Introduction
Legislature is a deliberative assembly, a gathering of members who use parliamentary procedure to make laws, decisions, pass bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation. A "Legislature" is a generic name for the National Parliaments that are general assembly of representatives who have the power to legislate. Parliamentary System, is the system in which the head of state is usually a person distinct from the head of government. On the other hand, a Presidential System, is where the head of state often is also the head of government and, most importantly, the executive does not derive its democratic legitimacy from the legislature. The article Countries and Parliaments lists the names of countries and parliaments respectively. This article Countries and Parliaments is crucial in the General Awareness preparation of many competitive exams including Banking, UPSC, SSC, and other recruitment exams in India.
Parliaments
Laws enacted by legislatures are known as primary legislation. Legislatures observe and steer governing actions and usually have exclusive authority to amend the budget or budgets involved in the process. The members of a legislature are called legislators. In democratic nations such as India, legislators are most commonly popularly elected by people of a country, although indirect election and appointment by the executives are also used, in particular for legislatures featuring an upper chamber. [ Example: In India there is Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha]
| Name of Country | Parliament Type | Name of Houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | National Assembly | House of the People | 5 | 249 | Single non-transferable vote |
| House of Elders | 5 | 102 | Elected by district and provincial councils, and appointed by the president | ||
| Albania | Parliament | 4 | 140 | Closed list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by county with a 3% threshold | |
| Algeria | Parliament | People's National Assembly | 6 | 462 | Open list proportional representation with the largest remainder method by province |
| Council of the Nation | 5 | 144 | Elected by popular wilaya assemblies and communal people's assemblies, and appointed by the President | ||
| Andorra | General Council | 4 | 28 | Parallel voting: Closed list proportional representation with the largest remainder method nationwide and block vote by parish | |
| Angola | National Assembly | 4 | 220 | Closed list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method nationwide and by province | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Parliament | House of Representatives | 5 | 19 | First-past-the-post |
| Senate | 5 | 17 | Appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition | ||
| Argentina | National Congress of Argentina | Chamber of Deputies of the Nation | 4 | 257 | Closed list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by province with a 3% threshold |
| Senate of the Nation | 6 | 72 | Partial block voting by province | ||
| Armenia | National Assembly | 5 | 131 | Parallel voting: Closed list proportional representation in a nationwide constituency with a 5% threshold, and first-past-the-post | |
| Australia | Parliament of Australia | House of Representatives | 3 | 150 | Instant-runoff voting |
| Senate | 6 | 76 | Single transferable vote by state/territory | ||
| Austria | Austrian Parliament | National Council | 5 | 183 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies with a 4% threshold |
| Federal Council | 5 and 6 | 62 | Elected by state legislatures | ||
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | 5 | 125 | First-past-the-post |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahamas | Parliament | House of Assembly | 5 | 38 | First-past-the-post |
| Senate | 5 | 16 | Appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition | ||
| Bahrain | National Assembly | Council of Representatives | 4 | 40 | Two-round system |
| Consultative Council | 4 | 40 | Appointed by the king | ||
| Bangladesh | National Parliament | 5 | 350 | First-past-the-post | |
| Barbados | Parliament | House of Assembly | 5 | 30 | First-past-the-post |
| Senate | 5 | 21 | Appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition | ||
| Belarus | National Assembly | House of Representatives | 4 | 110 | Council of the Republic |
| Senate | 4 | 64 | Elected by regional councils, and appointed by the President | ||
| Belgium | Federal Parliament | Chamber of Representatives | 5 | 150 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by province with a 5% threshold |
| Senate | 5 | 60 | Elected by community and regional parliaments | ||
| Belize | National Assembly | House of Representatives | 5 | 31 | First-past-the-post |
| Senate | 5 | 12 | Appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition | ||
| Benin | National Assembly | 4 | 83 | Proportional representation with the largest remainder method in constituencies | |
| Bhutan | Parliament of Bhutan[ | National Assembly | 5 | 47 | First-past-the-post |
| National Council | 4 | 25 | First-past-the-post, and appointed by the king | ||
| Bolivia | Plurinational Legislative Assembly | Chamber of Deputies | 5 | 130 | Closed list mixed-member proportional representation: Proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by department and first-past-the-post |
| Chamber of Senators | 5 | 36 | Closed list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by department | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Parliamentary Assembly | House of Representatives | 4 | 42 | Open list proportional representation with the largest remainder method in constituencies |
| House of Peoples | 4 | 15 | Serbs elected by the National Assembly (Republika Srpska) for the Republic of Srpska, and Bosniaks and Croats elected by the House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Botswana | Parliament of Botswana | National Assembly | 5 | 63 | First-past-the-post, and appointed by the President |
| Brazil | National Congress | Chamber of Deputies | 4 | 513 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by state |
| Federal Senate | 8 | 81 | Partial block voting by state | ||
| Brunei | Legislative Council | no timeframe | 36 | Appointed by the Sultan | |
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | 4 | 240 | Closed list proportional representation with the largest remainder method by constituency with a 4% threshold | |
| Burkina Faso | National Assembly | 5 | 127 | Proportional representation with the D'Hondt method nationwide and in constituencies | |
| Burundi | Parliament | National Assembly | 5 | 121 | Closed list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies with a 2% threshold |
| Senate | 5 | 43 | Elected by the communal councils |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | Parliament | National Assembly | 5 | 123 | Closed list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by province |
| Senate | 6 | 61 | Appointed by the monarch, elected by the National Assembly and commune councils | ||
| Cameroon | Parliament | National Assembly | 5 | 180 | First-past-the-post and Block vote: If no list obtains an absolute majority, the one with the highest number of votes is allocated half of the seats; the remainder is allocated to the other best-placed lists through proportional representation |
| Senate | 5 | 100 | Elected by municipal councils, and appointed by the president | ||
| Canada | Parliament | House of Commons | 4 years, unless elections are called earlier | 338 | First-past-the-post voting |
| Senate | Until age 75, or resigns | 105 | Appointed by the governor general on the advice of the Prime Minister | ||
| Cape Verde | National Assembly | 5 | 72 | Closed list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies | |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | 5 | 100 | Two-round system | |
| Chad | National Assembly | 4 | 155 | Block voting: If no list obtains an absolute majority, the seats are allocated through proportional representation | |
| Chile | National Congress | Chamber of Deputies | 4 | 120 | Binomial voting system (To become open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies by the next election) |
| Senate of the Republic | 8 | 38 | Binomial voting system | ||
| China | National People's Congress | 5 | 2,987 | Elected by municipal, regional and provincial congresses, and People's Liberation Army | |
| Colombia | Congress | Chamber of Representatives | 4 | 166 | Open or closed list proportional representation (depending on the political party) with the D'Hondt method by state |
| Senate | 4 | 102 | Open or closed list proportional representation (depending on the political party) with the D'Hondt method nationwide with a 3% threshold | ||
| Comoros | Assembly of the Union | 5 | 33 | Two-round system, and elected by the local assemblies | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Parliament | National Assembly | 5 | 500 | Parallel voting: Open list proportional representation with the largest remainder method in constituencies and first-past-the-post voting |
| Senate | 5 | 108 | Elected by the provincial assemblies | ||
| Congo, Republic of the | Parliament | National Assembly | 5 | 153 | Two-round system |
| Senate | 5 | 52 | Elected by district, local, and regional councils | ||
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | 4 | 57 | Closed list proportional representation with the largest remainder method by province | |
| Croatia | Croatian Assembly | 4 | 151 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies with a 5% threshold | |
| Cuba | National Assembly of People's Power | 5 | 612 | Popular vote and approval by special candidacy commissions | |
| Cyprus | House of Representatives | 5 | 59 | Open list proportional representation with the largest remainder method by constituency | |
| Czech Republic | Parliament of the Czech Republic | Chamber of Deputies | 4 | 200 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by region with a 5% threshold |
| Senate | 6 | 81 | Two-round system (staggered elections) |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Parliament | 4 | 179 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies with a 2% threshold | |
| Djibouti | National Assembly | 5 | 65 | Block vote and closed list proportional representation by constituencies: The list obtaining an absolute or relative majority of votes is allocated 80% of the seats; the remainder is allocated to the other best-placed lists which obtained at least 10% of the valid votes through proportional representation; if no other list obtains 10% of the valid votes, the remaining seats will be allocated to the party which won the majority or relative majority of the valid votes | |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | 5 | 21 | First-past-the-post, and appointed by the President | |
| Dominican Republic | National Congress | Chamber of Deputies | 4 | 183 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method by province and nationwide with a 1% threshold for the nationwide seats |
| Senate | 4 | 32 | First-past-the-post |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Timor | National Assembly | 5 | 65 | Closed list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method nationwide with a 3% threshold | |
| Ecuador | National Parliament | 4 | 137 | Parallel voting: Closed list proportional representation in a nationwide constituency and first-past-the-post | |
| Egypt | Parliament | House of Representatives | 5 | 596 | Parallel voting: First-past-the-post, block vote, and appointed by the President |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | 3 | 84 | Open list proportional representation with the largest remainder method by department and nationwide | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Parliament of Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies | 5 | 100 | Closed list proportional representation in constituencies with a 10% threshold |
| Senate | 70 | Closed list proportional representation with a 10% threshold, and appointed by the President | |||
| Eritrea | National Assembly | 5 | 104 | Popular vote | |
| Estonia | State Assembly | 4 | 101 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies with a 5% threshold | |
| Ethiopia | Parliament | House of Peoples' Representatives | 5 | 547 | First-past-the-post |
| House of Federation | 5 | 112 | Elected by State Councils |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federated States of Micronesia | Congress | 4 | 14 | First-past-the-post | |
| Fiji | Parliament | 4 | 50 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method nationwide with a 5% threshold | |
| Finland | Parliament | 4 | 200 | Open list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies, and first-past-the-post for Åland's lone seat | |
| France | Parliament | National Assembly | 5 | 577 | Two-round system |
| Senate | 6 | 102 | Indirectly elected by local and départemental councillors |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | Parliament | National Assembly | 5 | 121 | First-past-the-post, and appointed by the President |
| Senate | 6 | 102 | Indirectly elected by local and départemental councillors | ||
| Gambia | National Assembly | 5 | 58 | First-past-the-post, and appointed by the President | |
| Georgia | Parliament of Georgia | 4 | 150 | Parallel voting: Closed list proportional representation in a nationwide constituency with a 5% threshold, and first-past-the-post | |
| Germany | Federal Diet | dependant on individual state elections | 69 | Delegated from state governments | |
| Federal Council | 6 | 102 | Indirectly elected by local and départemental councillors | ||
| Ghana | Parliament | 4 | 228 | First-past-the-post | |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | 4 | 300 | Open list reinforced proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in constituencies with a 3% threshold | |
| Grenada | Parliament | House of Representatives | 5 | 15 | First-past-the-post |
| Senate | 5 | 13 | appointed by the government and by the leader of opposition | ||
| Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | 4 | 158 | proportional closed list | |
| Guinea | National Assembly | 5 | 114 | proportional closed list | |
| Guinea-Bissau | National People's Assembly | 4 | 100 | proportional closed list | |
| Guyana | National Assembly | 5 | 65 | popular vote and appointed by the President |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | National Assembly | Chamber of Deputies | 4 | 119 | proportional |
| Senate | 6 | 30 | |||
| Honduras | National Congress | 4 | 128 | proportional open list | |
| Hungary | National Assembly | 4 | 199 | proportional open list and Scorporo |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | Assembly of All | 4 | 63 | proportional mixed | |
| India | Parliament | House of the People | 5 | 545 | popular vote and appointed by the President |
| Council of States | 6 | 245 | appointed by the President and elected members of the states and territories | ||
| Indonesia | Peoples Consultative Assembly | Peoples Representative Council | 5 | 560 | proportional open list |
| Regional Representative Council | 5 | 132 | Single non-transferable vote | ||
| Iran | Islamic Consultative Assembly | 4 | 290 | popular vote | |
| Iraq | Council of Representatives | 4 | 325 | proportional open list | |
| Ireland | Parliament | President of Ireland | 7 | N/A | Single Transferable Vote |
| House of Representatives of Ireland | 5 | 158 | Proportional Representation Single Transferable Vote | ||
| Senate of Ireland | 5 | 60 | appointed by the prime minister and elected by universities | ||
| Israel | Assembly | 4 | 120 | proportional closed list | |
| Italy | Parliament | Chamber of Deputies | 5 | 630 | proportional closed list |
| Senate of the Republic | 5 | 315 | proportional closed list and appointed by the President | ||
| Ivory Coast | Parliament | National Assembly | 5 | 255 | majority |
| Senate | 5 | 120 | Elected by district and provincial councils, and appointed by the president and appointed by the President |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | Parliament | House of Representatives | 5 | 63 | First-past-the-post voting |
| Senate | 5 | 21 | Appointed by the Governor General | ||
| Japan | Diet | House of Representatives | 4 | 475 | proportional and majority |
| House of Councillors | 6 | 242 | proportional | ||
| Jordan | Parliament | Assembly of Deputies | 4 | 150 | Single non-transferable vote |
| Senate | 6 | 75 | appointed by the monarch |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | Parliament | Assembly | 5 | 107 | |
| Senate | 6 | 47 | appointed by the President and elected by local assemblies | ||
| Kenya | Parliament | National Assembly | 5 | 349 | parallel |
| Senate | 5 | 67 | popular vote and appointed by the President | ||
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | 4 | 46 | popular vote and appointed by Rabi Council of Leaders | |
| Korea North | Supreme People's Assembly | 5 | 687 | popular vote | |
| Korea South | National Assembly | 4 | 300 | majority and proportional | |
| Kuwait | National Assembly | 4 | 50 | popular vote and appointed by the prime minister | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | 5 | 120 | popular vote |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laos | National Assembly | 5 | 115 | one-party state closed list | |
| Latvia | Parliament | 4 | 100 | proportional closed list | |
| Lebanon | Parliament | Chamber of Deputies | 4 | 128 | popular vote |
| Lesotho | Parliament | National Assembly | 5 | 120 | popular vote and proportional |
| Senate | 5 | 33 | appointed by principal chiefs and by the ruling party | ||
| Legislature | House of Representatives | National Assembly | 6 | 73 | majority |
| Senate | 9 | 30 | majority | ||
| Libya | House of Representatives | 200 | |||
| Liechtenstein | Diet | 4 | 25 | proportional closed list | |
| Lithuania | Parliament | 4 | 141 | proportional | |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | 5 | 60 | popular vote |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia Republic of | Assembly | 4 | 123 | ||
| Madagascar | Parliament | National Assembly | 5 | 160 | popular vote and proportional |
| Senate | 5 | 33 | appointed by principal chiefs and by the ruling party | ||
| Malawi | National Assembly | 5 | 193 | First-past-the-post voting | |
| Malaysia | Parliament | House of Representatives | 5 | 222 | First-past-the-post voting |
| Senate | 3 | 70 | 26 appointed by the State Legislative Assemblies, 2 for each state and 44 appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, of which 4 are for the Federal Territories | ||
| Maldives | Assembly | 5 | 85 | First-past-the-post voting | |
| Mali | National Assembly | 4 | 160 | 147 elected in single or multi-member constituencies, using a runoff system. 13 elected by overseas Malians | |
| Malta | Parliament of Malta | President of Malta | 5 | N/A | Appointed by the House of Representatives |
| House of Representatives | 5 | 69 | Single transferable vote | ||
| Marshall Islands | Legislature | 4 | 33 | Single and multi-member constituencies | |
| Mauritania | Parliament | National Assembly | 5 | 146 | Runoff election |
| Mauritius | National Assembly | 5 | 65 | ||
| Mexico | Congress of the Union | Chamber of Deputies | 3 | 500 | Parallel voting: Largest remainder method (Hare quota) (200 seats) / FPTP (300 seats) |
| Chamber of Senators | 6 | 128 | Parallel voting: Largest remainder method (Hare quota) | ||
| Moldova | Parliament | 4 | 101 | ||
| Monaco | National Council | 5 | 24 | ||
| Mongolia | State Great Assembly | 4 | 76 | ||
| Montenegro | Assembly | 4 | 81 | ||
| Morocco | Parliament | House of Representatives | 5 | 395 | |
| House of Councillors | 9 | 270 | |||
| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | 5 | 250 | proportional party list | |
| Myanmar | Assembly of the Union | House of Representatives | 5 | 440 | popular vote and appointed by the military |
| House of Nationalities | 5 | 224 | popular vote and appointed by the military |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | Parliament | National Assembly | 5 | 104 | |
| National Council | 6 | 26 | |||
| Nauru | Parliament | 3 | 18 | ||
| Nepal | Parliament | 4 | 601 | Mixed member majoritarian (First past the post for 240 members, proportional representation for 335 members, and 26 members appointed by the Prime Minister) | |
| Netherlands | States General | House of Representatives | 4 | 150 | |
| Senate | 4 | 75 | |||
| NewZealand | Parliament | House of Representatives | 3 | 120 | mixed-member proportional representation |
| Nicaragua | National Assembly | 5 | 92 | ||
| Niger | National Assembly | 5 | 171 | mixed-member proportional representation | |
| Nigeria | National Assembly | House of Representatives | 4 | 360 | |
| Senate | 4 | 109 | |||
| Norway | Great Assembly | 4 | 169 | proportional mixed |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | Council of Oman | Consultative Assembly | 4 | 84 | |
| Assembly of State | 4 | 83 |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | Parliament of Pakistan | National Assembly | 5 | 342 | |
| Senate | 6 | 104 | |||
| Palau | National Congress | House of Delegates | 4 | 16 | majority rule |
| Senate | 4 | 9 | majority rule | ||
| State of Palestine | Legislative Council | 132 | |||
| Panama | National Assembly | 5 | 71 | ||
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | 5 | 109 | ||
| Paraguay | Congress | Chamber of Deputies | 5 | 80 | |
| Chamber of Senators | 5 | 45 | |||
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | 5 | 130 | ||
| Philippines | Congress | House of Representatives | 3 | 292 | closed list and First-past-the-post voting |
| Senate | 6 | 24 | bloc voting | ||
| Poland | Parliament of Poland National Assembly | Sejm | 4 | 460 | proportional open list |
| Senate | 4 | 100 | majority | ||
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | 4 | 230 | proportional party list |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | Consultative Assembly | 35 |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | Parliament | Chamber of Deputies | 4 | 329 | |
| Senate | 4 | 137 | |||
| Russia | Federal Assembly | State Duma | 5 | 450 | parallel (First-past-the-post voting for 225 members and proportional party list for 225 members) |
| Federation Council | dependant on individual elections in the federal subjects (4 or 5) | 170 | senators are delegated from the executive and legislative bodies of the federal subjects | ||
| Rwanda | Parliament | Chamber of Deputies | 5 | 80 | |
| Senate | 8 | 26 |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | 5 | 15 | ||
| Saint Lucia | Parliament | House of Assembly | 5 | 17 | |
| Senate | 11 | ||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | 5 | 21 | ||
| Samoa | Legislative Assembly | 5 | 49 | ||
| San Marino | Grand and General Council | 5 | 60 | ||
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | 4 | 55 | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Council of Ministers | Chamber of Deputies | 4 | 30 | Appointed by the King |
| Consultative Assembly | 4 | 150 | Appointed by the King | ||
| Senegal | Parliament | National Assembly | 5 | 150 | |
| Serbia | National Assembly | 4 | 250 | ||
| Seychelles | National Assembly | 5 | 31 | ||
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | 5 | 124 | ||
| Singapore | Parliament | 5 | 99 | First-past-the-post voting (MP) and appointed by the President (NMP) | |
| Slovakia | National Council | 4 | 150 | ||
| Slovenia | Parliament | National Assembly | 4 | 90 | |
| National Council | 5 | 40 | |||
| Solomon Islands | National Parliament | 4 | 50 | ||
| Somalia | Federal Parliament | House of the People | 4 | 275 | Appointed |
| Senate | 4 | 54 | Majority | ||
| South Africa | Parliament | National Assembly | 5 | 400 | |
| National Council of Provinces | 90 | ||||
| South Sudan | National Legislature | National Legislature Assembly | 170 | Appointed | |
| Council of States | 50 | Appointed by President | |||
| Spain | General Courts | Congress of Deputies | 4, unless elections are called earlier. | 350 | proportional closed list |
| Senate | 4, unless elections are called earlier (212 are appointed through general election and 58 when regional legislatures are renewed, which not always happens at the same date) | 266 | |||
| SriLanka | Parliament | 5 | 225 | ||
| Sudan | National Legislature | National Assembly | 6 | 426 | |
| Council of States | 6 | 50 | |||
| Suriname | National Assembly | 5 | 51 | ||
| Swaziland | Parliament | House of Assembly | 5 | 55 | majority |
| Senate | 30 | appointed by the King | |||
| Sweden | The Riksdag | 4 | 349 | proportional | |
| Syria | People's Assembly | 4 | 250 | ||
| Switzerland | Federal Assembly | National Council | 4 | 200 | |
| Council of States | 4 | 46 |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tajikistan | Supreme Assembly | Assembly of Representatives | 5 | 63 | |
| National Assembly | 5 | 33 | |||
| Tanzania | National Assembly | 5 | 384 | ||
| Thailand | National Assembly | National Legislative Assembly | 250 | ||
| Togo | National Assembly | 5 | 81 | ||
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | 26 | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Parliament | House of Representatives | 5 | 41 | |
| Senate | 31 | ||||
| Tunisia | Assembly of the Representatives of the People | 5 | 217 | ||
| Turkey | Grand National Assembly of Turkey | 4 | 550 | ||
| Turkmenistan | Assembly | 5 | 125 | ||
| Tuvalu | Parliament | 4 | 15 |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | Parliament | 5 | 426 | ||
| Ukraine | Supreme Council | 5 | 450 | ||
| United Arab Emirates | Federal National Assembly | 40 | |||
| United Kingdom | Parliament | House of Commons | 5 | 650 | First-past-the-post voting. Sinn Féin members abstained |
| House of Lords | Life | 808 | Life peers appointed by the Sovereign on advice of Prime Minister. 92 elected by and from hereditary peers using preferential voting. 26 Lords Spiritual are bishops of the Church of England | ||
| United States | Congress | House of Representatives | 2 | 435 | First-past-the-post voting |
| Senate | 6 | 100 | First-past-the-post voting | ||
| Uruguay | General Assembly | Chamber of Representatives | 5 | 99 | |
| Chamber of Senators | 5 | 30 | |||
| Uzbekistan | Supreme Assembly | Legislative Chamber | 5 | 150 | |
| Senate | 5 | 100 |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | Parliament | 4 | 52 | ||
| Vatican City | Pontifical Commission | 5 | 7 | ||
| Venezuela | National Assembly | 5 | 167 | ||
| Vietnam | National Assembly | 5 | 498 |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | House of Representatives | 6 | 301 |
| Name of Country | Parliament type | Name of houses | Term (years) | seats | Voting System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | National Assembly | 5 | 166 | ||
| Zimbabwe | Parliament | House of Assembly | 5 | 210 | |
| Senate | 5 | 40 |