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1. Albanian Parliament

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

http://www.parlament.al/

2. Armenia - National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia

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

http://www.parliament.am/

3. Australia - Parliament of Australia

Consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

http://www.aph.gov.au/

4. Austrian Parliament

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

http://www.parlinkom.gv.at/

5. Belgium Federal Parliament

Senate and Chamber of Representatives.

http://www.fed-parl.be/ukindex.html

6. Bulgaria - National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria

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

http://www.parliament.bg/

7. 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/

8. Cyprus - House of Representatives

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

http://www.parliament.cy/

9. Czech Republic - Chamber of Deputies

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

http://www.psp.cz/

10. Czech Republic - Senate

Eighty-one member elected body.

http://www.senat.cz/

11. Denmark - Folketinget

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

http://www.folketinget.dk/

12. Estonia - Riigikogu

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

http://www.riigikogu.ee/

13. European Union - European Parliament

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

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/

14. Faroe Islands - Føroya Løgting

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

http://www.logting.fo/

15. Finland - Suomen Eduskunta

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

http://www.eduskunta.fi/

16. 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/

17. Georgia

Parliament.

http://www.parliament.ge/

18. 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/

19. 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/

20. Greece - Hellenic Parliament

Includes a history of the constitution.

http://www.parliament.gr/

21. 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/

22. Hungary - Parliament of the Republic of Hungary

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

http://www.mkogy.hu/

23. Iceland - Alþingi

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

http://www.althingi.is/

24. India - Parliament of India

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

http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/

25. India - Rajya Sabha

The Council of States elected by the states' assemblies.

http://rajyasabha.nic.in/

26. Irish Parliament

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

http://www.oireachtas.ie

27. 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/

28. Italy - Chamber of Deputies

The Camera dei deputati, with content in English, French and Italian.

http://english.camera.it/

29. Japan - House of Councillors

The Sangiin, the upper house of the National Diet.

http://www.sangiin.go.jp/

30. Japan - House of Representatives

The Shugiin, the Lower house of the National Diet.

http://www.shugiin.go.jp/

31. 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/

32. Latvia - Saeima

Unicameral parliament of 100 members elected by proportional representation.

http://www.saeima.lv/

33. Lithuania - Seimas

Composed of 141 members elected for a four-year term.

http://www.lrs.lt/

34. Malagasy National Assembly

Chamber of 138 members. Site mostly in French.

http://www.assemblee-nationale.mg/

35. Malta - House of Representatives

Unicameral elected body.

http://www.parliament.gov.mt/

36. 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.fsmcongress.fm/

37. New Zealand - House of Representatives

Elected from 62 General and 7 Maori constituencies, with additional members for proportionality.

http://www.parliament.govt.nz/

38. Norwegian Parliament

The Stortinget of 165 members, of which 157 are from constituencies and 8 are additional members.

http://www.stortinget.no/english/

39. Poland - Sejm

Main chamber of the parliament.

http://www.sejm.gov.pl/

40. Poland - Senate

Chamber of the parliament.

http://www.senat.gov.pl/indexe.htm

41. Romania - Chamber of Deputies

Containing 341 members elected using a proportional list system.

http://www.cdep.ro/

42. Romania - Senate

One hundred and forty-three member body elected using a proportional list system. With more content in Romanian.

http://www.senat.ro/

43. 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/

44. Slovenia - Drzavni zbor

The National Assembly, with more detail in Slovenian.

http://www.dz-rs.si/

45. South Africa - Parliament of South Africa

Composed of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.

http://www.parliament.gov.za/

46. Spain - Senate

House of territorial representation of the Cortes Generales, with most provinces electing four senators.

http://www.senado.es/home_i.html

47. Sweden - Riksdag

Unicameral body containing 349 members from 29 different constituencies.

http://www.riksdagen.se/

48. Switzerland - Parliament

Bicameral system consisting of 200-member National Council and 46-member Council of States.

http://www.parliament.ch/

49. Thailand - House of Representatives

Composed of 500 members, 400 elected from constituencies and 100 from party lists.

http://www.parliament.go.th/

50. Thailand - Senate

With lists of committee members and more information in Thai.

http://www.senate.go.th/

51. 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/

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