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Legislature
Grenada
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Grenada. (Sec. 38)
Legislature
Antigua and Barbuda
- English1. Each of the constituencies established in accordance with the provisions of section 62 of this Constitution shall return one member to the House who shall be directly elected in such manner as may, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be prescribed by or under any law.
… (Sec. 40)
Legislature
Saint Lucia
- English(1) The House shall consist of such number of members as corresponds with the number of constituencies established in accordance with the provisions of section 58, who shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of section 33.
… (Sec. 30)
Legislature
Panama
- EnglishThe National Assembly shall be composed of seventy-one members (Diputados) who are elected in conformity with the law and subject to the following rules:
1. There shall be one-member constituencies and constituencies with several members (circuitos uninominales y plurinominales). Each district in which more than one member is elected shall form one constituency, with the exception of the district of Panama where constituencies with three or more members shall be established;
… (Art. 147) - SpanishLa Asamblea Nacional se compondrá de setenta y un Diputados que resulten elegidos de conformidad con la Ley y sujeto a lo que se dispone a continuación:
1. Habrá circuitos uninominales y plurinominales, garantizándose el principio de representación proporcional. Integrará un solo circuito electoral todo distrito en donde se elija más de un Diputado, salvo el distrito de Panamá, donde habrá circuitos de tres o más Diputados.
… (Art. 147)
Legislature
Colombia
- EnglishThe Senate of the Republic will be made up of one hundred members elected in one national circumscription.
… (Art. 171) - SpanishEl Senado de la República estará integrado por cien miembros elegidos en circunscripción nacional.
… (Art. 171)
Legislature
Guyana
- English(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and to articles 105, 185 and 186, the National Assembly shall consist of such number of members as shall be determined by the Assembly who shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and, subject thereto, in accordance with any law made by Parliament in that behalf.
… (Art. 52)
Legislature
Canada
- EnglishThe House of Commons shall, subject to the Provisions of this Act, consist of three hundred and eight members of whom one hundred and six shall be elected for Ontario, seventy-five for Quebec, eleven for Nova Scotia, ten for NewBrunswick, fourteen for Manitoba, thirty-six for British Columbia, four for Prince Edward Island, twenty-eight for Alberta, fourteen for Saskatchewan, seven for Newfoundland, one for the Yukon Territory, one for the Northwest Territories and one for Nunavut. (Constitution Act 1867, Sec. 37)
- FrenchLa Chambre des Communes sera, sujette aux dispositions de la présente loi, composée de trois cent huit membres, dont cent six représenteront Ontario, soixante-quinze Québec, onze la Nouvelle-Écosse, dix le Nouveau-Brunswick, quatorze le Manitoba, trente-six la Colombie-Britannique, quatre l’Île-du-PrinceÉdouard, vingt-huit l’Alberta, quatorze la Saskatchewan, sept Terre-Neuve, un leterritoire du Yukon, un les territoires du Nord-Ouest et un le territoire du Nunavut. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867, Sec. 37)
Legislature
Argentina
- EnglishThe Senate shall be composed of three senators from each province, and three from the City of Buenos Aires, who shall be jointly and directly elected, corresponding two seats to the most voted political party, and the other seat to the political party following in number of votes. ... (Sec. 54)
- SpanishEl Senado se compondrá de tres senadores por cada provincia y tres por la ciudad de Buenos Aires, elegidos en forma directa y conjunta, correspondiendo dos bancas al partido político que obtenga el mayor número de votos, y la restante al partido político que le siga en número de votos. ... (Art. 54)
Legislature
Trinidad and Tobago
- EnglishParliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Trinidad and Tobago, so, however, that the provisions of this Constitution or (in so far as it forms part of the law of Trinidad and Tobago) the Trinidad and Tobago Independence Act 1962 of the United Kingdom may not be altered except in accordance with the provisions of section 54. (Sec. 53)
Legislature
Belize
- English(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Senate shall consist of thirteen members (in this Constitution referred to as “Senators”) who shall be appointed by the Governor-General in accordance with the provisions of this section.
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(4) Of the thirteen Senators-
(a) six shall be appointed by the Governor-General acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister;
(b) three shall be appointed by the Governor-General acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition;
(c) one shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Belize Council of Churches and Evangelical Association of Churches;
(d) one shall be appointed by the Governor-General acting in accordance with the advice of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Belize Business Bureau; and
(e) one shall be appointed by the Governor-General acting in accordance with the advice of the National Trade Union Congress and the Civil Society Steering Committee.
(f) one shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the non-governmental organisations.
... (Sec. 61)