Czech Republicbicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of theSenate or Senat (81 seats; members are elected by popular vote toserve six-year terms; one-third elected every two years) and theChamber of Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held in two rounds 17-18 and 24-25 October2008 (next to be held by October 2010); Chamber of Deputies - lastheld 2-3 June 2006 (next to be held by June 2010)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - ODS 36, CSSD 29, KDU-CSL 7, Open Democracy Club 6, others 3;Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - ODS 35.4%, CSSD32.3%, KSCM 12.8%, KDU-CSL 7.2%, Greens 6.3%, other 6%; seats byparty - ODS 81, CSSD 74, KSCM 26, KDU-CSL 13, Greens 6; note - seatsby party as of December 2008 - ODS 79, CSSD 71, KSCM 26, KDU-CSL 13,Greens 4, unaffiliated 7 (former CSSD, ODS, and Green Party members)
Denmarkunicameral People's Assembly or Folketing (179 seats,including 2 from Greenland and 2 from the Faroe Islands; members areelected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representationto serve four-year terms unless the Folketing is dissolved earlier)elections: last held 13 November 2007 (next to be held in 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - Liberal Party 26.2%,Social Democrats 25.5%, Danish People's Party 13.9%, SocialistPeople's Party 13.0%, Conservative People's Party 10.4%, SocialLiberal Party 5.1%, New Alliance 2.8%, Red-Green Unity List 2.2%,other 0.9%; seats by party - Liberal Party 46, Social Democrats 45,Danish People's Party 25, Socialist People's Party 23, ConservativePeople's Party 18, Social Liberal Party 9, New Alliance 5, Red-GreenAlliance 4; note - does not include the two seats from Greenland andthe two seats from the Faroe Islands
Djiboutiunicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (65seats; members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)elections: last held 8 February 2008 (next to be held 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats - UMP(coalition of parties associated with President Ismail Omar GUELLAH)65
Dominicaunicameral House of Assembly (30 seats; 9 membersappointed, 21 elected by popular vote; to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 5 May 2005 (next to be held by 5 August 2010);note - tradition dictates that the election will be held within fiveyears of the last election, but technically it is five years fromthe first seating of parliament (12 May 2005) plus a 90-day graceperiodelection results: percent of vote by party - DLP 52.1%, UWP 43.6%,DFP 3.2%, other 1.1%; seats by party - DLP 12, UWP 8, independent 1
Dominican Republicbicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacionalconsists of the Senate or Senado (32 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve four-year terms) and the House ofRepresentatives or Camara de Diputados (178 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 16 May 2006 (next to be held in May2010); House of Representatives - last held 16 May 2006 (next to beheld in May 2010)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PLD 22, PRD 6, PRSC 4; House of Representatives - percent ofvote by party - NA; seats by party - PLD 96, PRD 60, PRSC 22
Ecuadorunicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional (100seats; members are elected through a party-list proportionalrepresentation system to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 15 October 2006 (next to be held 26 April 2009)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -PRIAN 28; PSP 24; PSC 13; ID 7; PRE 6; MUPP-NP 6; RED 5; UDC 5;other 6; note - defections by members of National Congress arecommonplace, resulting in frequent changes in the numbers of seatsheld by the various partiesnote: when a Constituent Assembly was convened to draft a newconstitution, the National Congress was placed on indefinite recessand replaced by a legislative committee; the legislative committeewill continue to function until a new National Assembly is electedin April 2009
Egyptbicameral system consists of the Advisory Council or Majlisal-Shura (Shura Council) that traditionally functions only in aconsultative role but 2007 constitutional amendments could grant theCouncil new powers (264 seats; 176 elected by popular vote, 88appointed by the president; members serve six-year terms; mid-termelections for half of the elected members) and the People's Assemblyor Majlis al-Sha'b (454 seats; 444 elected by popular vote, 10appointed by the president; members serve five-year terms)elections: Advisory Council - last held June 2007 (next to be heldMay-June 2010); People's Assembly - three-phase voting - last held 7and 20 November, 1 December 2005; (next to be held November-December2010)election results: Advisory Council - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - NDP 84, Tagammu 1, independents 3; People'sAssembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NDP 311,NWP 6, Tagammu 2, Tomorrow Party 1, independents 112 (12 seats to bedetermined by rerun elections, 10 seats appointed by President)
El Salvadorunicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa(84 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to servethree-year terms)elections: last held 18 January 2009 (next to be held in March 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -FMLN 35, ARENA 32, PCN 11, PDC 5, CD 1
Equatorial Guineaunicameral House of People's Representatives orCamara de Representantes del Pueblo (100 seats; members directlyelected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 4 May 2008 (next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -PDGE 89, EC 10, CPDS 1note: Parliament has little power since the constitution vests allexecutive authority in the president
Eritreaunicameral National Assembly (150 seats; members elected bydirect popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: in May 1997, following the adoption of the newconstitution, 75 members of the PFDJ Central Committee (the oldCentral Committee of the EPLF), 60 members of the 527-memberConstituent Assembly, which had been established in 1997 to discussand ratify the new constitution, and 15 representatives of Eritreansliving abroad were formed into a Transitional National Assembly toserve as the country's legislative body until countrywide electionsto a National Assembly were held; although only 75 of 150 members ofthe Transitional National Assembly were elected, the constitutionstipulates that once past the transition stage, all members of theNational Assembly will be elected by secret ballot of all eligiblevoters; National Assembly elections scheduled for December 2001 werepostponed indefinitely
Estoniaunicameral Parliament or Riigikogu (101 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 4 March 2007 (next to be held in March 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - Estonian Reform Party27.8%, Center Party of Estonia 26.1%, Union of Pro Patria and ResPublica 17.9%, Social Democratic Party 10.6%, Estonian Greens 7.1%,Estonian People's Union 7.1%, other 5%; seats by party - EstonianReform Party 31, Center Party 29, Union of Pro Patria and ResPublica 19, Social Democratic Party 10, Estonian Greens 6, EstonianPeople's Union 6
Ethiopiabicameral Parliament consists of the House of Federation(or upper chamber responsible for interpreting the constitution andfederal-regional issues) (108 seats; members are chosen by stateassemblies to serve five-year terms) and the House of People'sRepresentatives (or lower chamber responsible for passinglegislation) (547 seats; members are directly elected by popularvote from single-member districts to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 15 May 2005 (next to be held in 2010)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats by party - EPRDF 327,CUD 109, UEDF 52, SPDP 23, OFDM 11, BGPDUF 8, ANDP 8, independent 1,others 6, undeclared 2note: some seats still remain vacant as detained opposition MPs didnot take their seats
European Uniontwo legislative bodies consisting of the Council ofthe European Union (27 member-state ministers having 345 votes; thenumber of votes is roughly proportional to member-states'population; note - the Council is the main decision-making body ofthe EU) and the European Parliament (736 seats; seats allocatedamong member states in proportion to population; members elected bydirect universal suffrage for a five-year term)elections: last held 4-7 June 2009 (next to be held in June 2014)election results: percent of vote - EPP 35.9%, PES 21.9%, ALDE10.9%, Greens/EFA 7.2%, UEN 4.8%, GUE/NGL 4.3%, IND/DEM 2.4%, others12.6%; seats by party - EPP 266, PES 161, ALDE 80, Greens/EFA 53,UEN 35, GUE/NGL 32, IND/DEM 18, others 93
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)unicameral Legislative Council (10seats; 2 members are ex officio and 8 are elected by popular vote;to serve four-year terms); presided over by the governorelections: last held 17 November 2005 (next to be held in November2009)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 8
Faroe Islandsunicameral Faroese Parliament or Logting (33 seats;members are elected by popular vote on a proportional basis from theseven constituencies to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 19 January 2008 (next to be held no later thanJanuary 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - Union Party 21%, SocialDemocratic Party 19.4%, Republican Party 23.3%, People's Party20.1%, Center Party 8.4%, Self-Government Party 7.2%, other 0.6%;seats by party - Republican Party 8, Union Party 7, SocialDemocratic Party 6, People's Party 7, Center Party 3, IndependenceParty 2note: election of two seats to the Danish Parliament was last heldon 13 November 2007 (next to be held no later than November 2011);results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RepublicanParty 1, Union Party 1
Fijibicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (32 seats; 14appointed by the president on the advice of the Great Council ofChiefs, 9 appointed by the president on the advice of the PrimeMinister, 8 on the advice of the opposition leader, and 1 appointedon the advice of the council of Rotuma) and the House ofRepresentatives (71 seats; 23 reserved for ethnic Fijians, 19reserved for ethnic Indians, 3 reserved for other ethnic groups, 1reserved for the council of Rotuma constituency encompassing thewhole of Fiji, and 25 open seats; members serve five-year terms)elections: House of Representatives - last held 6-13 May 2006 (nextto be held in 2011)election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - SDL 44.6%, FLP 39.2%, UPP 0.8%, independents 4.9%, other10.5%; seats by party - SDL 36, FLP 31, UPP 2, independents 2
Finlandunicameral Parliament or Eduskunta (200 seats; members areelected by popular vote on a proportional basis to serve four-yearterms)elections: last held 18 March 2007 (next to be held March 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - Kesk 23.1%, Kok 22.3%,SDP 21.4%, VAS 8.8%, VIHR 8.5%, KD 4.9%, SFP 4.5%, True Finns 4.1%,other 3.4%; seats by party - Kesk 51, Kok 50, SDP 45, VAS 17, VIHR15, SFP 9, KD 7, True Finns 5, other 1
Francebicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate orSenat (343 seats, 321 for metropolitan France and overseasdepartments, 2 for New Caledonia, 2 for Mayotte, 1 for Saint-Pierreand Miquelon, 1 for Saint-Barthelemy, 1 for Saint-Martin, 3 foroverseas territories, and 12 for French nationals abroad; membersare indirectly elected by an electoral college to serve six-yearterms; one third elected every three years); note - between 2006 and2011, 15 new seats will be added to the Senate for a total of 348seats - 326 for metropolitan France and overseas departments, 2 forNew Caledonia, 2 for Mayotte, 1 for Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, 1 forSaint-Barthelemy, 1 for Saint-Martin, 3 for overseas territories,and 12 for French nationals abroad; starting in 2008, members willbe indirectly elected by an electoral college to serve six-yearterms with one-half elected every three years; and the NationalAssembly or Assemblee Nationale (577 seats, 555 for metropolitanFrance, 15 for overseas departments, 7 for dependencies; members areelected by popular vote under a single-member majority system toserve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 21 September 2008 (next to be held inSeptember 2014); National Assembly - last held 10 and 17 June 2007(next to be held in June 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - UMP 151, PS 116, UC-UDF 29, CRC 23, RDSE 17, other 7;National Assembly - percent of vote by party - UMP 46.37%, PS42.25%, miscellaneous left wing parties 2.47%, PCF 2.28%, NC 2.12%,PRG 1.65%, miscellaneous right wing parties 1.17%, the Greens 0.45%,other 1.24%; seats by party - UMP 313, PS 186, NC 22, miscellaneousleft wing parties 15, PCF 15, miscellaneous right wing parties 9,PRG 7, the Greens 4, other 6
French Polynesiaunicameral Territorial Assembly or AssembleeTerritoriale (57 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: last held 27 January 2008 (first round) and 10 February2008 (second round) (next to be held in 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - Our Home alliance45.2%, Union for Democracy alliance 37.2%, Popular Rally (TahoeraaHuiraatira) 17.2% other 0.5%; seats by party - Our Home alliance 27,Union for Democracy alliance 20, Popular Rally 10note: one seat was elected to the French Senate on 21 September 2008(next to be held in September 2014); results - percent of vote byparty - NA; seats by party - PS 1, independent 1; two seats wereelected to the French National Assembly on 10-17 June 2007 (next tobe held in 2012); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - UMP 2
Gabonbicameral legislature consists of the Senate (102 seats;members elected by members of municipal councils and departmentalassemblies to serve six-year terms) and the National Assembly orAssemblee Nationale (120 seats; members are elected by direct,popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 18 January 2009 (next to be held inJanuary 2015); National Assembly - last held 17 and 24 December 2006(next to be held in December 2011)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PDG 75, GPR 6, UGDD 3, CLR 2, PGCI 2, UPG 2, ADERE 1,independents 9; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - PDG 82, RPG 8, UPG 8, UGDD 4, ADERE 3, CLR 2,PGP-Ndaot 2, PSD 2, independents 4, others 5
Gambia, Theunicameral National Assembly (53 seats; 48 memberselected by popular vote, 5 appointed by the president; to servefive-year terms)elections: last held 25 January 2007 (next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -APRC 47, UDP 4, NADD 1, independent 1
Georgiaunicameral Parliament or Parlamenti (also known as SupremeCouncil or Umaghlesi Sabcho) (150 seats; 75 members elected byproportional representation, 75 from single-seat constituencies; toserve five-year terms)elections: last held 21 May 2008 (next to be held in spring 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - United NationalMovement 59.2%, National Council-New Rights 17.7%, ChristianDemocratic Movement 8.8%, Labor Party 7.4%, Republican Party 3.8%;seats by party - United National Movement 120, National Council-NewRights 16, Christian Democratic Movement 6, Labor Party 6,Republican Party 2
Germanybicameral legislature consists of the Federal Council orBundesrat (69 votes; state governments sit in the Council; each hasthree to six votes in proportion to population and are required tovote as a block)and the Federal Assembly or Bundestag (622 seats;members elected by popular vote for a four-year term under a systemof personalized proportional representation; a party must win 5% ofthe national vote or three direct mandates to gain proportionalrepresentation and caucus recognition)elections: Bundestag - last held on 27 September 2009 (next to beheld no later than autumn 2013); note - there are no elections forthe Bundesrat; composition is determined by the composition of thestate-level governments; the composition of the Bundesrat has thepotential to change any time one of the 16 states holds an electionelection results: Bundestag - percent of vote by party - CDU/CSU33.8%, SPD 23%, FDP 14.6%, Left 11.9%, Greens 10.7%, other 6%; seatsby party - CDU/CSU 239, SPD 146, FDP 93, Left 76, Greens 68
Ghanaunicameral Parliament (230 seats; members are elected bydirect, popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 7 December 2008 (next to be held 7 December2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -NDC 114, NPP 107, PNC 2, CPP 1, independent 4, other 2
Gibraltarunicameral Parliament (18 seats: 17 members elected bypopular vote, 1 for the Speaker appointed by Parliament; membersserve four-year terms)elections: last held 11 October 2007 (next to be held not later thanOctober 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - GSD 49.3%, GSLP 31.8%,Gibraltar Liberal Party 13.6%; seats by party - GSD 10, GSLP 4,Gibraltar Liberal Party 3
Greeceunicameral Parliament or Vouli ton Ellinon (300 seats;members are elected by direct popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 4 October 2009 (next to be held by 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - PASOK 43.9%, ND 33.5%,KKE 7.5%, LAOS 5.6%, SYRIZA 4.6%, other 4.9%; seats by party - PASOK160, ND 91, KKE 21, LAOS 15, SYRIZA 13
Greenlandunicameral Parliament or Landsting (31 seats; members areelected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representationto serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 2 June 2009 (next to be held by 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - Inuit Ataqatigiit43.7%, Siumut 26.5%, Demokratiit 12.7%, Atassut 10.9%;Kattusseqatigiit 3.8%, other 2.4%; seats by party - IA 14, Siumut 9,Demokraatiit 4, Atassut 3, Kattusseqatigiit 1note: two representatives were elected to the Danish Parliament orFolketing on 13 November 2007 (next to be held in November 2011);percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Siumut 1, InuitAtaqatigiit 1
Grenadabicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (13 seats, 10appointed by the government and 3 by the leader of the opposition)and the House of Representatives (15 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 8 July 2008 (next to be held in 2013)election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - NA; seats by party - NDC 11, NNP 4
Guamunicameral Legislature (15 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve two-year terms)elections: last held 4 November 2008 (next to be held in November2010)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -Democratic Party 10, Republican Party 5note: Guam elects one nonvoting delegate to the US House ofRepresentatives; election last held 4 November 2008 (next to be heldin November 2010); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Democratic Party 1
Guatemalaunicameral Congress of the Republic or Congreso de laRepublica (158 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held 9 September 2007 (next to be held in September2011)election results: percent of vote by party - UNE 30.4%, GANA 23.4%,PP 18.9%, FRG 9.5%, PU 5.1%, other 12.7%; seats by party - UNE 48,GANA 37, PP 30, FRG 15, PU 8, CASA 5, EG 4, PAN 4, UCN 4, URNG 2, UD1
Guernseyunicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members areelected by popular vote for four years); note - Alderney and Sarkhave parliamentselections: last held 23 April 2008 (next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents
Guineaunicameral People's National Assembly or Assemblee NationalePopulaire (114 seats; members are elected by a mixed system ofdirect popular vote and proportional party lists)elections: last held 30 June 2002 (legislative elections due in 2007were first rescheduled for 2008 and subsequently rescheduled for 26March 2010)election results: percent of vote by party - PUP 61.6%, UPR 26.6%,other 11.8%; seats by party - PUP 85, UPR 20, other 9
Guinea-Bissauunicameral National People's Assembly or AssembleiaNacional Popular (100 seats; members are elected by popular vote toserve four-year terms)elections: last held 16 November 2008 (next to be held 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - PAIGC 49.8%, PRS 25.3%,PRID 7.5%, PND 2.4%, AD 1.4%, other parties 13.6%; seats by party -PAIGC 67, PRS 28, PRID 3, PND 1, AD 1
Guyanaunicameral National Assembly (65 seats; members elected bypopular vote, also not more than 4 non-elected non-voting ministersand 2 non-elected non-voting parliamentary secretaries appointed bythe president; to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 28 August 2006 (next to be held by August 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - PPP/C 54.6%, PNC/R 34%,AFC 8.1%, other 3.3%; seats by party - PPP/C 36, PNC/R 22, AFC 5,other 2
Haitibicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale consists ofthe Senate (30 seats; members elected by popular vote to servesix-year terms; one-third elected every two years) and the Chamberof Deputies (99 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms); note - in reestablishing the Senate, the candidatein each department receiving the most votes in the last electionserves six years, the candidate with the second most votes servesfour years, and the candidate with the third most votes serves twoyearselections: Senate - last held 21 April 2006 with run-off electionson 3 December 2006 (next regular election, for one third of seats,to be held in 2008); Chamber of Deputies - last held 21 April 2006with run-off elections on 3 December 2006 and 29 April 2007 (nextregular election to be held in 2010)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - L'ESPWA 11, FUSION 5, OPL 4, FL 3, LAAA 2, UNCRH 2, PONT 2,ALYANS 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seatsby party - L'ESPWA 23, FUSION 17, FRN 12, OPL 10, ALYANS 10, LAAA 5,MPH 3, MOCHRENA 3, other 10; results for six other seats contestedon 3 December 2006 remain unknown
Holy See (Vatican City)unicameral Pontifical Commission for VaticanCity State
Hondurasunicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional (128seats; members are elected proportionally by department to servefour-year terms)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 - pro-democracy 57%;pro-Beijing 40%, independent 3%; seats by parties - (pro-Beijing 35)DAB 13, Liberal Party 7, FTU 1, others 14; (pro-democracy 23)Democratic Party 8, Civic Party 5, CTU 3, League of Social Democrats3, ADPL 2, The Frontier 1, NWSC 1; others 11; independents andnon-voting LegCo president 2
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 January 2009 - MSzP 190, Fidesz-KDNP 161, SzDSz19, MDF 10, independent 5, vacant 1
Icelandunicameral Parliament or Althing (63 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 25 April 2009 (next to be held in 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - Social DemocraticAlliance 29.8%, Independence Party 23.7%, Left-Green Movement 21.7%,Progressive Party 14.8%, Citizens' Movement 7.2%, other 2.8%; seatsby party - Social Democratic Alliance 20, Independence Party 16,Left-Green Alliance 14, Progressive Party 9, Citizens' Movement 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 in five phases 16, 22-23,30 April and 7, 13 May 2009 (next must be held by May 2014)election results: People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - INC 206, BJP 116, SP 23, BSP 21, JD (U) 20, AITC19, DMK 18, CPI-M 16, BJD 14, SS 11, AIADMK 9, NCP 9, other 61,vacant 2
IndonesiaPeople's Consultative Assembly (Majelis PermusyawaratanRakyat or MPR) is the upper house, consists of members of DPR andDPD, has role in inaugurating and impeaching the president and inamending the constitution, does not formulate national policy; Houseof Representatives or Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) (550 seats,members elected to serve five-year terms), formulates and passeslegislation at the national level; House of Regional Representatives(Dewan Perwakilan Daerah or DPD), constitutionally mandated roleincludes providing legislative input to DPR on issues affectingregionselections: last held 9 April 2009 (next to be held in 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - PD 20.9%, GOLKAR 14.5%,PDI-P 14.0%, PKS 7.9%, PAN 6.0%, PPP 5.3%, PKB 4.9%, GERINDRA 4.5%,HANURA 3.8%, others 18.2%; seats by party - PD 148, GOLKAR 108,PDI-P 93, PKS 59, PAN 42, PPP 39, PKB 26, GERINDRA 30, HANURA 15note: 29 other parties received less than 2.5% of the vote so didnot obtain any seats; because of election rules, the number of seatswon does not always follow the percentage of votes received byparties
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 167, reformers 39, independents 74,religious minorities 5, other 5
Iraqunicameral Council of Representatives (consisting of 275members elected by a closed-list, proportional representation system)elections: last held 15 December 2005 to elect a 275-member Councilof Representatives (next to be held on 18 January 2010); the Councilof Representatives 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; members serve five-year terms) andthe House 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, independents 4, Speaker of the Dail 1note: on 8 November 2008, delegates voted to disband the party, butas of January 2009, the party was still operating
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 10 February 2009 (next scheduled election to beheld in 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - Kadima 23.2%, Likud-Ahi22.3%, YB 12.1%, Labor 10.2%, SHAS 8.8%, United Torah Judaism 4.5%,United Arab List 3.5%, NU 3.4%, Hadash 3.4%, The Jewish Home 3%, TheNew Movement-Meretz 3%, Balad 2.6%; seats by party - Kadima 28,Likud-Ahi 27, YB 15, Labor 13, SHAS 11, United Torah Judaism 5,United Arab List 4, NU 4, HADASH 4, The Jewish Home 3, The NewMovement-Meretz 3, Balad 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 2013); Chamber of Deputies - last held 13-14 April 2008 (nextto be held April 2013)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 fixed six-year terms;half reelected every three years; 146 members in multi-seatconstituencies and 96 by proportional representation) and the Houseof Representatives or Shugi-in (480 seats - members elected formaximum four-year terms; 300 in single-seat constituencies; 180members by proportional representation in 11 regional blocs); theprime minister has the right to dissolve the House ofRepresentatives at any time with the concurrence of the cabinet.elections: House of Councillors - last held 29 July 2007 (next to beheld in July 2010); House of Representatives - last held 30 August2009 (next to be held by August 2013)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) - DPJ 42.4%, LDP 26.7%, Komeito 11.5%, JCP 7.0%, SDP4.3%, others 8.1%; seats by party - DPJ 308, LDP 119, Komeito 21,JCP 9, SDP 7, others 16 (2009)
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 15 October 2008 for senators and 26 November2008 for deputies (next to be held in 2011)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 to serve four-year terms)and the Chamber of Deputies, also called the House ofRepresentatives or Majlis al-Nuwaab (110 seats; members electedusing a single, non-transferable vote system in multi-memberdistricts to serve four-year terms); note - six seats are reservedfor women, nine seats are reserved for Christian candidates, nineseats are reserved for Bedouin candidates, and three seats arereserved for Jordanians of Chechen or Circassian descentelections: Chamber of Deputies - last held 20 November 2007 (nextscheduled to be held in 2011)election results: Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - IAF 6, independents and other 104; note - sevenwomen serve in the Assembly, six of whom filled women's quota seatsand one was directly elected
Kazakhstanbicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (47 seats; 15members are appointed by the president; other members are elected bylocal assemblies; members serve six-year terms, but elections arestaggered with half of the members up for re-election every threeyears) and the Mazhilis (107 seats; 9 out of the 107 Mazhilismembers are elected by the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, apresidentially appointed advisory body designed to represent thecountry's ethnic minorities; non-appointed members are popularlyelected to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - (indirect) last held October 2008; 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 - Nur Otan 16; Mazhilis - percent of vote by party - Nur-Otan88.1%, NSDP 4.6%, Ak Zhol 3.3%, Auyl 1.6%, Communist People's Party1.3%, Patriots Party .8% Ruhaniyat .4%; seats by party - Nur-Otan98; note - parties must achieve a threshold of 7% of the electorateto qualify for seats in the Mazhilis
Kenyaunicameral National Assembly or Bunge usually referred to asParliament (224 seats; 210 members elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms, 12 nominated members who are appointed by thepresident but selected by the parties in proportion to theirparliamentary vote totals, 2 ex-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 46, ODM-K 16, KANU 14 other 35; ex-officio 2; seatsappointed by the president - ODM 6, PNU 3, ODM-K 2, KANU 1
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); 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 8 March 2009 (next due to be held in March 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -NA; ruling party approves a list of candidates who are electedwithout opposition; a token number of seats are reserved for minorparties
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 172, UDP 83, LFP 20, Pro-Park Alliance 8, DLP 5, CKP 1,independents 9
Kosovounicameral national Assembly (120 seats; 100 seats directlyelected, 10 seats guaranteed for ethnic Serbs, 10 seats guaranteedfor other ethnic minorities; to serve four-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 16 May 2009 (next election to be held in 2013)election results: percent of vote by bloc - NA; seats by bloc -Sunni Muslim groups 11, liberals 7, Shiite Muslim groups 6, PopularAction Bloc 3, unaffiliated tribal groups 23
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 6.9%; 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 January 2009 - TP 21, SC 18, ZZS 17, JL 14,LPP/LC 10, Civic Union 7, TB/LNNK 5, PCTVL 5, independents 3
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 on 7 June 2009 (next to be held in 2013)election results: percent of vote by group - March 8 Coalition54.7%, March 14 Coalition 45.3%; seats by group - March 14 Coalition71; March 8 Coalition 57
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 inOctober 2011); House of Representatives - last held 11 October 2005(next to be held in October 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 (760 seats; memberselected indirectly through a hierarchy of people's committees)
Liechtensteinunicameral Parliament or Landtag (25 seats; membersare elected by popular vote under proportional representation toserve four-year terms)elections: last held 8 February 2009 (next to be held February 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - VU 47.6%, FBP 43.5%, FL8.9%; seats by party - VU 13, FBP 11, FL 1
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-LKD 19.7%, TPP15.1%, TT 12.7%, LSDP 11.7%, KDP+J 9%, LRLS 5.7%, LCS 5.3%, LLRA4.8%, LVLS 3.7%, NS 3.6%, other 8.7%; seats by faction - TS-LKD 44,LSDP 26, TPP 16, TT 15, LRLS 11, KDP+J 10, LCS 8, LLRA 3, LVLS 3, NS1, 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 7 June 2009 (next to be held by June 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - CSV 38%, LSAP 21.6%, DP15%, Green Party 11.7%, ADR 8.1%, The Left 3.3%, other 2.3%; seatsby party - CSV 26, LSAP 13, DP 9, Green Party 7, ADR 4, The Left 1note: 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; serve four-year terms)elections: last held 25 September 2005 (next to be held on 20September 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, New Hope 1, Convergence forDevelopment 1, General Union for the Good of Macau 1; 10 seatsfilled by professional and business groups; seven members appointedby chief executive
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; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held 1 June and 15 June 2008 (next to be held byJuly 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - VMRO-DPMNE-led block49%, SDSM-led block 24%, BDI/DUI 13%, PDSh/DPA 8%, other 6%; seatsby party - VMRO-DPMNE-led block 63, SDSM-led block 27, BDI/DUI 18,PDSh/DPA 11, PEI 1
Madagascarbicameral legislature consists of a Senate or Senat (100seats; two-thirds of the seats filled by regional assemblies; theremaining one-third of seats appointed by the president; to servefour-year terms) and a National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (127seats - reduced from 160 seats by an April 2007 national referendum;members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: National Assembly - last held 23 September 2007 (next tobe held in late 2010); note - a power-sharing agreement in thesummer of 2009 established a 15-month transition, concluding ingeneral electionselection 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 19 May 2009 (next to be held in May 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -DPP 114, MCP 26, UDF 17, independents 32, other 4
Malaysiabicameral Parliament or Parlimen consists of Senate orDewan Negara (70 seats; 44 appointed by the king, 26 elected by 13state legislatures; serve three-year terms with limit of two terms)and House of Representatives or Dewan Rakyat (222 seats; memberselected by popular vote; serve up to five-year terms)elections: House of Representatives - last held on 8 March 2008(next to be held by June 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 People's Majlis (77 seats;members elected by direct vote to serve five-year terms); note - theMajlis in February 2009 passed legislation that incresed the numberof seats to 77 from 50elections: last held 9 May 2009 (next to be held in 2014)election results: percent of vote - DRP 36.8%, MDP 32.9 %, PA 9.2%,DQP 2.6% AP 1.3%, independents 17.1%; seats by party - DRP 28, MDP25, PA 7, DQP 2, AP 1, independents 13; note - one seat unfilled
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 (normally 65 seats;members are elected by popular vote on the basis of proportionalrepresentation to serve five-year terms; note - the currentParliament is composed of 69 seats; when the political party winningthe plurality of votes does not win a majority of seats, theconstitution provides that a sufficient number of seats will beadded to Parliament to ensure that the party that won the electionshas a majority in Parliament)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 48.9%,other 1.8%; 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 in 2009); National Assembly - last held 19 November and 3December 2006 (next to be held in 2011); note - it is unclear whenthe Senate elections originally scheduled for 2009 will be heldelection 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 July 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 9 and 16 March 2008 (next to be held in 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -UMP 8, Diverse Right 4, independents 4, Citizens and RepublicMovement 1, Democratic Movement 1, Diverse Left 1; note - politicalparties are the same as parties in Francenote: Mayotte elects two members of the French Senate; electionslast held 21 September 2008 (next to be held in September 2014);results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UC-UDF 1,UMP 1; Mayotte also elects one member to the French NationalAssembly; elections last held 10-17 June 2007 (next to be held in2012); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -independent 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 Chamberof Deputies or Camara de Diputados (500 seats; 300 members areelected by popular vote; remaining 200 members are allocated on thebasis of each party's popular vote; to serve three-year terms)elections: Senate - last held 2 July 2006 for all of the seats (nextto be held 1 July 2012); Chamber of Deputies - last held 2 July 2006(next to be held 5 July 2009)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PAN 52, PRI 33, PRD 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 3 March 2009 (next to be held in March 2011) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
Moldovaunicameral Parliament or Parlamentul (101 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held 29 July 2009 (next to be held in 2013); note -this was the second parliamentary election in less than four months;the earlier parliament (elected 5 April 2009) could not agree on apresidential candidateelection results: percent of vote by party - PCRM 44.7%, PLDM 16.6%,PL 14.7%, PD 12.5%, AMN 7.4%; seats by party - PCRM 48, PLDM 18, PL15, PD 13, AMN 7
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 in February2013)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 45, DP 27, others 4; note - 1 seat disputed and unfilled
Montenegrounicameral Assembly (81 seats; members elected by directvote for four-year terms; changed from 74 seats in 2006)elections: last held 29 March 2009 (next to be held in 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - Coalition for EuropeanMontenegro 51.94%, SNP 16.83%, NSD 9.22%, PZP 6.03%, other(including Albanian minority parties) 15.98%; seats by party -Coalition for European Montenegro 48, SNP 16, NSD 8, PZP 5, Albanianminority parties 4
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 8 September 2009 (next to be held by 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -MCAP 6, independents 3note: 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 on 28October 2009)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))elections: last held 10 April 2008 (next to be held NA)election results: percent of vote by party - CPN-M 38%, NC 19%,CPN-UML 19%,Madhesi People's Right Forum 9%, Terai-Madhes DemocraticParty and Sadbhavana Party 5%, other 10%; seats by party - CPN-M220, NC 110, CPN-UML 103, Madhesi People's Rights Forum 52,Terai-Madhes Democratic Party 20, Sadbhawana Party 9, other smallerparties 61; note - 26 seats 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; memberselected 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 Caledoniaelections: unicameral Territorial Congress or Congresdu territoire (54 seats; members belong to the three ProvincialAssemblies or Assemblees Provinciales elected by popular vote toserve five-year terms) last held 9 May 2009 (next to be held in 10May 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -UMP 13, Caledonia Together 10, UC 8, UNI 8, AE 6, FLNKS 3, LaborParty 3, other 3note: New Caledonia holds two seats in the French Senate; electionslast held 21 September 2008 (next to be held not later thanSeptember 2014); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - UMP 2; 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; serve three-yearterms)elections: last held 8 November 2008 (next to be held not later than27 November 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NP 44.9%, NZLP 34%,Green Party 6.7%, NZ First 4%, ACT New Zealand 3.7%, Maori 2.4%,Progressive 0.9%, UF 0.9%, other 6.6%; seats by party - NP 58, NZLP43, Green Party 9, 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); note - as of 1January 2009: seats by party - FSLN 38, PLC 25, BDN 15, ALN 6, MRS3, APRE 1, Independent 4
Nigerunicameral National Assembly (113 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held 20 October 2009 (next to be held in 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -MNSD 76, RSD 15, RDP 7, PNA-Alouma 1, Alkalami 1, Nigerien Party ofthe Masses for Labor 1, independents 12
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 elects one nonvoting delegate tothe US House of Representatives; election last held 4 November 2008(next to be held in November 2010); seats by party - independent 1
Norwaymodified unicameral Parliament or Storting (169 seats;members are elected by popular vote by proportional representationto serve four-year terms)elections: last held 14 September 2009 (next to be held in September2013)election results: percent of vote by party - Labor Party 35.4%,Progress Party 22.9%, Conservative Party 17.2%, Socialist Left Party6.2%, Center Party 6.2%, Christian People's Party 5.5%, LiberalParty 3.9%, other 2.7%; seats by party - Labor Party 64, ProgressParty 41, Conservative Party 30, Socialist Left Party 11, CenterParty 11, Christian People's Party 10, Liberal Party 2note: 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