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Thailand - House of Representatives -
Composed of 500 members, 400 elected from constituencies and 100 from party lists.
http://www.parliament.go.th/ South Africa - Parliament of South Africa -
Composed of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.
http://www.parliament.gov.za/ Japan - House of Councillors -
The Sangiin, the upper house of the National Diet.
http://www.sangiin.go.jp/ Switzerland - Parliament -
Bicameral system consisting of 200-member National Council and 46-member Council of States.
http://www.parliament.ch/ Albanian Parliament -
Single-chamber parliament elected for four years under additional-member system.
http://www.parlament.al/ 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/ Denmark - Folketinget -
Danish parliament of 179 members elected by a variant of an additional member system.
http://www.folketinget.dk/ Armenia - National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia -
Site lists the members of various committees, with more information in Armenian.
http://www.parliament.am/ 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 Czech Republic - Chamber of Deputies -
Site has lists of commitees, commissions and delegations, and more in Czech.
http://www.psp.cz/ 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/ Romania - Senate -
One hundred and forty-three member body elected using a proportional list system. With more content in Romanian.
http://www.senat.ro/ Poland - Sejm -
Main chamber of the parliament.
http://www.sejm.gov.pl/ Belgium Federal Parliament -
Senate and Chamber of Representatives.
http://www.fed-parl.be/ukindex.html Thailand - Senate -
With lists of committee members and more information in Thai.
http://www.senate.go.th/ Cyprus - House of Representatives -
Composed of 80 members, 56 elected by the Greek community and 24 by the Turkish community.
http://www.parliament.cy/ Bulgaria - National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria -
Elected for a four-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/ Sweden - Riksdag -
Unicameral body containing 349 members from 29 different constituencies.
http://www.riksdagen.se/ Hungary - Parliament of the Republic of Hungary -
Also known as the National Assembly (Az ország háza).
http://www.mkogy.hu/ Faroe Islands - Føroya Løgting -
Single-chamber elected from seven constituencies, with powers under Denmark's Home Rule Act 1948.
http://www.logting.fo/ Norwegian Parliament -
The Stortinget of 165 members, of which 157 are from constituencies and 8 are additional members.
http://www.stortinget.no/english/ Iceland - Alþingi -
The Icelandic parliament dates back to 930AD, now having 63 members from eight constituencies.
http://www.althingi.is/ Slovenia - Drzavni zbor -
The National Assembly, with more detail in Slovenian.
http://www.dz-rs.si/ European Union - European Parliament -
Single-chamber body elected by several overlapping systems. Site has content in all EU languages.
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ 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/ Czech Republic - Senate -
Eighty-one member elected body.
http://www.senat.cz/ Georgia -
Parliament.
http://www.parliament.ge/ Italy - Chamber of Deputies -
The Camera dei deputati, with content in English, French and Italian.
http://english.camera.it/ Estonia - Riigikogu -
The Parliament of the Republic of Estonia, elected by proportional representation with a 5% cutoff.
http://www.riigikogu.ee/ New Zealand - House of Representatives -
Elected from 62 General and 7 Maori constituencies, with additional members for proportionality.
http://www.parliament.govt.nz/ Latvia - Saeima -
Unicameral parliament of 100 members elected by proportional representation.
http://www.saeima.lv/ India - Parliament of India -
Composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People).
http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ Greece - Hellenic Parliament -
Includes a history of the constitution.
http://www.parliament.gr/ 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/ Malta - House of Representatives -
Unicameral elected body.
http://www.parliament.gov.mt/ Romania - Chamber of Deputies -
Containing 341 members elected using a proportional list system.
http://www.cdep.ro/ Finland - Suomen Eduskunta -
The Parliament of Finland, a unicameral body of 200 members elected on a proportional basis.
http://www.eduskunta.fi/ Lithuania - Seimas -
Composed of 141 members elected for a four-year term.
http://www.lrs.lt/ Austrian Parliament -
Österreichisches Parlament, consisting of the Nationalrat (National Council) and the Bundesrat (Federal Council).
http://www.parlinkom.gv.at/ 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/ Australia - Parliament of Australia -
Consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
http://www.aph.gov.au/ India - Rajya Sabha -
The Council of States elected by the states' assemblies.
http://rajyasabha.nic.in/ Poland - Senate -
Chamber of the parliament.
http://www.senat.gov.pl/indexe.htm Spain - Senate -
House of territorial representation of the Cortes Generales, with most provinces electing four senators.
http://www.senado.es/home_i.html 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/ 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/ Malagasy National Assembly -
Chamber of 138 members. Site mostly in French.
http://www.assemblee-nationale.mg/ 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/ 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/ Japan - House of Representatives -
The Shugiin, the Lower house of the National Diet.
http://www.shugiin.go.jp/
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