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Albanian Parliament

Single-chamber parliament elected for four years under additional-member system.

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Armenia - National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia

Site lists the members of various committees, with more information in Armenian.

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Australia - Parliament of Australia

Consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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Austrian Parliament

Österreichisches Parlament, consisting of the Nationalrat (National Council) and the Bundesrat (Federal Council).

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Bulgaria - National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria

Elected for a four-year term and consisting of 240 members.

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Canada - Parliament of Canada

Composed of the Queen, represented by the Governor General, the appointed Senate, and the elected House of Commons.

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Cyprus - House of Representatives

Composed of 80 members, 56 elected by the Greek community and 24 by the Turkish community.

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Czech Republic - Chamber of Deputies

Site has lists of committees, commissions and delegations, and more in Czech.

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Czech Republic - Senate

Eighty-one member elected body.

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Denmark - Folketinget

Danish parliament of 179 members elected by a variant of an additional member system.

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Estonia - Riigikogu

The Parliament of the Republic of Estonia, elected by proportional representation with a 5% cutoff.

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European Union - European Parliament

Single-chamber body elected by several overlapping systems. Site has content in all EU languages.

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Faroe Islands - Føroya Løgting

Single-chamber elected from seven constituencies, with powers under Denmark's Home Rule Act 1948.

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Finland - Suomen Eduskunta

The Parliament of Finland, a unicameral body of 200 members elected on a proportional basis.

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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.

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Georgia

Parliament.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Hungary - Parliament of the Republic of Hungary

Also known as the National Assembly (Az ország háza).

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Iceland - Alþingi

The Icelandic parliament dates back to 930AD, now having 63 members from eight constituencies.

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India - Parliament of India

Composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People).

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India - Rajya Sabha

The Council of States elected by the states' assemblies.

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Irish Parliament

Also known as the Houses of the Oireachtas; composed of Dáil Éireann (House of Deputies) and Seanad Éireann (Senate).

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Isle of Man - Manx Parliament

The Tynwald, dating back to the eighth century, and composed of the House of Keys and the Legislative Council.

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