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United Kingdom Parliament
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
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
Danish parliament of 179 members elected by a variant of an additional member system.
http://www.folketinget.dk/
Norwegian Parliament
The Stortinget of 165 members, of which 157 are from constituencies and 8 are additional members.
http://www.stortinget.no/english/
Austrian Parliament
Österreichisches Parlament, consisting of the Nationalrat (National Council) and the Bundesrat (Federal Council).
http://www.parlinkom.gv.at/
Belgium Federal Parliament
Senate and Chamber of Representatives.
http://www.fed-parl.be/ukindex.html
Australia - Parliament of Australia
Consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
http://www.aph.gov.au/
Netherlands - Eerste Kamer
Senate of 75 members, elected by the members of the twelve Provincial Councils.
http://www.eerstekamer.nl/cgi-bin/pdcsns.cgi?dir=/9202000/g/%26filename=/9202000/h1.sns%26via=1pdi%26v01=english
Liechtenstein - Diet
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
Unicameral elected body.
http://www.parliament.gov.mt/
Romania - Chamber of Deputies
Containing 341 members elected using a proportional list system.
http://diasan.vsat.ro/
Poland - Sejm
Main chamber of the parliament.
http://www.sejm.gov.pl/english.html
Poland - Senate
Chamber of the parliament.
http://www.senat.gov.pl/indexe.htm
India - Parliament of India
Composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People).
http://ParliamentofIndia.nic.in/
India - Rajya Sabha
The Council of States elected by the states' assemblies.
http://rajyasabha.nic.in/
New Zealand - House of Representatives
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
Elected for a four-year term and consisting of 240 members.
http://www.Parliament.bg/
Georgia
Parliament.
http://www.parliament.ge/
Spain - Senate
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
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
The Camera dei deputati, with content in English, French and Italian.
http://english.camera.it/
Micronesia - Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
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/
Portugal
Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República).
http://www.parlamento.pt/ingles/index.html
France - National Assembly
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
Upper house of the French parliament.
http://www.senat.fr/
South Korea - National Assembly of the Republic of South Korea
Composed of not fewer than 200 members, elected for four years.
http://eng.assembly.go.kr/
Albanian Parliament
Single-chamber parliament elected for four years under additional-member system.
http://www.parlament.al/
Japan - House of Councillors
The Sangiin, the upper house of the National Diet.
http://www.sangiin.go.jp/
Japan - House of Representatives
The Shugiin, the Lower house of the National Diet.
http://www.shugiin.go.jp/
Slovenia - Drzavni zbor
The National Assembly, with more detail in Slovenian.
http://www.dz-rs.si/
Sweden - Riksdag
Unicameral body containing 349 members from 29 different constituencies.
http://www.riksdagen.se/
Switzerland - Parliament
Bicameral system consisting of 200-member National Council and 46-member Council of States.
http://www.parliament.ch/
Turkey - Grand National Assembly
Five-hundred-and-fifty-member body elected for a five-year period.
http://www.tbmm.gov.tr/
Thailand - House of Representatives
Composed of 500 members, 400 elected from constituencies and 100 from party lists.
http://www.parliament.go.th/
Thailand - Senate
With lists of committee members and more information in Thai.
http://www.senate.go.th/
Spain - Congress
Primary chamber of the Cortes Generales elected by a proportional system.
http://www.congreso.es/ingles/
Malagasy National Assembly
Chamber of 138 members. Site mostly in French.
http://www.assemblee-nationale.mg/
South Africa - Parliament of South Africa
Composed of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.
http://www.parliament.gov.za/
Uganda - Parliament of Uganda
Includes history and constitution.
http://www.parliament.go.ug/
Singapore - Parliament of the Republic of Singapore
Elected from multi-member constituencies, with some additional members. Pending bills, publications, member directory, and educational resources available.
http://www.parliament.gov.sg/
Latvia - Saeima
Unicameral parliament of 100 members elected by proportional representation.
http://www.saeima.lv/
Lithuania - Seimas
Composed of 141 members elected for a four-year term.
http://www.lrs.lt/
Romania - Senate
One hundred and forty-three member body elected using a proportional list system. With more content in Romanian.
http://www.senat.ro/
Andorra - Consell General
With a list of the 'Consellers' and contact details. More information available in Spanish.
http://www.consell.ad/
Armenia - National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
Site lists the members of various committees, with more information in Armenian.
http://www.parliament.am/
Canada - Parliament of Canada
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
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
Site has lists of commitees, commissions and delegations, and more in Czech.
http://www.psp.cz/
Czech Republic - Senate
Eighty-one member elected body.
http://www.senat.cz/
Estonia - Riigikogu
The Parliament of the Republic of Estonia, elected by proportional representation with a 5% cutoff.
http://www.riigikogu.ee/
European Union - European Parliament
Single-chamber body elected by several overlapping systems. Site has content in all EU languages.
http://www.europarl.eu.int/
Faroe Islands - Føroya Løgting
Single-chamber elected from seven constituencies, with powers under Denmark's Home Rule Act 1948.
http://www.logting.fo/
Fiji - Parliament of the Fiji Islands
Consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives.
http://www.parliament.gov.fj/
Finland - Suomen Eduskunta
The Parliament of Finland, a unicameral body of 200 members elected on a proportional basis.
http://www.eduskunta.fI/
Germany - Bundesrat
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
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
Includes a history of the constitution.
http://www.parliament.gr/
Hong Kong Legislative Council
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
Also known as the National Assembly (Az ország háza).
http://www.Mkogy.hu/
Iceland - Alþingi
The Icelandic parliament dates back to 930AD, now having 63 members from eight constituencies.
http://www.althingi.is/
Viet Nam - National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
With details of the constitutional status of the Quoc Hoi.
http://www.na.gov.vn/english/
Barbados - Parliament of Barbados
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
The Tynwald, dating back to the eighth century, and composed of the House of Keys and the Legislative Council.
http://www.tynwald.org.im/
Netherlands - House of Representatives of the States General
Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, elected by proportional representation.
http://www.tweede-kamer.nl/organisatie/communicatie/internationaal/
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