List of legislatures by country

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

OrganisationName of house(s)House levelTerm(years)SeatsAndean ParliamentUnicameral25Pan-African ParliamentUnicameral5265Arab ParliamentUnicameral80Benelux ParliamentUnicameral49 Central American Integration SystemCentral American ParliamentUnicameralVaries bycountry126 Community of Latin American and Caribbean StatesLatin American ParliamentUnicameral5276European ParliamentArticle 9 A Treaty of Lisbon : « 1. The European Parliament shall, jointly with the Council, exercise legislative and budgetary functions. It shall exercise functions of political control and consultation as laid down in the Treaties. It shall elect the President of the Commission. »Lower5705Council of the European UnionArticle 9 C Treaty of Lisbon : « 1. The Council shall, jointly with the European Parliament, exercise legislative and budgetary functions. It shall carry out policy-making and coordinating functions as laid down in the Treaties. » (informally known as the Council of Ministers)UpperN/A27Mercosur ParliamentUnicameral5108

Legislatures of sovereign states (Member and observer states of the United Nations)

UN member or observer stateOverall name of legislature Name of house(s)House levelTerm (years)SeatsLeadership Council of AfghanistanUnicameralNo fixed term30Parliament of AlbaniaUnicameral4140Parliament of AlgeriaPeople's National AssemblyLower5407Council of the NationUpper6174General Council of AndorraUnicameral428National AssemblyUnicameral4220Parliament of Antigua and BarbudaHouse of RepresentativesLower517SenateUpper517National Congress of ArgentinaChamber of Deputies of the NationLower4257Honorable Senate of the NationUpper672National Assembly of ArmeniaUnicameral5105Parliament of AustraliaHouse of RepresentativesLower3150SenateUpper6 (for states) 3 (for territories) unless earlier elections called76Austrian ParliamentNational CouncilLower5183Federal CouncilUpper5 and 660National AssemblyUnicameral5125Parliament of the BahamasHouse of AssemblyLower539SenateUpper516National AssemblyCouncil of RepresentativesLower440Consultative CouncilUpper440Jatiya SangsadUnicameral5350Parliament of BarbadosHouse of AssemblyLower530SenateUpper521National Assembly of the Republic of BelarusHouse of RepresentativesLower5110Council of the RepublicUpper564Federal ParliamentChamber of RepresentativesLower5150SenateUpper560National AssemblyHouse of RepresentativesLower531SenateUpper512Beninese ParliamentNational AssemblyLower7109SenateUpper725Parliament of BhutanNational AssemblyLower547National CouncilUpper425Plurinational Legislative AssemblyChamber of DeputiesLower5130Chamber of SenatorsUpper536Parliamentary AssemblyHouse of RepresentativesLower442House of PeoplesUpper415Parliament of Botswana National AssemblyUnicameral569National CongressChamber of DeputiesLower4513Federal SenateUpper881Legislative CouncilUnicameralno timeframe34National AssemblyUnicameral4240National AssemblyUnicameral5127ParliamentNational AssemblyLower5121SenateUpper543ParliamentNational AssemblyLower5123SenateUpper661 ParliamentNational AssemblyLower5180SenateUpper5100ParliamentHouse of CommonsLower4 years, unless elections are called earlier343SenateUpperUntil age 75, or resignation.105National AssemblyUnicameral572National AssemblyUnicameral7140National AssemblyUnicameral4188National CongressChamber of DeputiesLower4155Senate of the RepublicUpper850National People's CongressUnicameral52,980CongressChamber of RepresentativesLower4166SenateUpper4102Assembly of the UnionUnicameral533ParliamentNational AssemblyLower5151SenateUpper552Legislative AssemblyUnicameral457 Croatian ParliamentUnicameral4151National Assembly of People's PowerUnicameral5605House of RepresentativesUnicameral556Parliament of the Czech RepublicChamber of DeputiesLower4200SenateUpper681FolketingUnicameral4179National AssemblyUnicameral565 House of AssemblyUnicameral532National CongressChamber of DeputiesLower4190SenateUpper432ParliamentNational AssemblyLower5500SenateUpper5108National ParliamentUnicameral565 National AssemblyUnicameral4151ParliamentSenateUpper5300House of RepresentativesLower5596 Legislative AssemblyUnicameral360ParliamentChamber of DeputiesLower5100SenateUpper70National AssemblyUnicameral5104 RiigikoguUnicameral4101ParliamentHouse of AssemblyLower555SenateUpper530ParliamentHouse of Peoples' RepresentativesLower5547House of FederationUpper5112CongressUnicameral414 ParliamentUnicameral450 ParliamentUnicameral4200ParliamentNational AssemblyLower5577SenateUpper6348ParliamentNational AssemblyLower5121SenateUpper6102National AssemblyUnicameral558 Parliament of GeorgiaUnicameral4150BundestagLower4630German BundesratUpperDependent on individual state elections69 ParliamentUnicameral4276 Hellenic ParliamentUnicameral4300ParliamentHouse of RepresentativesLower515SenateUpper513 Congress of the RepublicUnicameral4160 National AssemblyUnicameral5114 National People's AssemblyUnicameral4100National AssemblyUnicameral565National AssemblyChamber of DeputiesLower4119SenateUpper630National CongressUnicameral4128National AssemblyUnicameral4199AlthingUnicameral463ParliamentLok SabhaLower5543Rajya SabhaUpper6245People's Consultative AssemblyPeople's Representative CouncilLower5575Regional Representative CouncilUpper5136Islamic Consultative AssemblyUnicameral4290Parliament of IraqCouncil of Representatives of IraqLower4329Federation CouncilUpperN/AN/AOireachtasPresident of IrelandPresident-in-Parliament7N/ADáil ÉireannLower5174Seanad ÉireannUpper560KnessetUnicameral4120ParliamentChamber of DeputiesLower5400Senate of the RepublicUpper5200ParliamentNational AssemblyLower5255SenateUpper5120ParliamentHouse of RepresentativesLower563SenateUpper521DietHouse of RepresentativesLower4465House of CouncillorsUpper6248ParliamentHouse of Representatives Lower4138SenateUpper675KurultaiUnicameral5145ParliamentNational AssemblyLower5349SenateUpper567House of AssemblyUnicameral446National AssemblyUnicameral450 Supreme CouncilUnicameral590National AssemblyUnicameral5115 SaeimaUnicameral4100 ParliamentUnicameral4128ParliamentNational AssemblyLower5120SenateUpper533LegislatureHouse of RepresentativesLower673SenateUpper930House of RepresentativesUnicameral200LandtagUnicameral425SeimasUnicameral4141 Chamber of DeputiesUnicameral560ParliamentNational AssemblyLower5160SenateUpper533National AssemblyUnicameral5193ParliamentDewan RakyatLower5222Dewan NegaraUpper370People's MajlisUnicameral585 National AssemblyUnicameral4160ParliamentPresident of MaltaPresident-in-Parliament5N/AHouse of RepresentativesUnicameral569LegislatureUnicameral433ParliamentNational AssemblyUnicameral5176National AssemblyUnicameral565Congress of the UnionChamber of DeputiesLower3500Chamber of SenatorsUpper6128ParliamentUnicameral4101National CouncilUnicameral524 State Great KhuralUnicameral4126AssemblyUnicameral481ParliamentHouse of RepresentativesLower5395House of CouncillorsUpper6270Assembly of the RepublicUnicameral5250 (Burma)Pyidaungsu HluttawPyithu HluttawLower5440Amyotha HluttawUpper5224ParliamentNational AssemblyLower5104National CouncilUpper626ParliamentUnicameral319Federal ParliamentHouse of RepresentativesLower5275National AssemblyUpper659States GeneralHouse of RepresentativesLower4150SenateUpper475ParliamentHouse of RepresentativesUnicameral3120 National AssemblyUnicameral590National AssemblyUnicameral5171National AssemblyHouse of RepresentativesLower4360SenateUpper4109Supreme People's AssemblyUnicameral5687AssemblyUnicameral4120 StortingUnicameral4169Council of OmanConsultative AssemblyLower4 84Council of StateUpper485Parliament of PakistanNational Assembly of PakistanLower5336SenateUpper696National CongressHouse of DelegatesLower416SenateUpper413Legislative CouncilUnicameral132 National AssemblyUnicameral571 National ParliamentUnicameral5109CongressChamber of DeputiesLower580Chamber of SenatorsUpper545 Congress of the RepublicChamber of DeputiesLower5130SenateUpper560CongressHouse of RepresentativesLower3304SenateUpper624Parliament of PolandSejmLower4460SenateUpper4100 Assembly of the RepublicUnicameral4230 Consultative AssemblyUnicameral35ParliamentChamber of DeputiesLower4329SenateUpper4137Federal AssemblyState DumaLower5450Federation CouncilUpperdependent on individual elections in the federal subjects (4 or 5)170ParliamentChamber of DeputiesLower580SenateUpper826 National AssemblyUnicameral515ParliamentHouse of AssemblyLower517SenateUpper11 House of AssemblyUnicameral521 Parliament Legislative AssemblyUnicameral551Grand and General CouncilUnicameral560National AssemblyUnicameral455Consultative Assemblynon-parliamentary4150National AssemblyUnicameral5150National AssemblyUnicameral4250National AssemblyUnicameral531ParliamentUnicameral5146ParliamentUnicameral5103National CouncilUnicameral4150ParliamentNational AssemblyLower490National CouncilUpper540National ParliamentUnicameral450Federal ParliamentHouse of the PeopleLower4275SenateUpper454ParliamentNational AssemblyLower5400National Council of ProvincesUpper90National AssemblyUnicameral4300National LegislatureNational Legislature AssemblyLower170Council of StatesUpper50General CourtsCongress of DeputiesLower4, unless elections are called earlier. 350SenateUpper4, unless elections are called earlier.265ParliamentUnicameral5225National LegislatureNational AssemblyLower6426Council of States Upper650National AssemblyUnicameral551RiksdagUnicameral4349People's AssemblyUnicameral4210Federal AssemblyNational CouncilLower4200Council of StatesUpper446Supreme AssemblyAssembly of RepresentativesLower563National AssemblyUpper533National AssemblyUnicameral5384National AssemblyHouse of RepresentativesLower4500SenateUpper5200National AssemblyUnicameral5113Legislative AssemblyUnicameral4, Unless elections are called early25ParliamentHouse of RepresentativesLower541SenateUpper31Parliament of TunisiaAssembly of the Representatives of the PeopleLower5161National Council of Regions and DistrictsUpper577Grand National AssemblyUnicameral5600AssemblyUnicameral5125ParliamentUnicameral415ParliamentUnicameral5529Verkhovna RadaUnicameral5450Federal National AssemblyUnicameral440ParliamentHouse of CommonsLower5, unless elections are called earlier.650House of LordsUpperLife (life and hereditary peers)Until end of religious term (bishops)CongressHouse of RepresentativesLower2435SenateUpper6100General AssemblyChamber of RepresentativesLower599Chamber of SenatorsUpper530Oliy MajlisLegislative ChamberLower5150SenateUpper5100ParliamentUnicameral452/Holy SeePontifical CommissionUnicameral57National AssemblyUnicameral5277National AssemblyUnicameral5500ParliamentHouse of RepresentativesLower6301Shura CouncilUpperLife111National AssemblyUnicameral5166ParliamentNational AssemblyLower7280SenateUpper790

Legislatures of autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories