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Legislature
- EnglishThe National Assembly consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. … (Sec. 79)
- Thaiรัฐสภาประกอบด้วยสภาผู้แทนราษฎรและวุฒิสภา … (มาตรา ๗๙)
Legislature
- 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
- English
In relation to the Constitution of the Senate Canada shall be deemed to consist of Four Divisions:
1. Ontario;
2. Quebec;
3. The Maritime Provinces, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island;
4. The Western Provinces of Manitoba, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Alberta;
which Four Divisions shall (subject to the Provisions of this Act) be equally represented in the Senate as follows: Ontario by twenty-four senators; Quebec by twentyfour senators; the Maritime Provinces and Prince Edward Island by twenty-four senators, ten thereof representing Nova Scotia, ten thereof representing New Brunswick, and four thereof representing Prince Edward Island; the Western Provinces by twenty-four senators, six thereof representing Manitoba, six thereof representing British Columbia, six thereof representing Saskatchewan, and six thereof representing Alberta; Newfoundland shall be entitled to be represented in the Senate by six members; the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut shall be entitled to be represented in the Senate by one member each.
In the Case of Quebec each of the Twenty-four Senators representing that Province shall be appointed for One of the Twenty-four Electoral Divisions of Lower Canada specified in Schedule A. to Chapter One of the Consolidated Statutes of Canada. (Constitution Act 1867, Sec. 22) - French
En ce qui concerne la composition du Sénat, le Canada sera censé comprendre quatre divisions:
1. Ontario;
2. Québec;
3. les provinces Maritimes — la Nouvelle-Écosse et le Nouveau-Brunswick —ainsi que l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard;
4. les provinces de l’Ouest: le Manitoba, la Colombie-Britannique, la Saskatchewan et l’Alberta;
les quatre divisions doivent (subordonnément aux révisions de la présente loi) être également représentées dans le Sénat, ainsi qu’il suit : — Ontario par vingt-quatre sénateurs; Québec par vingt-quatre sénateurs; les Provinces maritimes et l’Île-duPrince-Édouard par vingt-quatre sénateurs, dont dix représentent la Nouvelle-Écosse, dix le Nouveau-Brunswick, et quatre l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard; les Provinces de l’Ouest par vingt-quatre sénateurs, dont six représentent le Manitoba, six la Colombie-Britannique, six la Saskatchewan et six l’Alberta; la province de Terre-Neuve aura droit d’être représentée au Sénat par six sénateurs; le territoire du Yukon, les territoires du Nord-Ouest et le territoire du Nunavut ont le droit d’être représentés au Sénat par un sénateur chacun.
En ce qui concerne la province de Québec, chacun des vingt-quatre sénateurs la représentant, sera nommé pour l’un des vingt-quatre collèges électoraux du Bas-Canada énumérés dans la cédule A, annexée au chapitre premier des statuts refondus du Canada. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867, Sec. 22)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Senate is an organ invested with legislative power which exercises its functions according to the provisions of the Constitution and the laws in force.
The number of the Senators must not exceed half of the total number of the National Assembly’s Members.
The Senate is composed of appointed members and members elected at restricted suffrage.
The Senators can be appointed anew or re-eligible. Can be candidates to the Senate the Khmer citizens of both sexes enjoying the right to vote, aged 40 years at least and having Khmer nationality by birth. (Art. 99) - Khmerព្រឹទ្ធសភាជាអង្គការដែលមានអំណាចនីតិប្បញ្ញត្តិ ហើយ បំពេញភារកិច្ចរបស់ខ្លួនដូចបានកំណត់ក្នុងរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ និងច្បាប់ជាធរមាន ។
ព្រឹទ្ធសភាមានចំនួនសមាជិកយ៉ាងច្រើនស្មើនឹងពាក់កណ្តាលនៃចំនួនសមាជិករដ្ឋសភាទាំងមូល។
សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាត្រូវចាត់តាំងខ្លះ និងត្រូវជ្រើសតាំង ដោយការបោះឆ្នោតអសកលខ្លះ។
សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាអាចត្រូវបានចាត់តាំង និងជ្រើសតាំងសាជាថ្មីបាន ។ អ្នកដែលមានសិទ្ធិឈរឈ្មោះជាបេក្ខជន ព្រឹទ្ធសភា គឺជាប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ ដែលមាន សិទ្ធិបោះឆ្នោត មានអាយុយ៉ាងតិច ៤០ឆ្នាំ មានសញ្ជាតិខ្មែរតាំងពីកំណើត។ (មាត្រា ៩៩)
Legislature
- EnglishThe members of the Legislative Council shall be elected in general, free and direct elections in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Law, which shall determine the number of members, electoral constituencies and electoral system.
… (Art. 48) - Arabicينتخب أعضاء المجلس التشريعي انتخابا عاما حرا ومباشرا وفقا لأحكام قانون الانتخابات، ويحدد القانون عدد الأعضاء والدوائر الانتخابية والنظام الانتخابي.
… (المادّة 48)
Legislature
- English(1) Legislative power in relation to all Union Matters and also in relation to all other matters concerning Mainland Tanzania is hereby vested in Parliament.
… (Art. 64)