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List of legislatures by country

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This is a list of legislatures by country. A "legislature" is the generic name for the national parliaments and congresses that act as a plenary general assembly of representatives and that have the power to legislate. All entities included in the list of sovereign states are included in this list.

List of legislatures

Supranational legislatures

More information Organisation, Name of house(s) ...
Organisation Name of house(s) House level Term
(years)		 Seats
Andean Community Andean Parliament Unicameral 25
African Union Pan-African Parliament Unicameral 5 265
Arab League Arab Parliament Unicameral 80
Benelux Benelux Parliament Unicameral 49
Central American Integration System Central American Parliament Unicameral Varies by
country		 126
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Latin American Parliament Unicameral 5 276
European Union European Parliament[1] Lower 5 705
Council of the European Union[2][note 1] (informally known as the Council of Ministers) Upper N/A 27
Mercosur Mercosur Parliament Unicameral 5 108
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Legislatures of sovereign states (Member and observer states of the United Nations)

See also: List of sovereign states, Member states of the United Nations, and United Nations General Assembly observers
More information UN member or observer state, Overall name of legislature ...
UN member or observer state Overall name of legislature Name of house(s) House level Term (years) Seats
Afghanistan Leadership Council of Afghanistan[3] Unicameral No fixed term Aprx. 30[4]
 Albania Parliament of Albania Unicameral 4 140
 Algeria Parliament of Algeria People's National Assembly Lower 5 407
Council of the Nation Upper 6 174
 Andorra General Council of Andorra Unicameral 4 28
 Angola National Assembly[note 2] Unicameral 4 220
 Antigua and Barbuda Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda[note 3] House of Representatives Lower 5 17
Senate Upper 5 17
 Argentina National Congress of Argentina Chamber of Deputies of the Nation Lower 4 257
Honorable Senate of the Nation Upper 6 72
 Armenia National Assembly of Armenia Unicameral 5 105
 Australia Parliament of Australia[note 3] House of Representatives Lower 3 150
Senate Upper 6 (for states) 3 (for territories) unless earlier elections called 76
 Austria Austrian Parliament National Council Lower 5 183
Federal Council Upper 5 and 6 60
 Azerbaijan National Assembly Unicameral 5 125
 Bahamas Parliament of the Bahamas[note 3] House of Assembly Lower 5 39
Senate Upper 5 16
 Bahrain National Assembly Council of Representatives Lower 4 40
Consultative Council Upper 4 40
 Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Unicameral 5 350
 Barbados Parliament of Barbados[note 3] House of Assembly Lower 5 30
Senate Upper 5 21
 Belarus National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus House of Representatives Lower 5 110
Council of the Republic Upper 5 64
 Belgium Federal Parliament Chamber of Representatives Lower 5 150
Senate[note 4] Upper 5 60
 Belize National Assembly House of Representatives Lower 5 31
Senate Upper 5 12
 Benin Beninese Parliament National Assembly[note 5] Lower 7 109
Senate[note 4] Upper 7 25
 Bhutan Parliament of Bhutan[note 6] National Assembly Lower 5 47
National Council Upper 4 25
 Bolivia Plurinational Legislative Assembly Chamber of Deputies Lower 5 130
Chamber of Senators Upper 5 36
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliamentary Assembly House of Representatives Lower 4 42
House of Peoples Upper 4 15
 Botswana Parliament of Botswana National Assembly Unicameral 5 69
 Brazil National Congress Chamber of Deputies Lower 4 513
Federal Senate Upper 8 81
 Brunei Legislative Council Unicameral no timeframe 34
 Bulgaria National Assembly Unicameral 4 240
 Burkina Faso National Assembly[note 5] Unicameral 5 127
 Burundi Parliament National Assembly[note 5] Lower 5 121
Senate[note 4] Upper 5 43
 Cambodia Parliament National Assembly Lower 5 123
Senate Upper 6[5] 61
 Cameroon Parliament National Assembly[note 5] Lower 5 180
Senate[note 4] Upper 5 100
 Canada Parliament House of Commons Lower 4 years, unless elections are called earlier 343
Senate[note 4] Upper Until age 75, or resignation. 105
 Cape Verde National Assembly Unicameral 5 72
 Central African Republic National Assembly[note 5] Unicameral 7 140
 Chad National Assembly[note 5] Unicameral 4 188
 Chile National Congress Chamber of Deputies Lower 4 155
Senate of the Republic Upper 8 50
China National People's Congress Unicameral 5 2,980
 Colombia Congress Chamber of Representatives[note 7] Lower 4 166
Senate Upper 4 102
 Comoros Assembly of the Union Unicameral 5 33
 Congo Parliament National Assembly[note 5] Lower 5 151
Senate[note 4] Upper 5 52
 Costa Rica Legislative Assembly Unicameral 4 57
 Croatia Croatian Parliament[note 8][note 6] Unicameral 4 151
 Cuba National Assembly of People's Power Unicameral 5 605
 Cyprus House of Representatives Unicameral 5 56
 Czech Republic Parliament of the Czech Republic Chamber of Deputies Lower 4 200
Senate Upper 6 81
 Denmark Folketing Unicameral 4 179
 Djibouti National Assembly[note 5] Unicameral 5 65
 Dominica House of Assembly Unicameral 5 32
 Dominican Republic National Congress Chamber of Deputies Lower 4 190
Senate Upper 4 32
 DR Congo Parliament National Assembly[note 5] Lower 5 500
Senate[note 4] Upper 5 108
East Timor National Parliament Unicameral 5 65
 Ecuador National Assembly Unicameral 4 151
 Egypt Parliament Senate Upper 5 300
House of Representatives Lower 5 596
 El Salvador Legislative Assembly Unicameral 3 60
 Equatorial Guinea Parliament Chamber of Deputies Lower 5 100
Senate Upper 70
 Eritrea National Assembly Unicameral 5 104
 Estonia Riigikogu Unicameral 4 101
 Eswatini Parliament House of Assembly Lower 5 55
Senate Upper 5 30
 Ethiopia Parliament House of Peoples' Representatives Lower 5 547
House of Federation Upper 5 112
Federated States of Micronesia Congress Unicameral 4 14
 Fiji Parliament Unicameral 4 50
 Finland Parliament Unicameral 4 200
 France Parliament National Assembly[note 5] Lower 5 577
Senate[note 4] Upper 6 348
 Gabon Parliament National Assembly[note 5] Lower 5 121
Senate[note 4] Upper 6 102
 Gambia National Assembly Unicameral 5 58
 Georgia Parliament of Georgia Unicameral 4 150
 Germany Bundestag Lower 4 630
German Bundesrat Upper Dependent on individual state elections 69
 Ghana Parliament Unicameral 4 276
 Greece Hellenic Parliament Unicameral 4 300
 Grenada Parliament House of Representatives Lower 5 15
Senate Upper 5 13
 Guatemala Congress of the Republic Unicameral 4 160
 Guinea National Assembly[note 5] Unicameral 5 114
 Guinea-Bissau National People's Assembly Unicameral 4 100
 Guyana National Assembly Unicameral 5 65
 Haiti National Assembly[note 5] Chamber of Deputies Lower 4 119
Senate[note 4] Upper 6 30
 Honduras National Congress Unicameral 4 128
 Hungary National Assembly Unicameral 4 199
 Iceland Althing Unicameral 4 63
 India Parliament Lok Sabha Lower 5 543
Rajya Sabha Upper 6 245
 Indonesia People's Consultative Assembly People's Representative Council Lower 5 575
Regional Representative Council Upper 5 136
 Iran Islamic Consultative Assembly Unicameral 4 290
 Iraq Parliament of Iraq Council of Representatives of Iraq Lower 4 329
Federation Council Upper N/A N/A
 Ireland Oireachtas President of Ireland President-in-Parliament 7 N/A
Dáil Éireann Lower 5 174
Seanad Éireann Upper 5 60
 Israel Knesset Unicameral 4 120
 Italy Parliament Chamber of Deputies Lower 5 400
Senate of the Republic Upper 5 200
 Ivory Coast Parliament National Assembly[note 5] Lower 5 255
Senate[note 4] Upper 5 120
 Jamaica Parliament[note 3] House of Representatives Lower 5 63
Senate Upper 5 21
 Japan Diet House of Representatives Lower 4 465
House of Councillors Upper 6 248
 Jordan Parliament House of Representatives Lower 4 138
Senate Upper 6 75
 Kazakhstan Kurultai Unicameral 5 145
 Kenya Parliament National Assembly Lower 5 349
Senate Upper 5 67
 Kiribati House of Assembly Unicameral 4 46
 Kuwait National Assembly Unicameral 4 50
 Kyrgyzstan Supreme Council Unicameral 5 90
 Laos National Assembly Unicameral 5 115
 Latvia Saeima Unicameral 4 100
 Lebanon Parliament Unicameral 4 128
 Lesotho Parliament National Assembly[note 5] Lower 5 120
Senate Upper 5 33
 Liberia Legislature House of Representatives Lower 6 73
Senate Upper 9 30
 Libya House of Representatives Unicameral 200
 Liechtenstein Landtag Unicameral 4 25
 Lithuania Seimas Unicameral 4 141
 Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies Unicameral 5 60
 Madagascar Parliament National Assembly[note 5] Lower 5 160
Senate[note 4] Upper 5 33
 Malawi National Assembly Unicameral 5 193
 Malaysia Parliament Dewan Rakyat[note 9] Lower 5 222
Dewan Negara[note 10] Upper 3 70
 Maldives People's Majlis Unicameral 5 85
 Mali National Assembly[note 5] Unicameral 4 160
 Malta Parliament President of Malta President-in-Parliament 5 N/A
House of Representatives Unicameral 5 69
 Marshall Islands Legislature Unicameral 4 33
 Mauritania Parliament National Assembly[note 5] Unicameral 5 176
 Mauritius National Assembly[note 5] Unicameral 5 65
 Mexico Congress of the Union Chamber of Deputies Lower 3 500
Chamber of Senators Upper 6 128
 Moldova Parliament Unicameral 4 101
 Monaco National Council Unicameral 5 24
 Mongolia State Great Khural Unicameral 4 126
 Montenegro Assembly Unicameral 4 81
 Morocco Parliament House of Representatives Lower 5 395
House of Councillors Upper 6 270
 Mozambique Assembly of the Republic Unicameral 5 250
 Myanmar (Burma) Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Pyithu Hluttaw Lower 5 440
Amyotha Hluttaw Upper 5 224
 Namibia Parliament National Assembly Lower 5 104
National Council Upper 6 26
 Nauru Parliament Unicameral 3 19
   Nepal Federal Parliament House of Representatives Lower 5 275
National Assembly Upper 6 59
 Netherlands States General House of Representatives Lower 4 150
Senate Upper 4 75
 New Zealand Parliament House of Representatives Unicameral 3 120
 Nicaragua National Assembly Unicameral 5 90
 Niger National Assembly[note 5] Unicameral 5 171
 Nigeria National Assembly House of Representatives Lower 4 360
Senate Upper 4 109
 North Korea Supreme People's Assembly Unicameral 5 687
 North Macedonia Assembly Unicameral 4 120
 Norway Storting Unicameral 4 169
 Oman Council of Oman Consultative Assembly Lower 4 84
Council of State Upper 4 85
 Pakistan Parliament of Pakistan National Assembly of Pakistan Lower 5 336
Senate Upper 6 96
 Palau National Congress House of Delegates[note 11] Lower 4 16
Senate[note 11] Upper 4 13
 Palestine Legislative Council Unicameral 132
 Panama National Assembly Unicameral 5 71
 Papua New Guinea National Parliament[note 3] Unicameral 5 109
 Paraguay Congress Chamber of Deputies Lower 5 80
Chamber of Senators Upper 5 45
 Peru Congress of the Republic Chamber of Deputies Lower 5 130
Senate Upper 5 60
 Philippines Congress House of Representatives Lower 3 304
Senate Upper 6 24
 Poland Parliament of Poland Sejm Lower 4 460
Senate Upper 4 100
 Portugal Assembly of the Republic Unicameral 4 230
 Qatar Consultative Assembly[note 12] Unicameral 35
 Romania Parliament Chamber of Deputies Lower 4 329
Senate Upper 4 137
 Russia Federal Assembly State Duma Lower 5 450
Federation Council Upper dependent on individual elections in the federal subjects (4 or 5) 170
 Rwanda Parliament Chamber of Deputies Lower 5 80
Senate[note 4] Upper 8 26
 Saint Kitts and Nevis National Assembly Unicameral 5 15
Saint Lucia Parliament House of Assembly Lower 5 17
Senate Upper 11
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines House of Assembly Unicameral 5 21
 Samoa Parliament Legislative Assembly[note 6] Unicameral 5 51
 San Marino Grand and General Council Unicameral 5 60
 São Tomé and Príncipe National Assembly[note 2] Unicameral 4 55
 Saudi Arabia Consultative Assembly non-parliamentary 4 150
 Senegal National Assembly[note 5] Unicameral 5 150
 Serbia National Assembly Unicameral 4 250
 Seychelles National Assembly[note 5] Unicameral 5 31
 Sierra Leone Parliament Unicameral 5 146
 Singapore Parliament Unicameral 5 103
 Slovakia National Council Unicameral 4 150
 Slovenia Parliament National Assembly Lower 4 90
National Council[6] Upper 5 40
 Solomon Islands National Parliament Unicameral 4 50
 Somalia Federal Parliament House of the People[note 11] Lower 4 275
Senate Upper 4 54
 South Africa Parliament National Assembly Lower 5 400
National Council of Provinces Upper 90
 South Korea National Assembly Unicameral 4 300
 South Sudan National Legislature National Legislature Assembly Lower 170
Council of States Upper 50
 Spain General Courts[note 6] Congress of Deputies Lower 4, unless elections are called earlier. 350
Senate Upper 4, unless elections are called earlier. 265
 Sri Lanka Parliament Unicameral 5 225
 Sudan National Legislature National Assembly Lower 6 426
Council of States Upper 6 50
 Suriname National Assembly Unicameral 5 51
 Sweden Riksdag Unicameral 4 349
 Syria People's Assembly Unicameral 4 210
  Switzerland Federal Assembly National Council Lower 4 200
Council of States Upper 4 46
 Tajikistan Supreme Assembly Assembly of Representatives Lower 5 63
National Assembly Upper 5 33
 Tanzania National Assembly Unicameral 5 384
 Thailand National Assembly House of Representatives Lower 4 500
Senate Upper 5 200
 Togo National Assembly[note 5] Unicameral 5 113
 Tonga Legislative Assembly Unicameral 4, Unless elections are called early 25
 Trinidad and Tobago Parliament[note 3] House of Representatives Lower 5 41
Senate Upper 31
 Tunisia Parliament of Tunisia Assembly of the Representatives of the People Lower 5 161
National Council of Regions and Districts Upper 5 77
 Turkey Grand National Assembly Unicameral 5 600
 Turkmenistan Assembly Unicameral 5 125
 Tuvalu Parliament Unicameral 4 15
 Uganda Parliament Unicameral 5 529
 Ukraine Verkhovna Rada Unicameral 5 450
 United Arab Emirates Federal National Assembly Unicameral 4 40
 United Kingdom Parliament[note 3] House of Commons Lower 5, unless elections are called earlier. 650
House of Lords Upper Life (life and hereditary peers)
Until end of religious term[note 13] (bishops)		 797[note 14]
 United States Congress House of Representatives Lower 2 435
Senate Upper 6 100
 Uruguay General Assembly Chamber of Representatives[note 7] Lower 5 99
Chamber of Senators Upper 5 30
 Uzbekistan Oliy Majlis Legislative Chamber Lower 5 150
Senate Upper 5 100
 Vanuatu Parliament Unicameral 4 52
 Vatican City/Holy See Pontifical Commission Unicameral 5 7
 Venezuela National Assembly Unicameral 5 277
 Vietnam National Assembly Unicameral 5 500
 Yemen Parliament House of Representatives Lower 6 301
Shura Council[7] Upper Life 111
 Zambia National Assembly Unicameral 5 166
 Zimbabwe Parliament National Assembly Lower 7 280
Senate Upper 7 90
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Legislatures of autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories

More information Region or territory, Overall name of legislature ...
Region or territory Overall name of legislature Name of house House level Term (years) Seats
 Adjara Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara[note 6] Unicameral 4 21
 Åland Legislative Assembly[note 6] Unicameral 4 30
 Alderney States Unicameral 4 10
 American Samoa Fono House of Representatives Lower 2 21
Senate Upper 4 18
 Anguilla House of Assembly Unicameral 5 11
 Aosta Valley Regional Council Unicameral 5 35
 Aragon Cortes Unicameral 4 67
 Aruba Estates Unicameral 4 21
Azores Legislative Assembly Unicameral 4 57
Bangsamoro Parliament Unicameral 3 80
 Basque Country Parliament Unicameral 4 75
 Bermuda Parliament House of Assembly Lower 5 36
Senate Upper 11
 British Virgin Islands House of Assembly Unicameral 4 15
 Canary Islands Parliament Unicameral 4 70
 Catalonia Parliament Unicameral 4 135
 Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly Unicameral 4 18
 Cook Islands Parliament Unicameral 4 24
 Corsica Corsican Assembly Unicameral 6 63
Autonomous Republic of Crimea Crimea State Council Unicameral 100
 Curaçao Estates Unicameral 4 21
 Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly Unicameral 4 11
 Faroe Islands Løgting Unicameral 4 33
 French Polynesia Assembly Unicameral 5 57
 Galicia Parliament Unicameral 4 75
 Gibraltar Parliament Unicameral 4 17
 Greenland Parliament Unicameral 4 31
 Guam Legislature Unicameral 4 15
 Guernsey States Unicameral 4 45
 Hong Kong Legislative Council Unicameral 4 90
 Isle of Man Tynwald House of Keys Lower 5 24
Legislative Council Upper 5 11
 Jersey States Assembly Unicameral 4 49
 Kurdistan Region Kurdistan Region Parliament Unicameral 5 111
 Macau Legislative Assembly Unicameral 4 29
Madeira Legislative Assembly Unicameral 4 47
 Montserrat Legislative Assembly Unicameral 5 9
 Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Supreme Assembly Unicameral 5 45
 New Caledonia Congress Unicameral 5 54
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Assembly Unicameral 5 90[8]
 Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature House of Representatives Lower 2 20
Senate Upper 2 10
 Niue Assembly Unicameral 3 20
 Pitcairn Islands Island Council Unicameral 3 10
 Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly House of Representatives[note 7] Lower 4 51
Senate Upper 4 27
 Saint Barthélemy Territorial Council Unicameral 5 19
 Saint Helena Legislative Council Unicameral 4 21
 Saint Martin Territorial Council [fr] Unicameral 6 23
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Territorial Council Unicameral 6 19
 Sardinia Regional Council Unicameral 5 60
 Sark Chief Pleas Unicameral 12
 Scotland Scottish Parliament Unicameral 5 129
 Sicily Regional Assembly Unicameral 5 70
 Sint Maarten Estates Unicameral 4 15
 Tokelau General Fono Unicameral 3 20
 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol  Trentino Regional council Provincial Council of Trento Unicameral 5 35
 South Tyrol Landtag Unicameral 5 35
 Turks and Caicos Islands House of Assembly Unicameral 4 21
 U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature Unicameral 2 15
 Vojvodina Assembly Unicameral 4 120
 Wales Senedd Unicameral 5 96
 Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly Unicameral 5 20
 Zanzibar House of Representatives Unicameral 5 88
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Legislatures of non-UN states (including unrecognized and disputed territories)

More information non-UN state, Overall name of legislature ...
non-UN state Overall name of legislature Name of house House level Term (years) Seats Population per seat
 Abkhazia People's Assembly Unicameral 5 35
 Kosovo Assembly of Kosovo Unicameral 4 120
Northern Cyprus Assembly of the Republic Unicameral 5 50
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Sahrawi National Council Unicameral 2 53
 Somaliland Parliament House of Representatives Lower 5 82
House of Elders Upper 6 82
 South Ossetia Parliament Unicameral 5 34
Taiwan Legislative Yuan Unicameral 4 113
 Transnistria Supreme Council[9] Unicameral 5 33
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See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Not to be confused with the European Council nor with the Council of Europe. See https://www.coe.int/en/web/about-us/do-not-get-confused
  2. [2]
    Portuguese: Assembleia Nacional
  3. [3]
    The head of state is a constituent part of the parliament too.
  4. [4]
    French: Sénat
  5. [5]
    French: Assemblée nationale
  6. [6]
    The native name is also used in English.
  7. [7]
    Spanish: Cámara de Representantes
  8. [8]
    Croatian: Sabor
  9. [9]
    Literally, "People's Hall"
  10. [10]
    Literally, "Nation's Hall"
  11. [11]
    Native name not available
  12. [12]
    The Consultative Assembly has only consultative task.
  13. [13]
    Archbishops who reach the end of their term are typically appointed life peers.
  14. [14]
    Excludes 18 members currently unable to take part in proceedings

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