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Legislature
- English(1) The members of the DPD4 shall be elected from every province through a general election.
(2) The total number of members of DPD in every province shall be the same, and the total membership of the DPD shall not exceed a third of the total membership of the DPR.
… (Art. 22C) - Indonesian(1) Anggota Dewan Perwakilan Daerah dipilih dari setiap provinsi melalui pemilihan umum.
(2) Anggota Dewan Perwakilan Daerah dari setiap provinsi jumlahnya sama dan jumlah seluruh anggota Dewan Perwakilan Daerah itu tidak lebih dari sepertiga jumlah anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat.
… (Pasal 22C)
Legislature
- English
(1) Every qualified voter who has attained the age of 21 years is qualified to be a candidate for election as a member of the Nitijela.
(2) Any person who is qualified to be a candidate under paragraph (1) of this Section shall have the right to be a candidate in any electoral district in which he is entitled to vote, or unless otherwise provided by Act, in any other electoral district:
Provided that no person may, at any election, be a candidate in more than one electoral district. (Art. IV, Sec. 4)
Legislature
- English
The Legislative Power is exercised by the National Assembly by delegation and mandate of the people. The National Assembly is integrated by ninety Deputies with their respective substitutes elected by universal, equal, direct, free, and secret vote through the system of proportional representation.
... (Art. 132) - Spanish
El Poder Legislativo lo ejerce la Asamblea Nacional por delegación y mandato del pueblo. La Asamblea Nacional está integrada por noventa Diputados con sus respectivos suplentes, elegidos por voto universal, igual, directo, libre y secreto, mediante el sistema de representación proporcional.
... (Art. 132)
Legislature
- EnglishI. Every citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the right to participation in election can be elected a Deputy of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the procedure determined by law.
… (Art. 85) - AzerbaijaniI. Azərbaycan Respublikasının seçkilərdə iştirak etmək hüququna malik olan hər bir vətəndaşı qanunla müəyyən edilmiş qaydada Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Məclisinin deputatı seçilə bilər.
… (Maddə 85)
Legislature
- English(1) Any person who is entitled to vote at Folketing elections shall be eligible for membership of the Folketing, unless he has been convicted of an act which in the eyes of the public makes him unworthy to be a Member of the Folketing.
… (Sec. 30) - DanishStk. 1. Valgbar til Folketinget er enhver, som har valgret til dette, medmindre vedkommende er straffet for en handling, der i almindeligt omdømme gør ham uværdig til at være medlem af Folketinget.
… (§ 30)
Legislature
- EnglishThe members of the Public Corporations of popular election will not have alternates.
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TRANSITORY PARAGRAPH. While the legislator regulates the regime of replacements, the following rules will be applied: … ii) Maternity leave and the measure of assurance depriving of liberty for crimes distinct from those mentioned in this Article[,] constitute temporary absences that give rise to replacement. (Art. 134) - SpanishLos miembros de las Corporaciones Públicas de elección popular no tendrán suplentes.
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PARÁGRAFO TRANSITORIO. Mientras el legislador regula el régimen de reemplazos, se aplicarán las siguientes reglas: … ii) Constituyen faltas temporales que dan lugar a reemplazo, la licencia de maternidad y la medida de aseguramiento privativa de la libertad por delitos distintos a los mencionados en el presente artículo. (Art. 134)
Legislature
- English1. The Senate shall consist of sixteen members (in this Constitution referred to as "Senators") who shall be appointed by the Governor-General by instrument under the Public Seal in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
2. Nine Senators shall be appointed by the Governor-General acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister.
3. Four Senators shall be appointed by the Governor-General acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition.
4. Three Senators shall be appointed by the Governor-General acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition.
… (Art. 39)
Legislature
- EnglishThe National Council comprises twenty-four members, elected for five years by direct universal suffrage and by list vote under the conditions prescribed by law.
… (Art. 53) - FrenchLe Conseil National comprend vingt-quatre membres élus pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct et au scrutin de liste dans les conditions prévues par la loi.
… (Art. 53)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Parliament of Eswatini shall consist of a Senate and a House of Assembly. (Sec. 93)
Legislature
- EnglishThere are to be two hundred seventy members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly which, keeping in view the human, political, geographic and other similar factors, may increase by not more than twenty for each ten-year period from the date of the national referendum of the year 1368 of the solar Islamic calendar. The Zoroastrians and Jews will each elect one representative; Assyrian and Chaldean Christians will jointly elect one representative; and Armenian Christians in the north and those in the south of the country will each elect one representative.
The limits of the election constituencies and the number of representatives will be determined by law. (Art. 64) - Persianعده نمایندگان مجلس شورای اسلامی دویست و هفتاد نفر است و از تاریخ همهپرسی سال یک هزار و سیصد و شصت و هشت هجری شمسی پس از هر ده سال، با در نظر گرفتن عوامل انسانی، سیاسی، جغرافیایی و نظایر آنها حداکثر بیست نفر نماینده میتواند اضافه شود. زرتشتیان و کلیمیان هر کدام یک نماینده و مسیحیان آشوری و کلدانی مجموعا یک نماینده و مسیحیان ارمنی جنوب و شمال هر کدام یک نماینده انتخاب میکنند. محدوده حوزههای انتخابیه و تعداد نمایندگان را قانون معین میکند. (اصل 64)