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Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the other provisions of this Constitution, the Electoral Commission may make provisions specifying the procedure to be followed by the political parties for the purposes of electing and proposing the names of the kind of Members of Parliament provided for under Article 66(1)(b). (Art. 81)
Legislature
- English(1) The House of Representatives shall be composed of not more than two hundred and fifty members, unless otherwise fixed by law, who shall be elected from legislative districts apportioned among the provinces, cities, and the Metropolitan Manila area in accordance with the number of their respective inhabitants, and on the basis of a uniform and progressive ratio, and those who, as provided by law, shall be elected through a party-list system of registered national, regional, and sectoral parties or organizations.
(2) The party-list representatives shall constitute twenty per centum of the total number of representatives including those under the party list. For three consecutive terms after the ratification of this Constitution, one-half of the seats allocated to party-list representatives shall be filled, as provided by law, by selection or election from the labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural communities, women, youth, and such other sectors as may be provided by law, except the religious sector.
... (Art. VI, Sec. 5) - Filipino(1) Ang Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ay dapat buuin ng hindi hihigit sa dalawang daan at limampung kagawad matangi kung magtakda ang batas ng naiiba, na dapat ihalal mula sa mga purok pangkapulungan na pinag-ayaw-ayaw sa mga lalawigan, mga lungsod at Metropolitan Manila Area ayon sa rami ng kinauukulang mga naninirahan, at batay sa magkakatulad at paunlad na pagdami, at yaong ayon sa itinatadhana ng batas ay dapat ihalal sa pamamagitan ng sistemang partilist ng rehistradong partido o organisasyong pambansa, panrehiyon, at pansektor.
(2) Ang kinatawang partilist ay dapat na binubuo ng dalawampung porsyento ng lahat ng mga kagawad ng Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan. Sa loob ng tatlong magkakasunod na taning ng panunungkulan pagkaraang maratipikahan ang Konstitusyong ito, ang kalahati sa mga pwestong nakalaan sa mga kinatawang partilist ay dapat punan, ayon sa itinatadhana ng batas, sa pamamagitan ng pagpili o paghahalal mula sa sektor ng mga manggagawa, magsasaka, mahirap na tagalungsod, mga katutubong pamayanang pangkalinangan, mga kababaihan, kabataan at sa iba pang mga sektor na maaaring itadhana ng batas, maliban sa sektor na panrelihiyon.
... (Art. VI, Seksyon 5)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia is composed of 120 to 140 Representatives. The Representatives are elected at general, direct and free elections and by secret ballot.
… (Art. 62) - MacedonianСобранието го сочинуваат од 120 до 140 пратеници. Пратениците се избираат на општи, непосредни и слободни избори со тајно гласање.
… (Член 62)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Senate ensures the representation of territorial communities and of Ivoirians established outside of Côte d'Ivoire.
Senators are elected, for two thirds, by indirect universal suffrage. One third of the senators is appointed by the President of the Republic among Ivoirians recognized for their expertise and proven competence in the political, administrative, economic, scientific, cultural, sports, professional and social fields.
… (Art. 87) - FrenchLe Sénat assure la représentation des collectivités territoriales et des Ivoiriens établis hors de Côte d’Ivoire.
Les sénateurs sont élus, pour deux tiers, au suffrage universel indirect. Un tiers des sénateurs est désigné par le Président de la République parmi les Ivoiriens reconnus pour leur expertise et leur compétence avérées dans les domaines politique, administratif, économique, scientifique, culturel, sportif, professionnel et social.
… (Art. 87)
Legislature
- 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
- English1. The President may nominate a person referred to in Article 68 (2) (b) where the President considers it necessary to enhance the representation of special interests, skills or gender in the National Assembly.
2. A person may be nominated as a Member of Parliament if the person qualifies to be elected as such under Article 70.
... (Art. 69)
Legislature
- English(1) There shall be a Parliament which shall consist of two hundred and twenty-five Members elected in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
… (Art. 62) - Sinhala(1) ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ විධිවිධානවලට අනුකූලව තෝරා පත්කර ගනු ලබන මන්ත්රීවරයන් දෙසිය විසිපස් දෙනකුගෙන් සමන්විත පාර්ලිමේන්තුවක් වන්නේ ය.
… (62 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Legislature
- English
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The Great and General Council, made up of 60 members, shall exercise the legislative power, direct and control the Government policy.
The electoral law, passed by an absolute majority, shall govern the election, the causes of ineligibility and disqualification, as well as the incompatibilities of the Council’s members. A law passed by a qualified majority shall discipline the guarantees and responsibilities of such members.
The Council’s members shall be elected by universal and direct suffrage for the duration of the legislature. Their mandate shall end with the dissolution of the Council or for the reasons indicated in the preceding paragraph.
The internal organisation and the functions of the Great and General Council shall be disciplined by the Council’s Rules of Procedure, adopted by an absolute majority of its members.
… (Art. 3) - Italian
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Al Consiglio Grande e Generale composto di sessanta membri, spetta il potere legislativo, la determinazione dell'indirizzo politico e l'esercizio delle funzioni di controllo.
La legge elettorale, adottata a maggioranza assoluta, disciplina l'elezione, le cause di ineleggibilità, di decadenza, il regime delle incompatibilità dei Consiglieri. Una legge qualificata disciplina il regime delle responsabilità e delle guarentigie dei Consiglieri.
I Consiglieri sono eletti a suffragio universale e diretto per la durata della legislatura. Il loro mandato ha termine con lo scioglimento del Consiglio o per le cause di cui al comma precedente.
L'organizzazione interna e le attribuzioni del Consiglio Grande e Generale sono disciplinate dal Regolamento Consiliare, adottato con la maggioranza assoluta dei suoi componenti.
... (Art. 3)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be in and for Belize a Legislature which shall consist of a National Assembly comprising two Houses, that is to say, a House of Representatives and a Senate. (Sec. 55)
Legislature
- English1. The Deputies and Senators are elected for a mandate of five years by universal, direct and secret suffrage in general elections which are celebrated on one sole day and within the sixty days before or following the termination of their mandate.
2. The seats of the Deputies and of the Senators are attributed to each list of candidature by the system of representation that the law determines.
3. The Electoral Law determines the number of seats corresponding to each electoral circumscription, the regime of eligibility and ineligibility and [of] compatibility and incompatibility of the Deputies and Senators, and develops the other aspects of the electoral process. (Art. 56) - Spanish1. Los Diputados y los Senadores son elegidos por un mandato de cinco años mediante sufragio universal, directo y secreto en elecciones generales que se celebran en un solo día y dentro de sesenta días antes o después de la expiración de su mandato.
2. Los escaños de los Diputados y de los Senadores se atribuyen a cada lista de candidatura por el sistema de representación que determine la ley.
3. La Ley Electoral determina el número de escaños correspondientes a cada circunscripción electoral, el régimen de elegibilidad e inelegibilidad y compatibilidad e incompatibilidad de los Diputados y Senadores, y desarrolla los demás aspectos del proceso electoral. (Art. 56) - French1. Les députés et les sénateurs sont élus pour un mandat de cinq ans au suffrage universel, direct et par scrutin secret, au cours d'élections générales tenues durant une seule et même journée, dans les soixante jours qui précèdent ou suivent l'expiration de leur mandat.
2. Les sièges de députés et de sénateurs sont attribués à chaque liste de candidats selon le système de représentation prescrit par la loi.
3. La loi électorale détermine le nombre de sièges correspondant à chaque circonscription électorale, le régime d'éligibilité et d'inéligibilité, de compatibilités et d'incompatibilités, applicable aux députés et aux sénateurs, et définit les autres éléments du processus électoral. (Art. 56)