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Legislature
- English1. Subject to the provisions of this section, the House shall consist of a number of elected members equal to the number of constituencies from time to time established by Order under Part 4 of this Chapter6, who shall be elected in such a manner as may, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be prescribed by or under any Act of Parliament.
... (Sec. 36)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be for Saint Christopher and Nevis a Parliament which shall consist of Her Majesty and a National Assembly. (Sec. 25)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the Philippines which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives, except to the extent reserved to the people by the provision on initiative and referendum. (Art. VI, Sec. 1)
- FilipinoDapat masalalay sa isang Kongreso ng Pilipinas ang kapangyarihang Tagapagbatas, na dapat binubuo ng isang Senado at isang Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan, maliban sa lawak na inilaan sa mga taongbayan ng tadhana tungkol sa pagpapatiuna at reperendum. (Art. VI, Seksyon 1)
Legislature
- English1. The House of the Federation is composed of representatives of Nations, Nationalities and Peoples.
2. Each Nation, Nationality and People shall be represented in the House of the Federation by at least one member. Each Nation or Nationality shall be represented by one additional representative for each one million of its population.
3. Members of the House of the Federation shall be elected by the State Councils. The State Councils may themselves elect representatives to the House of the Federation, or they may hold elections to have the representatives elected by the people directly. (Art. 61) - Amharic1. የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት በፌዴራሉ መንግሥት አባል ክልሎች የሚገኙ ብሔሮች፣ብሔረሰቦች፣ ሕዝቦች የሚልኩዋቸው አባላት የሚወከሉበት ምክር ቤት ነው፡፡
2. እያንዳንዱ ብሔር፣ ብሔረሰብ፣ ሕዝብ ቢያንስ አንድ ተወካይ ይኖረዋል፤በተጨማሪም የብሔር ወይም ብሔረሰቡ አንድ ሚሊዮን ሕዝብ አንድ ተጨማሪ ወኪል ይኖረዋል፡፡
3. የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት አባላት በክልል ምክር ቤቶች ይመረጣሉ፤ የክልል ምክር ቤቶች በራሳቸው ወይም በቀጥታ በሕዝብ እንዲመረጡ በማድረግ የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት አባል እንዲወከሉ ያደርጋሉ፡፡ (አንቀጽ 61)
Legislature
- English
To be eligible for membership of the States General, a person must be a Dutch national, must have attained the age of eighteen years and must not have been disqualified from voting. (Art. 56)
- Dutch
Om lid van de Staten-Generaal te kunnen zijn is vereist dat men Nederlander is, de leeftijd van achttien jaar heeft bereikt en niet is uitgesloten van het kiesrecht. (Art. 56)
Legislature
- EnglishOf the Senators-
a. four shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister; and
b. two shall be appointed by the Governor-General acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. (Sec. 28)
Legislature
- English
1. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Maneaba ni Maungatabu shall have power to make laws for the peace, order and good government of Kiribati.
… (Sec. 66)
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).
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(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 —
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“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
- English(1) The National Assembly consists of—
(a) two hundred and ninety members, each elected by the registered voters of single member constituencies;
(b) forty-seven women, each elected by the registered voters of the counties, each county constituting a single member constituency;
(c) twelve members nominated by parliamentary political parties according to their proportion of members of the National Assembly in accordance with Article 90, to represent special interests including the youth, persons with disabilities and workers; and
(d) the Speaker, who is an ex officio member.
(2) Nothing in this Article shall be construed as excluding any person from contesting an election under clause (1) (a). (Art. 97) - Swahili(1) Bunge la Kitaifa linaundwa na—
(a) wabunge mia mbili na tisini, kila mmoja aliyechaguliwa na wapiga kura waliosajiliwa kutoka katika eneo bunge moja;
(b) wanawake arobaini na saba, kila mmoja aliyechaguliwa na wapiga kura waliosajiliwa wa kaunti, kila kaunti inaunda eneo bunge moja;
(c) wajumbe kumi na wawili walioteuliwa na vyama vya siasa vyenye uwakilishi bungeni kulingana na idadi yao ya wajumbe wa Bunge la Kitaifa kwa mujibu wa Kifungu cha 90, ili kuwakilisha masilahi maalumu ikiwa ni pamoja na vijana, watu wenye ulemavu na wafanyikazi; na
(d) Spika, ambaye ni mjumbe kwa nafasi yake.
(2) Hakuna chochote katika Kifungu hiki kitachukuliwa kama kumwondoa mtu yeyote kugombea kwenye uchaguzi chini ya ibara ya (1) (a). (Kifungu cha 97)
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)