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- EnglishThere shall be a national legislature for Solomon Islands, which shall consist of a single chamber and shall be known as the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. (Sec. 46)
Legislature
- English1. There shall be a Parliament for Mauritius, which shall consist of the President and a National Assembly.
2. The Assembly shall consist of persons elected in accordance with the First Schedule, which makes provision for the election of 70 members. (Sec. 31)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament of Saint Vincent which shall consist of Her Majesty and a House of Assembly. (Sec. 23)
Legislature
- EnglishThe duties and powers of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey are to enact, amend, and repeal laws; … (Art. 87)
- TurkishTürkiye Büyük Millet Meclisinin görev ve yetkileri, kanun koymak, değiştirmek ve kaldırmak; … (Medde 87)
Legislature
- EnglishThat the United Kingdom of Great Britain be represented by one and the same Parliament to be stiled The Parliament of Great Britain. (Union with Scotland Act 1706, Art. III)
Legislature
- English
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Chapter, the House of Representatives shall consist of such number of members, being an odd number and divisible by the number of electoral divisions, as Parliament shall from time to time by law determine. Such members shall be elected in the manner provided by or under any law for the time being in force in Malta in equal proportions from the electoral divisions referred to in article 56 of this Constitution, each division returning such number of members, being not less than five and not more than seven as Parliament shall from time to time by law determine; and such members shall be known as "Members of Parliament"
... (Art. 52) - Maltese
(1) Bla ħsara għad-disposizzjonijiet ta’ dan il-Kapitolu, il-Kamra tad-Deputati tkun magħmula minn dak in-numru ta’ membri, li jkun numru fard u li jkun diviżibbli bin-numru tad-distretti elettorali, li l-Parlament jista’ minn żmien għal żmien b’liġi jistabbilixxi. Dawk il-membri jiġu eletti bil-mod provdut minn jew skont xi liġi li għal dak iż-żmien tkun isseħħ f’Malta bi proporzjonijiet indaqs mid-distretti elettorali msemmija fl-artikolu 56 ta’ din il-Kostituzzjoni, billi kull distrett jeleġġi dak in-numru ta’ membri, li ma jkunx inqas minn ħamsa u mhux iktar minn sebgħa kif il-Parlament għandu minn żmien għal żmien jistabbilixxi; u dawk il-membri jkunu magħrufa bħala "Membri tal-Parlament"
... (Art. 52)
Legislature
- English(1) The legislative powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria shall be vested in a National Assembly for the Federation, which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives.
(2) The National Assembly shall have power to make laws for the peace, order and good government of the Federation or any part thereof with respect to any matter included in the Exclusive Legislative List set out in Part I of the Second Schedule to this Constitution.
… (Sec. 4)
Legislature
- English(1) The election of members of the House of Representatives shall be by secret ballot and in accordance with the first-past-the-post system.
… (Sec. 73)
Legislature
- EnglishThe National Assembly has the following tasks and powers:
1. To make and amend the Constitution; to make and amend laws;
… (Art. 70) - VietnameseQuốc hội có những nhiệm vụ và quyền hạn sau đây:
1. Làm Hiến pháp và sửa đổi Hiến pháp; làm luật và sửa đổi luật;
… (Điều 70)
Legislature
- English
The Deputies are elected by universal direct suffrage. ... (Art. 80)
- French
Les députés sont élus au suffrage universel direct. ... (Art. 80)