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• Albanian Parliament

  http://www.parlament.al/
  Single-chamber parliament elected for four years under additional-member system.

• Armenia - National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia

  http://www.parliament.am/
  Site lists the members of various committees, with more information in Armenian.

• Australia - Parliament of Australia

  http://www.aph.gov.au/
  Consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

• Austrian Parliament

  http://www.parlament.gv.at/
  Österreichisches Parlament, consisting of the Nationalrat (National Council) and the Bundesrat (Federal Council).

• Bulgaria - National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria

  http://www.parliament.bg/
  Elected for a four-year term and consisting of 240 members.

• Canada - Parliament of Canada

  http://www.parl.gc.ca/
  Composed of the Queen, represented by the Governor General, the appointed Senate, and the elected House of Commons.

• Cyprus - House of Representatives

  http://www.parliament.cy/
  Composed of 80 members, 56 elected by the Greek community and 24 by the Turkish community.

• Czech Republic - Chamber of Deputies

  http://www.psp.cz/
  Site has lists of committees, commissions and delegations, and more in Czech.

• Czech Republic - Senate

  http://www.senat.cz/
  Eighty-one member elected body.

• Denmark - Folketinget

  http://www.ft.dk/
  Danish parliament of 179 members elected by a variant of an additional member system.

• Estonia - Riigikogu

  http://www.riigikogu.ee/
  The Parliament of the Republic of Estonia, elected by proportional representation with a 5% cutoff.

• European Union - European Parliament

  http://www.europarl.europa.eu/
  Single-chamber body elected by several overlapping systems. Site has content in all EU languages.

• Faroe Islands - Føroya Løgting

  http://www.logting.fo/
  Single-chamber elected from seven constituencies, with powers under Denmark's Home Rule Act 1948.

• Finland - Suomen Eduskunta

  http://www.eduskunta.fi/
  The Parliament of Finland, a unicameral body of 200 members elected on a proportional basis.

• France - National Assembly

  http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/
  Consists of 577 deputies, each of whom is elected in a constituency either with an absolute majority of votes (more than half the votes) at the first ballot or a relative majority (the largest number of votes) at the second ballot.

• Georgia

  http://www.parliament.ge/
  Parliament.

• Germany - Bundesrat

  http://www.bundesrat.de/
  The Federal Council is the Chamber of the Länder, the federal states, such that only one member votes on behalf of each state, casting all the state's votes.

• Germany - Bundestag

  http://www.bundestag.de/
  The Federal Diet, composed of at least 598 Members, of whom 299 are elected in the constituencies and a further 299 via a list-based additional member system with a 5% cutoff.

• Hong Kong Legislative Council

  http://www.legco.gov.hk/
  Consisting of 60 Members, with 24 Members elected from geographical constituencies, 30 Members by functional constituencies, and 6 Members by an Election Committee comprising 800 elected representatives of the community.

• Hungary - Parliament of the Republic of Hungary

  http://www.parlament.hu/
  Also known as the National Assembly (Az ország háza).

• Iceland - Alþingi

  http://www.althingi.is/
  The Icelandic parliament dates back to 930AD, now having 63 members from eight constituencies.

• India - Parliament of India

  http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/
  Composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People).

• India - Rajya Sabha

  http://rajyasabha.nic.in/
  The Council of States elected by the states' assemblies.

• Irish Parliament

  http://www.oireachtas.ie/
  Also known as the Houses of the Oireachtas; composed of Dáil Éireann (House of Deputies) and Seanad Éireann (Senate).

• Isle of Man - Manx Parliament

  http://www.tynwald.org.im/
  The Tynwald, dating back to the eighth century, and composed of the House of Keys and the Legislative Council.

• Japan - House of Councillors

  http://www.sangiin.go.jp/
  The Sangiin, the upper house of the National Diet.

• Japan - House of Representatives

  http://www.shugiin.go.jp/
  The Shugiin, the Lower house of the National Diet.

• Jersey - The States of Jersey

  http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/
  Originally composed of the three estates, the Jurats (justices), the Connétables (the heads of the parishes) and the Rectors (from the churches).

• Latvia - Saeima

  http://www.saeima.lv/
  Unicameral parliament of 100 members elected by proportional representation.

• Lithuania - Seimas

  http://www.lrs.lt/
  Composed of 141 members elected for a four-year term.

• Malta - House of Representatives

  http://www.parlament.mt/
  Unicameral elected body.

• Micronesia - Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia

  http://www.fsmcongress.fm/
  Unicameral national legislature consisting of 14 Senators, one from each of the States of Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk, and Yap for a four-year term, and ten Members for two years.

• New Zealand - House of Representatives

  http://www.parliament.govt.nz/
  Elected from 62 General and 7 Maori constituencies, with additional members for proportionality.

• Norwegian Parliament

  http://www.stortinget.no/
  The Stortinget of 165 members, of which 157 are from constituencies and 8 are additional members.

• Poland - Sejm

  http://www.sejm.gov.pl/
  Main chamber of the parliament.

• Poland - Senate

  http://www.senat.gov.pl/
  Chamber of the parliament.

• Portugal

  http://www.parlamento.pt/
  Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República).

• Romania - Chamber of Deputies

  http://www.cdep.ro/
  Containing 341 members elected using a proportional list system.

• Romania - Senate

  http://www.senat.ro/
  One hundred and forty-three member body elected using a proportional list system. With more content in Romanian.

• Singapore - Parliament of the Republic of Singapore

  http://www.parliament.gov.sg/
  Elected from multi-member constituencies, with some additional members. Pending bills, publications, member directory, and educational resources available.

• Slovenia - Drzavni zbor

  http://www.dz-rs.si/
  The National Assembly, with more detail in Slovenian.

• South Africa - Parliament of South Africa

  http://www.parliament.gov.za/
  Composed of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.

• Sweden - Riksdag

  http://www.riksdagen.se/
  Unicameral body containing 349 members from 29 different constituencies.

• Switzerland - Parliament

  http://www.parliament.ch/
  Bicameral system consisting of 200-member National Council and 46-member Council of States.

• Thailand - House of Representatives

  http://www.parliament.go.th/
  Composed of 500 members, 400 elected from constituencies and 100 from party lists.

• United Kingdom Parliament

  http://www.parliament.uk/
  Composed of the House of Commons, elected by single-member plurality for a period of not more than five years, and the appointed (and for a few members inherited) House of Lords.

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