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  2. Parliament of Jordan - Wikipedia

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    The Parliament of Jordan (Arabic: مجلس الأمة Majlis Al-Umma) is the bicameral Jordanian national assembly. Established by the 1952 Constitution , the legislature consists of two houses: the Senate ( Arabic : مجلس الأعيان Majlis Al-Aayan ) and the House of Representatives ( Arabic : مجلس النواب Majlis Al-Nuwaab ).

  3. List of legislatures by number of members - Wikipedia

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    This article's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information.The reason given is: Number of seats and population of some countries are not updated. When they are updated, the calculations like 'Lower to Upper House ratio' and 'population per seat' are not updat

  4. Bicameralism - Wikipedia

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    Bicameralism is a type of legislature that is divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism , in which all members deliberate and vote as a single group.

  5. List of legislatures by country - Wikipedia

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    President-in-Parliament 5 Appointed by the House of Representatives N/A N/A House of Representatives (Kamra tad-Deputati) Unicameral 5 Single transferable vote: 69 5,950 Marshall Islands: Legislature (Nitijeļā) Unicameral 4 Single and multi-member constituencies 33 2,060 Mauritania: Parliament (البرلمان, al-Barlamān / Parlement)

  6. National Assembly (Bahrain) - Wikipedia

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    The National Assembly (Arabic: المجلس الوطني البحريني) is the legislative body [1] [2] of Bahrain.Parliament is bicameral, consisting of the 40 elected members of the Council of Representatives (the lower house) and the 40 royally-appointed members of the Consultative Council (the upper house).

  7. Council of Representatives of Iraq - Wikipedia

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    An elected Iraqi parliament first formed following the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in 1925. The 1925 constitution called for a bicameral parliament whose lower house, the Chamber of Deputies of Iraq or Council of Representatives (Majlis an-Nuwwab) would be elected based on universal manhood suffrage.

  8. Parliament of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The Parliament of Egypt is the bicameral legislature of the Arab Republic of It is composed of an upper house (the Senate ) and a lower house (the House of Representatives ). [ 3 ]

  9. Parliament of Morocco - Wikipedia

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    The role of Parliament, and the respect of the monarchy for its integrity, has increased considerably since 1999, when Mohammed VI took the throne. However, the power of Parliament is still being limited as it is the King who appoints the prime minister and on proposition from the latter, the members of government.