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    51 pages found in Parliaments and Legislatures:

    Albanian Parliament
    member system.
    http://www.parlament.al/

    Armenia - National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
    Site lists the members of various committees, with more information in Armenian.
    http://www.parliament.am/

    Australia - Parliament of Australia
    Consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
    http://www.aph.gov.au/

    Austrian Parliament
    Österreichisches Parlament, consisting of the Nationalrat (National Council) and the Bundesrat (Federal Council).
    http://www.parlinkom.gv.at/

    Bulgaria - National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
    year term and consisting of 240 members.
    http://www.parliament.bg/

    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 committees, commissions and delegations, and more in Czech.
    http://www.psp.cz/

    Czech Republic - Senate
    one member elected body.
    http://www.senat.cz/

    Denmark - Folketinget
    Danish parliament of 179 members elected by a variant of an additional member system.
    http://www.folketinget.dk/

    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
    chamber body elected by several overlapping systems. Site has content in all EU languages.
    http://www.europarl.europa.eu/


    chamber elected from seven constituencies, with powers under Denmark's Home Rule Act 1948.
    http://www.logting.fo/

    Finland - Suomen Eduskunta
    The Parliament of Finland, a unicameral body of 200 members elected on a proportional basis.
    http://www.eduskunta.fi/

    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/

    Georgia
    Parliament.
    http://www.parliament.ge/

    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
    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/


    The Icelandic parliament dates back to 930AD, now having 63 members from eight constituencies.
    http://www.althingi.is/

    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/

    Irish Parliament
    Also known as the Houses of the Oireachtas; composed of Dáil Éireann (House of Deputies) and Seanad Éireann (Senate).
    http://www.oireachtas.ie/

    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/

    Italy - Chamber of Deputies
    The Camera dei deputati, with content in English, French and Italian.
    http://english.camera.it/

    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/

    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/

    Latvia - Saeima
    Unicameral parliament of 100 members elected by proportional representation.
    http://www.saeima.lv/

    Lithuania - Seimas
    year term.
    http://www.lrs.lt/

    Malagasy National Assembly
    Chamber of 138 members. Site mostly in French.
    http://www.assemblee-nationale.mg/

    Malta - House of Representatives
    Unicameral elected body.
    http://www.parlament.mt/

    Micronesia - Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
    year term, and ten Members for two years.
    http://www.fsmcongress.fm/

    New Zealand - House of Representatives
    Elected from 62 General and 7 Maori constituencies, with additional members for proportionality.
    http://www.parliament.govt.nz/

    Norwegian Parliament
    The Stortinget of 165 members, of which 157 are from constituencies and 8 are additional members.
    http://www.stortinget.no/

    Poland - Sejm
    Main chamber of the parliament.
    http://www.sejm.gov.pl/

    Poland - Senate
    Chamber of the parliament.
    http://www.senat.gov.pl/indexe.htm

    Portugal
    Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República).
    http://www.parlamento.pt/

    Romania - Chamber of Deputies
    Containing 341 members elected using a proportional list system.
    http://www.cdep.ro/

    Romania - Senate
    three member body elected using a proportional list system. With more content in Romanian.
    http://www.senat.ro/

    Singapore - Parliament of the Republic of Singapore
    member constituencies, with some additional members. Pending bills, publications, member directory, and educational resources available.
    http://www.parliament.gov.sg/

    Slovenia - Drzavni zbor
    The National Assembly, with more detail in Slovenian.
    http://www.dz-rs.si/

    South Africa - Parliament of South Africa
    Composed of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.
    http://www.parliament.gov.za/

    Sweden - Riksdag
    Unicameral body containing 349 members from 29 different constituencies.
    http://www.riksdagen.se/

    Switzerland - Parliament
    member Council of States.
    http://www.parliament.ch/

    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/

    United Kingdom Parliament
    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/

    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/