Madagascarbicameral legislature consists of a Senate or Senat (100seats; two-thirds of the members appointed by regional assemblies;the remaining one-third appointed by the president; members to servefour-year terms) and a National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (127seats - reduced from 160 seats by an April 2007 national referendum;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: National Assembly - last held on 23 September 2007 (nextto be held on 16 March 2011); note - a power-sharing agreement inthe summer 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 on 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 members appointed by the king, 26 electedby 13 state legislatures to serve three-year terms with a two termlimit) and House of Representatives or Dewan Rakyat (222 seats;members elected by popular vote to 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 increased the numberof seats to 77 from 50elections: last held on 9 May 2009 (next to be held in 2014)election results: percent of vote - DRP 36.4%, MDP 33.8 %, PA 9.1%,DQP 2.6% Republican Party 1.2%, independents 16.9%; seats by party -DRP 28, MDP 26, PA 7, DQP 2, Republican Party 1, independents 13
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 (ADEMA 51, URD 34, MPR 8, CNID 7, UDD 3, and other10), FDR coalition 15 (RPM 11, PARENA 4), SADI 4, 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 Parliamentelected in 2008 is composed of 69 seats; when the political partywinning the 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%, PL 48.8%,other 1.9%; seats by party - PN 35, PL 34
Marshall Islandsunicameral legislature or Nitijela (33 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 19 November 2007 (next to be held byNovember 2011)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 for Mauritanians abroad to serve six-year terms; aportion of seats up for election every two years) and the NationalAssembly or Al Jamiya Al Wataniya (95 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on November 2009; National Assembly -last held on 19 November and 3 December 2006 (next to be held in2011)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - CPM (Coalition of Majority Parties) 45, COD (Coordination ofDemocratic Opposition) 7, RNRD-TAWASSOUL 4; National Assembly -percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPM 63 (UPR 50, PRDR7, UDP 3, HATEM-PMUC 2, RD 1), COD 27 (RFD 9, UFP 6, APP 6,PNDD-ADIL 6), RNRD-TAWASSOUL 4, FP 1
Mauritiusunicameral National Assembly (70 seats; 62 members electedby popular vote, 8 appointed by the election commission to giverepresentation to various ethnic minorities; members to servefive-year terms)elections: last held on 5 May 2010 (next to be held in 2015)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - AF41, MMM 18, MR 2, MSF 1; appointed seats - to be assigned 8
Mayotteunicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats;members are elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms)elections: last held on 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 electedby popular vote to serve six-year terms, and 32 seats allocated onthe basis of each party's popular vote) and the Chamber of Deputiesor Camara de Diputados (500 seats; 300 members are elected bypopular vote; remaining 200 members are allocated on the basis ofeach party's popular vote; members to serve three-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 2 July 2006 for all of the seats(next to be held on 1 July 2012); Chamber of Deputies - last held on5 July 2009 (next to be held on 1 July 2012)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- PRI 237, PAN 143, PRD 72, PVEM 21, PT 13, CD 6, other 8; note - asof 1 January 2011, the current composition of the Senate is: PAN 50,PRI 33, PRD 25, PVEM 6, CD 6, PT 5, independent 3; the currentcomposition of the Chamber of Deputies is: PRI 237, PAN 142, PRD 69,PVEM 21, PT 13, CD 8, other 10
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 on 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 on an at-large basis by popular vote to serve four-yearterms)elections: last held on 28 November 2010 (next to be held in 2014);note - this was the third parliamentary election in less than twoyears; the earlier parliaments (elected 5 April 2009 and 29 July2009) could not agree on a presidential candidateelection results: percent of vote by party - PCRM 39.3%, PLDM 29.4%,PD 12.7%, PL 10%, other 8.6%; seats by party - PCRM 42, PLDM 32, PD15, PL 12; note - the PLDM, PD, and PL governing coalition, termedthe Alliance for European Integration, has 59 seats; it remains 2votes short of the 61 needed to elect a new president
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 on 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 on 29 June 2008 (next to be held in June 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -MPP 46, DP 27, others 3
Montenegrounicameral Assembly (81 seats; members elected by directvote to serve four-year terms; note - seats increased from 74 seatsin 2006)elections: last held on 29 March 2009 (next to be held in 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - Coalition for EuropeanMontenegro 51.94%, SNP 16.83%, NOVA 9.22%, PZP 6.03%, other(including Albanian minority parties) 15.98%; seats by party -Coalition for European Montenegro 48, SNP 16, NOVA 8, PZP 5,Albanian minority parties 4
Montserratunicameral Legislative Council (11 seats; 9 memberspopularly elected to serve five-year terms; the attorney general andfinancial secretary sit as ex-officio members)elections: last held on 8 September 2009 (next to be held by 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -MCAP 6, independents 3
Moroccobicameral Parliament consists of the Chamber of Counselors(or upper house) (270 seats; members elected indirectly by localcouncils, professional organizations, and labor syndicates to servenine-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 to servefive-year terms)elections: Chamber of Counselors - last held on 3 October 2009 (nextto be held in 2012); Chamber of Representatives - last held on 7September 2007 (next to be held in 2012)election results: Chamber of Counselors - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - NA; Chamber of Representatives - percent ofvote by party - NA; seats by party - PI 52, PJD 46, MP 41, RNI 39,USFP 38, UC 27, PPS 17, FFD 9, MDS 9, Al Ahd 8, other 39
Mozambiqueunicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia daRepublica (250 seats; members directly elected by popular vote toserve five-year terms)elections: last held on 28 October 2009 (next to be held in 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - FRELIMO 74.7%, RENAMO17.7%, MDM 3.9%, other 3.7%; seats by party - FRELIMO 191, RENAMO51, MDM 8
Namibiabicameral legislature consists of the National Council,primarily an advisory body (26 seats; two members chosen from eachregional council to serve six-year terms), and the National Assembly(72 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: National Council - elections for regional councils todetermine members of the National Council held on 29-30 November2004 (next to be held on 26-27 November 2010); National Assembly -last held on 26-27 November 2009 (next to be held in November 2014)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 75.3%, RDP 11.3%, DTA 3.1%, NUDO 3.0%, UDF 2.4%,APP 1.4%, RP 0.8%, COD 0.7%, SWANU 0.6%, other 1.3%; seats by party- SWAPO 54, RDP 8, DTA 2, NUDO 2, UDF 2, APP 1, RP 1, COD 1, SWANU 1
Nauruunicameral parliament (18 seats; members elected by popularvote to serve three-year terms)elections: last held on 19 June 2010 (next to be held in 2013)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 18
Nepalunicameral Constituent Assembly (601 seats; 240 memberselected by direct popular vote, 335 by proportional representation,and 26 appointed by the Cabinet (Council of Ministers))elections: last held on 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 Sadbhawana Party 5%, other 15%; seats by party - CPN-M220, NC 110, CPN-UML 103, Madhesi People's Rights Forum 52, TeraiMadhes Democratic Party 20, Sadbhawana Party 9, other smallerparties 56; note - 26 seats filled by the new Cabinet and areincluded in the seat totals above
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 9 June 2010 (next to be heldby May 2015)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 - VVD 20.5%, PvdA 19.6%, PVV,15.4%, CDA 13.6%, SP 9.8%, D66 6.9%, GL 6.7%, CU 3.2, other 4.3%;seats by party - VVD 31, PvdA 30, PVV 24, CDA 21, SP 15, D66 10, GL10, CU 5, other 4
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 on 9 May 2009 (next to be held on10 May 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 on 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 on 10 and 17 June 2007 (nextto be held in June 2012); results - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - UMP 2
New Zealandunicameral House of Representatives - commonly calledParliament (usually 120 seats; 70 members elected by popular vote insingle-member constituencies including 7 Maori constituencies, 50proportional seats chosen from party lists; serve three-year terms)elections: last held on 8 November 2008 (next to be held not laterthan 27 November 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - National Party 44.9%,Labor Party 34%, Green Party 6.7%, NZ First 4%, ACT Party 3.7%,Maori 2.4%, Progressive 0.9%, United Front 0.9%, other 6.6%; seatsby party - National Party 58, Labor Party 43, Green Party 9, ACTParty 5, Maori 5, Progressive 1, United Front 1note: results of 2008 election saw the total number of seatsincrease to 122
Nicaraguaunicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (92seats; 90 members elected by proportional representation and partylists to serve five-year terms; 1 seat for the previous president, 1seat for the runner-up in previous presidential election)elections: last held on 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 1May 2009: seats by party - FSLN 38, PLC 20, BDN 17, ALN 6, MRS 3,APRE 1, Independent 7
Nigerunicameral National Assembly (113 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 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 on 21 April 2007 (next to be held inApril 2011); House of Representatives - last held on 21 April 2007(next to be held on 15 January 2011)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PDP 85, ANPP 16, AC 6, PPA 1, ACCORD 1; House ofRepresentatives - percent of vote by party - PDP 65.1%, ANPP 21.6%,AC 8.8%, PPA 0.8%, LP 0.8%; seats by party - PDP 263, ANPP 63, AC30, PPA 3, LP 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 on 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; members to serve three-yearterms)elections: last held on 17 March 2010 (next to be held in 2013)election results: seats - independents 9 (note - no politicalparties)
Northern Mariana Islandsbicameral legislature consists of theSenate (9 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-yearstaggered terms) and the House of Representatives (20 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 7 November 2009 (next to be held inNovember 2011); House of Representatives - last held on 7 November2009 (next to be held in November 2011)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 on 2 November2010 (next to be held in November 2012); seats by party -independent 1
Norwaymodified unicameral Parliament or Storting (169 seats;members elected by popular vote by proportional representation toserve four-year terms)elections: last held on 14 September 2009 (next to be held inSeptember 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - DNA 35.4%, FrP 22.9%, H17.2%, SV 6.2%, Sp 6.2%, KrF 5.5%, V 3.9%, other 2.7%; seats byparty - DNA 64, FrP 41, H 30, SV 11, Sp 11, KrF 10, V 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
Omanbicameral Majlis Oman consists of Majlis al-Dawla or upperchamber (71 seats; members appointed by the monarch; has onlyadvisory powers and Majlis al-Shura or lower chamber (84 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms; body hasonly advisory powers)elections: last held on 27 October 2007 (next to be held in 2011)election results: new candidates won 46 seats and 38 members of theoutgoing Majlis kept their positions; none of the 20 femalecandidates was elected
Pakistanbicameral parliament or Majlis-e-Shoora consists of theSenate (100 seats; members indirectly elected by provincialassemblies and the territories' representatives in the NationalAssembly to serve six-year terms; one half are elected every threeyears) and the National Assembly (342 seats; 272 members elected bypopular vote; 60 seats reserved for women; 10 seats reserved fornon-Muslims; members serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 3 March 2009 (next to be held inMarch 2012); National Assembly - last held on 18 February 2008 withby-elections on 26 June 2008 (next to be held in 2013)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PPPP 27, PML-Q 21, MMA 9, PML-N 7, ANP 6, MQM 6, JUI-F 4,BNP-A 2, JWP 1, NPP 1, PKMAP 1, PML-F 1, PPP 1, independents 13;National Assembly - percent of votes by party - NA; seats by partyas of October 2010 - PPPP 127, PML-N 90, PML 51, MQM 25, ANP 13,JUI-F 8, PML-F 5, BNP-A 1, NPP 1, PPP-S 1, independents 18, unfilledseats - 2
Palaubicameral National Congress or Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK)consists of the Senate (9 seats; members elected by popular vote ona population basis to serve four-year terms) and the House ofDelegates (16 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 4 November 2008 (next to be held inNovember 2012); House of Delegates - last held on 4 November 2008(next to be held in November 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote - NA; seats -independents 9; House of Delegates - percent of vote - NA; seats -independents 16
Panamaunicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (71 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 3 May 2009 (next to be held in May 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -PRD 26, Panamenista 22, CD 14, UP 4, Independent 2, MOLIRENA 2, PP 1note: legislators from outlying rural districts chosen on aplurality basis while districts located in more populous towns andcities elect multiple legislators by means of a proportion-basedformula
Papua New Guineaunicameral National Parliament (109 seats, 89filled from open electorates and 20 from provinces and nationalcapital district; members elected by popular vote to serve five-yearterms); constitution allows up to 126 seatselections: last held from 30 June to 10 July 2007; next to be heldin June 2012election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA27, PNGP 8, PAP 6, URP 6, PANGU PATI 5, PDM 5, independents 19,others 33; note - election to 1 seat was nullifiednote: 15 other parties won 4 or fewer seats; association withpolitical parties is fluid
Paraguaybicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consistsof the Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (45 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and the Chamber ofDeputies or Camara de Diputados (80 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: Chamber of Senators - last held on 20 April 2008 (next tobe held in April 2013); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 20 April2008 (next to be held in April 2013)election results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - ANR 15, PLRA 14, UNACE 9, PPQ 4, other 3;Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party- ANR 30, PLRA 27, UNACE 15, PPQ 3, APC 2, other 3; note - as of 1January 2010, the composition of the Chamber of Deputies is ANR 30,PLRA 29, UNACE 15, PPQ 4, other 2
Peruunicameral Congress of the Republic of Peru or Congreso de laRepublica del Peru (120 seats; members are elected by popular voteto serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 9 April 2006 (next to be held in April 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - UPP 21.2%, PAP 20.6%,UN 15.3%, AF 13.1%, FC 7.1%, PP 4.1%, RN 4.0%, other 14.6%; seats byparty - UPP 45, PAP 36, UN 17, AF 13, FC 5, PP 2, RN 2
Philippinesbicameral Congress or Kongreso consists of the Senate orSenado (24 seats - one-half elected every three years; memberselected at large by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and theHouse of Representatives or Kapulungan Ng Nga Kinatawan; the Househas 287 seats including 230 members in one tier representingdistricts and 57 sectoral party-list members in a second tierrepresenting special minorities elected on the basis of one seat forevery 2% of the total vote but are limited to three seats; a partyrepresented in one tier may not hold seats in the other tier; allHouse members are elected by popular vote to serve three-year termsnote: the constitution limits the House of Representatives to 250members; the number of members allowed was increased, however,through legislation when in April 2009 the Philippine Supreme Courtruled that additional party members could sit in the House ofRepresentatives if they received the required number of voteselections: Senate - elections last held on 10 May 2010 (next to beheld in May 2013); House of Representatives - elections last held on10 May 2010 (next to be held in May 2013)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Lakas-Kampi CMD 4, LP 4, NP 4, NPC 2, PMP 2, LDP 1, PRP 1,independents 5; note - there are 23 rather than 24 sitting senatorsbecause one senator was elected mayor of Manila; House ofRepresentatives - percent of vote by party - Lakas-Kampi CMD 38.4%,LP 20.3%, NPC 15.4%, NP 11.5%, independents 7.1%, others 7.3%; seatsby party - Lakas-Kampi CMD 104, LP 45, NPC 31, NP 26, others 17,independents 7, party-list 56
Pitcairn Islandsunicameral Island Council (11 seats; mayor, deputymayor, 4 members elected by popular vote, 1 member appointed by thegovernor, 3 ex officio members including governor, deputy governor,and commissioner; deputy mayor and elected members serve two-yearterms)elections: last held on 24 December 2009 (next to be held on 24December 2011)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents
Polandbicameral legislature consists of an upper house, the Senateor Senat (100 seats; members elected by a majority vote on aprovincial basis to serve four-year terms), and a lower house, theSejm (460 seats; members elected under a complex system ofproportional representation to serve four-year terms); thedesignation of National Assembly or Zgromadzenie Narodowe is onlyused on those rare occasions when the two houses meet jointlyelections: Senate - last held on 21 October 2007 (next to be held byOctober 2011); Sejm - last held on 21 October 2007 (next to be heldby October 2011)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PO 60, PiS 39, independents 1; Sejm - percent of vote byparty - PO 41.5%, PiS 32.1%, LiD 13.2%, PSL 8.9%, other 4.3%; seatsby party - PO 209, PiS 166, LiD 53, PSL 31, German minorities 1;note - seats by party as of December 2010 - PO 203, PiS 147, SLD 44,PSL 31, PJN 17, SPDL 4, DKP_SD 3, German minorities 1, Independents9, Vacant 1note: one seat is assigned to ethnic minority parties in the Sejmonly
Portugalunicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia daRepublica (230 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held on 27 September 2009 (next to be held in fall2013)election results: percent of vote by party - PS 42%, PSD 35%, CDS/PP9%, BE 7%, CDU 7%; seats by party - PS 97, PSD 81, CDS/PP 21, BE 16,CDU 15
Puerto Ricobicameral Legislative Assembly consists of the Senate(at least 27 seats; members directly elected by popular vote toserve four-year terms) and the House of Representatives (51 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 4 November 2008 (next to be held inNovember 2012); House of Representatives - last held on 4 November2008 (next to be held in November 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PNP 81.5%, PPD18.5%; seats by party - PNP 22, PPD 5; House of Representatives -percent of vote by party - PNP 72.5%, PPD 27.5%; seats by party -PNP 37, PPD 14note: Puerto Rico elects, by popular vote, a resident commissionerto serve a four-year term as a nonvoting representative in the USHouse of Representatives; aside from not voting on the House floor,he enjoys all the rights of a member of Congress; elections lastheld 4 November 2008 (next to be held in November 2012); results -percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PNP 1
Qatarunicameral Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura (35 seats;members appointed)note: no legislative elections have been held since 1970 when therewere partial elections to the body; Council members have had theirterms extended every year since the new constitution came into forceon 9 June 2005; the constitution provides for a new 45-memberAdvisory Council or Majlis al-Shura; the public would elect 30members and the Amir would appoint 15; elections to the Majlisal-Shura are tentatively scheduled for June 2010
Romaniabicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate orSenat (137 seats; members elected by popular vote in a mixedelectoral system to serve four-year terms) and the Chamber ofDeputies or Camera Deputatilor (334 seats; members elected bypopular vote in a mixed electoral system to serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 30 November 2008 (next expected tobe held in November 2012); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 30November 2008 (next expected to be held in November 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote by alliance/party -PSD-PC 34.2%, PDL 33.6%, PNL 18.7%, UDMR 6.4%, other 7.1%; seats byalliance/party - PSD-PC 49, PDL 51, PNL 28, UDMR 9; Chamber ofDeputies - percent of vote by alliance/party - PSD-PC 33.1%, PDL32.4%, PNL 18.6%, UDMR 6.2%, ethnic minorities 3.6%, other 6.1%;seats by alliance/party - PDL 115, PSD-PC 114, PNL 65, UDMR 22,ethnic minorities 18
Russiabicameral Federal Assembly or Federalnoye Sobraniye consistsof an upper house, the Federation Council or Sovet Federatsii (166seats; as of July 2000, members appointed by the top executive andlegislative officials in each of the 83 federal administrative units- oblasts, krays, republics, autonomous okrugs and oblasts, and thefederal cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg; members to servefour-year terms) and a lower house, the State Duma orGosudarstvennaya Duma (450 seats; as of 2007, all members elected byproportional representation from party lists winning at least 7% ofthe vote; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: State Duma - last held on 2 December 2007 (next to beheld in December 2011)election results: State Duma - United Russia 64.3%, CPRF 11.5%, LDPR8.1%, Just Russia 7.7%, other 8.4%; total seats by party - UnitedRussia 315, CPRF 57, LDPR 40, Just Russia 38
Rwandabicameral Parliament consists of Senate (26 seats; 12 memberselected by local councils, 8 appointed by the president, 4 appointedby the Political Organizations Forum, 2 represent institutions ofhigher learning; members to serve eight-year terms) and Chamber ofDeputies (80 seats; 53 members elected by popular vote, 24 womenelected by local bodies, 3 selected by youth and disabilityorganizations; members to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - members appointed as part of the transitionalgovernment (next to be held in 2011); Chamber of Deputies - lastheld on 15 September 2008 (next to be held in September 2013)election results: percent of vote by party - RPF 78.8%, PSD 13.1%,PL 7.5%; seats by party - RPF 42, PSD 7, PL 4, additional 27 membersindirectly elected
Saint Barthelemyunicameral Territorial Council (19 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 1 and 8 July 2007 (next to be held in July2012)election results: percent of vote by party - SBA 72.2%,Action-Equilibre-Transparence 9.9%, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy7.9%, Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 9.9%; seats by party - SBA 16,Action-Equilibre-Transparence 1, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy 1,Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 1note: Saint Barthelemy elects one seat to the French Senate;election last held on 21 September 2008 (next to be held inSeptember 2014); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - UMP 1
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunhaunicameral LegislativeCouncil (17 seats, including a speaker and deputy speaker, 12elected, and three ex officio members; members elected by popularvote to serve four-year terms)note: the Constitution Order provides for separate Island Councilsfor both Ascension and Tristan da Cunhaelections: last held on 4 November 2009 (next to be held in 2013)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 12
Saint Kitts and Nevisunicameral National Assembly (14 seats, 3appointed and 11 popularly elected from single-memberconstituencies; members serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 25 January 2010 (next to be held by 2015)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -SKNLP 6, CCM 2, PAM 2, NRP 1
Saint Luciabicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (11 seats;six members appointed on the advice of the prime minister, three onthe advice of the leader of the opposition, and two afterconsultation with religious, economic, and social groups) and theHouse of Assembly (17 seats; members elected by popular vote toserve five-year terms)elections: House of Assembly - last held on 11 December 2006 (nextto be held in December 2011)election results: House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - UWP50%, SLP 46.9%, other 3.1%; seats by party - UWP 11, SLP 6
Saint Martinunicameral Territorial Council (23 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 1 and 8 July 2007 (next to be held in July2012)election results: percent of seats by party - UPP 49%, RRR 42.2%,Reussir Saint-Martin 8.9%; seats by party - UPP 16, RRR 6, ReussirSaint-Martin 1note: Saint Martin elects one member to the French Senate; electionlast held on 21 September 2008 (next to be held in September 2014);results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 1
Saint Pierre and Miquelonunicameral Territorial Council or ConseilTerritorial (19 seats, 15 from Saint Pierre and four from Miquelon;members elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)elections: elections last held on 19 and 26 in March 2006 (next tobe held in March 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - AD16, Cap sur l'Avenir 2, SPM 2000/AM 1note: Saint Pierre and Miquelon elect one member to the FrenchSenate; elections last held on 21 September 2008 (next to be held inSeptember 2014); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - UMP 1; Saint Pierre and Miquelon also elects one member tothe French National Assembly; elections last held on, first round -10 June 2007, second round - 17 June 2007 (next to be held in 2012);results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LeftRadical Party 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines unicameral House of Assembly (21 seats, 15 elected representatives and 6 appointed senators; representatives elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held on 13 December 2010 (next to be held in 2015) election results: percent of vote by party - ULP 51.6%, NDP 47.8%; seats by party - ULP 8, NDP 7
Samoaunicameral Legislative Assembly or Fono (49 seats, 47 memberselected by voters affiliated with traditional village-basedelectoral districts, 2 elected by independent, mostly non-Samoan orpart-Samoan, voters who cannot, (or choose not to) establish avillage affiliation; only chiefs (matai) may stand for election tothe Fono from the 47 village-based electorates; members servefive-year terms)elections: election last held on 31 March 2006 (next election to beheld not later than March 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -HRPP 35, SDUP 10, independents 4
San Marinounicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grandee Generale (60 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: last held on 9 November 2008 (next to be held by June2013)election results: percent of vote by party - Pact for San Marinocoalition 54.2%: PDCS 31.9%, AP 11.5%, Freedom List 6.3%, San MarinoUnion of Moderates 4.2%; Reforms and Freedom coalition 45.8%: Partyof Socialists and Democrats 32%, United Left 8.6%, Democrats of theCenter 4.9%; seats by party - Pact for San Marino coalition 35: PDCS22, AP 7, the Freedom List 4, San Marino Union of Moderates 2;Reforms and Freedom coalition 25: Party of Socialists and Democrats18, United Left 5, Democrats of the Center 2
Sao Tome and Principeunicameral National Assembly or AssembleiaNacional (55 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held on 1 August 2010 (next to be held in 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -ADI 26, MLSTP 21, PCD 7, MDFM 1
Saudi ArabiaConsultative Council or Majlis al-Shura (150 membersand a chairman appointed by the monarch to serve four-year terms);note - though the Council of Ministers announced in October 2003 itsintent to introduce elections for a third of the Majlis al-Shuraincrementally over a period of four to five years, to date no suchelections have been held or announced
Senegalbicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate, reinstitutedin 2007, (100 seats; 35 members indirectly elected and 65 membersappointed by the president) and the National Assembly or AssembleeNationale (150 seats; 90 members elected by direct popular vote and60 elected by proportional representation from party lists to servefive-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 19 August 2007 (next to be held -NA); National Assembly - last held on 3 June 2007 (next to be heldin 2012); note - the National Assembly in December 2005 voted topostpone legislative elections originally scheduled for 2006;legislative elections were first rescheduled to coincide with the 25February 2007 presidential elections and later for 3 June 2007; theelection was boycotted by 12 opposition parties, including theformer ruling Socialist Party, which resulted in a record-low 35%voter turnoutelection results: Senate results - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - PDS 34, AJ/PADS 1, 65 appointed by the president;National Assembly results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - SOPI Coalition 131, other 19
Serbiaunicameral National Assembly (250 seats; deputies electedaccording to party lists to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 11 May 2008 (next to be held in May 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - For a European Serbiacoalition 38.4%, SRS 29.5%, DSS-NS 11.6%, SPS-led coalition 7.6%,LPD 5.2%, other 7.7%; seats by party - For a European Serbiacoalition 102, SRS 57, DSS-NS 30, SNS 21, SPS-led coalition 20, LDP13, other 7
Seychellesunicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (34seats; 25 members elected by popular vote, 9 allocated on aproportional basis to parties winning at least 10% of the vote;members to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 10-12 May 2007 (next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - SPPF 56.2%, SNP 43.8%;seats by party - SPPF 23, SNP 11
Sierra Leoneunicameral Parliament (124 seats; 112 members electedby popular vote, 12 filled by paramount chiefs elected in separateelections; members to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 11 August 2007 (next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -APC 59, SLPP 43, PMDC 10
Singaporeunicameral Parliament (84 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, thereare up to 9 nominated members; up to three losing oppositioncandidates who came closest to winning seats may be appointed as"nonconstituency" memberselections: last held on 6 May 2006 (next to be held by February 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - PAP 66.6%, WP 16.3%,SDA 13%, SDP 4.1%; seats by party - PAP 82, WP 1, SDA 1
Sint Maartenunicameral parliament or Staten (15 seats; memberselected by popular vote for four year term)elections: last held 17 September 2010 (next to be held in 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - National Alliance45.9%, UPP 36.1%, Democratic Party 17.1%; seats by party - NationalAlliance 7, UPP 6, Democratic Party 2
Slovakiaunicameral National Council of the Slovak Republic orNarodna Rada Slovenskej Republiky (150 seats; members elected on thebasis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 12 June 2010 (next to be held in June 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - Smer 34.8%, SDKU-DS15%, SaS 12.1%, KDH 8.5%, Most-Hid 8.1%, SNS 5.1%, other 16.2%;seats by party - Smer 62, SDKU-DS 28, SaS 22, KDH 15, Most-Hid 14,SNS 9
Sloveniabicameral Parliament consists of a National Council orDrzavni Svet (40 seats; members indirectly elected by an electoralcollege to serve five-year terms; note - this is primarily anadvisory body with limited legislative powers; it may propose laws,ask to review any National Assembly decision, and call nationalreferenda) and the National Assembly or Drzavni Zbor (90 seats; 40members directly elected and 50 are elected on a proportional basis;note - the number of directly elected and proportionally electedseats varies with each election; the constitution mandates 1 seateach for Slovenia's Hungarian and Italian minorities; memberselected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: National Assembly - last held on 21 September 2008 (nextto be held on 8 October 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - SD 30.5%, SDS 29.3%,ZARES 9.4%, DeSUS 7.5%, SNS 5.5%, SLS+SMS 5.2%, LDS 5.2%, other7.4%; seats by party - SD 29, SDS 28, ZARES 9, DeSUS 7, SNS 5,SLS+SMS 5, LDS 5, Hungarian minority 1, Italian minority 1
Solomon Islandsunicameral National Parliament (50 seats; memberselected from single-member constituencies by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held on 4 August 2010 (next to be held in 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -Solomon Islands Democratic Party 13, Our Party 3, ReformedDemocratic Party 3, Independent Democratic Party 2, PAP 2, SIPRA 2,Peoples Congress Party 1, Peoples Federation Party 1, RuralDevelopment Party 1, Rural and Urban Political Party 1, SolomonIslands Liberal Party 1, Solomon Islands National Party 1,independents 19
Somaliaunicameral National Assemblynote: unicameral Transitional Federal Assembly (TFA) (550 seats; 475members appointed according to the 4.5 clan formula, with theremaining 75 seats reserved for civil society and business persons)
South Africabicameral Parliament consisting of the National Councilof Provinces (90 seats; 10 members elected by each of the nineprovincial legislatures for five-year terms; has special powers toprotect regional interests, including the safeguarding of culturaland linguistic traditions among ethnic minorities) and the NationalAssembly (400 seats; members elected by popular vote under a systemof proportional representation to serve five-year terms)elections: National Assembly and National Council of Provinces -last held on 22 April 2009 (next to be held in April 2014)election results: National Council of Provinces - percent of vote byparty - NA; seats by party - NA; National Assembly - percent of voteby party - ANC 65.9%, DA 16.7%, COPE 7.4%, IFP 4.6%, other 5.4%;seats by party - ANC 264, DA 67, COPE 30, IFP 18, other 21
Spainbicameral; General Courts or Las Cortes Generales (NationalAssembly) consists of the Senate or Senado (264 seats as of 2008;208 members directly elected by popular vote and the other 56 - asof 2008 - appointed by the regional legislatures; members to servefour-year terms) and the Congress of Deputies or Congreso de losDiputados (350 seats; each of the 50 electoral provinces fills aminimum of two seats and the North African enclaves of Ceuta andMelilla fill one seat each with members serving a four-year term;the other 248 members are determined by proportional representationbased on popular vote on block lists who serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 9 March 2008 (next to be held byMarch 2012); Congress of Deputies - last held on 9 March 2008 (nextto be held by March 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - PP 101, PSOE 88, Entesa Catalona de Progress 12, CiU 4, PNV2, CC 1, members appointed by regional legislatures 56; Congress ofDeputies - percent of vote by party - PSOE 43.6%, PP 40.1%, CiU3.1%, PNV 1.2%, ERC 1.2%, other 10.8%; seats by party - PSOE 169, PP154, CiU 10, PNV 6, ERC 3, other 8; note - seats by party in theCongress of Deputies as of 15 December 2009 - PSOE 169, PP 153, CiU10, PNV 6, ERC 3, other 9
Sri Lankaunicameral Parliament (225 seats; members elected bypopular vote on the basis of an open-list, proportionalrepresentation system by electoral district to serve six-year terms)elections: last held on 8 April 2010 with a repoll in twoelectorates held on 20 April 2010 (next to be held by April 2016)election results: percent of vote by alliance or party - UnitedPeople's Freedom Alliance 60.93%, United National Party 29.34%,Democratic National Alliance 5.49%, Tamil National Alliance 2.9%,other 1.94%; seats by alliance or party - United People's FreedomAlliance 144, United National Party 60, Tamil National Alliance 14,Democratic National Alliance 7
Sudanbicameral National Legislature consists of a Council of States(50 seats; members indirectly elected by state legislatures to servesix-year terms) and a National Assembly (450 seats; 60% fromgeographic constituencies, 25% from a women's list, and 15% fromparty lists; members to serve six-year terms)elections: last held on 11-15 April 2010 (next to be held in 2016)election results: Not available; prior to the 11-15 April 2010election, members appointmented under the 2005 Comprehensive PeaceAgreement
Surinameunicameral National Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 25 May 2010 (next to be held in May 2015)election results: percent of vote by party - Mega Combination 45.1%,New Front 27.5%, A-Com 13.7%, People's Alliance 11.8%, DOE 1.9%;seats by party - Mega Combination 23, New Front 14, A-Com 7,People's Alliance 6, DOE 1
Swazilandbicameral Parliament or Libandla consists of the Senate(30 seats; 10 members appointed by the House of Assembly and 20appointed by the monarch; members to serve five-year terms) and theHouse of Assembly (65 seats; 10 members appointed by the monarch and55 elected by popular vote; members to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Assembly - last held on 19 September 2008 (nextto be held in 2013)election results: House of Assembly - balloting is done on anonparty basis; candidates for election nominated by the localcouncil of each constituency and for each constituency the threecandidates with the most votes in the first round of voting arenarrowed to a single winner by a second round
Swedenunicameral Parliament or Riksdag (349 seats; members areelected by popular vote on a proportional representation basis toserve four-year terms)elections: last held on 19 September 2010 (next to be held inSeptember 2014)election results: percent of vote by party - Social Democrats 30.7%,Moderates 30.1%, Greens 7.3%, Liberal People's Party 7.1%, CenterParty 6.6%, Sweden Democrats 5.7%, Christian Democrats 5.6%, LeftParty 5.6%; seats by party - Social Democrats 112, Moderates 107,Greens 25, Liberal People's Party 24, Center Party 23, SwedenDemocrats 20, Christian Democrats 19, Left Party 19
Switzerlandbicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung (inGerman), Assemblee Federale (in French), Assemblea Federale (inItalian) consists of the Council of States or Standerat (in German),Conseil des Etats (in French), Consiglio degli Stati (in Italian)(46 seats; membership consists of 2 representatives from each cantonand 1 from each half canton; members serve four-year terms) and theNational Council or Nationalrat (in German), Conseil National (inFrench), Consiglio Nazionale (in Italian) (200 seats; memberselected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representationserve four-year terms)elections: Council of States - last held in most cantons in October2007 (each canton determines when the next election will be held);National Council - last held on 21 October 2007 (next to be held inOctober 2011)election results: Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - CVP 15, FDP 12, SVP 7, SPS 9, other 3; NationalCouncil - percent of vote by party - SVP 29%, SPS 19.5%, FDP 15.6%,CVP 14.6%, Greens 9.6%, other 11.7%; seats by party - SVP 62, SPS43, FDP 31, CVP 31, Green Party 20, other small parties 13
Syriaunicameral People's Council or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats;members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 22-23 April 2007 (next to be held in 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -NPF 172, independents 78
Taiwanunicameral Legislative Yuan (113 seats - 73 district memberselected by popular vote, 34 at-large members elected on basis ofproportion of islandwide votes received by participating politicalparties, 6 elected by popular vote among aboriginal populations;members to serve four-year terms); parties must receive 5% of voteto qualify for at-large seatselections: Legislative Yuan - last held on 12 January 2008 (next tobe held in December 2011 or January 2012)election results: Legislative Yuan - percent of vote by party - KMT53.5%, DPP 38.2%, NPSU 2.4%, PFP 0.3%, others 1.6%, independents 4%;seats by party - KMT 81, DPP 27, NPSU 3, PFP 1, independent 1; note- following the 2008 elections, several rounds of byelections wereheld to fill seats vacated as a result of corruption changes; seatsby party as of December 2010 - KMT 74, DPP 33, NPSU 3, independent2, vacant 1
Tajikistanbicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of theNational Assembly (upper chamber) or Majlisi Milliy (34 seats; 25members selected by local deputies, 8 appointed by the president; 1seat reserved for the former president; members serve five-yearterms) and the Assembly of Representatives (lower chamber) orMajlisi Namoyandagon (63 seats; members elected by popular vote toserve five-year terms)elections: National Assembly - last held on 28 February 2010 (nextto be held in February 2015); Assembly of Representatives - lastheld on 28 February 2010 (next to be held in February 2015)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - NA; Assembly of Representatives - percent of voteby party - PDPT 71%, Islamic Revival Party 8.2%, CPT 7%, APT 5.1%,PER 5.1%, other 3.6%; seats by party - PDPT 55, Islamic RevivalParty 2, CPT 2, APT 2, PER 2
Tanzaniaunicameral National Assembly or Bunge (274 seats; 232members elected by popular vote, 37 allocated to women nominated bythe president, 5 to members of the Zanzibar House ofRepresentatives; members serve five-year terms); note - in additionto enacting laws that apply to the entire United Republic ofTanzania, the Assembly enacts laws that apply only to the mainland;Zanzibar has its own House of Representatives to make lawsespecially for Zanzibar (the Zanzibar House of Representatives has50 seats; members elected by universal suffrage to serve five-yearterms)elections: last held on 14 December 2005 (next to be held on 31October 2010)election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - CCM 206, CUF 19, CHADEMA 5, other 2, womenappointed by the president 37, Zanzibar representatives 5 ZanzibarHouse of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - CCM 30, CUF 19; 1 seat was nullified with a rerun to takeplace soon
Thailandbicameral National Assembly or Rathasapha consisted of theSenate or Wuthisapha (150 seats; 76 members elected by popular voterepresenting 76 provinces, 74 appointed by judges and independentgovernment bodies; members serve six-year terms) and the House ofRepresentatives or Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon (480 seats; 400 memberselected from 157 multi-seat constituencies and 80 elected onproportional party-list basis of 10 per eight zones or groupings ofprovinces; members serve four-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 2 March 2008 (next to be held inMarch 2014); House of Representatives - last election held on 23December 2007 (next to be held by December 2011)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - NA; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - PPP 233, DP 164, TNP 34, Motherland 24, MiddleWay 11, Unity 9, Royalist People's 5; following the PPP'sdissolution in December 2008, most of the party's seats were assumedby its successor, the Phuea Thai Partynote: 74 senators were appointed on 19 February 2008 by aseven-member committee headed by the chief of the ConstitutionalCourt; 76 senators were elected on 2 March 2008; elections to theSenate are non-partisan; registered political party members aredisqualified from being senators
Timor-Lesteunicameral National Parliament (number of seats can varyfrom 52 to 65; members elected by popular vote to serve five-yearterms)elections: last held on 30 June 2007 (next elections due by June2012)election results: percent of vote by party - FRETILIN 29%, CNRT24.1%, ASDT-PSD 15.8%, PD 11.3%, PUN 4.5%, KOTA-PPT (DemocraticAlliance) 3.2%, UNDERTIM 3.2%, others 8.9%; seats by party -FRETILIN 21, CNRT 18, ASDT-PSD 11, PD 8, PUN 3, KOTA-PPT 2, UNDERTIM2
Togounicameral National Assembly (81 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 14 October 2007 (next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - RPT 39.4%, UFC 37.0%,CAR 8.2%, independents 2.5%, other 12.9%; seats by party - RPT 50,UFC 27, CAR 4
Tokelauunicameral General Fono (20 seats; members elected bypopular vote to serve three-year terms based upon proportionalrepresentation from the three islands; Atafu has 7 seats, Fakaofohas 7 seats, Nukunonu has 6 seats); note - the Tokelau Amendment Actof 1996 confers limited legislative power to the General Fonoelections: last held on 17-19 January 2008 (next to be held in 2011)election results: independents 20
Tongaunicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea (26 seats - 9 fornobles elected from among the country's 29 nobles, 17 memberselected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 25 November 2010 (next to be held in 2014)election results: Peoples Representatives: percent of vote -independents 67.3%, Democratic Party 28.5%; seats - Democratic Party12, independents 5
Trinidad and Tobagobicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (31seats; 16 members appointed by the ruling party, 9 by the President,6 by the opposition party to serve a maximum term of five years) andthe House of Representatives (41 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: House of Representatives - last held on 24 May 2010 (nextto be held in 2015)election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote - NA;seats by party - UNC 21, PNM 12, COP 6, TOP 2note: Tobago has a unicameral House of Assembly with 12 membersserving four-year terms; last election held in January 2005; seatsby party - PNM 11, DAC 1
Tunisiabicameral system consists of the Chamber of Advisors (126seats; 85 members elected by municipal counselors, deputies, mayors,and professional associations and trade unions; 41 members arepresidential appointees; members serve six-year terms); and theChamber of Deputies or Majlis al-Nuwaab (214 seats; members electedby popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: Chamber of Advisors - last held on 3 July 2005 (next tobe held in July 2011); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 25 October2009 (next to be held in October 2014);election results: Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party -RCD 84.6%, MDS 4.6%, PUP 3.4%, UDU 2.6%, PSL 2.2%, PVP 1.7%,Al-Tajdid 0.5%; seats by party - RCD 161, MDS 16, PUP 12, UDU 9, PSL8, PVP 6, Al-Tajdid 2; voter turnout 89.4%
Turkeyunicameral Grand National Assembly of Turkey or Turkiye BuyukMillet Meclisi (550 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held on 22 July 2007 (next to be held by July 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - AKP 46.7%, CHP 20.8%,MHP 14.3%, independents 5.2%, other 13.0%; seats by party - AKP 341,CHP 112, MHP 71, independents 26; note - seats by party as of 15November 2010 - AKP 335, CHP 101, MHP 70, BDP 20, DSP 6, DP 1, TP 1,independents 7, vacant 9 (BDP entered parliament as independents;DSP entered parliament on CHP's party list; DP and TP switched totheir respective parties after having been elected to parliament asan independent or on the list of another party); only partiessurpassing the 10% threshold are entitled to parliamentary seats
Turkmenistanunicameral parliament known as the National Assembly(Mejlis) (125 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: last held on 14 December 2008 (next to be held inDecember 2013)election results: 100% of elected officials are members of eitherthe Democratic Party of Turkmenistan or its pseudo-civil societyparent organization, the Revival Movement, and are preapproved bythe presidentnote: in 26 September 2008, a new constitution of Turkmenistanabolished a second, 2,507-member legislative body known as thePeople's Council and expanded the number of deputies in the NationalAssembly from 65 to 125; the powers formerly held by the People'sCouncil were divided up between the president and the NationalAssembly
Turks and Caicos Islandsunder provisions of the Order in Council,the unicameral House of Assembly is dissolved and all seats vacatedfor a period of up to two years; in the interim, a ConsultativeForum, appointed by the governor, will be establishedelections: last held on 9 February 2007 (next to be held by July2011)election results: under provisions of the Order in Council, allseats in the House of Assembly are vacated
Tuvaluunicameral Parliament or Fale I Fono, also called House ofAssembly (15 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefour-year terms)elections: last held on 16 September 2010 (next to be held in 2014)election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 15; 10members reelected
Ugandaunicameral National Assembly (332 seats; 215 members electedby popular vote, 104 nominated by legally established specialinterest groups [women 79, army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5],13 ex-officio members; members to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 23 February 2006 (next to be held on 18February 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -NRM 205, FDC 37, UPC 9, DP 8, CP 1, JEEMA 1, independents 37, other34
Ukraineunicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats;members allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain3% or more of the national electoral vote; members to servefive-year terms)elections: last held on 30 September 2007 (next must be held in 2012or sooner if a ruling coalition cannot be formed in the Rada)election results: percent of vote by party/bloc - Party of Regions34.4%, Block of Yuliya Tymoshenko 30.7%, Our Ukraine-People's SelfDefense 14.2%, CPU 5.4%, Lytvyn Bloc 4%, other parties 11.3%; seatsby party/bloc - Party of Regions 175, Block of Yuliya Tymoshenko156, Our Ukraine-People's Self Defense 72, CPU 27, Lytvyn Bloc 20
United Arab Emiratesunicameral Federal National Council (FNC) orMajlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; 20 members appointed by therulers of the constituent states, 20 members elected to servefour-year terms)elections: elections for one half of the FNC (the other half remainsappointed) held on 18-20 December 2006; the new electoral college -a body of 6,689 Emiratis (including 1,189 women) appointed by therulers of the seven emirates - were the only eligible voters andcandidates; 456 candidates including 65 women ran for 20 contestedFNC seats; one female from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi won a seat and 8women were among the 20 appointed membersnote: the FNC reviews legislation but cannot change or veto
United Kingdombicameral Parliament consists of House of Lords (741seats; consisting of approximately 625 life peers, 91 hereditarypeers, and 25 clergy - as of 15 December 2010) and House of Commons(650 seats since 2010 elections; members elected by popular vote toserve five-year terms unless the House is dissolved earlier)elections: House of Lords - no elections (note - in 1999, asprovided by the House of Lords Act, elections were held in the Houseof Lords to determine the 92 hereditary peers who would remainthere; elections are held only as vacancies in the hereditarypeerage arise); House of Commons - last held on 6 May 2010 (next tobe held by June 2015)election results: House of Commons - percent of vote by party -Conservative 36.1%, Labor 29%, Liberal Democrats 23%, other 11.9%;seats by party - Conservative 305, Labor 258, Liberal Democrat 57,other 30note: in 1998 elections were held for a Northern Ireland Assembly(because of unresolved disputes among existing parties, the transferof power from London to Northern Ireland came only at the end of1999 and has been suspended four times, the latest occurring inOctober 2002 and lasting until 8 May 2007); in 1999, the UK held thefirst elections for a Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly, themost recent of which were held in May 2007
United Statesbicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 seats,2 members elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-yearterms; one-third elected every two years) and the House ofRepresentatives (435 seats; members directly elected by popular voteto serve two-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 2 November 2010 (next to be held inNovember 2012); House of Representatives - last held on 2 November2010 (next to be held in November 2012)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Democratic Party 51, Republican Party 47, independent 2;House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Democratic Party 192, Republican Party 243
Uruguaybicameral General Assembly or Asamblea General consists ofChamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve five-year terms; vice president hasone vote in the Senate) and Chamber of Representatives or Camara deRepresentantes (99 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: Chamber of Senators - last held on 25 October 2009 (nextto be held in October 2014); Chamber of Representatives - last heldon 25 October 2009 (next to be held in October 2014)election results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party -NA; seats by party - Frente Amplio 16, Blanco 9, Colorado Party 5;Chamber of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - Frente Amplio 50, Blanco 30, Colorado Party 17, IndependentParty 2
Uzbekistanbicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consists of anupper house or Senate (100 seats; 84 members elected by regionalgoverning councils and 16 appointed by the president; members toserve five-year terms) and a lower house or Legislative Chamber (150seats; 135 members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms,while 15 spots reserved for the new Ecological Movement ofUzbekistan)elections: last held on 27 December 2009 and 10 January 2010 (nextto be held in December 2014)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats byparty - NA; Legislative Chamber - percent of vote by party - NA;seats by party - LDPU 53, NDP 32, National Rebirth Party 31, Adolat19note: all parties in the Supreme Assembly support President KARIMOV
Vanuatuunicameral Parliament (52 seats; members elected by popularvote to serve four-year terms)elections: last held on 2 September 2008 (next to be held in 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - VP11, NUP 8, UMP 7, VRP 7, PPP 4, GC 2, MPP 1, NA 1, NAG 1, PAP 1,Shepherds Alliance 1, VFFP 1, VLP 1, VNP 1, VPRFP 1, and independent4; note - political party associations are fluidnote: the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of cultureand language