ary
2001 is as follows - LDP 239, DPJ 129, Komeito 31, Liberal Party 22,
JCP 20, SDP 19, other 20
Jersey:
unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12
senators, 12 constables or heads of parishes, 29 deputies; all
elected for six-year terms, half elected every third year; the
bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and 3 non-voting members - the Dean
of Jersey, the Attorney General and the Solicitor General all
appointed by the monarch
elections: last held NA (next to be held NA)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 52
Jordan:
bicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-'Umma consists of
the Senate (a 40-member body appointed by the monarch from
designated categories of public figures; members serve four-year
terms) and the House of Representatives (80 seats; members elected
by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve
four-year terms)
elections: House of Representatives - last held 4 November 1997
(next to be held NA November 2001)
election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote by
party - NA%; seats by party - National Constitutional Party 2, Arab
Land Party 1, independents 75, other 2
note: the House of Representatives has been convened and dissolved
by the monarch several times since 1974; in November 1989 the first
parliamentary elections in 22 years were held
Kazakhstan:
bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (47 seats; 7
senators are appointed by the president; other members are popularly
elected, two from each of the former oblasts and the former capital
of Almaty, to serve six-year terms) and the Majilis (67 seats; the
addition of 10 "Party List" seats brings the total to 77; members
are popularly elected to serve five-year terms); note - with the
oblasts being reduced to 14, the Senate will eventually be reduced
to 37; a number of Senate seats come up for reelection every two
years
elections: Senate - (indirect) last held 17 September 1999 (next to
be held NA 2001); Majilis - last held 10 and 24 October and 26
December 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by
party - NA; 16 seats up for election in 1999, candidates nominated
by local councils; Majilis - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats
by party - Otan 23, Civic Party 13, Communist Party 3, Agrarian
Party 3, People's
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