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Legislature
Papua New Guinea
- English(1) Subject to this section, the Parliament is a single-chamber legislature, consisting of-
(a) a number of members elected from single-member open electorates; and
(b) a number of members elected from single-member provincial electorates; and
(c) not more than three nominated members, appointed and holding office in accordance with Section 102 (nominated members); and
(d) a number of women elected from a single-member women's electorates as defined under an Organic Law.
… (Sec. 101)
Legislature
Mali
- EnglishThe Deputies are elected for five years by universal direct suffrage. A law establishes the modalities of this election. (Art. 61)
- FrenchLes Députés sont élus pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct. Une loi fixe les modalités de cette élection. (Art. 61)
Legislature
Canada
- EnglishUntil the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, all Laws in force in the several Provinces at the Union relative to the following Matters or any of them, namely, — the Qualifications and Disqualifications of Persons to be elected or to sit or vote as Members of the House of Assembly or Legislative Assembly in the several Provinces, the Voters at Elections of such Members, the Oaths to be taken by Voters, the Returning Officers, their Powers and Duties, the Proceedings at Elections, the Periods during which Elections may be continued, the Trial of controverted Elections, and Proceedings incident thereto, the vacating of Seats of Members, and the Execution of new Writs in case of Seats vacated otherwise than by Dissolution, — shall respectively apply to Elections of Members to serve in the House of Commons for the same several Provinces.
… (Constitution Act 1867, Sec. 41) - FrenchJusqu’à ce que le parlement du Canada en ordonne autrement, — toutes les lois en force dans les diverses provinces, à l’époque de l’union, concernant les questions suivantes ou aucune d’elles, savoir : — l’éligibilité ou l’inéligibilité des candidats ou des membres de la chambre d’assemblée ou assemblée législative dans les diverses provinces, — les votants aux élections de ces membres, — les serments exigés des votants, — les officiers-rapporteurs, leurs pouvoirs et leurs devoirs, — le mode de procéder aux élections, — le temps que celles-ci peuvent durer, — la décision des élections contestées et les procédures y incidentes, — les vacations des sièges en parlement et l’exécution de nouveaux brefs dans les cas de vacations occasionnées par d’autres causes que la dissolution, — s’appliqueront respectivement aux élections des membres envoyés à la Chambre des Communes par ces diverses provinces.
… (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867, Sec. 41)
Legislature
Türkiye
- EnglishEvery Turk over the age of eighteen is eligible to be a deputy.
Persons who have not completed primary education, who have been deprived of legal capacity, who are neither exempt nor deferred from military service, who are banned from public service, who have been sentenced to a prison term totalling one year or more excluding involuntary offences, or to a heavy imprisonment; those who have been convicted for dishonourable offences such as embezzlement, corruption, bribery, theft, fraud, forgery, breach of trust, fraudulent bankruptcy; and persons convicted of smuggling, conspiracy in official bidding or purchasing, of offences related to the disclosure of state secrets, of involvement in acts of terrorism, or incitement and encouragement of such activities, shall not be elected as a deputy, even if they have been granted amnesty. … (Art. 76) - TurkishOnsekiz yaşını dolduran her Türk milletvekili seçilebilir.
En az ilkokul mezunu olmayanlar, kısıtlılar, askerlikle ilişiği olanlar, kamu hizmetinden yasaklılar, taksirli suçlar hariç toplam bir yıl veya daha fazla hapis ile ağır hapis cezasına hüküm giymiş olanlar; zimmet, ihtilâs, irtikâp, rüşvet, hırsızlık, dolandırıcılık, sahtecilik, inancı kötüye kullanma, dolanlı iflas gibi yüz kızartıcı suçlarla, kaçakçılık, resmî ihale ve alım satımlara fesat karıştırma, Devlet sırlarını açığa vurma, terör eylemlerine katılma ve bu gibi eylemleri tahrik ve teşvik suçlarından biriyle hüküm giymiş olanlar, affa uğramış olsalar bile milletvekili seçilemezler. … (Madde 76)
Legislature
Bangladesh
- English(1) A person shall subject to the provisions of clause (2), be qualified to be elected as, and to be, a member of Parliament if he is a citizen of Bangladesh and has attained the age of twenty five years.
... (Art. 66) - Bengali(১) কোন ব্যক্তি বাংলাদেশের নাগরিক হইলে এবং তাঁহার বয়স পঁচিশ বৎসর পূর্ণ হইলে এই অনুচ্ছেদের (২) দফায় বর্ণিত বিধান-সাপেক্ষে তিনি সংসদের সদস্য নির্বাচিত হইবার এবং সংসদ-সদস্য থাকিবার যোগ্য হইবেন।
... (অনুচ্ছেদ ৬৬)
Legislature
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- English… That after the said Limitation shall take Effect as aforesaid no Person born out of the Kingdoms of England Scotland or Ireland or the Dominions thereunto belonging (although he be ...
made a Denizen (except such as are born of English Parents) shall be capable to be of the Privy Councill or a Member of either House of Parliament or to enjoy any Office or Place of Trust either Civill or Military or to have any Grant of Lands Tenements or Hereditaments from the Crown to himself or to any other or others in Trust for him
... (Act of Settlement, 1701, Part III)
Legislature
Tuvalu
- English(1) Members of Parliament shall be elected under a system of universal, citizen, adult suffrage, in accordance with this Constitution and any law made for the purposes of section 89 (electoral laws).
(2) All contested elections of members of Parliament shall be held by secret ballot.
… (Sec. 87)
Legislature
Mozambique
- English1. The Assembly of the Republic shall have power to legislate on basic issues of the country’s domestic and foreign policy.
… (Art. 178) - Portuguese1. Compete à Assembleia da República legislar sobre as questões básicas da política interna e externa do país.
… (Art. 178)
Legislature
Costa Rica
- EnglishTo be a Deputy it is required to:
1. Be a citizen in exercise;
2. Be Costa Rican by birth, or by naturalization with ten years of residence in the country after having obtained the nationality;
3. Be already twenty-one years old. (Art. 108) - SpanishPara ser diputado se requiere:
1) Ser ciudadano en ejercicio;
2) Ser costarricense por nacimiento, o por naturalización con diez años de residencia en el país después de haber obtenido la nacionalidad;
3) Haber cumplido veintiún años de edad. (Art. 108)