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Albanian Parliament
Single-chamber parliament elected for four years under additional-member system.
Armenia - National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
Site lists the members of various committees, with more information in Armenian.
Australia - Parliament of Australia
Consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Austrian Parliament
Österreichisches Parlament, consisting of the Nationalrat (National Council) and the Bundesrat (Federal Council).
Belgium Federal Parliament
http://www.fed-parl.be/ukindex.html
Senate and Chamber of Representatives.
Bulgaria - National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
Elected for a four-year term and consisting of 240 members.
Canada - Parliament of Canada
Composed of the Queen, represented by the Governor General, the appointed Senate, and the elected House of Commons.
Cyprus - House of Representatives
Composed of 80 members, 56 elected by the Greek community and 24 by the Turkish community.
Czech Republic - Chamber of Deputies
Site has lists of commitees, commissions and delegations, and more in Czech.
Czech Republic - Senate
Eighty-one member elected body.
Denmark - Folketinget
Danish parliament of 179 members elected by a variant of an additional member system.
Estonia - Riigikogu
The Parliament of the Republic of Estonia, elected by proportional representation with a 5% cutoff.
European Union - European Parliament
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/
Single-chamber body elected by several overlapping systems. Site has content in all EU languages.
Faroe Islands - Fřroya Lřgting
Single-chamber elected from seven constituencies, with powers under Denmark's Home Rule Act 1948.
Finland - Suomen Eduskunta
The Parliament of Finland, a unicameral body of 200 members elected on a proportional basis.
France - National Assembly
http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/
Consists of 577 deputies, each of whom is elected in a constituency either with an absolute majority of votes (more than half the votes) at the first ballot or a relative majority (the largest number of votes) at the second ballot.
Germany - Bundesrat
The Federal Council is the Chamber of the Länder, the federal states, such that only one member votes on behalf of each state, casting all the state's votes.
Germany - Bundestag
The Federal Diet, composed of at least 598 Members, of whom 299 are elected in the constituencies and a further 299 via a list-based additional member system with a 5% cutoff.
Greece - Hellenic Parliament
Includes a history of the constitution.
Hong Kong Legislative Council
Consisting of 60 Members, with 24 Members elected from geographical constituencies, 30 Members by functional constituencies, and 6 Members by an Election Committee comprising 800 elected representatives of the community.
Hungary - Parliament of the Republic of Hungary
Also known as the National Assembly (Az ország háza).
Iceland - Alţingi
The Icelandic parliament dates back to 930AD, now having 63 members from eight constituencies.
India - Parliament of India
http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/
Composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People).
India - Rajya Sabha
The Council of States elected by the states' assemblies.