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Legislature
South Africa
- English(1) At its first sitting after its election, and whenever necessary to fill a vacancy, a provincial legislature must elect a woman or a man from among its members to be the Premier of the province.
… (Sec. 128)
Legislature
Singapore
- English(1) Parliament shall consist of —
(a) such number of elected Members as is required to be returned at a general election by the constituencies prescribed by or under any law made by the Legislature;
(b) such other Members, not exceeding 12 in number, who shall be known as non-constituency Members, as the Legislature may provide in any law relating to Parliamentary elections to ensure the representation in Parliament of a minimum number of Members from a political party or parties not forming the Government; and
(c) such other Members not exceeding 9 in number, who shall be known as nominated Members, as may be appointed by the President in accordance with the provisions of the Fourth Schedule.
... (Art. 39)
Legislature
Eswatini
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution, a person qualifies to be appointed, elected or nominated, as the case may be, as a Senator or a member of the House if that person –(a) is a citizen of Eswatini;(b) has attained the age of eighteen years and is a registered voter;(c) has paid all taxes or made arrangements satisfactory to the Commissioner of Taxes; and(d) is registered as a voter in the inkhundla in which that person is a candidate (in the case of elected members). (Sec. 96)
Legislature
Dominica
- English(1) The House shall consist of—
(a) such number of Representatives as corresponds with the number of constituencies for the time being established in accordance with the provisions of section 57 of this Constitution, who shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of section 33 of this Constitution;
(b) nine Senators appointed or elected in accordance with the provisions of section 34 of this Constitution.
… (Sec. 30)
Legislature
Tuvalu
- EnglishSubject to this Constitution, Parliament may make laws, not inconsistent with this Constitution,
… (Sec. 84)
Legislature
Burkina Faso
- English
The Parliament consists of one sole Chambers denominated [the] "National Assembly". (Art. 78)
- French
Le Parlement comprend une chambre unique dénommée « Assemblée nationale ». (Art. 78)
Legislature
South Sudan
- English1. There shall be established a National Legislature composed of the following:
a. the National Legislative Assembly; and
b. the Council of States.
… (Art. 54)
Legislature
Sri Lanka
- EnglishEvery person who is qualified to be an elector shall be qualified to be elected as a Member of Parliament unless he is disqualified under the provisions of Article 91. (Art. 90)
- Sinhala91 වැනි ව්යවස්ථාවේ විධිවිධාන යටතේ නුසුදුස්සකු වුවහොත් මිස ඡන්ද බලය හිමි සෑම තැනැත්තෙක් ම පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රීවරයකු වශයෙන් තෝරා පත්කර ගනු ලැබීමට සුදුස්සෙක් වන්නේ ය. (90 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Legislature
Congo
- EnglishThe candidates to the elections to the National Assembly must:
• be of Congolese nationality;
• be aged eighteen (18) years at least;
• reside on the national territory at the moment of the presentation of the candidatures;
• enjoy all their civil and political rights;
• not have been condemned for voluntary crimes or misdemeanors. (Art. 132) - FrenchLes candidats aux élections à l’Assemblée nationale doivent:
- être de nationalité congolaise;
- être âgés de dix-huit (18) ans au moins;
- résider sur le territoire national au moment de la présentation des candidatures;
- jouir de tous leurs droits civils et politiques;
- ne pas avoir été condamnés pour crimes ou délits volontaires. (Art. 132)
Legislature
Saint Lucia
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of section 26, a person shall be qualified to be appointed as a Senator if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he or she—
(a) is a Commonwealth citizen who has attained the age of 21 years
(b) has been ordinarily resident in Saint Lucia for a period of 5 years immediately before the date of his or her appointment; and
(c) is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with sufficient proficiency to enable him or her to take an active part in the proceedings of the Senate. (Sec. 25)