. In the lists below all entities included in the
are included.
The legislatures are listed with their names in English and the name in the (most-used) native language of the country.
The names of the legislatures differ per country. The most used name seems to be
are often used too. The name Parliament is in some cases even used when in political science the legislature would be considered a congress. The upper house of the legislature is often named
.
In some cases, countries use very traditional names. In Germanic countries variations
(e.g.
) are used. A thing or ting was the governing assembly in Germanic societies, made up of the free men of the community and presided by lawspeakers. A variant is the use of the word Tag or Dag (e.g.
), used because things were held at daylight and often lasted all day. Other traditional names are the
. In
is often included in the name. This can be translated as "Council" or "Assembly".
Legislatures of sovereign states |
| Country | Overall name of legislature | |
|---|---|---|
| Lower house | Upper house |
|---|---|
| National Assembly[1] |
| House of the People (''Wolesi Jirga'') | House of Elders (''Meshrano Jirga'') |
| Assembly of Albania (''Kuvendi i Shqipërisë'') |
| Parliament |
| National People's Assembly (''al-Majlis al-Sha'abi al-Watani'') | Council of the Nation (''al-Majlis al-Umma'') |
| General Council of the Valleys (Consell General de les Valls) |
| National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) |
| Parliament[2] |
| House of Representatives | Senate |
| Argentine National Congress (Congreso de la Nación Argentina) |
| Chamber of Deputies of the Nation (Cámara de Diputados de la Nación) | Senate of the Nation (Senado de la Nación) |
| National Assembly (Ազգային Ժողով ''Azgayin Zhoghov'') |
| Parliament of the Commonwealth |
| House of Representatives | Senate |
| Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung) |
| National Council (Nationalrat) | Federal Council (Bundesrat) |
| National Assembly (''Milli Məclis'') |
| Bahamas, The | Parliament |
| House of Assembly | Senate |
| National Assembly |
| Assembly of Representatives (''Majlis an-nuwab'') | Consultative Assembly (''Majlis al-shura'') |
| House of the Nation (জাতীয় সংসদ ''Jatiyo Sangshad'') |
| Parliament |
| House of Assembly | Senate |
| National Assembly (Nacionalnoje Sabranie) |
| Chamber of Representatives (Palata Predstavitelei) | Council of the Republic (Soviet Respubliki) |
| Federal Parliament (Federale Parlement / Parlement Fédérale / Föderales Parliament) |
| Chamber of People's Representatives (Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers / Chambre des Représentants / Abgeordnetenkammer) | Senate (Senaat / Sénat / Senat) |
| National Assembly |
| House of Representatives | Senate |
| National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) |
| National Assembly[3] (''Tshogdu'') |
| National Congress (Congreso Nacional) |
| Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) | Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) |
| Parliamentary Assembly (Parlamentarna Skupština) |
| House of Representatives ('Представнички Дом / Predstavnički Dom) | House of Peoples (Dom Naroda) |
| Parliament |
| National Assembly | House of Chiefs |
| National Congress (Congresso Nacional) |
| Chamber of Deputies (Câmara dos Deputados) | Federal Senate (Senado Federal) |
| Legislative Council |
| National Assembly (Народно събрание ''Narodno sabranie'') |
| National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) |
| Parliament |
| National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Senate (Sénat) |
| Parliament |
| National Assembly (''Radhsphea ney Preah Recheanachakr Kampuchea'') | Senate (''Sénat'') |
| National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) |
| Parliament/ Parlement |
| House of Commons/ Chambre des communes | Senate / Sénat |
| National Assembly (Asembleia Nacional) |
| National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
| National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
| National Congress (Congreso Nacional) |
| Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) | Senate of the Republic (Senado de la República) |
| China, People's Republic of | National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会 ''Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì'') [4] |
| Congress (Congreso) |
| House of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) | Senate (Senado) |
| Assembly of the Union (Assemblée de la Union) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Parliament |
| National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Senate (Sénat) |
| Congo, Republic of the | Parliament (Parlement) |
| National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Senate (Sénat) |
| Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) |
| National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
| Croatian Assembly |
| National Assembly of People's Power (Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular) |
| House of Representatives (Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων ''Vouli Antiprosópon'' / Temsilciler Meclisi)[5] |
| Parliament of the Czech Republic (Parliament České republiky) |
| Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká sněmovna) | Senate (Senát) |
| Parliament |
| National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
| House of Assembly |
| National Congress (Congreso Nacional) |
| Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) | Senate (Senado) |
| National Parliament (Parlamenta Nacional) |
| National Congress (Congreso Nacional) |
| Parliament |
| People's Assembly (مجلس الشعب ''Majilis Al-Sha’ab'') | Consultative Council (مجلس الشورى ''Majilis Al-Shura'') |
| Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) |
| House of People's Representatives (Cámara de Representantes del Pueblo) |
| National Assembly (''Hagerawi Baito'') |
| State Council |
| Parliament |
| House of People's Representatives (የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት ''Yehizbtewekayoch Mekir Bet'') | House of Federation (የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት ''Yefedereshn Mekir Bet'') |
| Parliament |
| House of Representatives | Senate |
| Parliament (Eduskunta)[6] |
| Parliament (Parlement) |
| National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Senate (Sénat) |
| Parliament (Parlement) |
| National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) | Senate (Sénat) |
| Gambia, The | National Assembly |
| Parliament of Georgia (''Sak'art'velos Parlamenti'') |
| Federal Diet | Federal Council |
| Parliament |
| Hellenic Parliament |
| Parliament |
| House of Representatives | Senate |
| Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la República) |
| National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
| National People's Assembly (Assembleia Nacional Popular) |
| National Assembly |
| National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
| Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) | Senate (Sénat) |
| National Congress (Congreso Nacional) |
| National Assembly (Országgyűlés) |
| Assembly of All |
| Parliament (Sansad) |
House of the People | Council of States |
| People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat) |
| People's Representative Council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat) | Regional Representatives Council (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah) |
| Assembly |
| National Assembly]] |
| Ireland | Parliament |
| Dáil Éireann(Chamber of Deputies of Ireland) | Senate of Ireland |
| Assembly |
| Italian Parliament (Parlamento Italiano) |
| Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) | Senate of the Republic (Senato della Repubblica) |
| Parliament |
| House of Representatives | Senate |
| Diet (国会 ''Kokkai'') |
| House of Representatives (衆議院'Shūgiin'') | House of Councillors (参議院'Sangiin'') |
| National Assembly (''Majlis al-Umma'') |
| Assembly of Deputies (''Majlis al-Nuwaab'') | Assembly of Senators (''Majlis al-Aayan'') |
| Parliament (''Parlamenti'') |
Assembly | Senate |
| National Assembly |
| House of Assembly (Maneaba ni Maungatabu) |
| Korea, North | Supreme People's Assembly (''Ch'oe-go In-min Hoe-ŭi'') |
| Korea, South | National Assembly (''Gukhoe'') |
| National Assembly (مجلس الأمة ''Majlis al-Umma'') |
| Supreme Council (''Joghorku Keneš'') |
| Assembly of People's Representatives (''El Okuldor Jyiyny'') | Legisative Assembly (''Myizam Chygaruu Jyiyny'') |
| National Assembly (''Sapha Heng Xat'') |
| Parliament |
| Assembly of Deputies (مجلس النواب ''Majlis an-Nuwwab'')[7] |
| Parliament |
| National Assembly | Senate |
| Legislature |
| House of Representatives | Senate |
| General People's Congress (''Mu'tammar al-sha'ab al 'âmm'') |
| Diet |
| Parliament |
| Chamber of Deputies (Châmber vun Députéirten)[8] |
| Macedonia, Republic of | Assembly (Sobranie) |
| Parliament |
| National Assembly (Antenimieram-Pirenena)[9] | Senate (Sénat) |
| National Assembly |
| Parliament |
| House of Representatives[10] (Dewan Rakyat) | Senate[11] (Dewan Negara) |
| Assembly |
| National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
| House of Representatives (Il-Kamra tar-Raprezentanti) |
| Legislature (Nitijela) |
| Parliament (''Barlamene'') |
| National Assembly (''Al Jamiya al-Wataniyah'') | Assembly of Senators (''Majlis al-Shuyukh'') |
| National Assembly |
| Congress of the Union (Congreso de la Unión) |
| Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) | Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | Congress |
| Parliament (Parlamentul) |
| National Council (Conseil National) |
| State Great Assembly[12] (''Ulsyn Ich-Chural'') |
| Assembly (Skupština / Скупштина) |
| Parliament |
| Assembly of Representatives (''Majlis al-Nuwab'') | Assembly of Councillors (''Majlis al-Mustasharin'') |
| Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República) |
| None[13] |
| Parliament |
| National Assembly | National Council |
| Parliament |
| Parliament (''Sansad'') |
| House of Representatives (''Pratinidhi Sabha'') | House of the States (''Rashtriya Sabha'') |
| Estates-General (Staten-Generaal) |
| Tweede Kamer (Second Chamber) (Tweede Kamer) | Eerste Kamer (First Chamber) (Eerste Kamer) |
| House of Representatives |
| National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) |
| National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
| National Assembly |
| House of Representatives | Senate |
| Great Assembly |
| |
| ''Consultative Assembly''[14] (''Majlis al-Shura'') | ''Assembly of State''[15] (''Majlis al-Dawla'') |
| Assembly of Councillors (''Majlis-e-Shoora'') |
National Assembly | Senate |
| National Congress (Olbiil era Kelulau) |
House of Delegates | Senate |
| National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) |
| National Parliament |
| Congress (Congreso) |
| Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) | Chamber of Senators( Cámara de Senadores) |
| Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la República) |
| Congress of the Philippines (Kongreso ng Pilipinas) |
| House of Representatives (Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan) | Senate (Senado) |
| National Assembly (Zgromadzenie Narodowe)[16] |
| Sejm | Senate (Senat) |
| Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República) |
| ''Consultative Assembly''[17] (''Majlis ash-Shura'') |
| Parliament (Parlamentul) |
| Chamber of Deputies (Camera Deputaţilor) | Senate (Senat) |
| Federal Assembly (Федеральное Собрание ''Federalnoye Sobraniye'') |
State Assembly | Federation Council (Совет Федерации ''Soviet Federatsii'') |
| Parliament (Inteko Ishinga Amategeko) |
| Chamber of Deputies (Umutwe w'Abadepite) | Senate (Umutwe wa Sena) |
| National Assembly |
| Parliament |
| House of Assembly | Senate |
| House of Assembly |
| Legislative Assembly |
| Grand and General Council(Consiglio Grande e Generale) |
| National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) |
| ''Consultative Assembly''[18] (''Majlis ash-Shura'') |
| National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
| National Assembly (Народна скупштина / Narodna Skupština) |
| National Assembly |
| Parliament |
| Parliament |
| National Council (Národná rada) |
| Parliament (Parliament) |
| National Assembly (Državni zbor) | National Council (Državni svet) |
| National Parliament |
| Transitional Federal Parliament |
| Parliament |
| National Assembly | National Council of Provinces |
| General Courts |
| Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados) | Senate (Senado) |
| Parliament |
| National Legislature |
| National Assembly (''Majlis Watani'') | Assembly of States (''Majlis Welayat'') |
| National Assembly (Nationale Assemblée) |
| Parliament (Liblanda) |
House of Assembly | Senate |
| Diet |
| People's Assembly (''Majlis al-Sha'ab'') |
| Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung)[19] |
| National Council (Nationalrat)[20] | Council of States (Ständerat)[21] |
| Republic of China (Taiwan) | Legislative Yuan (立法院 ''Lìfǎ Yùan'') |
| Supreme Assembly (''Majlisi Oli'') |
| Assembly of Representatives (''Majlisi Mamoyandogan'') | National Assembly (''Majlisi Milliy'') |
| National Assembly (Bunge) |
| National Assembly (รัฐสภา ;''Rathasapha'') |
| House of Representatives (สภาผู้แทนราษฎร ;'' Saphaputhan Ratsadon'') | Senate (''วุฒิสภา ;Wuthisapha'') |
| National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
| Legislative Assembly |
| Parliament |
| House of Representatives | Senate |
| Assembly of Deputies (''Majlis al-Nuwaab'') |
| Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi) |
| |
| People's Council (Halk Maslahaty) | Assembly (Mejlis) |
| Parliament (Palamene) |
| National Assembly |
| Supreme Council (Верховна Рада України ''Verkhovna Rada'') |
| Federal National Assembly (''Majlis Watani Ittihad'') |
| Parliament |
| House of Commons | House of Lords |
| Congress |
| House of Representatives | Senate |
| General Assembly (Asamblea General) |
| Chamber of Representatives (Cámara de Diputados) | Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) |
| Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis) |
Legislative Chamber | Senate |
| Parliament (Parlement) |
| Pontifical Commission |
| National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) |
| National Assembly (Quoc Hoi) |
| (SADR) | National Council |
| Assembly of Representatives (''Majlis al-Nuwaab'') |
| National Assembly |
| Parliament |
| House of Assembly | Senate |
Legislatures of dependencies and other territories | |
| Territory | Overall name of legislature | |
|---|---|---|
| Lower house | Upper house |
|---|---|
| Law Assembly |
| Legislative Assembly |
| House of Representatives | Senate |
| House of Assembly |
| Estates (Staten) |
| Parliament |
| House of Assembly | Senate |
| Legislative Council |
| Legislative Assembly |
| Parliament |
| Legislative Council |
| Law Assembly |
| Assembly of French Polynesia (Assemblée de la Polynésie française) |
| Parliament |
| Assembly (Inatsisartut)[22] |
| Legislature |
| States |
| Legislative Council / 立法會 ''Laap Faat Wui'', ''Lìfǎ Huì'' [23] |
| Tynwald (Tinvaal) |
| House of Keys (Kiare as Feed) | Legislative Council (Yn Choonceil Slattyssagh) |
| States |
| Assembly of Kosovo (Kuvendi i Kosovës)[24] |
| Legislative Assembly (立法會 ''Laap Faat Wui'', ''Lìfǎ Huì'' / Assembleia Legislativa) [25] |
| General Council (Conseil General) |
| Legislative Council |
| Estates (Staten) |
| Territorial Congress (Congrès Territorial) |
| Assembly |
| Legislative Assembly |
| Commonwealth Legislature |
| Island Council |
| Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) |
| House of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) | Senate (Senado) |
| Republika Srpska | National Assembly (Народна скупштина or Narodna skupština) |
| Legislative Council |
| General Council (Conseil Géneral) |
| Parliament |
| Legislative Council |
| Legislature |
| Territorial Assembly (Assemblée Territoriale) |
Legislatures of unrecognized states | |
| Unrecognized state | Overall name of legislature | |
|---|---|---|
| Lower house | Upper house |
|---|---|
| People's Assembly |
| National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov) |
| Northern Cyprus | Assembly of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Meclisi) |
| Palestine (PNA) | Legislative Council |
| Parliament (''Baarlamaanka'') |
| House of Representatives (''Golaha Wakiilada'') | House of Elders (''Golaha Guurtida'') |
| None - see President of South Ossetia |
| Supreme Soviet (Верховный Совет, ''Verhkovny Sovet'') |
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