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United Kingdom Parliament
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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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Irish Parliament
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Also knowns as the Houses of the Oireachtas; composed of Dáil Éireann (House of Deputies) and Seanad Éireann (Senate).
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Denmark - Folketinget
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Danish parliament of 179 members elected by a variant of an additional member system.
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Norwegian Parliament
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The Stortinget of 165 members, of which 157 are from constituencies and 8 are additional members.
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Belgium Federal Parliament
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Senate and Chamber of Representatives.
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Australia - Parliament of Australia
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Consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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Malta - House of Representatives
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Unicameral elected body.
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Poland - Sejm
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Main chamber of the parliament.
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Poland - Senate
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Chamber of the parliament.
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India - Parliament of India
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Composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People).
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India - Rajya Sabha
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The Council of States elected by the states' assemblies.
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New Zealand - House of Representatives
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Elected from 62 General and 7 Maori constituencies, with additional members for proportionality.
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Georgia
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Parliament.
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Spain - Senate
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House of territorial representation of the Cortes Generales, with most provinces electing four senators.
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Jersey - The States of Jersey
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Originally composed of the three estates, the Jurats (justices), the Connétables (the heads of the parishes) and the Rectors (from the churches).
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Italy - Chamber of Deputies
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The Camera dei deputati, with content in English, French and Italian.
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Viet Nam - National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
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With details of the constitutional status of the Quoc Hoi.
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Isle of Man - Manx Parliament
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The Tynwald, dating back to the eighth century, and composed of the House of Keys and the Legislative Council.
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Portugal
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Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República).
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Faroe Islands - Føroya Løgting
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Single-chamber elected from seven constituencies, with powers under Denmark's Home Rule Act 1948.
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Greece - Hellenic Parliament
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Includes a history of the constitution.
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Hong Kong Legislative Council
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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.
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Iceland - Alþingi
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The Icelandic parliament dates back to 930AD, now having 63 members from eight constituencies.
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Lithuania - Seimas
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Composed of 141 members elected for a four-year term.
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Slovenia - Drzavni zbor
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The National Assembly, with more detail in Slovenian.
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Switzerland - Parliament
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Bicameral system consisting of 200-member National Council and 46-member Council of States.
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Thailand - House of Representatives
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Composed of 500 members, 400 elected from constituencies and 100 from party lists.
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Thailand - Senate
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With lists of committee members and more information in Thai.
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Spain - Congress
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Primary chamber of the Cortes Generales elected by a proportional system.
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South Africa - Parliament of South Africa
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Composed of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.
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Uganda - Parliament of Uganda
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Includes history and constitution.
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Singapore - Parliament of the Republic of Singapore
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Elected from multi-member constituencies, with some additional members. Pending bills, publications, member directory, and educational resources available.
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Micronesia - Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
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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.
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United Kingdom Parliament
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Official site offers information on the House of Commons, the House of Lords and national parliamentary services. Includes Hansard transcripts and texts of bills and acts.
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Folketinget
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Parliament of Denmark. Procedure, composition, history, Constitutional Act of Denmark of 1953.
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Chamber of Deputies
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Chamber of the parliament. Extensive introduction and navigational aid to the Italian language section.
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The Senate of Spain
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House of the Cortes Generales. What it is, how it works, and to learn more. With translation of the Constitution.
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Hellenic Parliament
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Parliament of Greece. Information on members, committees, the parliamentary building in Athens.
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Stortinget - The Norwegian Parliament
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Official site with the Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway, rules of procedure, general information and history, presidium and administration.
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The Sejm of the Republic of Poland
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Chamber of the Parliament of Poland. Introduction, legislative procedure and the chamber's pre-eminent role in the process, directory of deputies, committees, Constitution of 1997.
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The Senate of Poland
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Chamber of the Parliament.
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Lithuanian Parliament
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News, structure, history and documents of the Parliament.
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House of Representatives
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Parliament of Malta. Composition, parliamentary procedure, records.
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Tynwald - The Parliament of the Isle of Man
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The official website for the Manx Parliament - Tynwald. Includes official papers.
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Indian Parliament
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Information on the Presidential elections, constitution, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
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Rajya Sabha
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Information about the upper house of the Indian parliament, proceedings, lists of members, debate reports.
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Parliament
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Legislative body of the government of Singapore.
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The Legislative Council
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Provides meeting information, details of committees, proposals, policy issues, records of the legislature, biographies of members.
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Parliament of Georgia
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Includes a timetable of sittings, legislation, and a newsletter.
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Parliament
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New Zealand's House of Representatives. Site features House and Committees; MPs and Ministers; politics and news; plus Parliamentry and Executive Government Agencies.
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Parliament of Australia
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Information about the House of Representatives, Senate, Legislation, and Hansard.
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Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
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Unicameral national legislature consisting of 14 Senators, one from each of the States of Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk, and Yap.
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Parliament of South Africa
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Provides information on developments at the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa for the purpose of facilitating public participation in parliamentary legislative processes. Also contains information about the parliamentary process in South Africa and the information that an informed citizenry needs.
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The Republic of Uganda Parliament
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Official site provides Hansard transcripts and a FAQ along with information about the constitution, administration, committees, MPs, bills, acts, events and jobs.
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United Kingdom Parliament
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Information on the House of Commons, the House of Lords and national parliamentary services.
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