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 directly elected by popular vote, 4 appointedby the majority party, and 2, the President and Attorney General,serve as ex-officio members; members serve five-year terms)elections: National Assembly elections last held on 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 ofmembers elected every four years, alternately) and the Chamber ofDeputies or Camara dos Deputados (513 seats; members are elected byproportional representation to serve four-year terms)elections: Federal Senate - last held on 3 October 2010 fortwo-thirds of the Senate (next to be held in October 2014 forone-third of the Senate); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 3October 2010 (next to be held in October 2014)election results: Federal Senate - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - PMDB 20, PT 13, PSDB 10, DEM (formerly PFL) 7,PTdoB 6, PP 5, PDT 4, PR 4, PSB 4, PPS 1, PRB 1, other 3; Chamber ofDeputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PT 87,PMDB 80, PSDB 53, DEM (formerly PFL) 43, PP 41, PR 41, PSB 34, PDT28, PTdoB 21, PSC 17, PCdoB 15, PV 15, PPS 12, other 18
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 on 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 Legislative Council with 29 members asof 2 September 2005; the council has met in March of each year sincethenelections: 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; no timeframe for an election has been announced
Bulgariaunicameral National Assembly or Narodno Sabranie (240seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 5 July 2009 (next to be held in 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 117, BSP 40, MRF 37, ATAKA 21, Blue Coalition15, RZS 8, independents 2
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 on 6 May 2007 (nextto be 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
Burmabicameral, consists of the House of Nationalities [AmyothaHluttaw] (224 seats, 168 directly elected and 56 appointed by themilitary; members serve five-year terms) and the House ofRepresentatives [Pythu Hluttaw] (440 seats, 330 directly elected and110 appointed by the military; members serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 7 November 2010 (next to be held in December2015)election results: House of Nationalities - percent of vote by party- USDP 74.8%, others (NUP, SNDP, RNDP, NDF, AMRDP) 25.2%; seats byparty - USDP 129, others 39; House of Representatives - percent ofvote by party - USDP 79.6%, others (NUP, SNDP, RNDP, NDF, AMRDP)20.4%; seats by party - USDP 259, others 66
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 on 23 July 2010 (next to be held in2015); National Assembly - last held on 23 July 2010 (next to beheld in 2015)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats byparty - TBD; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - CNDD81.2%, UPRONA 11.6%, FRODEBU 5.9%, others 1.3%; seats by party -CNDD 81, UPRONA 17, FRODEBU 5, other 3
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 on 22 January 2006 (next to be held inJanuary 2012); National Assembly - last held on 27 July 2008 (nextto be 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 on 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 on theadvice of the prime minister and serve until 75 years of age) andthe House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (308 seats; memberselected by direct, popular vote to serve a maximum of five-yearterms)elections: House of Commons - last held on 14 October 2008 (next tobe held no later than 15 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 145, Liberal Party 77, New Democratic Party 37,Bloc Quebecois 48, other 1
Cape Verdeunicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (72seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 22 January 2006 (next to be held on 6February 2011)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 memberselected by popular vote and 2 ex officio members from The Cabinet;to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 20 May 2009 (next to be held not later thanMay 2013)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 on 13 March 2005 and 8 May 2005 (next to beheld on 23 January 2011)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 on 21 April 2002 (next tobe held by February 2011); note - legislative elections, originallyscheduled for 2006, were first delayed by National Assembly actionand subsequently by an accord, signed in August 2007, betweengovernment and 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 on 13 December 2009 (next to be heldin December 2013); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 13 December2009 (next to be held in December 2013)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - CPD 9 (PDC 4, PPD 3, PS 2), APC 9 (RN 6, UDI 3); Chamber ofDeputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CC 58(UDI 37, RN 18, other 3), CPD 57 (PDC 19, PPD 18, PS 11, PRSD 5, PC3, other 1), PRI 3, independent 2
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 in December 2007-February 2008 (date of nextelection to be held in late 2012 to early 2013)election 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 on 17 October 2009 (next to be held in 2011)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 elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms) and the Chamber of Representatives or Camara deRepresentantes (166 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 14 March 2010 (next to be held inMarch 2014); Chamber of Representatives - last held on 14 March 2010(next to be held in March 2014)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - U Party 28, PC 22, PL 16, PIN 9, CR 8, PDA 8, Green Party 5,other parties 5; Chamber of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - NA; seats by party - U Party 47, PC 37, PL 36, CR 16, PIN12, PDA 4, Green Party 3, other parties 10; note - as of 1 January2011, the Senate currently has 101 seats after one seat becamevacant due to a PL senator losing their seat for illegal collusionwith the FARC; the Chamber of Representatives also has one seatvacant after only 165 of the 166 candidates were credentialed
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 on 6 and 20 December 2009 (next to be held in2014)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -pro-union coalition 19, autonomous coalition 4, independents 1; note- 9 additional seats are filled by deputies from local islandassemblies
Congo, Democratic Republic of the bicameral legislature consists of a Senate (108 seats; members elected by provincial assemblies to serve five-year terms) and a National Assembly (500 seats; 61 members elected by majority vote in single-member constituencies, 439 members elected by open list proportional-representation in multi-member constituencies to serve five-year terms) elections: Senate - last held on 19 January 2007 (next to be held on 27 November 2011); National Assembly - last held on 30 July 2006 (next to be held on 27 November 2011) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - 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 single seat); National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPRD 111, MLC 64, PALU 34, MSR 27, FR 26, RCD 15, independents 63, others 160 (includes 63 political parties that won 10 or fewer seats)
Congo, Republic of thebicameral Parliament consists of the Senate(72 seats; members elected by indirect vote to serve five-yearterms) and the National Assembly (137 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 5 August 2008 (next to be held in2013); National Assembly - last held on 24 June and 5 August 2007(next to 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 consists 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 on 17 November 2010 (next to be held by 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -CIP 16, Demo 8
Costa Ricaunicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa(57 seats; members elected by direct, popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held on 7 February 2010 (next to be held in February2014)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -PLN 23, PAC 10, ML 9, PUSC 6, PASE 4, other 5
Cote d'Ivoireunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale(225 seats; members elected in single- and multi-district electionsby direct popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: elections last held on 10 December 2000 with by-electionson 14 January 2001 (elections originally scheduled for 2005 havebeen repeatedly 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 on 25 November 2007 (next to be held byNovember 2011)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 on 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
Curacaounicameral parliament or Staten (21 seats; members electedby popular vote for four year terms)elections: last held 27 August 2010 (next to be held in 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - PAR 30%, MFK 21%, PS19%, MAN 9%, FOL 7%, PNP 6%; seats by party - PAR 8, MFK 5, PS 4,MAN 2, FOL 1, PNP 1
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; memberselected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: area under government control: last held on 21 May 2006(next to be held in May 2011); area administered by TurkishCypriots: last held on 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
Czech Republicbicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of theSenate or Senat (81 seats; members elected by popular vote to servesix-year terms; one-third elected every two years) and the Chamberof Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats; members are electedby popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held in two rounds on 15-16 and 22-23October 2010 (next to be held by October 2012); Chamber of Deputies- last held on 28-29 May 2010 (next to be held by 2014)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - CSSD 41, ODS 25, KDU-CSL 6, TOP 09 5, others 4; Chamber ofDeputies - percent of vote by party - CSSD 22.1%, ODS 20.2%, TOP 0916.7%, KSCM 11.3%, VV 10.9%; seats by party - CSSD 56, ODS 53, TOP09 41, KSCM 26, VV 24
Denmarkunicameral People's Assembly or Folketing (179 seats,including 2 from Greenland and 2 from the Faroe Islands; memberselected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representationto serve four-year terms unless the Folketing is dissolved earlier)elections: last held on 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 to serve five-year terms);note - constitutional amendments in 2010 provided for theestablishment of a senateelections: last held on 8 February 2008 (next to be held in 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 on 18 December 2009 (next to be held in 2015);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 61.2%, UWP 34.9%;seats by party - DLP 18, UWP 3
Dominican Republicbicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacionalconsists of the Senate or Senado (32 seats; members 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 on 16 May 2010 (next to be held in May2014); House of Representatives - last held on 16 May 2010 (next tobe held in May 2014)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PLD 31, PRD 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote byparty - NA; seats by party - PLD 105, PRD 75, PRSC 3
Ecuadorunicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (124seats; members are elected through a party-list proportionalrepresentation system to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 26 April 2009 (next to be held in 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -PAIS 59, PSP 19, PSC 11, PRIAN 7, MPD 5, PRE 3, other 20; note -defections by members of National Assembly are commonplace,resulting in frequent changes in the numbers of seats held by thevarious parties
Egyptbicameral system consists of the Advisory Council or Majlisal-Shura (Shura Council) that traditionally functions only in aconsultative role (264 seats; 176 members elected by popular vote,88 appointed by the president; members serve six-year terms;mid-term elections for half of the elected members) and the People'sAssembly or Majlis al-Sha'b (518 seats; 508 members elected bypopular vote, 64 seats reserved for women, 10 appointed by thepresident; members serve five-year terms)elections: Advisory Council - last held in June 2007 (next to beheld in 2013); People's Assembly - last held in November-December2010 in one round of voting and one run-off election (next to beheld in 2015)election results: Advisory Council - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - NDP 80, Al-Geel 1, Nasserist 1, NWP 1, Tagammu 1,Tomorrow Party 1, independents 3; People's Assembly - percent ofvote by party - NA; seats by party - NDP 419, NWP 6, Tagammu 5,Democratic Peace Party 1, Social Justice Party 1, Tomorrow Party 1,independents 71, seats undecided 4, seats appointed by president 10
El Salvadorunicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa(84 seats; members elected by direct, popular vote to servethree-year terms)elections: last held on 18 January 2009 (next to be held in March2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -FMLN 35, ARENA 32, PCN 11, PDC 5, CD 1; note - as of 1 January 2011,the current composition of the legislature by seats is as follows:FMLN 35, ARENA 19, GANA 16, PCN 10, PDC 2, CD 1, Independent 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 on 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; memberselected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 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 28, Union of Pro Patria and ResPublica 19, Social Democratic Party 10, Estonian Greens 6, EstonianPeople's Union 6, independent 1
Ethiopiabicameral Parliament consists of the House of Federation(or upper chamber responsible for interpreting the constitution andfederal-regional issues) (108 seats; members chosen by stateassemblies to serve five-year terms) and the House of People'sRepresentatives (or lower chamber responsible for passinglegislation) (547 seats; members directly elected by popular votefrom single-member districts to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 23 May 2010 (next to be held in 2015)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats by party - EPRDF 499,SPDP 24, BGPDP 9, ANDP 8, GPUDM 3, HNL 1, FORUM 1, APDO 1,independent 1
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) and the European Parliament (736 seats; seats allocatedamong member states in proportion to population; members elected bydirect universal suffrage for a five-year term); note - the Councilis the main decision-making body of the EU; leaders of the EU memberstates appointed UK Baroness Catherine Ashton to be the first HighRepresentative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy;Ashton took office on 1 December 2009; her concurrent appointment asVice President of the European Commission - both of which aresubject to confirmation by the European Parliament - endows herposition with the policymaking influence of the Council of the EUand the budgetary influence of the European Commissionelections: last held on 4-7 June 2009 (next to be held in June 2014)election results: percent of vote - EPP 36%, S&D 25%, ALDE 11.4%,Greens/EFA 7.5%, ECR 7.3%, GUE/NGL 4.8%, EFD 4.3%, independents3.7%; seats by party - EPP 265, S&D 184, ALDE 84, Greens/EFA 55, ECR54, GUE/NGL 35, EFD 32, independents 27
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)unicameral Legislative Assembly(10 seats; 2 members are ex officio and 8 are elected by popularvote; members to serve four-year terms); presided over by thegovernorelections: last held on 5 November 2009 (next to be held in November2013)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 8
Faroe Islandsunicameral Faroese Parliament or Logting (33 seats;members elected by popular vote on a proportional basis from theseven constituencies to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 19 January 2008 (next to be held no laterthan January 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - Union Party 21%, SocialDemocratic Party 19.3%, Republican Party 23.3%, People's Party20.1%, Center Party 8.4%, Independence Party 7.2%, other 0.7%; seatsby party - Republican Party 8, Union Party 7, Social DemocraticParty 6, People's Party 7, Center Party 3, Independence Party 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; 14members appointed by the president on the advice of the GreatCouncil of Chiefs, 9 appointed by the president on the advice of thePrime Minister, 8 on the advice of the opposition leader, and 1appointed on the advice of the council of Rotuma) and the House ofRepresentatives (71 seats; 23 members reserved for ethnic Fijians,19 reserved for ethnic Indians, 3 reserved for other ethnic groups,1 reserved 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 on 6-13 May 2006(next to 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; memberselected by popular vote on a proportional basis to serve four-yearterms)elections: last held on 18 March 2007 (next to be held in April 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 (the constituency of Aland)
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; membersindirectly elected by an electoral college to serve six-year terms;one third elected every three years); note - between 2006 and 2011,15 new seats will be added to the Senate for a total of 348 seats -326 for metropolitan France and overseas departments, 2 for NewCaledonia, 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; memberselected by popular vote under a single-member majority system toserve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 21 September 2008 (next to be heldin September 2014); National Assembly - last held on 10 and 17 June2007 (next to be held in June 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - UMP 151, PS 102, PCF 22, MoDem 11, NC 11, Greens 5, PG 2,other 39; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - UMP 46.4%,PS 42.2%, miscellaneous left wing parties 2.5%, PCF 2.3%, NC 2.1%,PRG 1.6%, miscellaneous right wing parties 1.2%, the Greens 0.4%,other 1.2%; seats by party - UMP 313, PS 186, NC 22, miscellaneousleft wing parties 15, PCF 16, miscellaneous right wing parties 9,PRG 7, the Greens 3, other 6
French Polynesiaunicameral Territorial Assembly or AssembleeTerritoriale (57 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: last held on 27 January 2008 (first round) and 10February 2008 (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: two seats were elected to the French Senate on 21 September2008 (next to be held in September 2014); results - percent of voteby party - NA; seats by party - UMP 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 on 18 January 2009 (next to be held inJanuary 2015); National Assembly - last held on 17 and 24 December2006 (next to be held in December 2011)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PDG 75, RPG 6, UGDD 3, CLR 2, PGCI 2, PSD 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; members toserve five-year terms)elections: last held on 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;members to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 21 May 2008 (next to be held in the springof 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - United NationalMovement 59.2%, National Council-New Rights (a Joint Opposition,nine-party bloc) 17.7%, Christian Democratic Movement 8.8%, LaborParty 7.4%, Republican Party 3.8%; seats by party - United NationalMovement 120, National Council-New Rights 16, Christian DemocraticMovement 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 is required tovote as a block) and the Federal Diet 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 elected by direct,popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 7 December 2008 (next to be held on 7December 2012)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 on 11 October 2007 (next to be held not laterthan October 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 elected by direct popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 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; note - seats by party as of15 December 2010 - PASOK 156, ND 86, KKE 21 LAOS 15, SYRIZA 9, DISY5, Democratic Left 4, independents 4 (DISY and Democratic Leftentered parliament as members of ND and SYRIZA, respectively, andthe independents entered parliament as members of PASOK); onlyparties supassing a 3% threshold are entitled to parliamentaryseats; parties need 10 seats to become formal parliamentary groups,but can retain that status if the party participated in the lastelection and received the minimum 3% threshold
Greenlandunicameral Parliament or Landsting (31 seats; memberselected 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 by November 2011);percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Siumut 1, InuitAtaqatigiit 1
Grenadabicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (13 seats, 10members appointed by the government and 3 by the leader of theopposition) and the House of Representatives (15 seats; memberselected by popular 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 elected by popularvote to serve two-year terms)elections: last held on 2 November 2010 (next to be held in November2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -Democratic Party 9, Republican Party 6note: Guam elects one nonvoting delegate to the US House ofRepresentatives; election last held on 2 November 2010 (next to beheld in November 2012); results - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - Democratic Party 1
Guatemalaunicameral Congress of the Republic or Congreso de laRepublica (158 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held on 9 September 2007 (next to be held inSeptember 2011)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; memberselected by popular vote to serve four-year terms); note - Alderneyand Sark have parliamentselections: last held on 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 elected by a mixed system of directpopular vote and proportional party lists)elections: last held on 30 June 2002 (legislative elections firstdue in 2007 have been rescheduled multiple times and are currentlyunscheduled)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 elected by popular vote toserve four-year terms)elections: last held on 16 November 2008 (next to be held in 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; members to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 28 August 2006 (next to be held by August2011)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 elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms); note - in reestablishing the Senate in 2006, thecandidate in each department receiving the most votes in the lastelection serves six years, the candidate with the second most votesserves four years, and the candidate with the third most votesserves two yearselections: Senate - last held on 28 November 2010 with run-offelections scheduled for 16 January 2011 (next regular election, forone third of seats, to be held in 2012); Chamber of Deputies - lastheld on 28 November 2010 with run-off elections schedule for 16January 2011 (next regular election to be held in 2014)election results: 2010 election results are not final; 2006 Senate -percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - L'ESPWA 11, FUSION5, OPL 4, FL 3, LAAA 2, UNCRH 2, PONT 2, ALYANS 1; 2006 Chamber ofDeputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - L'ESPWA23, FUSION 17, FRN 12, OPL 10, ALYANS 10, LAAA 5, MPH 3, MOCHRENA 3,other 10; results for six other seats contested on 3 December 2006remain unknown
Holy See (Vatican City)unicameral Pontifical Commission for VaticanCity State
Hondurasunicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional (128seats; members elected proportionally by department to servefour-year terms)elections: last held on 29 November 2009 (next to be held inNovember 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -PNH 71, PL 45, PDC 5, PUD 4, PINU 3
Hong Kongunicameral Legislative Council or LegCo (60 seats; 30members indirectly elected by functional constituencies, 30 electedby popular vote; members serve four-year terms)note: the LegCo voted in June 2010 to expand to 70 seats for thenext election; the measure was approved by the National People'sCongress Standing Committee in August 2010; the 10 new seats will bechosen by popular voteelections: last held on 7 September 2008 (next to be held inSeptember 2012)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 elected by popular vote under a system of proportional anddirect representation to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 11 and 25 April 2010 (next to be held inApril 2014)election results: percent of vote by party (5% or more of the voterequired for parliamentary representation in the first round) -Fidesz 52.7%, MSzP 19.3%, Jobbik 16.7%, LMP 7.5%; seats by party -Fidesz 263, MSzP 59, Jobbik 47, LMP 16, independent 1
Icelandunicameral Parliament or Althing (63 seats; members electedby popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 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 4note: the Citizens' Movement disintegrated in September 2009; threeof its former MPs are now represented under the banner of TheMovement and the fourth former MP is an independent
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 members elected bypopular vote, 2 appointed by the president; members serve five-yearterms)elections: People's Assembly - last held in five phases on 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; note - seats by party as November 2009 - INC 207, BJP 116,SP 22, BSP 21, JD (U) 20, AITC 19, 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; it consists of members of the DPRand DPD and has role in inaugurating and impeaching the presidentand in amending the constitution but does not formulate nationalpolicy; House of Representatives or Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR)(560 seats, members elected to serve five-year terms), formulatesand passes legislation at the national level; House of RegionalRepresentatives (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah or DPD), constitutionallymandated role includes providing legislative input to DPR on issuesaffecting regions (132 members, four from each of Indonesia's 30provinces, two special regions, and one special capital citydistrict)elections: last held on 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 107,PDI-P 94, PKS 57, PAN 46, PPP 37, PKB 28, GERINDRA 26, HANURA 17note: 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 on 14 March 2008 with a runoff held on 25 April2008 (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 (325 seats consisting of317 members elected by an optional open-list, proportionalrepresentation system and 8 seats reserved for minorities; membersserve four-year terms); note - Iraq's Constitution calls for theestablishment of an upper house, the Federation Councilelections: last held on 7 March 2010 for an enlarged 325-seatparliament; next election to be held in 2014election results: Council of Representatives - percent of vote bycoalition - Iraqi National Movement 25.9%, State of Law coalition25.8%, Iraqi National Alliance 19.4%, Kurdistan Alliance 15.3%,Goran (Change) List 4.4%, Tawafuq Front 2.7%, Iraqi Unity Alliance2.9%, Kurdistan Islamic Union 2.3%, Kurdistan Islamic Group 1.4%;seats by coalition - Iraqi National Movement 91, State of LawCoalition 89, Iraqi National Alliance 70, Kurdistan Alliance 43,Goran (Change) List 8, Tawafuq Front 6, Iraqi Unity Alliance 4,Kurdistan Islamic Union 4, Kurdistan Islamic Group 2, seats reservedfor minorities 8
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; memberselected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representationto serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held in July 2007 (next to be held probablyin early 2011); House of Representatives - last held on 24 May 2007(next to be held probably in early 2011)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 1; note- through dissertions and attrition the makeup of both houses isgreatly changednote: on 8 November 2008, delegates voted to disband the ProgressiveDemocrats, and in November 2009 it officially stopped operating as apolitical party
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; memberselected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Keys - last held on 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, Manx Labor Party 1,independents 21
Israelunicameral Knesset (120 seats; political parties are electedby popular vote and assigned seats for members on a proportionalbasis; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 10 February 2009 (next scheduled election tobe held 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%, National Union 3.4%, Hadash 3.4%, The JewishHome 3%, The New Movement-Meretz 3%, Balad 2.6%; seats by party -Kadima 28, Likud-Ahi 27, YB 15, Labor 13, SHAS 11, United TorahJudaism 5, United Arab List 4, National Union 4, HADASH 4, TheJewish Home 3, The New Movement-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; members to serve five-year terms; and up to5 senators for life appointed by the president of the Republic) andthe Chamber of Deputies or Camera dei Deputati (630 seats; memberselected by popular vote with the winning national coalitionreceiving 54% of chamber seats; members to serve five-year terms);note - it has not been clarified if each president has the power todesignate up to five senators or if five is the number of senatorsfor life who might sit in the Senateelections: Senate - last held on 13-14 April 2008 (next to be heldin April 2013); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 13-14 April 2008(next to be held in 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 elected by popular voteto serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 3 September 2007 (next to be held no laterthan October 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 cabinetelections: House of Councillors - last held on 11 July 2010 (next tobe held in July 2013); House of Representatives - last held on 30August 2009 (next to be held by August 2013)election results: House of Councillors - percent of vote by party -DPJ 31.6%, LDP 24.1%, YP 13.6%, NK 13.1%, JCP 6.1%, SDP 3.8%, others7.7%; seats by party - DPJ 106, LDP 84, NK 19, YP 11, JCP 6, SDP 4,others 12House of Representatives - percent of vote by party (by proportionalrepresentation) - DPJ 42.4%, LDP 26.7%, NK 11.5%, JCP 7.0%, SDP4.3%, others 8.1%; seats by party - DPJ 308, LDP 119, NK 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 include the Dean of Jersey,the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General appointed by themonarch)elections: last held on 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 (60seats; members appointed by the monarch to serve four-year terms)and the Chamber of Deputies, also called the House ofRepresentatives or Majlis al-Nuwaab (120 seats; members electedusing a single, non-transferable vote system in multi-memberdistricts to serve four-year terms); note - the new electoral lawenacted in May 2010 allocated an additional 10 seats (6 seats addedto the number reserved for women, bringing the total to 12; 2additional seats for Amman; and 1 seat each for the cities of Zarqaand Irbid; unchanged are 9 seats reserved for Christian candidates,9 for Bedouin candidates, and 3 for Jordanians of Chechen orCircassian descentelections: Chamber of Deputies - last held on 9 November 2010 (nextscheduled in 2014); note - the King dissolved the previous Chamberof Deputies in November 2009, midway through the parliamentary termelection results: Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - independents and other 120 (includes 12 seatsfilled by women's quota and 1 woman was directly elected); note -the IAF boycotted the election
Kazakhstanbicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (47 seats; 15members are appointed by the president; 32 members elected by localassemblies; 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 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 in October 2008 (next to beheld in 2011); Mazhilis - last held on 18 August 2007 (next to beheld in 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 0.8% Ruhaniyat 0.4%; seats by party - Nur-Otan98; note - parties had to achieve a threshold of 7% of theelectorate to qualify for seats in the Mazhilis; changes toelectoral legislation enacted since the 2007 election now ensurethat the second-placed party will enter the Majilis at the nextparliamentary election, even if it does not clear the 7% threshold
Kenyaunicameral National Assembly or Bunge usually referred to asParliament (224 seats; 210 members elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms, 12 nominated members appointed by the president butselected by the parties in proportion to their parliamentary votetotals, 2 ex-officio members)elections: last held on 27 December 2007 (next to be held inDecember 2012)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); members 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 on 8 March 2009 (next 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; 245members elected in single-seat constituencies, 54 elected byproportional representation; members serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 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, PPA 8, DLP 5, RKP 1, independents 9
Kosovounicameral national Assembly (120 seats; 100 seats directlyelected, 10 seats guaranteed for ethnic Serbs, 10 seats guaranteedfor other ethnic minorities; members to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 17 November 2007 (next expected to be heldin 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 on 16 May 2009 (next election to be held in2013)election results: percent of vote by bloc - NA; seats by bloc -tribal MPs 25 (all Sunni Muslims, and represented primarily by theAl-Mutairi, Al-Azmi, Al-Ajmi, and Al-Rasheedi tribes), Shia Muslims9, liberals 7, independents 6, Salafi (Sunni) Islamists 3
Kyrgyzstanunicameral Supreme Council or Jogorku Kengesh (120 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 10 October 2007 (next to be held in 2015)election results: Supreme Council - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - Ata-Jurt 28, SDPK 26, Ar-Namys 25, Respublika 23,Ata-Meken 18
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 on 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 electedby proportional representation from party lists by popular vote toserve four-year terms)elections: last held on 2 October 2010 (next to be held in October2014)election results: percent of vote by party - Unity bloc 31.2%, SC26%, ZZS 19.7%, National Alliance 7.7%, For a Good Latvia bloc 7.7%;seats by party - Unity Coalition 33, SC 29, ZZS 22, NationalAlliance 8, For a Good Latvia 8
Lebanonunicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-Nuwab (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 to servefive-year terms)elections: last held on 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 on 11 October 2005 (next to be held inOctober 2011); House of Representatives - last held on 11 October2005 (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 15; note - the UPnow holds 13 out of 30 senate seats and 16 out of 64 house seatsfollowing a merger with several smaller parties in 2009note: 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; memberselected by popular vote under proportional representation to servefour-year terms)elections: last held on 8 February 2009 (next to be held in February2013)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 memberselected by popular vote, 70 elected by proportional representation;members to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 12 and 26 October 2008 (next to be held inOctober 2012)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; note - seats by faction as of 15 March 2010 -TS-LKD 46, LSDP 25, TT 18, Christian Party 12, LS 11, DP 10, LCS 7,TPP 7, unaffiliated 5; note - TS-LKD, LS, LCS, and TPP form theruling coalition
Luxembourgunicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (60seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 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; members to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 20 September 2009 (next to be held inSeptember 2013)election results: percent of vote - UPD 14.9%, ACUM 12%, APMD 11.6%,NUDM 9.9%, UPP 9.9%, ANMD 7.8%, UMG 7.3%, MUDAR 5.5%, others 21.1%;seats by political group - UPD 2, ACUM 2, APMD 2, NUMD 1, UPP 1,ANMD 1, UMG 1, MUDAR 1; 10 seats filled by professional and businessgroups; 7 members appointed by the 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 on 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