English common law; judicial review of legislativeacts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations;separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus
Indonesiabased on Roman-Dutch law, substantially modified byindigenous concepts and by new criminal procedures and electioncodes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Iranbased on Sharia law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Iraqbased on European civil and Islamic law under the frameworkoutlined in the Iraqi Constitution; has not accepted compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Irelandbased on English common law substantially modified byindigenous concepts; judicial review of legislative acts in SupremeCourt; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Isle of Manthe laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and Manxstatutes
Israelmixture of English common law, British Mandate regulations,and, in personal matters, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim legalsystems; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Italybased on civil law system; appeals treated as new trials;judicial review under certain conditions in Constitutional Court;has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Jamaicabased on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Jan Mayenthe laws of Norway, where applicable, apply
Japanmodeled after German civil law system with English-Americaninfluence; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court;accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Jerseythe laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and localstatutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Jordanbased on Islamic law and French codes; judicial review oflegislative acts in a specially provided High Tribunal; has notaccepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Kazakhstanbased on Islamic law and Roman law; has not acceptedcompulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Kenyabased on Kenyan statutory law, Kenyan and English common law,tribal law, and Islamic law; judicial review in High Court; acceptscompulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; constitutionalamendment of 1982 making Kenya a de jure one-party state repealed in1991
KiribatiEnglish common law supplemented by local, customary law
Korea, Northbased on Prussian civil law system with Japaneseinfluences and Communist legal theory; no judicial review oflegislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Korea, Southcombines elements of continental European civil lawsystems, Anglo-American law, and Chinese classical thought; has notaccepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Kosovoevolving legal system based on terms of UN Special EnvoyMartti AHTISAARI's Plan for Kosovo's supervised independence
Kuwaitcivil law system with Islamic law significant in personalmatters; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Kyrgyzstanbased on French and Russian laws; has not acceptedcompulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Laosbased on traditional customs, French legal norms andprocedures, and socialist practice; has not accepted compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Latviabased on civil law system with traces of Socialist legaltraditions and practices; has not accepted compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Lebanonmixture of Ottoman law, canon law, Napoleonic code, andcivil law; no judicial review of legislative acts; has not acceptedcompulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Lesothobased on English common law and Roman-Dutch law; judicialreview of legislative acts in High Court and Court of Appeal;accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Liberiadual system of statutory law based on Anglo-American commonlaw for the modern sector and customary law based on unwrittentribal practices for indigenous sector; accepts compulsory ICJjurisdiction with reservations
Libyabased on Italian and French civil law systems and Islamic law;separate religious courts; no constitutional provision for judicialreview of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Liechtensteinlocal civil and penal codes based on civil law system;accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Lithuaniabased on civil law system; legislative acts can beappealed to the constitutional court; has not accepted compulsoryICJ jurisdiction
Luxembourgbased on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Macaubased on Portuguese civil law system
Macedoniabased on civil law system; judicial review of legislativeacts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Madagascarbased on French civil law system and traditional Malagasylaw; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Malawibased on English common law and customary law; judicialreview of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal; acceptscompulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Malaysiabased on English common law; judicial review of legislativeacts in the Supreme Court at request of supreme head of thefederation; Islamic law is applied to Muslims in matters of familylaw and religion; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Maldivesbased on Islamic law with admixtures of English common lawprimarily in commercial matters; has not accepted compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Malibased on French civil law system and customary law; judicialreview of legislative acts in Constitutional Court; has not acceptedcompulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Maltabased on English common law and Roman civil law; acceptscompulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Marshall Islandsbased on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of thelegislature, municipal, common, and customary laws; has not acceptedcompulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Mauritaniaa combination of Islamic law and French civil law; hasnot accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Mauritiusbased on French civil law system with elements of Englishcommon law in certain areas; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdictionwith reservations
Mayottethe laws of France, where applicable, apply
Mexicomixture of US constitutional theory and civil law system;judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJjurisdiction with reservations
Micronesia, Federated States ofbased on adapted Trust Territorylaws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customarylaws; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Moldovabased on civil law system; Constitutional Court reviewslegality of legislative acts and governmental decisions ofresolution; accepts many UN and Organization for Security andCooperation in Europe (OSCE) documents; has not accepted compulsoryICJ jurisdiction
Monacobased on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Mongoliablend of Soviet and German systems that employ"continental" or "civil" code; case-precedent may be used to informjudges, but all decisions must refer to the law as written;constitution ambiguous on judicial review of legislative acts; hasnot accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Montenegrobased on civil law system; has not accepted compulsoryICJ jurisdiction
MontserratEnglish common law and statutory law
Moroccobased on Islamic law and French and Spanish civil lawsystems; judicial review of legislative acts in ConstitutionalChamber of Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Mozambiquebased on Portuguese civil law system and customary law;has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Namibiabased on Roman-Dutch law and 1990 constitution; has notaccepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Nauruacts of the Nauru Parliament and British common law; acceptscompulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Navassa Islandthe laws of the US, where applicable, apply
Nepalbased on Hindu legal concepts and English common law; has notaccepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Netherlandsbased on civil law system incorporating French penaltheory; constitution does not permit judicial review of acts of theStates General; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Netherlands Antillesbased on Dutch civil law system with someEnglish common law influence
New Caledoniabased on French civil law; the 1988 Matignon Accordsgrant substantial autonomy to the islands
New Zealandbased on English law, with special land legislation andland courts for the Maori; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction withreservations
Nicaraguacivil law system; Supreme Court may review administrativeacts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Nigerbased on French civil law system and customary law; has notaccepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Nigeriabased on English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northernstates), and traditional law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdictionwith reservations
NiueEnglish common law; note - Niue is self-governing with thepower to make its laws
Norfolk Islandbased on the laws of Australia, local ordinances andacts; English common law applies in matters not covered by eitherAustralian or Norfolk Island law
Northern Mariana Islandsbased on US system, except for customs,wages, immigration laws, and taxation
Norwaymixture of customary law, civil law system, and common lawtraditions; Supreme Court renders advisory opinions to legislaturewhen asked; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Omanbased on English common law and Islamic law; ultimate appeal tothe monarch; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Pakistanbased on English common law with provisions to accommodatePakistan's status as an Islamic state; accepts compulsory ICJjurisdiction with reservations
Palaubased on Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature,municipal, common, and customary laws; has not accepted compulsoryICJ jurisdiction
Panamabased on civil law system; judicial review of legislativeacts in the Supreme Court of Justice; accepts compulsory ICJjurisdiction with reservations
Papua New Guineabased on English common law; has not acceptedcompulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Paraguaybased on Argentine codes, Roman law, and French codes;judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court of Justice;accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Perubased on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdictionwith reservations
Philippinesbased on Spanish and Anglo-American law; acceptscompulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Pitcairn Islandslocal island by-laws
Polandbased on a mixture of Continental (Napoleonic) civil law andholdover Communist legal theory; changes being gradually introducedas part of broader democratization process; limited judicial reviewof legislative acts, but rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal arefinal; court decisions can be appealed to the European Court ofJustice in Strasbourg; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction withreservations
Portugalbased on civil law system; the Constitutional Tribunalreviews the constitutionality of legislation; accepts compulsory ICJjurisdiction with reservations
Puerto Ricobased on Spanish civil code and within the US Federalsystem of justice
Qatarbased on Islamic and civil law codes; discretionary system oflaw controlled by the Amir, although civil codes are beingimplemented; Islamic law dominates family and personal matters; hasnot accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Romaniabased on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Russiabased on civil law system; judicial review of legislativeacts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Rwandabased on German and Belgian civil law systems and customarylaw; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; hasnot accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Saint Barthelemythe laws of France, where applicable, apply
Saint HelenaEnglish common law and statutes supplemented by localstatutes
Saint Kitts and Nevisbased on English common law; has not acceptedcompulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Saint Luciabased on English common law; has not accepted compulsoryICJ jurisdiction
Saint Martinthe laws of France, where applicable, apply
Saint Pierre and Miquelonthe laws of France, where applicable, apply
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesbased on English common law; hasnot accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Samoabased on English common law and local customs; judicial reviewof legislative acts with respect to fundamental rights of thecitizen; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
San Marinobased on civil law system with Italian law influences;has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Sao Tome and Principebased on Portuguese legal system and customarylaw; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Saudi Arabiabased on Sharia law, several secular codes have beenintroduced; commercial disputes handled by special committees; hasnot accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Senegalbased on French civil law system; judicial review oflegislative acts in Constitutional Court; the Council of Stateaudits the government's accounting office; accepts compulsory ICJjurisdiction with reservations
Serbiabased on civil law system
Seychellesbased on English common law, French civil law, andcustomary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Sierra Leonebased on English law and customary laws indigenous tolocal tribes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Singaporebased on English common law; has not accepted compulsoryICJ jurisdiction
Slovakiacivil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; acceptscompulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; legal code modifiedto comply with the obligations of Organization on Security andCooperation in Europe (OSCE) and to expunge Marxist-Leninist legaltheory
Sloveniabased on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Solomon IslandsEnglish common law, which is widely disregarded; hasnot accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Somaliano national system; a mixture of English common law, Italianlaw, Islamic Sharia, and Somali customary law; accepts compulsoryICJ jurisdiction with reservations
South Africabased on Roman-Dutch law and English common law; hasnot accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islandsthe laws of the UK, whereapplicable, apply; the senior magistrate from the Falkland Islandspresides over the Magistrates Court
Spaincivil law system, with regional applications; acceptscompulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Sri Lankaa highly complex mixture of English common law,Roman-Dutch, Kandyan, and Jaffna Tamil law; has not acceptedcompulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Sudanbased on English common law and Islamic law; as of 20 January1991, the now defunct Revolutionary Command Council imposed Islamiclaw in the northern states; Islamic law applies to all residents ofthe northern states regardless of their religion; however, the CPAestablishes some protections for non-Muslims in Khartoum; someseparate religious courts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction withreservations; the southern legal system is still developing underthe CPA following the civil war; Islamic law will not apply to thesouthern states
Surinamebased on Dutch legal system incorporating French penaltheory; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Svalbardthe laws of Norway, where applicable, apply
Swazilandbased on South African Roman-Dutch law in statutory courtsand Swazi traditional law and custom in traditional courts; acceptscompulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Swedencivil law system influenced by customary law; acceptscompulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Switzerlandcivil law system influenced by customary law; judicialreview of legislative acts, except with respect to federal decreesof general obligatory character; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdictionwith reservations
Syriabased on a combination of French and Ottoman civil law;Islamic law is used in the family court system; has not acceptedcompulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Taiwanbased on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Tajikistanbased on civil law system; no judicial review oflegislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Tanzaniabased on English common law; judicial review of legislativeacts limited to matters of interpretation; has not acceptedcompulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Thailandbased on civil law system with influences of common law;has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Timor-LesteUN-drafted legal system based on Indonesian law remainsin place but is to be replaced by civil and penal codes based onPortuguese law; these have passed but have not been promulgated; hasnot accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
TogoFrench-based court system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdictionwith reservations
TokelauNew Zealand and local statutes
Tongabased on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Trinidad and Tobagobased on English common law; judicial review oflegislative acts in the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsoryICJ jurisdiction
Tunisiabased on French civil law system and Islamic law; somejudicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court in jointsession; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Turkeycivil law system derived from various European continentallegal systems; note - member of the European Court of Human Rights(ECHR), although Turkey claims limited derogations on the ratifiedEuropean Convention on Human Rights; has not accepted compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Turkmenistanbased on civil law system and Islamic law; has notaccepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Turks and Caicos Islandsbased on laws of England and Wales with afew adopted from Jamaica and The Bahamas
TuvaluEnglish common law supplemented by local customary law
Ugandain 1995, the government restored the legal system to onebased on English common law and customary law; accepts compulsoryICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Ukrainebased on civil law system; judicial review of legislativeacts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
United Arab Emiratesbased on a dual system of Sharia and civilcourts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
United Kingdombased on common law tradition with early Roman andmodern continental influences; has nonbinding judicial review ofActs of Parliament under the Human Rights Act of 1998; acceptscompulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
United Statesfederal court system based on English common law; eachstate has its own unique legal system, of which all but one(Louisiana, which is still influenced by the Napoleonic Code) isbased on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts;has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refugesthe laws of the US,where applicable, apply
Uruguaybased on Spanish civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Uzbekistanbased on civil law system; has not accepted compulsoryICJ jurisdiction
Vanuatuunified system being created from former dual French andBritish systems; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Venezuelaopen, adversarial court system; has not acceptedcompulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Vietnambased on communist legal theory and French civil law system;has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Virgin Islandsbased on US laws
Wake Islandthe laws of the US, where applicable, apply
Wallis and Futunathe laws of France, where applicable, apply
Worldall members of the UN are parties to the statute thatestablished the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court
Yemenbased on Islamic law, Turkish law, English common law, andlocal tribal customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJjurisdiction
Zambiabased on English common law and customary law; judicialreview of legislative acts in an ad hoc constitutional council; hasnot accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Zimbabwemixture of Roman-Dutch and English common law; has notaccepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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Field Listing :: Legislative branch
This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of the election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election. Country
Legislative branch
Afghanistanthe bicameral National Assembly consists of the MeshranoJirga or House of Elders (102 seats, one-third elected fromprovincial councils for four-year terms, one-third elected fromlocal district councils for three-year terms, and one-thirdnominated by the president for five-year terms) and the Wolesi Jirgaor House of People (no more than 249 seats), directly elected forfive-year termsnote: on rare occasions the government may convene a Loya Jirga(Grand Council) on issues of independence, national sovereignty, andterritorial integrity; it can amend the provisions of theconstitution and prosecute the president; it is made up of membersof the National Assembly and chairpersons of the provincial anddistrict councilselections: last held 18 September 2005 (next election expected in2010)election results: the single non-transferable vote (SNTV) systemused in the election did not make use of political party slates;most candidates ran as independents
Albaniaunicameral Assembly or Kuvendi (140 seats; 100 memberselected by direct popular vote and 40 by proportional vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 3 July 2005 (next to be held in 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PD56, PS 42, PR 11, PSD 7, LSI 5, other 19note: Parliament in November 2008 approved an electoral reformpackage that will transform the electoral system from a majoritysystem to a regional proportional system; the code will alsoestablish an electoral threshold limiting smaller partyrepresentation
Algeriabicameral Parliament consists of the Council of Nations(Senate) (144 seats; one-third of the members appointed by thepresident, two-thirds elected by indirect vote to serve six-yearterms; the constitution requires half the council to be renewedevery three years) and the National People's Assembly or Al-MajlisAl-Shabi Al-Watani (389 seats; members elected by popular vote toserve five-year terms)elections: National People's Assembly - last held 17 May 2007 (nextto be held in 2012); Council of Nations (Senate) - last held 28December 2006 (next to be held in 2009)election results: National People's Assembly - percent of vote byparty - NA; seats by party - FLN 136, RND 61, MSP 52, PT 26, RCD 19,FNA 13, other 49, independents 33; Council of Nations - percent ofvote by party - NA; seats by party - FLN 29, RND 12, MSP 3, RCD 1,independents 3, presidential appointees (unknown affiliation) 24;note - Council seating reflects the number of replaced councilmembers rather than the whole Council
American Samoabicameral Fono or Legislative Assembly consists ofthe Senate (18 seats; members are elected from local chiefs to servefour-year terms)and the House of Representatives (21 seats; 20members are elected by popular vote and 1 is an appointed, nonvotingdelegate from Swains Island; members serve two-year terms)elections: House of Representatives - last held 4 November 2008(next to be held in November 2010); Senate - last held 4 November2008 (next to be held in November 2012)election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - NA; seats by party - NA; Senate - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - independents 18note: American Samoa elects one nonvoting representative to the USHouse of Representatives; election last held on 4 November 2008(next to be held in November 2010); results - Eni F. H. FALEOMAVAEGAreelected as delegate
Andorraunicameral General Council of the Valleys or Consell Generalde las Valls (28 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote,14 from a single national constituency and 14 to represent each ofthe seven parishes; to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 26 April 2009 (next to be held inMarch-April 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - PS 45.03%, ReformistCoaliton 32.34%, Andorra for Change 18.86%, other 3.77%; seats byparty - PS 14, Reformist Coalition 11, Andorra for Change 3
Angolaunicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220seats; members elected by proportional vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 5-6 September 2008 (next to be held inSeptember 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - MPLA 81.6%, UNITA10.4%, PRS 3.2%, ND 1.2%, FNLA 1.1%, other 2.5%; seats by party -MPLA 191, UNITA 16, PRS 8, FNLA 3, ND 2
Anguillaunicameral House of Assembly (11 seats; 7 members electedby direct popular vote, 2 ex officio members, and 2 appointed;members serve five-year terms)elections: last held 21 February 2005 (next to be held in 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - AUF 38.9%, AUM 19.4%,ANSA 19.2%, APP 9.5%, independents 13%; seats by party - AUF 4, ANSA2, AUM 1
Antigua and Barbudabicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (17seats; members appointed by the governor general) and the House ofRepresentatives (17 seats; members are elected by proportionalrepresentation to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Representatives - last held 12 March 2009 (nextto be held in 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - UPP 50.9%, ALP 47.2%,BPM 1.1%; seats by party - UPP 9, ALP 7, BPM 1
Argentinabicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consistsof the Senate (72 seats; members are elected by direct vote;presently one-third of the members elected every two years to servesix-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies (257 seats; members areelected by direct vote; one-half of the members elected every twoyears to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 28 October 2007 (next to be held in2009); Chamber of Deputies - last held last held 28 October 2007(next to be held in 2009)election results: Senate - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA;seats by bloc or party - FpV 12, UCR 4, CC 4, other 4; Chamber ofDeputies - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats by bloc orparty - FpV 5, UCR 10, PJ 10, PRO 6, CC 16, FJ 2, other 31; note -as of 1 January 2009, the composition of the entire legislature isas follows: Senate - seats by bloc or party - FpV 42, UCR 8, CC 2,other 20; Chamber of Deputies - seats by bloc or party - FpV 119,UCR 24, CC 18, PS 10, PRO 9, other 77
Armeniaunicameral National Assembly (Parliament) or Azgayin Zhoghov(131 seats; members elected by popular vote, 90 members elected byparty list and 41 by direct vote; to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 12 May 2007 (next to be held in the spring of2012)election results: percent of vote by party - HHK 33.9%, ProsperousArmenia 15.1%, ARF (Dashnak) 13.2%, Rule of Law 7.1%, Heritage Party6%, other 24.7%; seats by party - HHK 64, Prosperous Armenia 18, ARF(Dashnak) 16, Rule of Law 9, Heritage Party 7, independent 17
Arubaunicameral Legislature or Staten (21 seats; members elected bydirect popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 25 September 2009 (next to be held in 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - AVP 48%, MEP 35.9%, PDR5.7%; seats by party - AVP 12, MEP 8, PDR 1
Australiabicameral Federal Parliament consists of the Senate (76seats; 12 members from each of the six states and 2 from each of thetwo mainland territories; one-half of state members are electedevery three years by popular vote to serve six-year terms while allterritory members are elected every three years) and the House ofRepresentatives (150 seats; members elected by popular preferentialvote to serve terms of up to three-years; no state can have fewerthan 5 representatives)elections: Senate - last held 24 November 2007 (next to be held nolater than 2010); House of Representatives - last held 24 November2007 (next to be called no later than 2010)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Liberal Party-National Party coalition 37, Australian LaborParty 32, Australian Greens 5, Family First Party 1, independent 1;House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Australian Labor Party 83, Liberal Party 55, National Party10, independents 2
Austriabicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung consists ofFederal Council or Bundesrat (62 seats; members chosen by stateparliaments with each state receiving 3 to 12 members in proportionto its population; members serve five- or six-year terms) and theNational Council or Nationalrat (183 seats; members elected bydirect popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: National Council - last held 28 September 2008 (next tobe held by September 2013)election results: National Council - percent of vote by party - SPOe29.3%, OeVP 26%, FPOe 17.5%, BZOe 10.7%, Greens 10.4%, other 6.1%;seats by party - SPOe 57, OeVP 51, FPOe 34, BZOe 21, Greens 20
Azerbaijanunicameral National Assembly or Milli Mejlis (125 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 6 November 2005 (next to be held in November2010)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -Yeni 58, Azadliq coalition 8, CSP 2, Motherland 2, other partieswith single seats 9, independents 42, undetermined 4
Bahamas, Thebicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (16 seats;members appointed by the governor general upon the advice of theprime minister and the opposition leader to serve five-year terms)and the House of Assembly (41 seats; members elected by directpopular vote to serve five-year terms); the government may dissolvethe parliament and call elections at any timeelections: last held 2 May 2007 (next to be held by May 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - FNM 49.86%, PLP 47.02%;seats by party - FNM 23, PLP 18
Bahrainbicameral legislature consists of the Consultative Council(40 members appointed by the King) and the Council ofRepresentatives or Chamber of Deputies (40 seats; members directlyelected to serve four-year terms)elections: Council of Representatives - last held November-December2006 (next election to be held in 2010)election results: Council of Representatives - percent of vote bysociety - NA; seats by society - al Wifaq (Shia) 17, al Asala (SunniSalafi) 5, al Minbar (Sunni Muslim Brotherhood) 7, independents 11;note - seats by society as of February 2007 - al Wifaq 17, al Asala8, al Minbar 7, al Mustaqbal (Moderate Sunni pro-government) 4,unassociated independents (all Sunni) 3, independent affiliated withal Wifaq (Sunni oppositionist) 1
Bangladeshunicameral National Parliament or Jatiya Sangsad; 300seats elected by popular vote from single territorialconstituencies; members serve five-year termselections: last held 29 December 2008 (next to be held in 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - AL 49%, BNP 33.2%, JP7%, JIB 4.6%, other 6.2%; seats by party - AL 230, BNP 30, JP 27,JIB 2, other 11
Barbadosbicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (21 seats;members appointed by the governor general - 12 on the advice of thePrime Minister, 2 on the advice of the opposition leader, and 7 athis discretion) and the House of Assembly (30 seats; members areelected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Assembly - last held 15 January 2008 (next to becalled in 2013)election results: House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - DLP52.5%, BLP 47.3%; seats by party - DLP 20, BLP 10
Belarusbicameral National Assembly or Natsionalnoye Sobranieconsists of the Council of the Republic or Soviet Respubliki (64seats; 56 members elected by regional councils and eight membersappointed by the president, to serve four-year terms) and theChamber of Representatives or Palata Predstaviteley (110 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: Palata Predstaviteley - last held 28 September and 3October 2008 (next to be held fall of 2012); international observersdetermined that despite minor improvements the election ultimatelyfell short of democratic standards; pro-LUKASHENKO candidates wonevery seatelection results: Soviet Respubliki - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - NA; Palata Predstaviteley - percent of vote byparty - NA; seats by party - NA
Belgiumbicameral Parliament consists of a Senate or Senaat inDutch, Senat in French (71 seats; 40 members are directly elected bypopular vote, 31 are indirectly elected; members serve four-yearterms) and a Chamber of Deputies or Kamer vanVolksvertegenwoordigers in Dutch, Chambre des Representants inFrench (150 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote onthe basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate and Chamber of Deputies - last held 10 June 2007(next to be held no later than June 2011)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - CDV/N-VA19.4%, Open VLD 12.4%, MR 12.3%, VB 11.9%, PS 10.2%, SP.A-Spirit10%, CDH 5.9%, Ecolo 5.8%, Groen! 3.6%, Dedecker List 3.4%, FN 2.3%,other 2.8%; seats by party - CDV 12, MR 11, Open VLD 9, VB 8, PS 7,SP.A 6, CDH 5, Ecolo 5, Groen! 2, LDD 1, FN 1, independents 4;Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - CDV/N-VA 18.5%, MR12.5%, VB 12%, Open VLD 11.8%, PS 10.9%, SP.A-Spirit 10.3%, CDH6.1%, Ecolo 5.1%, Dedecker List 4%, Groen! 4%, FN 2%, other 2.8%;seats by party - CDV 23, N-VA 7, MR 23, VB 17, Open VLD 18, PS 20,SP.A 14, CDH 10, Ecolo 8, Dedecker List 5, Groen! 4, FN 1note: as a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthereddevolution into a federal state, there are now three levels ofgovernment (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with acomplex division of responsibilities; this reality leaves sixgovernments, each with its own legislative assembly
Belizebicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (12 seats;members appointed by the governor general - 6 on the advice of theprime minister, 3 on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and1 each on the advice of the Belize Council of Churches andEvangelical Association of Churches, the Belize Chamber of Commerceand Industry and the Belize Better Business Bureau, and the NationalTrade Union Congress and the Civil Society Steering Committee; toserve five-year terms) and the House of Representatives (31 seats;members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Representatives - last held 6 February 2008(next to be held in 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - UDP 56.3%, PUP 40.9%;seats by party - UDP 25, PUP 6
Beninunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (83 seats;members are elected by direct popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 31 March 2007 (next to be held by March 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -FCBE 35, ADD 20, PRD 10, other and independents 18
Bermudabicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (11 seats;members appointed by the governor, the premier, and the opposition)and the House of Assembly (36 seats; members are elected by popularvote to serve up to five-year terms)elections: last general election held 18 December 2007 (next to beheld not later than 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - PLP 52.5%, UBP 47.3%;seats by party - PLP 22, UBP 14
Bhutanbicameral Parliament consists of the non-partisan NationalCouncil (25 seats; 20 members elected by each of the 20 electoraldistricts (dzongkhags) for four-year terms and 5 members nominatedby the King); and the National Assembly (47 seats; members electedby direct, popular vote for five-year terms)elections: National Council elections last held on 31 December 2007and 29 January 2008 (next to be held by December 2012); NationalAssembly elections last held on 24 March 2008 (next to be held byMarch 2013)election results: National Council - NA; National Assembly - percentof vote by party - DPT 67%, PDP 33%; seats by party - DPT 45, PDP 2
Boliviabicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists ofChamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (27 seats; members areelected by proportional representation from party lists to servefive-year terms) and Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (130seats; 70 members are directly elected from their districts and 60are elected by proportional representation from party lists to servefive-year terms); note - under representational rules established bythe 2009 Constitution, the National Congress will become thePlurinational Legislative Assembly or Asamblea LegislativaPlurinacional; the number of Deputies will remain at 130, but thenumber of Senators will rise to 36elections: Chamber of Senators and Chamber of Deputies - last held18 December 2005 (next to be held in December 2009)election results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - PODEMOS 13, MAS 12, UN 1, MNR 1; Chamber ofDeputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MAS 73,PODEMOS 43, UN 8, MNR 6
Bosnia and Herzegovinabicameral Parliamentary Assembly or Skupstinaconsists of the House of Peoples or Dom Naroda (15 seats, 5 Bosniak,5 Croat, 5 Serb; members elected by the Bosniak/Croat Federation'sHouse of Representatives and the Republika Srpska's NationalAssembly to serve four-year terms); and the national House ofRepresentatives or Predstavnicki Dom (42 seats, 28 seats allocatedfor the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 14 seats for theRepublika Srpska; members elected by popular vote on the basis ofproportional representation, to serve four-year terms); note -Bosnia's election law specifies four-year terms for the state andfirst-order administrative division entity legislatureselections: House of Peoples - last constituted in January 2003 (nextto be constituted in 2007); national House of Representatives -elections last held 1 October 2006 (next to be held in 2010)election results: House of Peoples - percent of vote byparty/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - NA; national Houseof Representatives - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seatsby party/coalition - SDA 9, SBiH 8, SNSD 7, SDP 5, SDS 3, HDZ-BH 3,HDZ1990 2, other 5note: the Bosniak/Croat Federation has a bicameral legislature thatconsists of a House of Peoples (58 seats - 17 Bosniak, 17 Croat, 17Serb, 7 other); last constituted December 2002; and a House ofRepresentatives (98 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms); elections last held 1 October 2006 (next to beheld in October 2010); percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty/coalition - SDA 28, SBiH 24, SDP 17, HDZ-BH 8, HDZ1990 7,other 14; the Republika Srpska has a National Assembly (83 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms); electionslast held 1 October 2006 (next to be held in the fall of 2010);percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party/coalition - SNSD 41,SDS 17, PDP 8, DNS 4, SBiH 4, SPRS 3, SDA 3, other 3; as a result ofthe 2002 constitutional reform process, a 28-member Republika SrpskaCouncil of Peoples (COP) was established in the Republika SrpskaNational Assembly including eight Croats, eight Bosniaks, eightSerbs, and four members of the smaller communities
Botswanabicameral Parliament consists of the House of Chiefs (alargely advisory 15-member body with 8 ex-officio members consistingof the chiefs of the principal tribes, and 7 non-permanent membersserving 5-year terms, consisting of 4 elected subchiefs and 3members selected by the other 12 members) and the National Assembly(63 seats, 57 members are directly elected by popular vote, 4 areappointed by the majority party, and 2, the President andAttorney-General, serve as ex-officio members; members servefive-year terms)elections: National Assembly elections last held 16 October 2009(next to be held in 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - BDP 53.3%, BNF 21.9%,BCP 19.2%, 2.3%, other 4.3%; seats by party - BDP 45, BNF 6, BCP 4,BAM 1, other 1
Brazilbicameral National Congress or Congresso Nacional consists ofthe Federal Senate or Senado Federal (81 seats; 3 members from eachstate and federal district elected according to the principle ofmajority to serve eight-year terms; one-third and two-thirds electedevery four years, alternately) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camarados Deputados (513 seats; members are elected by proportionalrepresentation to serve four-year terms)elections: Federal Senate - last held 1 October 2006 for one-thirdof the Senate (next to be held in October 2010 for two-thirds of theSenate); Chamber of Deputies - last held 1 October 2006 (next to beheld in October 2010)election results: Federal Senate - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - PFL 6, PSDB 5, PMDB 4, PTB 3, PT 2, PDT 1, PSB 1,PL 1, PPS 1, PRTB 1, PP 1, PCdoB 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent ofvote by party - NA; seats by party - PMDB 89, PT 83, PFL 65, PSDB65, PP 42, PSB 27, PDT 24, PL 23, PTB 22, PPS 21, PCdoB 13, PV 13,PSC 9, other 17; note - as of 1 January 2009, the composition of theentire legislature is as follows: Federal Senate - seats by party -PMDB 21, DEM (formerly PFL) 12, PSDB 13, PT 12, PTB 7, PDT 5, PR 4,PSB 2, PCdoB 1, PRB 1, PP 1, PSC 1, PSOL 1; Chamber of Deputies -seats by party - PMDB 95, PT 79, PSDB 59, DEM (formerly PFL) 53, PR44, PP 40, PSB 29, PDT 25, PTB 19, PPS 14, PV 14, PCdoB 13, PSC 11,PMN 5, PRB 4, PHS 3, PSOL 3, PTC 1, PTdoB 1
British Virgin Islandsunicameral House of Assembly (13 electedseats and 1 non-voting ex officio member in the attorney general;members are elected by direct popular vote, 1 member from each ofnine electoral districts, 4 at-large members; members servefour-year terms)elections: last held 20 August 2007 (next to be held in 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - VIP 45.2%, NDP 39.6%,independent 15.2%; seats by party - VIP 10, NDP 2, independent 1
BruneiThe Sultan appointed a council with 29 members as of 2September 2005; the council has met in March of each year since thenelections: last held in March 1962 (date of next election NA)note: The Legislative Council met on 25 September 2004 for firsttime in 20 years with 21 members appointed by the Sultan; it passedconstitutional amendments calling for a 45-seat council with 15elected members
Bulgariaunicameral National Assembly or Narodno Sabranie (240seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 5 July 2009 (next to be held mid-2013)election results: percent of vote by party - GERB 39.7%, BSP 17.7%,MRF 14.4%, ATAKA 9.4%, Blue Coalition 6.8%, RZS 4.1%, other 7.9%;seats by party - GERB 116, BSP 40, MRF 38, ATAKA 21, Blue Coalition15, RZS 10
Burkina Fasounicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale(111 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-yearterms)elections: National Assembly election last held 6 May 2007 (next tobe held in May 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -CDP 73, ADF-RDA 14, UPR 5, UNIR-MS 4, CFD-B 3, UPS 2, PDP-PS 2, RDB2, PDS 2, PAREN 1, PAI 1, RPC 1, UDPS 1
Burmaa unicameral People's Assembly or Pyithu Hluttaw consisting of485 seats with members elected by popular vote was elected in 1990but was never seated; according to the terms of the constitutionapproved on 10 May 2008, a bicameral Pyidaungsu Hluttaw consistingof an upper house with a maximum of 224 seats and a lower house witha maximum of 440 seats will be selected in elections in 2010elections: last held 27 May 1990, but Assembly never allowed byjunta to convene (junta has announced plans to hold elections in2010)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -NLD 392 (opposition), SNLD 23 (opposition), NUP 10 (pro-government),other 60
Burundibicameral Parliament or Parlement, consists of a Senate (54seats; 34 members elected by indirect vote to serve five-year terms,with remaining seats assigned to ethnic groups and former chiefs ofstate) and a National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (minimum 100seats, 60% Hutu and 40% Tutsi with at least 30% being women;additional seats appointed by a National Independent ElectoralCommission to ensure ethnic representation; members are elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 29 July 2005 (next to be held in July2010); National Assembly - last held 4 July 2005 (next to be held inJuly 2010)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - CNDD-FDD 30, FRODEBU 3, CNDD 1; National Assembly - percentof vote by party - CNDD-FDD 58.6%, FRODEBU 21.7%, UPRONA 7.2%, CNDD4.1%, MRC-Rurenzangemero 2.1%, others 6.2%; seats by party -CNDD-FDD 59, FRODEBU 25, UPRONA 10, CNDD 4, MRC-Rurenzangemero 2
Cambodiabicameral, consists of the Senate (61 seats; 2 membersappointed by the monarch, 2 elected by the National Assembly, and 57elected by parliamentarians and commune councils; members servefive-year terms) and the National Assembly (123 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 22 January 2006 (next to be held inJanuary 2011); National Assembly - last held 27 July 2008 (next tobe held in July 2013)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - CPP 69%,FUNCINPEC 21%, SRP 10%; seats by party - CPP 45, FUNCINPEC 10, SRP2; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - CPP 58%, SRP 22%,HRP 7%; NRP 6%; FUNCINPEC 5%; others 2%; seats by party - CPP 90,SRP 26, HRP 3, FUNCINPEC 2, NRP 2
Cameroonunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (180seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-yearterms); note - the president can either lengthen or shorten the termof the legislatureelections: last held 22 July 2007 (next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -CPDM 140, SDF 14, UDC 4, UNDP 4, MP 1, vacant 17note: the constitution calls for an upper chamber for thelegislature, to be called a Senate, but it has yet to be established
Canadabicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate orSenat (105 seats; members appointed by the governor general with theadvice of the prime minister and serve until reaching 75 years ofage) and the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (308 seats;members elected by direct, popular vote to serve a maximum offive-year terms starting in 2009 elections)elections: House of Commons - last held 14 October 2008 (next to beheld no later than 19 October 2012)election results: House of Commons - percent of vote by party -Conservative Party 37.6%, Liberal Party 26.2%, New Democratic Party18.2%, Bloc Quebecois 10%, Greens 6.8%, other 1%; seats by party -Conservative Party 143, Liberal Party 77, New Democratic Party 37,Bloc Quebecois 49, other 2
Cape Verdeunicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (72seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 22 January 2006 (next to be held in January2011)election results: percent of vote by party - PAICV 52.3%, MPD 44%,UCID 2.7%; seats by party - PAICV 41, MPD 29, UCID 2
Cayman Islandsunicameral Legislative Assembly (20 seats; 18 electedby popular vote and 2 ex officio members from The Cabinet; to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 20 May 2009 (next to be held not later than May2013)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -UDP 9, PPM 5, independent 1
Central African Republicunicameral National Assembly or AssembleeNationale (105 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: last held 13 March 2005 and 8 May 2005 (next to be heldin 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -KNK 42, MLPC 11, RDC 8, PSD 4, FPP 2, ADP 2, LONDO 1, independents34, other 1
Chadunicameral National Assembly (155 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve four-year terms); note - the 1996 constitutioncalled for a Senate that has never been formedelections: National Assembly - last held 21 April 2002 (next to beheld by 2009); note - legislative elections, originally scheduledfor 2006, were first delayed by National Assembly action andsubsequently by an accord, signed in August 2007, between governmentand opposition partieselection results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -MPS 110, RDP 12, FAR 9, RNDP 5, UNDR 5, URD 3, other 11
Chilebicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists ofthe Senate or Senado (38 seats; members elected by popular vote toserve eight-year terms; one-half elected every four years) and theChamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (120 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 11 December 2005 (next to be held inDecember 2009); Chamber of Deputies - last held 11 December 2005(next to be held in December 2009)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - CPD 20 (PDC 6, PS 8, PPD 3, PRSD 3), APC 17 (UDI 9, RN 8),independent 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - CPD 65 (PDC 21, PPD 22, PS 15, PRSD 7), APC 54 (UDI34, RN 20), independent 1; note - as of 8 January 2008: Senate -seats by party - CPD 18, (PDC 5, PS 8, PPD 2, PRSD 3), APC 16 (UDI9, RN 7), independent 4; Chamber of Deputies - seats by party - CPD57 (PDC 16, PPD 19, PS 15, PRSD 7), APC 53 (UDI 33, RN 20),independent 10.
Chinaunicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo RenminDaibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members elected by municipal, regional,and provincial people's congresses, and People's Liberation Army toserve five-year terms)elections: last held December 2007-February 2008; date of nextelection - late 2012 to early 2013election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - 2,987note: only members of the CCP, its eight allied parties, andsympathetic independent candidates are elected
Christmas Islandunicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: held every two years with half the members standing forelection; last held 20 October 2007 (next to be held in 2009)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9
Cocos (Keeling) Islandsunicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands ShireCouncil (7 seats)elections: held every two years with half the members standing forelection; last held in May 2007 (next to be held in May 2009)
Colombiabicameral Congress or Congreso consists of the Senate orSenado (102 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Camara deRepresentantes (166 seats; members are elected by popular vote toserve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 12 March 2006 (next to be held inMarch 2010); House of Representatives - last held 12 March 2006(next to be held in March 2010)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PSUN 20, PC 18, PL 18, CR 15, PDI 10, other parties 21;House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PL 35, PSUN 33, PC 29, CR 20, PDA 8, other parties 41
Comorosunicameral Assembly of the Union (33 seats; 15 deputies areselected by the individual islands' local assemblies and 18 byuniversal suffrage; to serve for five years);elections: last held 18 and 25 April 2004 (next to be held on 2August 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -CdIA 12, CRC 6; note - 15 additional seats are filled by deputiesfrom local island assemblies
Congo, Democratic Republic of thebicameral legislature consists ofa Senate (108 seats; members elected by provincial assemblies toserve five-year terms) and a National Assembly (500 seats; 61members elected by majority vote in single-member constituencies,439 members elected by open list proportional-representation inmulti-member constituencies; to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 19 January 2007 (next to be held by2012); National Assembly - last held 30 July 2006 (next to be heldin July 2011)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PPRD 22, MLC 14, FR 7, RCD 7, PDC 6, CDC 3, MSR 3, PALU 2,independents 26, others 18 (political parties that won a singleseat); National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PPRD 111, MLC 64, PALU 34, MSR 27, FR 26, RCD 15,independents 63, others 160 (includes 63 political parties that won10 or fewer seats)
Congo, Republic of thebicameral Parliament consists of the Senate(72 seats; members are elected by indirect vote to serve five-yearterms) and the National Assembly (137 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 5 August 2008 (next to be held in2013); National Assembly - last held 24 June and 5 August 2007 (nextto be held in 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - RMP 33, FDU 23, UPADS 2, independents 7, other 7; NationalAssembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PCT 46,MCDDI 11, UPADS 11, MAR 5, MSD 5, independents 37, other 22
Cook Islandsbicameral Parliament consisting of a House of Ariki (orupper house) made up of traditional leaders and a LegislativeAssembly (or lower house) (24 seats; members elected by popular voteto serve four-year terms)note: the House of Ariki advises on traditional matters andmaintains considerable influence but has no legislative powerselections: last held 26 September 2006 (next to be held by 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - Demo 51.9%, CIP 45.5%,independent 2.7%; seats by party - Demo 15, CIP 8, independent 1
Costa Ricaunicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa(57 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 5 February 2006 (next to be held in February2010)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -PLN 25, PAC 17, PML 6, PUSC 5, PASE 1, PFA 1, PRN 1, PUN 1; note -as of 1 January 2009: seats by party - PLN 25, PAC 16, PML 5, PUSC5, PASE 1, PFA 1, PRN 1, independent 3
Cote d'Ivoireunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale(225 seats; members are elected in single- and multi-districtelections by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: elections last held 10 December 2000 with by-elections on14 January 2001 (elections originally scheduled for 2005 have beenrepeatedly postponed by the government)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -FPI 96, PDCI-RDA 94, RDR 5, PIT 4, other 2, independents 22, vacant 2note: a Senate was scheduled to be created in October 2006 electionsthat never took place
Croatiaunicameral Assembly or Sabor (153 seats; members electedfrom party lists by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 25 November 2007 (next to be held in November2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; number of seats byparty - HDZ 66, SDP 57, HNS 6, HSS 6, HDSSB 3, IDS 3, SDSS 3, other 9
Cubaunicameral National Assembly of People's Power or AsembleaNacional del Poder Popular (number of seats in the National Assemblyis based on population; 614 seats; members elected directly fromslates approved by special candidacy commissions to serve five-yearterms)elections: last held 20 January 2008 (next to be held in January2013)election results: Cuba's Communist Party is the only legal party,and officially sanctioned candidates run unopposed
Cyprusunicameral - area under government control: House ofRepresentatives or Vouli Antiprosopon (80 seats; 56 assigned to theGreek Cypriots, 24 to Turkish Cypriots; note - only those assignedto Greek Cypriots are filled; members are elected by popular vote toserve five-year terms); area administered by Turkish Cypriots:Assembly of the Republic or Cumhuriyet Meclisi (50 seats; membersare elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: area under government control: last held 21 May 2006(next to be held in 2010); area administered by Turkish Cypriots:last held 19 April 2009 (next to be held in 2014)election results: area under government control: House ofRepresentatives - percent of vote by party - AKEL 31.1%, DISY 30.3%,DIKO 17.9%, EDEK 8.9%, EURO.KO 5.8%, Greens 2.0%; seats by party -AKEL 18, DISY 18, DIKO 11, EDEK 4, EURO.KO 4, Greens 1; areaadministered by Turkish Cypriots: Assembly of the Republic - percentof vote by party - UBP 44.1%, CTP 29.3%, DP 10.6%, other 16%; seatsby party - UBP 26, CTP 15, DP 5, other 4