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Legislature
- English(1) A person shall be qualified to be elected as a Member of Parliament who:
(a) is a citizen of Samoa; and
(b) is not disqualified under the provisions of this Constitution or of any Act.
… (Art. 45) - Samoan(1) So o se tagata e tauagavaaina ina ia filifilia ai e avea ma Sui Usufono o le Palemene o ia lea:
(a) o se tagatanuu o Samoa; ma
(e) e le i tau faa-le-agavaaina o ia e tusa ma aiaiga o lenei Faavae po o so o se Tulafono.
… (Mataupu 45)
Legislature
- EnglishAn organic law establishes the conditions of the election of the members of the Parliament, their number, their indemnity, the conditions of eligibility, [and] the regime of the ineligibilities and of the incompatibilities.
… (Art. 48) - Arabicيضبط قانون أساسي شروط انتخاب أعضاء البرلمان وعددهم وعلاواتهم كما يحدّد النظام الأساسي عدم القابلية والتّعارض.
... (المادّة 48) - FrenchUne loi organique fixe les conditions de l'élection des membres du Parlement, leur nombre, leur indemnité, les conditions d'éligibilité, le régime des inéligibilités et des incompatibilités.
... (Art. 48)
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 Chamber of Deputies comprises forty members elected by direct, secret general ballot in accordance with the provisions of the law. (Art. 56)
- Arabicيتألف مجلس النواب من أربعين عضواً يُنتخبون بطريق الانتخـــاب العام السري المباشر وفقاً للأحكام التي يـبـينها القانون. (المادّة 56)
Legislature
- English
The Shura Council shall consist of a Speaker and One hundred and fifty members chosen by the King from amongst scholars, those of knowledge, expertise and specialists, provided that women representation shall not be less than (20%) of members number. … (Shura Council Law, Art. 3)
- Arabic
يتكون مجلس الشورى من رئيس ومائة وخمسين عضواً ، يختارهم الملك من أهل العلم والخبرة والاختصاص، على ألّا يقل تمثيل المرأة فيه عن (20 بالمائة) من عدد الأعضاء ، ... (نظام مجلس الشورى، المادّة 3)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Assembly of the Republic is the assembly that represents all Portuguese citizens. (Art. 147)
- PortugueseA Assembleia da República é a assembleia representativa de todos os cidadãos portugueses. (Art. 147)
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).
…
(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 —
...
“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
- English
The Riksdag consists of a single chamber comprising three hundred and forty-nine members. Alternates shall be appointed for members. (Instrument of Government, Chapter 3, Art. 2)
- Swedish
Riksdagen består av en kammare med 349 ledamöter. För ledamöterna ska det finnas ersättare. (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 3 kap, 2§)
Legislature
- EnglishLegislative power is vested in a Parliament composed of two Chambers:
1° the members of the Chamber of Deputies are known as “Deputies”;
2° the members of the Senate are known as “Senators”.
Parliament debates and passes laws. It legislates and exercises control over the Executive in accordance with procedures determined by this Constitution. (Art. 64) - KinyarwandaUbutegetsi Nshingamategeko bushinzwe Inteko Ishinga Amategeko igizwe n’Imitwe ibiri:
1° Umutwe w’Abadepite, abawugize bitwa «Abadepite»;
2° Sena, abayigize bitwa «Abasenateri».
Inteko Ishinga Amategeko ijya impaka ku mategeko ikanayatora. Ishyiraho amategeko ikanagenzura imikorere ya Guverinoma mu buryo buteganywa n’iri Tegeko Nshinga. (Ingingo ya 64) - FrenchLe Pouvoir Législatif est exercé par un Parlement composé de deux Chambres :
1° les membres de la Chambre des Députés portent le nom de « Députés»;
2° le membres du Sénat portent le nom de « Sénateurs ».
Le Parlement débat et vote des lois. Il légifère et contrôle l’action du Gouvernement dans les conditions définies par la présente Constitution. (Art. 64)