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Albanian Parliament
Single-chamber parliament elected for four years under additional-member system.
http://www.parlament.al/
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Armenia - National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
Site lists the members of various committees, with more information in Armenian.
http://www.parliament.am/
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Australia - Parliament of Australia
Consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
http://www.aph.gov.au/
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Austrian Parliament
Österreichisches Parlament, consisting of the Nationalrat (National Council) and the Bundesrat (Federal Council).
http://www.parlinkom.gv.at/
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Belgium Federal Parliament
Senate and Chamber of Representatives.
http://www.fed-parl.be/ukindex.html
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Bulgaria - National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
Elected for a four-year term and consisting of 240 members.
http://www.Parliament.bg/
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Cyprus - House of Representatives
Composed of 80 members, 56 elected by the Greek community and 24 by the Turkish community.
http://www.parliament.cy/
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Czech Republic - Senate
Eighty-one member elected body.
http://www.senat.cz/
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Denmark - Folketinget
Danish parliament of 179 members elected by a variant of an additional member system.
http://www.folketinget.dk/
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Estonia - Riigikogu
The Parliament of the Republic of Estonia, elected by proportional representation with a 5% cutoff.
http://www.riigikogu.ee/
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Faroe Islands - Føroya Løgting
Single-chamber elected from seven constituencies, with powers under Denmark's Home Rule Act 1948.
http://www.logting.fo/
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Finland - Suomen Eduskunta
The Parliament of Finland, a unicameral body of 200 members elected on a proportional basis.
http://www.eduskunta.fI/
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France - National Assembly
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.
http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/
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Georgia
Parliament.
http://www.parliament.ge/
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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.
http://www.bundesrat.de/
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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.
http://www.bundestag.de/
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Greece - Hellenic Parliament
Includes a history of the constitution.
http://www.parliament.gr/
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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.
http://www.legco.gov.hk/
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Hungary - Parliament of the Republic of Hungary
Also known as the National Assembly (Az ország háza).
http://www.Mkogy.hu/
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Iceland - Alþingi
The Icelandic parliament dates back to 930AD, now having 63 members from eight constituencies.
http://www.althingi.is/
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India - Parliament of India
Composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People).
http://ParliamentofIndia.nic.in/
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India - Rajya Sabha
The Council of States elected by the states' assemblies.
http://rajyasabha.nic.in/
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Isle of Man - Manx Parliament
The Tynwald, dating back to the eighth century, and composed of the House of Keys and the Legislative Council.
http://www.tynwald.org.im/
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Italy - Chamber of Deputies
The Camera dei deputati, with content in English, French and Italian.
http://english.camera.it/
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Japan - House of Councillors
The Sangiin, the upper house of the National Diet.
http://www.sangiin.go.jp/
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Jersey - The States of Jersey
Originally composed of the three estates, the Jurats (justices), the Connétables (the heads of the parishes) and the Rectors (from the churches).
http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/
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Latvia - Saeima
Unicameral parliament of 100 members elected by proportional representation.
http://www.saeima.lv/
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Lithuania - Seimas
Composed of 141 members elected for a four-year term.
http://www.lrs.lt/
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Micronesia - Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
Unicameral national legislature consisting of 14 Senators, one from each of the States of Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk, and Yap for a four-year term, and ten Members for two years.
http://www.fsmcongress.fm/
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Norwegian Parliament
The Stortinget of 165 members, of which 157 are from constituencies and 8 are additional members.
http://www.stortinget.no/english/
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Poland - Sejm
Main chamber of the parliament.
http://www.sejm.gov.pl/english.html
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Portugal
Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República).
http://www.parlamento.pt/ingles/index.html
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Romania - Chamber of Deputies
Containing 341 members elected using a proportional list system.
http://www.cdep.ro/
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Singapore - Parliament of the Republic of Singapore
Elected from multi-member constituencies, with some additional members. Pending bills, publications, member directory, and educational resources available.
http://www.parliament.gov.sg/
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Slovenia - Drzavni zbor
The National Assembly, with more detail in Slovenian.
http://www.dz-rs.si/
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Spain - Senate
House of territorial representation of the Cortes Generales, with most provinces electing four senators.
http://www.senado.es/home_i.html
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Sweden - Riksdag
Unicameral body containing 349 members from 29 different constituencies.
http://www.riksdagen.se/
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Switzerland - Parliament
Bicameral system consisting of 200-member National Council and 46-member Council of States.
http://www.parliament.ch/
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Thailand - Senate
With lists of committee members and more information in Thai.
http://www.senate.go.th/
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Uganda - Parliament of Uganda
Includes history and constitution.
http://www.parliament.go.ug/
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United Kingdom Parliament
Composed of the House of Commons, elected by single-member plurality for a period of not more than five years, and the appointed (and for a few members inherited) House of Lords.
http://www.parliament.uk/
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