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| Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |||||
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| Type | Bicameral | ||||
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| Houses | House of Commons House of Lords |
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| Speaker of the House of Commons | Michael Martin MP | ||||
| Lord Speaker | Hélène Hayman, PC | ||||
| Members | 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) | ||||
| Political groups | Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist Party Sinn Féin (do not take their seats) Social Democratic and Labour Party Ulster Unionist Party Respect – The Unity Coalition |
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| Last elections | May 5, 2005 | ||||
| Meeting place | Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, United Kingdom | ||||
| Web site | http://www.parliament.uk/ | ||||
| The Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled | |||||
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| Type | Upper House | ||||
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| Lord Speaker Leader of the House of Lords |
Hélène Hayman, PC, (Non-affiliated) since July 4, 2006 Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, PC, (Labour) since June 27, 2007 |
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| Leader of the Opposition in the Lords | Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, PC, (Conservative) since December 3, 1998 |
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| Members | 731 | ||||
| Political groups | Labour Party cross benchers Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Lords Spiritual United Kingdom Independence Party Green Party of England and Wales 12 Non-affiliated peers |
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| Meeting place | House of Lords Chamber Palace of Westminster Westminster London United Kingdom |
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| Web site | http://www.parliament.uk/lords/index.cfm | ||||
| The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled | |||||
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| Type | Lower House | ||||
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| Speaker of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons |
Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Harriet Harman, QC, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 |
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| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Theresa May, PC, (Conservative) since December 6, 2005 |
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| Members | 646 | ||||
| Political groups | Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist Party Sinn Féin (do not take their seats) Social Democratic and Labour Party Ulster Unionist Party Respect – The Unity Coalition |
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| Meeting place | House of Commons chamber Palace of Westminster Westminster London United Kingdom |
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| Web site | http://www.parliament.uk/commons/index.cfm | ||||
| Deutscher Bundestag Federal Diet of Germany |
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| Type | Lower house | ||||
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| President of the Bundestag | Dr. Norbert Lammert, CDU since October 18, 2005 |
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| Members | 614 | ||||
| Political groups | Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union of Bavaria Bloc (226) Social Democratic Party of Germany (222) Free Democratic Party (61) The Left Party.PDS (54) Alliance '90/The Greens (51) |
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| Last elections | September 18, 2005 | ||||
| Meeting place | Reichstag, Berlin | ||||
| Web site | http://www.bundestag.de | ||||
| Parliament of Australia | |||||
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| Type | Bicameral | ||||
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| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
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| President of the Senate | Hon Paul Calvert | ||||
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | Hon David Hawker | ||||
| Members | 226 | ||||
| Political groups | Liberal Party of Australia Australian Labor Party Australian Greens Australian Democrats |
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| Last elections | October 9, 2004 | ||||
| Meeting place | Parliament House, Canberra, Australia | ||||
| Web site | http://www.aph.gov.au/ | ||||
| Grand National Assembly of Turkey Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi |
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| Type | Unicameral | ||||
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| Speaker of the Grand National Assembly | Bülent Arınç | ||||
| Members | 550 | ||||
| Political groups | Justice and Development Party Republican People's Party Democratic Party |
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| Last elections | November 3, 2002 | ||||
| Meeting place | Grand National Assembly Building, Ankara, Turkey | ||||
| Web site | http://www.tbmm.gov.tr/english/english.htm | ||||
| Parlamentul Republicii Moldova Parliament of the Republic Moldova |
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| Type | Unicameral | ||||
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| President | Marian Lupu, PCRM since 2005 |
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| Members | 101 | ||||
| Political groups | (Fractions; Fracţiuni): PCRM, AMN, PPCD, PDM, Independent deputies | ||||
| Last elections | 2005 | ||||
| Meeting place | Parliament Building, Chişinău | ||||
| Web site | www.parlament.md | ||||
| Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Верховна Рада України |
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| Type | Unicameral | ||||
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| Houses | 1 | ||||
| Speaker | Oleksandr Moroz, Socialist Party since July 6, 2006 |
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| Members | 450 | ||||
| Political groups | Party of Regions (186), Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (129), Our Ukraine (81), Socialist Party (33), Communist Party (21) | ||||
| Last elections | March 26, 2006 | ||||
| Meeting place | Verkhovna Rada building, Kiev | ||||
| Web site | portal.rada.gov.ua | ||||
| The Scottish Parliament | |||||
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| Type | Unicameral | ||||
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| Presiding Officer | Alex Fergusson MSP | ||||
| Members | 129 | ||||
| Political groups | Scottish National Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Scottish Green Party |
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| Last elections | May 3, 2007 | ||||
| Meeting place | Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||
| Web site | http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/ | ||||
| Knesset כנסת |
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| Type | Unicameral | ||||
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| Speaker of the Knesset | Dalia Itzik, Kadima since May 4, 2006 |
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| Deputy Speaker | Majalli Wahabi, Kadima since May 4, 2006 |
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| Members | 120 | ||||
| Political groups | Kadima Labour-Meimad Shas Likud |
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| Last elections | March 28, 2006 | ||||
| Meeting place | Knesset, Jerusalem, Israel | ||||
| Web site | www.knesset.gov.il | ||||
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| United States Congress | |||||
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| Type | Bicameral | ||||
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| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
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| President of the Senate President pro tempore |
Dick Cheney, (R) since January 20, 2001 Robert C. Byrd, (D) since January 4, 2007 |
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| Speaker of the House | Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 |
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| Members | 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner | ||||
| Political groups | Democratic Party Republican Party |
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| Last elections | November 7, 2006 | ||||
| Meeting place | United States Capitol | ||||
| Northern Ireland Assembly | |||||
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| Type | Unicameral | ||||
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| Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | William Hay | ||||
| Members | 108 | ||||
| Political groups | Democratic Unionist Party Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist Party Social Democratic and Labour Party |
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| Last elections | May 5, 2005 | ||||
| Meeting place | Parliament Buildings, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | ||||
| Web site | http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/ | ||||
| Assembly of the Republic Assembleia da República |
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| Type | Unicameral | ||||
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| President of the Assembly | Jaime Gama | ||||
| Members | 230 | ||||
| Political groups | Socialist Party Social Democratic Party Portuguese Communist Party Democratic and Social Center / People's Party Left Bloc Ecologist Party "The Greens" |
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| Last elections | 20 February 2005 | ||||
| Meeting place | São Bento Palace, Lisbon, Portugal | ||||
| Web site | http://www.assembleiadarepublica.pt/ | ||||
| Washington State Legislature | |||||
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| Type | Bicameral | ||||
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| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
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| President of the Senate | Brad Owen, D since January 13, 1997 |
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| Speaker of the House of Representatives | Frank Chopp, D since January 14, 2001 |
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| Members | 147 | ||||
| Political groups | Democratic Party Republican Party |
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| Last elections | November 7, 2006 | ||||
| Meeting place | Washington State Capitol, Olympia, Washington | ||||
| Web site | http://www1.leg.wa.gov/legislature/ | ||||
| The Great and General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |||||
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| Type | Bicameral | ||||
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| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
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| President of the Senate | Therese Murray, D since March 21, 2007 |
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| Speaker of the House of Representatives | Salvatore DiMasi, D since September 28, 2004 |
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| Members | 200 | ||||
| Political groups | Democratic Party Republican Party |
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| Last elections | November 7, 2006 | ||||
| Meeting place | Massachusetts State House, Boston, Massachusetts | ||||
| Web site | http://www.mass.gov/legis/ | ||||
| Parliament of South Africa |
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| Type | Bicameral | ||||
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| Houses | National Council of Provinces National Assembly |
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| Chairperson of National Council of Provinces | Mninwa Mahlangu, ANC since April 23, 2004 |
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| Speaker of the National Assembly | Baleka Mbete, ANC since April 23, 2004 |
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| Members | 400 National Assembly members plue 90 (ten for each of the nine provinces) National Council members, however, an entire delegation casts only one vote. In addition a SALGA delegate sits in the Council, but does not vote. | ||||
| Political groups | African National Congress Democratic Alliance Inkatha Freedom Party United Democratic Movement Independent Democrats African Christian Democratic Party Freedom Front Plus United Christian Democratic Party Pan Africanist Congress of Azania Minority Front Azanian People's Organisation |
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| Last elections | April 14, 2004 | ||||
| Meeting place | Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa | ||||
| Web site | http://parliament.gov.za/ | ||||
| National Assembly for Wales | |||||
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| Type | Unicameral | ||||
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| Presiding Officer | Dafydd Elis-Thomas | ||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Political groups | Labour Plaid Cymru Conservative Liberal Democrats |
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| Last elections | May 3, 2007 | ||||
| Meeting place | Senedd, Cardiff, Wales | ||||
| Web site | http://www.assemblywales.org/ | ||||
| United States Senate | |||||
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| Type | Upper House | ||||
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| President of the Senate | Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 |
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| President pro tempore | Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 |
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| Members | 100 | ||||
| Political groups | Democratic Party Republican Party |
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| Last elections | November 7, 2006 | ||||
| Meeting place | Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States of America |
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| Web site | http://www.senate.gov | ||||
| United States House of Representatives | |||||
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| Type | Lower House | ||||
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| Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader |
Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 |
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| House Minority Leader | John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 |
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| Members | 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner | ||||
| Political groups | Democratic Party Republican Party |
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| Last elections | November 7, 2006 | ||||
| Meeting place | United States Capitol | ||||
| Chamber of Deputies Câmara dos Deputados |
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| Type | Lower House | ||||
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| President of the Chamber of Deputies | Arlindo Chinaglia, PT since February 1, 2007 |
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| Members | 513 | ||||
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| Last elections | October 1, 2006 | ||||
| Meeting place | National Congress Building Brasília Federal District Brazil |
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| Web site | www.camara.gov.br | ||||
| Barack Obama | |
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| 2008 Democratic candidate for Presidential |
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 Senator Obama rallying support in Austin, TX |
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| Campaign website | http://www.barackobama.com/ |
| Current office | Senator 2005–present |
| Last office | Illinois State Senator 1996-2004 |
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