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Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the Philippines which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives, except to the extent reserved to the people by the provision on initiative and referendum. (Art. VI, Sec. 1)
- FilipinoDapat masalalay sa isang Kongreso ng Pilipinas ang kapangyarihang Tagapagbatas, na dapat binubuo ng isang Senado at isang Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan, maliban sa lawak na inilaan sa mga taongbayan ng tadhana tungkol sa pagpapatiuna at reperendum. (Art. VI, Seksyon 1)
Legislature
- English
To be eligible for membership of the States General, a person must be a Dutch national, must have attained the age of eighteen years and must not have been disqualified from voting. (Art. 56)
- Dutch
Om lid van de Staten-Generaal te kunnen zijn is vereist dat men Nederlander is, de leeftijd van achttien jaar heeft bereikt en niet is uitgesloten van het kiesrecht. (Art. 56)
Legislature
- English(1) Subject to this Constitution, the legislative power of the People is vested in the National Parliament.
… (Sec. 100)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Chamber of Deputies is composed of representatives of the people, elected in each State, Territory and the Federal District by a proportional system.
§1°. The total number of Deputies, as well as the representation of each State and the Federal District, shall be established by complementary law in proportion to the population. The necessary adjustments shall be made in the year prior to the elections, so that none of the units of the Federation has fewer than eight nor more than seventy Deputies.
§2°. Each territory shall elect four Deputies. (Art. 45) - PortugueseA Câmara dos Deputados compõe-se de representantes do povo, eleitos, pelo sistema proporcional, em cada Estado, em cada Território e no Distrito Federal.
§ 1º O número total de Deputados, bem como a representação por Estado e pelo Distrito Federal, será estabelecido por lei complementar, proporcionalmente à população, procedendo-se aos ajustes necessários, no ano anterior às eleições, para que nenhuma daquelas unidades da Federação tenha menos de oito ou mais de setenta Deputados.
§ 2º Cada Território elegerá quatro Deputados. (Art. 45)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power belongs to the Parliament. (Art. 45)
- Arabicيمارس البرلمان السلطة التشريعية. (المادّة 45)
- FrenchLe pouvoir législatif appartient au Parlement. (Art. 45)
Legislature
- EnglishThe National Assembly consists of two Chambers: the Consultative Council and the Chamber of Deputies. (Art. 51)
- Arabicيتألف المجلس الوطني من مجلسين: مجلس الشورى ومجلس النواب. (المادّة 51)
Legislature
- English(1) The Legislature may, in order to ensure the representation in Parliament of Members from the Malay, Indian and other minority communities, by law make provision for —
(a) any constituency to be declared by the President, having regard to the number of electors in that constituency, as a group representation constituency to enable any election in that constituency to be held on a basis of a group of not less than 3 but not more than 6 candidates; and
(b) the qualifications, in addition to those in Article 44, of persons who may be eligible for any election in group representation constituencies, including the requirements referred to in clause (2).
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(3) No provision of any law made pursuant to this Article shall be invalid on the ground of inconsistency with Article 12 or be considered to be a differentiating measure under Article 78.
(4) In this Article —
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“person belonging to the Malay community” means any person, whether of the Malay race or otherwise, who considers himself to be a member of the Malay community and who is generally accepted as a member of the Malay community by that community;
“person belonging to the Indian or other minority communities” means any person of Indian origin who considers himself to be a member of the Indian community and who is generally accepted as a member of the Indian community by that community, or any person who belongs to any minority community other than the Malay or Indian community. (Art. 39A)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Federal Assembly - parliament of the Russian Federation shall be the representative and legislative body of the Russian Federation. (Art. 94)
- RussianФедеральное Собрание - парламент Российской Федерации - является представительным и законодательным органом Российской Федерации. (Статья 94)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to this Constitution, Parliament may make laws, not inconsistent with this Constitution,
… (Sec. 84)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Chamber of Representatives will be elected in territorial circumscriptions and special circumscriptions.
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The special circumscriptions will assure the participation in the Chamber of Representatives of the ethnic groups and those Colombians resident abroad. Through these circumscriptions four (4) Representatives will be elected, so distributed: two (2) by the circumscription of the communities of afro-descent, one (1) by the circumscription of the indigenous communities, and one (1) by the international circumscription. In the latter, only the votes cast [depositados] outside of the national territory by citizens resident abroad will be counted.
PARAGRAPH 1. From 2014, the basis for the allocation of the additional seats will be adjusted in the same proportion of increase [as] the growth of the national population, in accord with what the census determines. It will correspond to the electoral organization to adjust the figure for the allocation of seats.
… (Art. 176) - SpanishLa Cámara de Representantes se elegirá en circunscripciones territoriales y circunscripciones especiales.
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Las circunscripciones especiales asegurarán la participación en la Cámara de Representantes de los grupos étnicos y de los colombianos residentes en el exterior. Mediante estas circunscripciones se elegirán cuatro (4) Representantes, distribuidos así: dos (2) por la circunscripción de las comunidades afrodescendientes, uno (1) por la circunscripción de las comunidades indígenas, y uno (1) por la circunscripción internacional. En esta última, solo se contabilizarán los votos depositados fuera del territorio nacional por ciudadanos residentes en el exterior.
PARÁGRAFO 1o.
A partir de 2014, la base para la asignación de las curules adicionales se ajustará en la misma proporción del crecimiento de la población nacional, de acuerdo con lo que determine el censo. Le corresponderá a la organización electoral ajustar la cifra para la asignación de curules.
… (Art. 176)