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This is a list of legislatures by country, whether parliamentary or congressional, that act as a plenary general assembly of representatives with the power to legislate. In the lists below all entities included in the list of countries are included.
Names of legislatures
The legislatures are listed with their names in English and the name in the (most-used) native language of the country (or the official name in the second-most used native language in cases where English is the majority "native" language).
The names of the legislatures differ from country to country. The most used name seems to be National Assembly, but Parliament and Congress are often used too. The name Parliament is in some cases even used when in political science the legislature would be considered a congress. The upper house of the legislature is often named the Senate. In some cases, countries use very traditional names. In Germanic countries variations Thing (e.g. Folketinget) are used. A thing or ting was the governing assembly in Germanic societies, made up of the free men of the community and presided by lawspeakers. A variant is the use of the word Tag or Dag (e.g. Bundestag), used because things were held at daylight and often lasted all day. Other traditional names are the Estates General and variations of Sejm. In Islamic countries Arabic words like Majlis and Shura are often included in the name. Majlis can be translated as "Council" or "Assembly". Shura can be translated as "Consultation."
List of legislatures
Supranational legislatures
| Organisation | Overall name of legislature | Name of house | House level | Term (years) | Voting system | Seats | Population per seat[1] | GDP per seat ($Milion)[2][3] | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 European Union
|
European Parliament | European Parliament | Lower | 5 | proportional | 754 | 667,761 | 20,983 | Website |
| Council of the European Union | Upper | 27 | 452,515 — 81,799,600[4] | 10,757 — 3,113,927[4] |
Legislatures of UN member states
| Country | Overall name of legislature | Name of house | House level | Term (years) | Voting system | Seats | Population per seat[1] | GDP per seat ($Milion)[2][3] | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan
|
National Assembly[5] | House of the People (ولسي جرګه Wolesi Jirga) | Lower | 5 | Single non-transferable vote | 249 | 122,168 | 119 | Website |
| House of Elders (مشرانوجرګه Meshrano Jirga) | Upper | 3, 4 and 5 | majority and appointed by the president | 102 | 298,234 | 291 | Website | ||
 Albania
|
Assembly of Albania (Kuvendi i Shqipërisë) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional closed list | 140 | 20,226 | 177 | Website | |
 Algeria
|
Parliament[5] | People's National Assembly (al-Majlis al-Sha'abi al-Watani) | Lower | 6 | proportional open list | 462 | 61,833 | 439 | Website |
| Council of the Nation (al-Majlis al-Umma) | Upper | 5 | indirect vote and appointed by the president | 144 | 257,638 | 1,830 | Website | ||
 Andorra
|
General Council of the Valleys (Consell General de les Valls) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional closed list | 28 | 2,789 | 161 | Website | |
 Angola
|
National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional party list | 220 | 84,081 | 525 | Website | |
 Antigua and Barbuda
|
Parliament[6] | House of Representatives | Lower | 5 | first-past-the-post | 19 | 4,305 | 82 | Website |
| Senate | Upper | 5 | appointed by the governor general | 17 | 4,811 | 92 | Website | ||
 Argentina
|
Argentine National Congress (Congreso de la Nación Argentina) | Chamber of Deputies of the Nation (Cámara de Diputados de la Nación) | Lower | 4 | proportional closed list | 257 | 156,097 | 2,787 | Website |
| Senate of the Nation (Senado de la Nación) | Upper | 6 | direct vote | 72 | 557,181 | 9,950 | Website | ||
 Armenia
|
National Assembly (Ազգային Ժողով Azgayin Zhoghov) | Unicameral | 5 | direct vote and proportional closed list | 131 | 24,902 | 136 | Website | |
 Australia
|
Parliament of Australia[6] | House of Representatives | Lower | 3 | preferential instant-runoff voting | 150 | 143,384 | 6,096 | Website |
| Senate | Upper | 6 | single transferable vote | 76 | 282,996 | 12,032 | Website | ||
 Austria
|
Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung) | National Council (Nationalrat) | Lower | 5 | proportional mixed-member proportional representation | 183 | 43,895 | 1,923 | Website |
| Federal Council (Bundesrat) | Upper | 5 and 6 | appointed by state parliaments | 62 | 129,563 | 5,677 | Website | ||
 Azerbaijan
|
National Assembly (Milli Məclis) | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote | 125 | 73,320 | 744 | Website | |
 Bahamas, The
|
Parliament | House of Assembly | Lower | 5 | popular vote | 38 | 9,326 | 283 | |
| Senate | Upper | 5 | appointed by the governor general | 16 | 22,103 | 674 | |||
 Bahrain
|
National Assembly[5] | Assembly of Representatives (Majlis an-nuwab) | Lower | 4 | popular vote | 40 | 30,864 | 777 | Website |
| Consultative Assembly (Majlis al-shura) | Upper | 4 | appointed by the king | 40 | 30,864 | 777 | Website | ||
 Bangladesh
|
House of the Nation (জাতীয় সংসদ Jatiyo Sangshad) | Unicameral | 5 | majority | 345 | 466,909 | 818 | Website | |
 Barbados
|
Parliament | House of Assembly | Lower | 5 | popular vote | 30 | 9,486 | 216 | Website |
| Senate | Upper | 5 | appointed by the governor general | 21 | 13,551 | 309 | Website | ||
 Belarus
|
National Assembly (Нацыянальны сход Nacyjanaĺny schod) | Chamber of Representatives (Палата прадстаўнікоў Palata pradstaŭnikoŭ) | Lower | 4 | popular vote | 110 | 85,997 | 1,288 | Website |
| Council of the Republic (Савет Рэспублікі Saviet Respubliki) | Upper | 4 | elected by regional councils and appointed by the president | 64 | 147,773 | 2,215 | Website | ||
 Belgium
|
Federal Parliament (Federale Parlement / Parlement Fédérale / Föderales Parlament) | Chamber of People's Representatives (Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers / Chambre des Représentants / Abgeordnetenkammer) |
Lower | 4 | proportional | 150 | 73,380 | 2,755 | Website |
| Senate (Senaat / Sénat / Senat) | Upper | 4 | popular vote | 71 | 355,065 | 5,820 | Website | ||
 Belize
|
National Assembly | House of Representatives | Lower | 5 | popular vote | 31 | 10,748 | 90 | Website |
| Senate | Upper | 5 | appointed by the governor general | 12 | 27,766 | 233 | Website | ||
 Benin
|
National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) | Unicameral | 4 | popular vote | 83 | 115,648 | 176 | Website | |
 Bhutan
|
Parliament of Bhutan[7] | National Assembly (རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་འདུ། Gyelyong Tshogdu) | Lower | 5 | popular vote | 47 | 15,072 | 91 | Website |
| National Council (རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་སྡེ། Gyelyong Tshogde) | Upper | 4 | majority and appointed by the king | 25 | 28,337 | 171 | Website | ||
 Bolivia
|
National Congress (Congreso Nacional) | Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) | Lower | 5 | majority and proportional closed list | 130 | 83,905 | 391 | Website |
| Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) | Upper | 5 | proportional closed list | 36 | 302,993 | 1,414 | Website | ||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Parliamentary Assembly (Parlamentarna Skupština) | House of Representatives ('Представнички Дом / Predstavnički Dom) | Lower | 4 | proportional | 42 | 91,422 | 753 | Website |
| House of Peoples (Dom Naroda) | Upper | 4 | appointed by regional assemblies | 15 | 255,982 | 2,109 | Website | ||
 Botswana
|
Parliament | National Assembly | Lower | 5 | popular vote, majority party and appointed by the president | 63 | 32,211 | 471 | Website |
| House of Chiefs (Ntlo ya Dikgosi) | Upper | 5 | indirectly elected and aappointed by the president | 35 | 57,980 | 848 | Website | ||
 Brazil
|
National Congress (Congresso Nacional) | Chamber of Deputies (Câmara dos Deputados) | Lower | 4 | proportional open list | 513 | 371,798 | 4,471 | Website |
| Federal Senate (Senado Federal) | Upper | 8 | majority | 81 | 2,354,724 | 28,320 | Website | ||
 Brunei
|
Legislative Council[5] | Unicameral | no timeframe | popular vote and appointed by the sultan | 36 | 11,355 | 582 | Website | |
 Bulgaria
|
National Assembly (Народно събрание Narodno sabranie) | Unicameral | 4 | popular vote | 240 | 30,685 | 420 | Website | |
 Burkina Faso
|
National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote | 111 | 126,281 | 198 | Website | |
 Burma (Myanmar)
|
Union Assembly (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw) | People's Assembly (Pyithu Hluttaw) | Lower | 5 | popular vote and appointed by the military | 440 | 137,000 | 187 | |
| National Assembly (Amyotha Hluttaw) | Upper | 5 | popular vote and appointed by the military | 224 | 269,107 | 369 | |||
 Burundi
|
Parliament[5] | National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Lower | 5 | direct vote and appointment by electoral commission | 118 | 74,570 | 43 | Website |
| Senate (Sénat) | Upper | 5 | indirect vote and appointment by ethnic groups | 49 | 164,358 | 105 | Website | ||
 Cambodia
|
Parliament[5] | National Assembly (Radhsphea) | Lower | 5 | popular vote | 123 | 108,852 | 272 | Website |
| Senate (Protsaphea)[5] | Upper | 5 | appointed by the monarch, elected by the National Assembly and commune councils | 61 | 219,490 | 548 | Website | ||
 Cameroon
|
National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote | 180 | 97,021 | 262 | Website | |
 Canada
|
Parliament/ Parlement | House of Commons/ Chambre des communes | Lower | 4 | majority | 308 | 108,690 | 4,532 | Website |
| Senate / Sénat | Upper | 4 | appointed by the governor general | 105 | 318,825 | 13,296 | Website | ||
 Cape Verde
|
National Assembly (Asembleia Nacional) | Unicameral | 5 | proportional party list | 102 | 4,990 | 20 | Website | |
 Central African Republic
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote | 100 | 38,951 | 36 | ||
 Chad
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
Unicameral | 4 | popular vote | 155 | 66,640 | 126 | ||
 Chile
|
National Congress (Congreso Nacional) | Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) | Lower | 8 | popular vote | 120 | 145,021 | 2,496 | Website |
| Senate of the Republic (Senado de la República) | Upper | 4 and 8 | popular vote | 38 | 457,963 | 7,885 | Website | ||
 China
|
National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会 Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì) [8] | Unicameral | 5 | elected by municipal, regional and provincial congresses, and People's Liberation Army | 2,987 | 448,518 | 3,783 | Website | |
 Colombia
|
Congress (Congreso) | House of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) | Lower | 4 | popular vote | 166 | 279,556 | 2,843 | Website |
| Senate (Senado) | Upper | 4 | popular vote | 102 | 454,964 | 4,627 | Website | ||
 Comoros
|
Assembly of the Union (Assemblée de la Union) | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote and elected by local assemblies | 33 | 24,181 | 25 | Website | |
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
Parliament[5] | National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Lower | 5 | proportional open list | 500 | 143,425 | 50 | |
| Senate (Sénat) | Upper | 5 | elected by provincial assemblies | 108 | 664,008 | 233 | |||
 Congo, Republic of the
|
Parliament (Parlement) | National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Lower | 5 | popular vote | 153 | 28,537 | 119 | Website |
| Senate (Sénat) | Upper | 5 | indirect vote | 52 | 83,966 | 350 | |||
 Costa Rica
|
Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) | Unicameral | 4 | popular vote | 57 | 75,468 | 965 | Website | |
 Ivory Coast
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Unicameral | 5 | majority | 70 | 294,529 | 515 | Website | |
 Croatia
|
Croatian Assembly[7] (Hrvatski sabor) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional closed list | 151 | 28,414 | 532 | Website | |
 Cuba
|
National Assembly of People's Power (Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular) | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote and approval by special candidacy commissions | 614 | 18,308 | 185 | Website | |
 Cyprus
|
House of Representatives (Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων Vouli Antiprosópon / Temsilciler Meclisi)[9] | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote by Greek and Turkish Cypriots | 59 | 18,632 | 402 | Website | |
 Czech Republic
|
Parliament of the Czech Republic (Parlament České republiky) | Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká sněmovna) | Lower | 4 | popular vote | 200 | 52,811 | 1,424 | Website |
| Senate (Senát) | Upper | 6 | popular vote | 81 | 130,397 | 3,517 | Website | ||
 Denmark
|
Parliament[7] (Folketing) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional mixed | 179 | 30,969 | 1,154 | Website | |
 Djibouti
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote | 65 | 12,587 | 35 | Website | |
 Dominica
|
House of Assembly | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote and apoointed by the president | 21 | 3,394 | 46 | Website | |
 Dominican Republic
|
National Congress (Congreso Nacional) | Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) | Lower | 4 | popular vote | 183 | 51,520 | 510 | Website |
| Senate (Senado) | Upper | 4 | popular vote | 32 | 293,088 | 2,918 | Website | ||
 East Timor
|
National Parliament (Parlamento Nacional) | Unicameral | 5 | proportional | 65 | 16,408 | 146 | ||
 Ecuador
|
National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional closed list | 124 | 116,802 | 1,028 | Website | |
 Egypt
|
Parliament[5] | People's Assembly (مجلس الشعب Majilis Al-Sha’ab) | Lower | 5 | popular vote and appointed by the president | 508 | 150,983 | 1,021 | Website |
| Consultative Council (مجلس الشورى Majilis Al-Shura) | Upper | 6 | popular vote and appointed by the president | 270 | 284,071 | 1,922 | Website | ||
 El Salvador
|
Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) | Unicameral | 3 | popular vote | 84 | 68,382 | 530 | Website | |
 Equatorial Guinea
|
House of People's Representatives (Cámara de Representantes del Pueblo) | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote | 100 | 6,760 | 261 | ||
 Eritrea
|
National Assembly (Hagerawi Baito) | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote | 104 | 50,878 | 38 | ||
 Estonia
|
State Assembly[7] (Riigikogu) | Unicameral | 4 | popular vote | 101 | 12,814 | 270 | Website | |
 Ethiopia
|
Parliament[5] | House of People's Representatives (የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት Yehizbtewekayoch Mekir Bet) |
Lower | 5 | popular vote | 547 | 135,134 | 173 | Website |
| House of Federation (የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት Yefedereshn Mekir Bet) | Upper | 5 | elected by state assemblies | 112 | 659,986 | 847 | Website | ||
 Fiji
|
Parliament | House of Representatives | Lower | 5 | popular vote | 71 | 11,792 | 58 | Website |
| Senate | Upper | 5 | appointed by the president and parties | 32 | 26,164 | 129 | Website | ||
 Finland
|
Parliament (Eduskunta)[10] | Unicameral | 4 | proportional open list | 200 | 25,900 | 978 | Website | |
 France
|
Parliament (Parlement) | National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Lower | 5 | majority | 577 | 113,258 | 3,843 | Website |
| Senate (Sénat) | Upper | 6 | electoral college | 348 | 187,787 | 6,373 | Website | ||
 Gabon
|
Parliament (Parlement) | National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Lower | 5 | popular vote | 121 | 12,190 | 203 | Website |
| Senate (Sénat) | Upper | 6 | elected by municipal councils and departmental assemblies | 102 | 14,460 | 240 | Website | ||
| Gambia, The | National Assembly | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote and appointed by the president | 53 | 25,673 | 65 | Website | |
 Georgia
|
Parliament of Georgia (საქართველოს პარლამენტი Sak'art'velos Parlamenti) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional closed list and majority | 150 | 29,794 | 163 | Website | |
 Germany
|
Federal Diet[7] (Bundestag) | Lower (not officially) | 4 | majority and proportional closed list | 620 | 131,934 | 4,998 | Website | |
| Federal Council[7] (Bundesrat) | Upper (not officially) | 4 | elected by state governments | 69 | 1,185,501 | 44,914 | Website | ||
 Ghana
|
Parliament | Unicameral | 4 | majority | 228 | 106,286 | 328 | Website | |
 Greece
|
Hellenic Parliament[7] (Βουλή των Ελλήνων Vouli ton Ellinon) | Unicameral | 4 | popular vote | 300 | 35,958 | 981 | Website | |
 Grenada
|
Parliament | House of Representatives | Lower | 5 | popular vote | 15 | 7,333 | 96 | Website |
| Senate | Upper | 5 | appointed by the government and by the leader of opposition | 13 | 8,461 | 111 | Website | ||
 Guatemala
|
Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la República) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional closed list | 158 | 80,557 | 472 | Website | |
 Guinea
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Unicameral | 5 | proportional closed list | 114 | 88,227 | 100 | ||
 Guinea-Bissau
|
National People's Assembly (Assembleia Nacional Popular) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional closed list | 100 | 13,454 | 19 | Website | |
 Guyana
|
National Assembly | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote and appointed by the president | 65 | 11,583 | 88 | Website | |
 Haiti
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) | Lower | 4 | proportional | 99 | 98,181 | 124 | Website |
| Senate (Sénat) | Upper | 6 | 30 | 323,997 | 412 | Website | |||
 Honduras
|
National Congress (Congreso Nacional) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional closed list | 128 | 58,823 | 278 | Website | |
 Hungary
|
National Assembly (Országgyűlés) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional open list | 386 | 25,860 | 506 | Website | |
 Iceland
|
Assembly of All[7] (Alþingi) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional mixed | 63 | 5,080 | 196 | Website | |
 India
|
Parliament (संसद Sansad) | House of the People[7] (लोक सभा Lok Sabha) | Lower | 5 | popular vote and appointed by the president | 552 | 2,192,379 | 8,075 | Website |
| Council of States[7] (राज्य सभा Rajya Sabha) | Upper | 6 | appointed by the president and elected members of the states and territories | 250 | 4,840,773 | 17,831 | Website | ||
 Indonesia
|
People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat) | People's Representative Council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat) | Lower | 5 | popular vote | 560 | 423,972 | 2,008 | Website |
| Regional Representatives Council (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah) | Upper | 5 | popular vote | 132 | 1,798,669 | 8,520 | Website | ||
 Iran
|
Unicameral | 4 | popular vote | 290 | 259,136 | 3,414 | Website | ||
 Iraq
|
Council of Representatives of Iraq[7] (مجلس النواب العراقي Majlis Al-Niwab Al-Iraqi) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional open list | 325 | 95,782 | 392 | Website | |
 Ireland
|
Parliament[7] (Oireachtas) | House of Representatives of Ireland (Dáil Éireann)[7] | Lower | 5 | popular vote | 166 | 27,640 | 1,093 | Website |
| Senate of Ireland[7] (Seanad Éireann) | Upper | 5 | appointed by the prime minister and elected by universities | 60 | 76,470 | 3,026 | Website | ||
 Israel
|
Assembly[7] (כנסת Knesset) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional closed list | 120 | 61,768 | 1,960 | Website | |
 Italy
|
Parliament (Parlamento) | Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) | Lower | 5 | proportional closed list | 630 | 94,556 | 2,931 | Website |
| Senate of the Republic (Senato della Repubblica) | Upper | 5 | proportional closed list and appointed by the president | 315 | 189,112 | 5,863 | Website | ||
 Jamaica
|
Parliament | House of Representatives | Lower | 5 | popular vote | 63 | 45,860 | 392 | Website |
| Senate | Upper | 5 | appointed by the governor general | 20 | 144,459 | 1,237 | Website | ||
 Japan
|
Diet (国会 Kokkai) | House of Representatives (衆議院 Shūgiin) | Lower | 4 | proportional and majority | 480 | 266,783 | 9,250 | Website |
| House of Councillors (参議院 Sangiin) | Upper | 6 | proportional | 242 | 529,157 | 18,348 | Website | ||
 Jordan
|
National Assembly (مجلس الأمة Majlis al-Umma) | Assembly of Deputies (مجلس النواب Majlis al-Nuwaab) | Lower | 4 | Single non-transferable vote | 120 | 46,760 | 307 | Website |
| Assembly of Senators (مجلس الأعيان Majlis al-Aayan) | Upper | 6 | appointed by the monarch | 60 | 93,520 | 614 | Website | ||
 Kazakhstan
|
Parliament (Parlamenti) | Assembly[7] (Mazhilis) | Lower | 5 | 77 | 207,854 | 2,815 | Website | |
| Senate | Upper | 6 | appointed by the president and elected by local assemblies | 47 | 340,527 | 4,612 | Website | ||
 Kenya
|
National Assembly | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote and appointed by the president | 224 | 172,366 | 318 | Website | |
 Kiribati
|
House of Assembly (Maneaba ni Maungatabu) | Unicameral | 4 | popular vote and appointed by Rabi Council of Leaders | 46 | 2,239 | 13 | Website | |
 Korea, North
|
Supreme People's Assembly (최고인민회의 Ch'oe-go In-min Hoe-ŭi) | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote | 687 | 36,390 | 58 | ||
 Korea, South
|
National Assembly (국회 Gukhoe) | Unicameral | 4 | majority and proportional | 300 | 166,691 | 5,180 | Website | |
 Kuwait
|
National Assembly (مجلس الأمة Majlis al-Umma) | Unicameral | 4 | popular vote and appointed by the prime minister | 50 | 71,328 | 3,070 | Website | |
 Kyrgyzstan
|
Supreme Council (Joghorku Keneš) | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote | 120 | 44,690 | 109 | Website | |
 Laos
|
National Assembly (Sapha Heng Xat) | Unicameral | 5 | one-party state closed list | 115 | 48,148 | 151 | Website | |
 Latvia
|
Parliament[7] (Saeima) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional closed list | 100 | 20,703 | 349 | Website | |
 Lebanon
|
Assembly of Deputies (مجلس النواب Majlis an-Nuwwab)[11] | Unicameral | 4 | popular vote | 128 | 33,000 | 480 | Website | |
 Lesotho
|
Parliament | National Assembly | Lower | 5 | popular vote and proportional | 120 | 16,927 | 31 | Website |
| Senate | Upper | 5 | appointed by principal chiefs and by the ruling party | 33 | 61,556 | 115 | Website | ||
 Liberia
|
Legislature | House of Representatives | Lower | 6 | majority | 73 | 47,624 | 24 | Website |
| Senate | Upper | 9 | majority | 30 | 115,896 | 58 | Website | ||
 Libya
|
General National Congress ( العام للمؤتمر الوطني Al-Waṭanī el-Mu'tammar al 'âmm) | Unicameral | 200 | 28,353 | 187 | Website | |||
 Liechtenstein
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Diet[7] (Landtag) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional closed list | 25 | 1,451 | 201 | Website | |
 Lithuania
|
Parliament[7] (Seimas) | Unicameral | 4 | proportional | 141 | 21,658 | 436 | Website | |
 Luxembourg
|
Chamber of Deputies (Châmber vun Députéirten)[12] | Unicameral | 5 | popular vote | 60 | 8,484 | 687 | Website | |
 Macedonia, Republic of
|
Assembly (Собрание Sobranie) | Unicameral | 123 | 16,736 | 173 | Website | |||
 Madagascar
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Parliament[5] | National Assembly (Antenimieram-Pirenena)[13] | Lower | 160 | 137,078 | 127 | Website | ||
| Senate (Sénat) | Upper | 33 | 664,430 | 618 | Website | ||||
 Malawi
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National Assembly | Unicameral | 194 | 76,809 | 71 | Website | |||
 Malaysia
|
Parliament (Parlimen) | House of Representatives[14] (Dewan Rakyat) | Lower | 222 | 127,631 | 2,014 | Website | ||
| Senate[15](Dewan Negara) | Upper | 70 | 404,773 | 6,389 | Website | ||||
 Maldives
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Assembly[7] (Majlis) | Unicameral | 77 | 4,266 | 36 | Website | |||
 Mali
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Unicameral | 160 | 90,732 | 111 | Website | |||
 Malta
|
House of Representatives (Kamra tad-Deputati) | Unicameral | 69 | 5,950 | 155 | Website | |||
 Marshall Islands
|
Legislature (Nitijela) | Unicameral | 33 | 2,060 | 4 | Website | |||
 Mauritania
|
Parliament (Barlamene) | National Assembly (Al Jamiya al-Wataniyah) | Lower | 81 | 37,888 | 87 | |||
| Assembly of Senators (Majlis al-Shuyukh) | Upper | 56 | 56,803 | 126 | |||||
 Mauritius
|
National Assembly | Unicameral | 70 | 17,614 | 275 | Website | |||
 Mexico
|
Congress of the Union (Congreso de la Unión) | Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) | Lower | 500 | 227,821 | 3,323 | Website | ||
| Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) | Upper | 128 | 889,926 | 12,981 | Website | ||||
 Micronesia, Federated States of
|
Congress | Unicameral | 14 | 7,642 | 25 | Website | |||
 Moldova
|
Parliament (Parlamentul) | Unicameral | 101 | 33,498 | 118 | Website | |||
 Monaco
|
National Council (Conseil National) | Unicameral | 24 | 1,473 | 227 | Website | |||
 Mongolia
|
State Great Assembly[16] (Улсын Их Хурал Ulsyn Ich-Chural) | Unicameral | 76 | 36,245 | 174 | Website | |||
 Montenegro
|
Assembly (Skupština / Скупштина) | Unicameral | 81 | 7,719 | 88 | Website | |||
 Morocco
|
Parliament[5] | Assembly of Representatives (Majlis al-Nuwab) | Lower | 325 | 100,444 | 500 | Website | ||
| Assembly of Councillors (Majlis al-Mustasharin) | Upper | 270 | 120,905 | 602 | Website | ||||
 Mozambique
|
Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República) | Unicameral | proportional party list | 250 | 85,588 | 95 | |||
 Namibia
|
Parliament | National Assembly | Lower | 78 | 26,923 | 201 | Website | ||
| National Council | Upper | 26 | 80,769 | 605 | Website | ||||
 Nauru
|
Parliament | Unicameral | 18 | 521 | 3 | Website | |||
 Nepal
|
Constituent Assembly | Unicameral | 601 | 44,294 | 62 | Website | |||
 Netherlands
|
States-General (Staten-Generaal) | House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer, Second Chamber) | Lower | 150 | 111,533 | 4,693 | Website | ||
| Senate (Eerste Kamer, First Chamber) | Upper | 75 | 223,066 | 9,387 | Website | ||||
 New Zealand
|
House of Representatives | Unicameral | 120 | 33,566 | 1,018 | Website | |||
 Nicaragua
|
National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) | Unicameral | 92 | 64,034 | 205 | Website | |||
 Niger
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Unicameral | 113 | 139,210 | 102 | Website | |||
 Nigeria
|
National Assembly | House of Representatives | Lower | 360 | 388,898 | 1,148 | Website | ||
| Senate | Upper | 109 | 1,284,436 | 3,792 | Website | ||||
 Norway
|
Great Assembly[7] (Storting) | Unicameral | proportional mixed | 169 | 29,785 | 1,573 | Website | ||
 Oman
|
Consultative Assembly[17] (Majlis al-Shura) | Unicameral | 84 | 33,017 | 973 | Website | |||
| Assembly of State[18] (Majlis al-Dawla) | Unicameral | Website | |||||||
 Pakistan
|
Assembly of Councillors (Majlis-e-Shoora) (مجلس شوریٰ) | National Assembly (ایوان زیریں پاکستان) | Lower | 336 | 537,023 | 1,454 | Website | ||
| Senate (ایوانِ بالا)[19] | Upper | 104 | 1,735,000 | 4,697] | Website | ||||
 Palau
|
National Congress (Olbiil era Kelulau) | House of Delegates[5] | Lower | 16 | 1,309 | 17 | |||
| Senate[5] | Upper | 9 | 2,328 | 31 | |||||
 Panama
|
National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) | Unicameral | 71 | 47,969 | 712 | Website | |||
 Papua New Guinea
|
National Parliament | Unicameral | 109 | 56,766 | 154 | Website | |||
 Paraguay
|
Congress (Congreso) | Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) | Lower | 80 | 80,681 | 441 | Website | ||
| Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) | Upper | 45 | 143,434 | 785 | Website | ||||
 Peru
|
Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la República) | Unicameral | 130 | 217,082 | 2,322 | Website | |||
 Philippines
|
Congress (Kongreso) | House of Representatives (Kapulungán ng mga Kinatawán / Mababang Kapulungán / Cámara de Representantes) | Lower | 3 | 286 | 362,849 | 1,365 | Website | |
| Senate (Senado / Mataás na Kapulungán) | Upper | 6 | 24 | 4,323,958 | 16,267 | Website | |||
 Poland
|
National Assembly (Zgromadzenie Narodowe)[20] | Sejm (Diet)[7] (Sejm) | Lower | 4 | proportional open list | 460 | 83,697 | 1,677 | Website |
| Senate (Senat) | Upper | 4 | majority | 100 | 385,010 | 7,716 | Website | ||
 Portugal
|
Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República) | Unicameral | proportional party list | 230 | 45,920 | 1,082 | Website | ||
 Qatar
|
Consultative Assembly[21] (Majlis ash-Shura) | Unicameral | 35 | 52,958 | 5,200 | ||||
 Romania
|
Parliament (Parlamentul) | Chamber of Deputies (Camera Deputaţilor) | Lower | 326 | 58,416 | 819 | Website | ||
| Senate (Senat) | Upper | 137 | 139,005 | 1,950 | Website | ||||
 Russia
|
Federal Assembly (Федеральное Собрание Federalnoye Sobraniye) | State Duma[7] (Государственная Дума Gosudarstvennaya Duma) | Lower | proportional party list | 450 | 318,000 | 5,296 | Website | |
| Federation Council (Совет Федерации Sovet Federatsii) | Upper | 166 | 862,048 | 14,357 | Website | ||||
 Rwanda
|
Parliament (Inteko Ishinga Amategeko) | Chamber of Deputies (Umutwe w'Abadepite) | Lower | 80 | 146,121 | 171 | Website | ||
| Senate (Umutwe wa Sena) | Upper | 26 | 449,603 | 526 | Website | ||||
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
National Assembly | Unicameral | 15 | 3,686 | 58 | ||||
 Saint Lucia
|
Parliament | House of Assembly | Lower | 17 | 10,221 | 123 | |||
| Senate | Upper | 11 | 15,796 | 191 | |||||
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
House of Assembly | Unicameral | 21 | 5,714 | 59 | ||||
 Samoa
|
Legislative Assembly[7] (Fono) | Unicameral | 49 | 3,965 | 22 | Website | |||
 San Marino
|
Grand and General Council (Consiglio Grande e Generale) | Unicameral | 60 | 536 | 18 | Website | |||
 São Tomé and Príncipe
|
National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) | Unicameral | 55 | 3,330 | 6 | Website | |||
 Saudi Arabia
|
Consultative Assembly[22] (Majlis ash-Shura) | Unicameral | 150 | 189,175 | 4,551 | Website | |||
 Senegal
|
Parliament | National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Lower | 150 | 85,701 | 167 | Website | ||
| Senate (Sénat) | Upper | 100 | 128,551 | 251 | |||||
 Serbia
|
National Assembly (Народна скупштина / Narodna Skupština) | Unicameral | 250 | 28,482 | 315 | Website | |||
 Seychelles
|
National Assembly | Unicameral | 31 | 2,709 | 72 | ||||
 Sierra Leone
|
Parliament | Unicameral | 124 | 40,136 | 41 | Website | |||
 Singapore
|
Parliament | Unicameral | 99 | 52,360 | 3,180 | Website | |||
 Slovakia
|
National Council (Národná rada) | Unicameral | 150 | 35,980 | 846 | Website | |||
 Slovenia
|
Parliament (Državni zbor Republike Slovenije) | National Assembly (Državni zbor) | Lower | 90 | 22,779 | 643 | Website | ||
| National Council (Državni svet)[23] | Upper | 40 | 51,254 | 1,447 | Website | ||||
 Solomon Islands
|
National Parliament | Unicameral | 50 | 10,460 | 34 | Website | |||
 Somalia
|
Transitional Federal Parliament[5] | Unicameral | 275 | 36,675 | 21 | ||||
 South Africa
|
Parliament | National Assembly | Lower | 400 | 126,466 | 1,387 | Website | ||
| National Council of Provinces | Upper | 90 | 562,075 | 6,168 | Website | ||||
 South Sudan
|
National Legislature | Council of States | Upper | ||||||
| National Legislature Assembly | Lower | 170 | 48,591 | ||||||
 Spain
|
General Courts[7] (Cortes Generales) | Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados) | Lower | 350 | 131,894 | 4,038 | Website | ||
| Senate (Senado) | Upper | 266 | 173,545 | 5,313 | Website | ||||
 Sri Lanka
|
Parliament (ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව (Sinhala)/
இலங்கை பாராளுமன்றம் (Tamil))[5] |
Unicameral | 225 | 90,122 | 517 | Website | |||
 Sudan
|
National Legislature | National Assembly (Majlis Watani) | Lower | 450 | 68,653 | 197 | Website | ||
| Assembly of States (Majlis Welayat) | Upper | 50 | 617,880 | 1,780 | Website | ||||
 Suriname
|
National Assembly (Nationale Assemblée) | Unicameral | 51 | 10,470 | 99 | Website | |||
 Swaziland
|
Parliament (Liblanda) | House of Assembly[5] | Lower | 55 | 22,181 | 113 | |||
| Senate[5] | Upper | 30 | 40,666 | 207 | |||||
 Sweden
|
Parliament[7] (Riksdag) | Unicameral | 349 | 27,286 | 1,093 | Website | |||
 Syria
|
People's Assembly (Majlis al-Sha'ab) | Unicameral | 250 | 86,964 | Website | ||||
 Switzerland
|
Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung, Assemblée fédérale, Assemblea federale) | National Council (Nationalrat, Conseil National, Consiglio Nazionale) | Lower | 200 | 40,000 | 1,699 | Website | ||
| Council of States (Ständerat, Conseil des Etats, Consiglio degli Stati) | Upper | 46 | 173,913 | 7,388 | Website | ||||
 Tajikistan
|
Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Oli) | Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Mamoyandogan) | Lower | 63 | 123,809 | 257 | |||
| National Assembly (Majlisi Milliy) | Upper | 33 | 236,363 | 491 | |||||
 Tanzania
|
National Assembly (Bunge) | Unicameral | 357 | 120,974 | 178 | Website | |||
 Thailand
|
National Assembly (รัฐสภา ;Rathasapha) | House of Representatives (สภาผู้แทนราษฎร ; Saphaputhan Ratsadon) | Lower | 500 | 130,958 | 1,204 | Website | ||
| Senate (วุฒิสภา ;Wuthisapha) | Upper | 150 | 436,529 | 4,013 | Website | ||||
 Togo
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Unicameral | 81 | 76,434 | 79 | Website | |||
 Tonga
|
Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | 26 | 3,962 | 29 | Website | |||
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
Parliament | House of Representatives | Lower | 41 | 32,139 | 647 | Website | ||
| Senate | Upper | 31 | 42,506 | 856 | Website | ||||
 Tunisia
|
National Constituent Assembly (المجلس التأسيسي الوطني al-Majlis al-Waṭanī at-Ta’sīsī) | Unicameral | 217 | 49,188 | 465 | Website | |||
 Turkey
|
Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi) | Unicameral | 550 | 135,862 | 1,951 | Website | |||
 Turkmenistan
|
Assembly (Mejlis) | Unicameral | 125 | 41,360 | 346 | ||||
 Tuvalu
|
Parliament (Palamene) | Unicameral | 15 | 666 | 2 | Website | |||
 Uganda
|
National Assembly | Unicameral | 375 | 87,839 | 123 | Website | |||
 Ukraine
|
Supreme Council (Верховна Рада Verkhovna Rada) | Unicameral | 450 | 101,248 | 732 | Website | |||
 United Arab Emirates
|
Federal National Assembly (المجلس الوطني الإتحادي Majlis Watani Ittihad) | Unicameral | 40 | 206,601 | 6,470 | Website | |||
 United Kingdom
|
Parliament | House of Commons | Lower | 5 | majority | 650 | 95,787 | 3,478 | Website |
| House of Lords | Upper | 765 | 81,388 | 2,955 | Website | ||||
 United States
|
Congress | House of Representatives | Lower | 2 | majority | 435 | 722,636 | 34,698 | Website |
| Senate | Upper | 6 | majority | 100 | 3,143,470 | 150,940 | Website | ||
 Uruguay
|
General Assembly (Asamblea General) | Chamber of Representatives (Cámara de Diputados) | Lower | 99 | 33,195 | 514 | Website | ||
Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores)
|
Upper | 30 | 109,543 | 1,696 | Website | ||||
 Uzbekistan
|
Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis) | Legislative Chamber[5] | Lower | 150 | 194,156 | 634 | Website | ||
| Senate[5] | Upper | 100 | 291,234 | 952 | Website | ||||
 Vanuatu
|
Parliament (Parlement) | Website | |||||||
 Venezuela
|
National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) | Unicameral | 165 | 175,430 | 2,267 | Website | |||
 Vietnam
|
National Assembly (Quoc Hoi) | Unicameral | 498 | 176,385 | 602 | Website | |||
 Yemen
|
Assembly of Representatives (Majlis al-Nuwaab) | Unicameral | 301 | 81,485 | 192 | ||||
 Zambia
|
National Assembly | Unicameral | 150 | 87,284 | 145 | Website | |||
 Zimbabwe
|
Parliament | House of Assembly | Lower | 210 | 61,971 | 29 | |||
| Senate | Upper | 40 | 325,350 | 153 | |||||
Legislatures of non sovereign countries, dependencies and other territories
Legislatures of non-UN states (including unrecognized and disputed territories)
| non-US state | Overall name of legislature | Name of house | House level | Term (years) | Voting system | Seats | Population per seat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abkhazia
|
People's Assembly (Жәлар Реизара, Zhelar Reizara) | Unicameral | 35 | 6,877 | ||||
 Republic of China
|
Legislative Yuan (立法院 Lìfǎ Yùan) | Unicameral | 113 | 117,360 | ||||
 Cook Islands
|
Parliament | Unicameral | 24 | 815,375 | ||||
 Kosovo
|
Assembly of Kosovo (Albanian: Kuvendi i Kosovës, Serbian: Скупштина Косова) | Unicameral | 120 | 15,213 | ||||
 Republic of Artsakh
|
National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov) | Unicameral | 33 | 4,284 | ||||
 Niue
|
Assembly | Unicameral | 20 | 69 | ||||
 Northern Cyprus
|
Assembly of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Meclisi) | Unicameral | 50 | 5,898 | ||||
 State of PalestineThere are two Palestinian legislatures:[25] |
National Council (Palestine Liberation Organization) | Unicameral | 422 | 10,096 | ||||
| Legislative Council (Palestinian National Authority) | Unicameral | 132 | 32,277 | |||||
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
|
Sahrawi National Council (المجلس الوطني الصحراوي Al-Majlis al-watani al-sahrawi) | Unicameral | 101 | 5,079 | ||||
 Somaliland
|
Parliament (Baarlamaanka) | House of Representatives (Golaha Wakiilada) | Lower | 82 | 42,682 | |||
| House of Elders (Golaha Guurtida) | Upper | 82 | 42682 | |||||
 South Ossetia
|
Parliament | Unicameral | 34 | 2,117 | ||||
 Transnistria
|
Supreme Council[26] (Верховный Совет, Verhkovny Sovet) | Unicameral | 43 | 12,062 | ||||
 Vatican City
|
Pontifical Commission (Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Città del Vaticano) | Unicameral | 7 | 114 | ||||
Sub-national legislatures
- United States
- State legislature --
- State Senate - State Senator or (colloquially) Senator
- State House of Representatives - State Representative or (colloquially) Representative
- United Kingdom
- Scottish Parliament - Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)
- National Assembly for Wales - Assembly Member/Aelod y Cynulliad (AM/AC)
- Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly - Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)
- Canada
- Legislative Assemblies of British Columbia; Alberta; Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut; and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly - Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)
- Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP)
- National Assembly of Quebec - Member of the National Assembly (MNA)
- Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly - Member of the House of Assembly (MHA)
See also
- Elections by country (legislatures elections)
- List of national governments
- List of national leaders
- List of national supreme courts
- List of state legislatures of the United States
- Legislative Assemblies of Canada's provinces and territories
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- National parliaments of the European Union
References
- ^ a b c http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population
- ^ a b c http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29
- ^ a b c http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund
- ^ a b Varies per European Union member state between the lowest Malta and highest Germany.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Native name not available
- ^ a b The head of state is a constituent part of the parliament too.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad The native name is also used in English.
- ^ The PRC has also a Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (中国人民政治协商会议 Zhōngguó Rénmín Zhèngzhì Xiéshāng Huìyì), which is a political advisory body but not a legislature.
- ^ Also: Temsilciler Meclisi
- ^ Also: Riksdag
- ^ Also: National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale)
- ^ Also: Chambre des Députés
- ^ Also: Assemblée nationale
- ^ Transliterally, People's Hall
- ^ Transliterally, Nation's Hall
- ^ In English State Great Khural is used too.
- ^ The Consultative Assembly has only consultative tasks
- ^ The Assembly of State has only consultative tasks
- ^ [1]
- ^ Name used only on those rare occasions when both houses sit together
- ^ The Consultative Assembly has only consultative task
- ^ The appointed Consultative Assembly has only legislative tasks
- ^ Lakota, Igor (2006). Sistem nepopolne dvodomnosti v slovenskem parlamentu (diplomska naloga) (PDF) (in Slovene). Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. p. 62. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
Opinions differ, however the majority of domestic experts agree that the National Council may be regarded as the upper house, but the bicameralism is distinctively incomplete.
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- ^ In addition a third is formed by the Legislative Council members of Hamas who work outside of these structures following the Fatah-Hamas conflict.
- ^ Parliament of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Pridnestrovie)