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x San Francisco Board of Supervisors SFCityHall     San Francisco Supervisor
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the legislative body of the City and County of San Francisco, California. As the official name implies, the City and County of San Francisco is a consolidated city-county, being simultaneously a charter city...
President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
x Lhengye Zhungtshog       Lyonpo
Lhengye Zhungtshog is a Dzongkha term. In English it means Council of Ministers. The Lhengye Zhungtshog is the highest executive body in Bhutan. It was created in 1999 under the 4th king of Bhutan. Presently, the council has 10 members who are...
x Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Ontario Legislature Building at Queen's Park     Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (also known as Ontario Legislative Assembly or Ontario Legislature), is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in the Ontario Legislative Building at Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario....
Member of Provincial Parliament
x State Council of the People's Republic of China       Premier of the People's Republic of China
The State Council (simplified Chinese: 国务院; pinyin: Guówùyuàn), which is largely synonymous with the Central People's Government (Chinese: 中央人民政府) after 1954, is the chief administrative authority (Cabinet) of the People's Republic of China. It is...
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
x Australian House of Representatives Australian Coat of Arms (since 1912) Parliament of Australia   Leader of the Opposition
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house, the upper house being the Senate. The House is presided over by the Speaker. The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act (Imp....
Member of the Australian Parliament
Prime Minister of Australia
x United States Senate 600px-Senate_Seal.svg.png United States Congress   Assistant Majority Leader of the United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established in Article One of the Constitution (which...
Assistant Minority Leader of the United States Senate
United States Senate minority leader
United States Senate majority leader
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
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x United States Congress Federal government of the United States United States House of Representatives  
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct...
United States Senate
x United States House of Representatives 600px-Seal_of_the_House_of_Representatives.svg.png United States Congress   Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "The House," is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Each state receives representation in the House in proportion to its population but...
United States Representative
Minority Whip of the United States House of Representatives
x Knesset The modern Knesset building, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem     Member of the Knesset
The Knesset (Hebrew: כנסת‎, IPA: [ˈknɛsɛt] ; lit. gathering or assembly; Arabic: الكنيست‎) is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem. The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset enacts laws, elects the president...
x Manchester City Council Manchester City Council office in Manchester      
Manchester City Council is the local authority for Manchester, a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. It is made up of 96 councillors, three for each of the 32 wards. Currently the council is controlled by the Labour Party...
x Congress of the Philippines CongressPhil   House of Representatives of the Philippines  
The Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Kongréso ng Pilipínas) is the national legislature of the Philippines. It is a bicameral body consisting of the Senate (upper chamber), and the House of Representatives (lower chamber) although commonly in...
Senate of the Philippines
Commission on Appointments
x Senate of the Philippines Senate Seal Congress of the Philippines    
The Senate of the Philippines (Filipino: Senádo ng Pilipínas) is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines. The Philippine Senate is composed of 24 senators who are elected at-large. Senators...
x House of Representatives of the Philippines Congress of the Philippines    
The House of Representatives of the Philippines (Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines. The Senate is the upper chamber. The House is often informally called the Congress. Members...
x Parliament of Canada Armoiries du Canada      
The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) is Canada's federal legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. Formally, it consists of the Sovereign, the Senate, and the House of Commons. The Sovereign is represented...
x Congress of Mexico     Senate of Mexico  
Congress (formally: Congreso de la Unión or Congress of the Union) is the legislative branch of the Mexican government. Its structure and responsibilities are defined in Articles 50 to 79 of the 1917 Constitution. The Mexican Congress is bicameral –...
x Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada        
The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. The lower house consisted of elected...
x Parliament of New Zealand Bowen House Beehive Parliament      
The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Queen of New Zealand and the New Zealand House of Representatives and, until 1951, the New Zealand Legislative Council. Sometimes the House of Representatives is incorrectly referred to as 'Parliament'....
x Legislative Assembly of Alberta Parlamentsgebäude in Edmonton     Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton....
x Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada        
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as...
x Lok Sabha Loksabha      
The Lok Sabha (also titled the House of the People, by the Constitution) is the directly elected lower house of the Parliament of India. As of 2009 there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India. The Constitution limits the Lok...
x Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories Coat of arms of Northwest Territories     Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories, Canada, is located in Yellowknife. The Assembly is a unicameral elected body that creates and amends law in the Northwest Territories. The...
x Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Interior of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut     Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is located in Iqaluit, and is the territory's parliament. The Assembly was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, on 7 October 2002, during her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada. In her speech the Queen...
x Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada        
The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was the elected legislature for the province of Upper Canada and functioned as the province's lower house. Created by the Constitutional Act of 1791, in practice the Assembly's power was enormously curtailed...
x Gibraltar House of Assembly The Gibraltar Parliament building.      
The Gibraltar Parliament is the legislature of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Between 1969 and 2006 it was called the Gibraltar House of Assembly. This unicameral body consisted of fifteen members elected by vote of the Gibraltar...
x Parliament of Sierra Leone        
The unicameral Parliament of Sierra Leone is the country's legislative body. It is sometimes known as the House of Representatives. The current Parliament, formed following elections held on 14 May 2002, has a total of 124 members. 112 members are...
x Senate of Kazakhstan   Parliament of Kazakhstan    
The Senate of Kazakhastan is the upper house of two chambers in Kazakhstan's legislature, known as the Parliament (Parlamenti). The Senate has 47 members, 40 of whom are elected for six-year terms in double-seat constituencies by the local...
x Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro Coat of Arms of Serbia and Montenegro      
The Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro (Скупштина Србије и Црне Горе/Skupština Srbije i Crne Gore) was the national assembly of Serbia and Montenegro. The parliament was unicameral and was made up of 126 deputies, of which 91 were from Serbia and...
x Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia      
The Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, the Assembly (Собрание, Sobranie), has 120 members, elected for a four year term, by proportional representation.
x Barbados House of Assembly   Parliament of Barbados    
The House of Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. It has 30 members, elected for a five-year-term in single-seat constituencies. In previous elections the National Democratic Party (NDP), the Barbados National Party ...
x Federal Parliamentary Assembly     House of Federation  
The Parliament of Ethiopia consists of two chambers: Created with the adoption of the Ethiopian Constitution of 1995, the Parliament replaced the Shengo as the legislative branch of the Ethiopian government. Many opposition parties are represented...
House of People's Representatives
x National Assembly of Cambodia The National Assembly in Phnom Penh Parliament of Cambodia    
The National Assembly of Cambodia (Radhsphea ney Preah Recheanachakr Kampuchea) is one of two chambers of the Cambodian Parliament. It has 123 members, elected for five year terms by proportional representation, using provinces as constituencies of...
x Transitional Federal Parliament        
The Transitional Federal Parliament of the Republic of Somalia (Somali: Golaha Shacabka Federaalka Kumeelgaarka ee Jamhuuriyada Soomaaliya; often Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya) is an interim Parliament of Somalia formed in neighbouring Kenya in...
x Parliament of Australia Parliament House Canberra: The main entrance and the flag   Australian House of Representatives  
The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislative branch of government of Australia. It is bicameral, largely modelled in the Westminster tradition, but with some influences from the United States Congress. According to...
Australian Senate
x Commission on Appointments   Congress of the Philippines    
The Commission on Appointments is a body of the Congress of the Philippines as provided by the Constitution. It confirms all appointments made by the President of the Philippines. Article VII, Section 16 of the 1987 Constitution reads: "The...
x Parliament of the Czech Republic Zasedací sál Poslanecké snÄ›movny   Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic  
The Parliament of the Czech Republic (Czech: Parlament České republiky) is the legislative body of the Czech Republic, based in Prague. It consists of two chambers, both directly-elected: The Parliament exercises competences usual in parliamentary...
Senate of the Czech Republic
x National Assembly of Azerbaijan Coat of Arms of Azerbaijan      
The National Assembly (Azerbaijani: Milli Məclis) is the legislative branch of government in Azerbaijan. The unicameral National Assembly has 125 deputies: previously 100 members were elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies and 25...
x Senate of Colombia     Congress of Colombia  
The Senate of the Republic of Colombia (Spanish: Senado de la República de Colombia) is the upper house of the Congress of Colombia, with the lower house being the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia. The Senate has 102 members elected for...
x Mississauga City Council        
Mississauga City Council is the governing body of the City of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The council consists of the mayor and 11 councillors elected to serve a four-year term. The last election was November 13, 2006. Mississauga is the largest...
x Senate of Paraguay   Congress of Paraguay    
The Chamber of Senators of Paraguay (Cámara de Senadores), the upper house of the National Congress, has 45 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation.
x Thunder Bay City Council Thunder Bay City Hall      
The Thunder Bay City Council is the governing body of the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It consists of a mayor and twelve councillors. The mayor and five of the councillors are elected at large, with one councillor being elected for each of...
x Louisiana State Legislature Louisiana State Capitol   Louisiana Senate  
The Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate...
Louisiana House of Representatives
x National Council of Provinces of South Africa Senate Chamber Parliament of South Africa    
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) is the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa under the (post-apartheid) constitution which came into full effect in 1997. It replaced the former Senate, but is very similar to that body, and to many...
x Løgting Il Løgting, il parlamento faroese, nel 1864.      
Løgting (pronounced [ˈlœktɪŋg] (or Faroese Løgtingið "the Løgting; full official name: Føroya løgting "Løgting of the Faroes") is the parliament of the Faroe Islands, a self-ruling province of Denmark. The name literally means "Law Thing" and...
x National Assembly of Niger        
The unicameral National Assembly of Niger (Assemblée Nationale) is the country's sole legislative body. All ministers of government, including the Prime Minister of Niger, are elected members of this body. The National Assembly may propose laws, is...
x National Parliament of the Solomon Islands Houses of Parliament      
The National Parliament of the Solomon Islands has 50 members, elected for a four year term in single-seat constituencies.
x Provisional Legislative Council        
The Provisional Legislative Council (Chinese: 臨時立法會, frequently abbreviated to 臨立會) was the interim legislature of Hong Kong from 1997 to 1998. The legislature was founded in Guangzhou and sat in Shenzhen from 1996 (with offices in Hong Kong) until...
x Parliament of Mauritania     Senate of Mauritania  
The Parliament (Barlamane/Parlement) has two chambers.
National Assembly of Mauritania
x Slovenian Parliament Slovenian parliament   National Assembly of Slovenia  
The Slovenian Parliament (Slovene: Parlament Slovenije) is the bicameral legislative body of Slovenia based in the capital Ljubljana. It has two chambers, the National Assembly (lower house) and the National Council (upper house). The parliament...
National Council of Slovenia
x National Assembly of Kenya        
The unicameral National Assembly of Kenya is the country's legislative body. The current National Assembly has a total of 224 members. 210 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post...
x Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia   Parliament of Tunisia    
The Chamber of Deputies (Arabic: Majlis al-Nuwaab) is part of the Parliament of Tunisia, the bicameral legislative branch of the government of Tunisia. The Chamber of Deputies has 189 seats and its members are elected by popular vote to serve five...
x House of Elders of Somaliland   Parliament of Somaliland    
The Parliament of Somaliland (Baarlamaanka) has two chambers. The upper house is the House of Elders (Golaha Guurtida). It has 82 members, representing traditional leaders. Suleiman Mahmud Adam is the Speaker of the House of Elders of Somaliland.
x Senate of Rwanda   Parliament of Rwanda    
The Parliament (Inteko Ishinga Amategeko or Parlement) has two chambers. The upper house is the Senate (Umutwe wa Sena or Sénat). The Senate has 26 members elected or appointed for an eight-year term: 12 elected by provincial and sectoral councils,...
x National Congress of Chile Chile Congress building in Valparaíso   Senate of Chile  
The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Chile. The National Congress of Chile was founded on July 4, 1811. It is a bicameral legislature comprised by the Chamber of Deputies ...
Chamber of Deputies of Chile
x Senate of Uzbekistan Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan    
The Senate is the upper house of the Supreme Assembly or National Assembly (Oliy Majlis) of Uzbekistan. The current chairman of the Senate is Ilgizar Sabirov. The first chairman was Murat Sharifkhodjaev
x National Congress of Ecuador        
The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Ecuador. Under the 1998 Constitution, Congress meets in Quito and is made up of 100 deputies (diputados). Each of the country's 22 provinces...
x Senate of Gabon   Parliament of Gabon    
The Senate (Sénat) is the upper house of the Parliament of Gabon. It has 102 members, elected for a six year term in single-seat constituencies by local and départemental councillors. Beginning with the 2009 election, some constituencies elect two...
x Nottingham City Council        
Nottingham City Council is the city council for the unitary authority of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire. It consists of 55 councillors, representing a total of 20 wards. It is led by Jon Collins, of the majority Labour Party. Nottingham City Council...
x People's Representative Council Indonesia DPR session People's Consultative Assembly    
The People's Representative Council (Indonesian: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat) (DPR) is one of two elected national legislative assemblies in Indonesia. Together with the Regional Representatives Council (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah/DPD), a second chamber...
x Parliament of Lesotho     Senate of Lesotho  
The Parliament of Lesotho consists of two chambers:
National Assembly of Lesotho
x Senate of Burundi   Parliament of Burundi    
The Senate is the upper chamber of Parliament in Burundi. It consists of no fewer than 37 and no more than 54 members who serve 5-year terms. Two Senators, one Hutu and one Tutsi, are chosen by electoral colleges of communal councilors in each of...