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United Kingdom Parliament Open in a new browser window  
   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.
   http://www.parliament.uk/
Irish Parliament Open in a new browser window  
   Also knowns as the Houses of the Oireachtas; composed of Dáil Éireann (House of Deputies) and Seanad Éireann (Senate).
   http://www.irlgov.ie/oireachtas/
Denmark - Folketinget Open in a new browser window  
   Danish parliament of 179 members elected by a variant of an additional member system.
   http://www.folketinget.dk/
Norwegian Parliament Open in a new browser window  
   The Stortinget of 165 members, of which 157 are from constituencies and 8 are additional members.
   http://www.stortinget.no/english/
Austrian Parliament Open in a new browser window  
   Österreichisches Parlament, consisting of the Nationalrat (National Council) and the Bundesrat (Federal Council).
   http://www.parlinkom.gv.at/
Belgium Federal Parliament Open in a new browser window  
   Senate and Chamber of Representatives.
   http://www.fed-parl.be/ukindex.html
Australia - Parliament of Australia Open in a new browser window  
   Consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
   http://www.aph.gov.au/
Liechtenstein - Diet Open in a new browser window  
   Unicameral body elected by proportional representation, with ten members from the Lower Country electoral district and fifteen from the Upper Country.
   http://www.firstlink.li/eng/regierung/landtag.htm
Malta - House of Representatives Open in a new browser window  
   Unicameral elected body.
   http://www.parliament.gov.mt/
Romania - Chamber of Deputies Open in a new browser window  
   Containing 341 members elected using a proportional list system.
   http://diasan.vsat.ro/
Poland - Sejm Open in a new browser window  
   Main chamber of the parliament.
   http://www.sejm.gov.pl/english.html
Poland - Senate Open in a new browser window  
   Chamber of the parliament.
   http://www.senat.gov.pl/indexe.htm
India - Parliament of India Open in a new browser window  
   Composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People).
   http://ParliamentofIndia.nic.in/
India - Rajya Sabha Open in a new browser window  
   The Council of States elected by the states' assemblies.
   http://rajyasabha.nic.in/
New Zealand - House of Representatives Open in a new browser window  
   Elected from 62 General and 7 Maori constituencies, with additional members for proportionality.
   http://www.parliament.govt.nz/
Bulgaria - National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria Open in a new browser window  
   Elected for a four-year term and consisting of 240 members.
   http://www.Parliament.bg/
Georgia Open in a new browser window  
   Parliament.
   http://www.parliament.ge/
Spain - Senate Open in a new browser window  
   House of territorial representation of the Cortes Generales, with most provinces electing four senators.
   http://www.senado.es/home_i.html
Jersey - The States of Jersey Open in a new browser window  
   Originally composed of the three estates, the Jurats (justices), the Connétables (the heads of the parishes) and the Rectors (from the churches).
   http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/
Italy - Chamber of Deputies Open in a new browser window  
   The Camera dei deputati, with content in English, French and Italian.
   http://english.camera.it/
Micronesia - Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia Open in a new browser window  
   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.
   http://www.fsmgov.org/congress/
Viet Nam - National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Open in a new browser window  
   With details of the constitutional status of the Quoc Hoi.
   http://www.na.gov.vn/english/
Barbados - Parliament of Barbados Open in a new browser window  
   Composed of the 28-member House of Assembly, elected by the first-past-the-post system, and the 21-member appointed Senate.
   http://www.parliamentbarbados.gov.bb/
Isle of Man - Manx Parliament Open in a new browser window  
   The Tynwald, dating back to the eighth century, and composed of the House of Keys and the Legislative Council.
   http://www.tynwald.org.im/
Portugal Open in a new browser window  
   Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República).
   http://www.parlamento.pt/ingles/index.html
France - National Assembly Open in a new browser window  
   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.
   http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/
France - Senate Open in a new browser window  
   Upper house of the French parliament.
   http://www.senat.fr/
South Korea - National Assembly of the Republic of South Korea Open in a new browser window  
   Composed of not fewer than 200 members, elected for four years.
   http://eng.assembly.go.kr/
Albanian Parliament Open in a new browser window  
   Single-chamber parliament elected for four years under additional-member system.
   http://www.parlament.al/
Armenia - National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Open in a new browser window  
   Site lists the members of various committees, with more information in Armenian.
   http://www.parliament.am/
Canada - Parliament of Canada Open in a new browser window  
   Composed of the Queen, represented by the Governor General, the appointed Senate, and the elected House of Commons.
   http://www.parl.gc.ca/
Cyprus - House of Representatives Open in a new browser window  
   Composed of 80 members, 56 elected by the Greek community and 24 by the Turkish community.
   http://www.parliament.cy/
Czech Republic - Chamber of Deputies Open in a new browser window  
   Site has lists of commitees, commissions and delegations, and more in Czech.
   http://www.psp.cz/
Czech Republic - Senate Open in a new browser window  
   Eighty-one member elected body.
   http://www.senat.cz/
Estonia - Riigikogu Open in a new browser window  
   The Parliament of the Republic of Estonia, elected by proportional representation with a 5% cutoff.
   http://www.riigikogu.ee/
European Union - European Parliament Open in a new browser window  
   Single-chamber body elected by several overlapping systems. Site has content in all EU languages.
   http://www.europarl.eu.int/
Faroe Islands - Føroya Løgting Open in a new browser window  
   Single-chamber elected from seven constituencies, with powers under Denmark's Home Rule Act 1948.
   http://www.logting.fo/
Finland - Suomen Eduskunta Open in a new browser window  
   The Parliament of Finland, a unicameral body of 200 members elected on a proportional basis.
   http://www.eduskunta.fI/
Germany - Bundesrat Open in a new browser window  
   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.
   http://www.bundesrat.de/
Germany - Bundestag Open in a new browser window  
   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.
   http://www.bundestag.de/
Greece - Hellenic Parliament Open in a new browser window  
   Includes a history of the constitution.
   http://www.parliament.gr/
Hong Kong Legislative Council Open in a new browser window  
   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.
   http://www.legco.gov.hk/
Hungary - Parliament of the Republic of Hungary Open in a new browser window  
   Also known as the National Assembly (Az ország háza).
   http://www.Mkogy.hu/
Iceland - Alþingi Open in a new browser window  
   The Icelandic parliament dates back to 930AD, now having 63 members from eight constituencies.
   http://www.althingi.is/
Japan - House of Councillors Open in a new browser window  
   The Sangiin, the upper house of the National Diet.
   http://www.sangiin.go.jp/
Japan - House of Representatives Open in a new browser window  
   The Shugiin, the Lower house of the National Diet.
   http://www.shugiin.go.jp/
Latvia - Saeima Open in a new browser window  
   Unicameral parliament of 100 members elected by proportional representation.
   http://www.saeima.lv/
Lithuania - Seimas Open in a new browser window  
   Composed of 141 members elected for a four-year term.
   http://www.lrs.lt/
Romania - Senate Open in a new browser window  
   One hundred and forty-three member body elected using a proportional list system. With more content in Romanian.
   http://www.senat.ro/
Slovenia - Drzavni zbor Open in a new browser window  
   The National Assembly, with more detail in Slovenian.
   http://www.dz-rs.si/
Sweden - Riksdag Open in a new browser window  
   Unicameral body containing 349 members from 29 different constituencies.
   http://www.riksdagen.se/
Switzerland - Parliament Open in a new browser window  
   Bicameral system consisting of 200-member National Council and 46-member Council of States.
   http://www.parliament.ch/
Turkey - Grand National Assembly Open in a new browser window  
   Five-hundred-and-fifty-member body elected for a five-year period.
   http://www.tbmm.gov.tr/
Thailand - House of Representatives Open in a new browser window  
   Composed of 500 members, 400 elected from constituencies and 100 from party lists.
   http://www.parliament.go.th/
Thailand - Senate Open in a new browser window  
   With lists of committee members and more information in Thai.
   http://www.senate.go.th/
Spain - Congress Open in a new browser window  
   Primary chamber of the Cortes Generales elected by a proportional system.
   http://www.congreso.es/ingles/
Malagasy National Assembly Open in a new browser window  
   Chamber of 138 members. Site mostly in French.
   http://www.assemblee-nationale.mg/
South Africa - Parliament of South Africa Open in a new browser window  
   Composed of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.
   http://www.parliament.gov.za/
Uganda - Parliament of Uganda Open in a new browser window  
   Includes history and constitution.
   http://www.parliament.go.ug/
Singapore - Parliament of the Republic of Singapore Open in a new browser window  
   Elected from multi-member constituencies, with some additional members. Pending bills, publications, member directory, and educational resources available.
   http://www.parliament.gov.sg/

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