- Puerto Rican unicameralism referendum, 2005
Politics of Puerto Rico In a referendum held on July 10, 2005, Puerto Rican voters approved the change to a unicameralism unicameral legislature by 456,267 votes in favor, versus 88,720 against. ref cite news author Mar a Vera title Trabajan borrador unicameralidad publisher El Vocero url http www.vocero.com noticias.asp?s Locales&n 78249 accessdate 2006 10 02 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref Voter turnout was 22.6 of the electorate. ref cite web title La Participaci n Ciudadana en los Procesos Electorales en Puerto Rico format PDF work Oficina de Asuntos Legales publisher Comisi n Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico CEEPUR State Electoral Commission url http www.ceepur.org sobreCee leyElectoral pdf LaParticipacicion.pdf accessdate 2006 10 02 via http www.ceepur.org sobreCee leyElectoral ref However, another referendum would have to be held to approve the specific constitutional amendment amendments to the Constitution of Puerto Rico that are required for the change. The House of Representatives let the bill die, though, so the changes were not realised. ref http www.examiner.com a 806844 A package of news briefs from the Caribbean.html ref Had the changes been approved, the legislature would have become unicameral from 2009 onwards. The Puerto Rican Independence Party supported the victorious Yes vote in favor of one chamber for the Puerto Rico Legislature. The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico Popular Democratic Party did not take an official stance on the matter and various of its leaders varyingly supported or opposed the measure. The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico New Progressive Party opposed the constitutional amendment under electoral review but, nevertheless, supported abstention from the vote. References Reflist External links Portal Puerto Rico http www.ceepur.org State Commission of Elections of Puerto Rico official site in Spanish language Spanish Puerto Rican elections Category Referendums in Puerto Rico Category 2005 in Puerto ... more details
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- Lagting
Lagting , literally Law Thing assembly Ting , can refer to Lagting, the Parliament of land Parliament of Norway Qualified unicameralism 1814 2009 Lagting , the former quasi upper house of the parliament of Norway semi bicameralism L gting , the parliament of the Faroe Islands disambig da Lagting flertydig sv Lagtinget ... more details
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- Ashgrove
Ashgrove can refer to Ashgrove, Queensland , Australia Electoral district of Ashgrove an electoral area for the Unicameralism unicameral Queensland Legislative Assembly Ashgrove, Bath and North East Somerset , England Cornhill, Aberdeen Ashgrove, Aberdeen , one of the Areas of Aberdeen , Scotland Ashgrove, Moray , Scotland The Ash Grove , a Welsh folk song disambig ... more details
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- Congress of Campeche
The Congress of Campeche is the state legislature of Campeche , a state of Mexico . The Congress is Unicameralism unicameral . External links http www.congresocam.gob.mx Official website Category Government of Campeche Category Legislatures of Mexican states Campeche Category Unicameral legislatures Campeche mexico stub ... more details
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- Congress of Baja California
The Congress of Baja California is the state legislature of Baja California , a state of Mexico . The Congress is Unicameralism unicameral . External links http www.congresobc.gob.mx Official website Category Government of Baja California Category Legislatures of Mexican states Baja California Category Unicameral legislatures Baja California mexico stub ... more details
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- Congress of Chiapas
The Congress of Chiapas is the legislature of Chiapas , a state of Mexico . The Congress is Unicameralism unicameral . External links http www.congresochiapas.gob.mx Official website Category Government of Chiapas Category Legislatures of Mexican states Chiapas Category Unicameral legislatures Chiapas mexico stub ... more details
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- Congress of Coahuila
The Congress of Coahuila is the state legislature of Coahuila , a state of Mexico . The Congress is Unicameralism unicameral . External links http www.congresocoahuila.gob.mx Official website Category Government of Coahuila Category Legislatures of Mexican states Coahuila Category Unicameral legislatures Coahuila mexico stub ... more details
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- Congress of Guerrero
The Congress of Gerrero is the state legislature of Guerrero , a state of Mexico . The Congress is Unicameralism unicameral . External links http www.guerrero.gob.mx ?P legislativo Official website Category Government of Guerrero Category Legislatures of Mexican states Guerrero Category Unicameral legislatures Guerrero mexico stub ... more details
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- Congress of Michoacán
The Congress of Michoac n is the state legislature of Michoac n , a state of Mexico . The Congress is Unicameralism unicameral . External links http www.congresomich.gob.mx Official website Category Government of Michoac n Category Legislatures of Mexican states Michoacan Category Unicameral legislatures Michoacan mexico stub ... more details
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- Congress of Oaxaca
The Congress of Oaxaca is the legislature of Oaxaca , a state of Mexico . The Congress is Unicameralism unicameral . External links http www.congresooaxaca.gob.mx Official website Category Government of Oaxaca Category Legislatures of Mexican states Oaxaca Category Unicameral legislatures Oaxaca mexico stub ... more details
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- Congress of Puebla
The Congress of Puebla is the legislature of Puebla , a state of Mexico . The Congress is Unicameralism unicameral . External links http www.congresopuebla.gob.mx Official website Category Government of Puebla Category Legislatures of Mexican states Puebla Category Unicameral legislatures Puebla mexico stub ... more details
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- Congress of Tamaulipas
The Congress of Tamaulipas is the legislature of Tamaulipas , a state of Mexico . The Congress is Unicameralism unicameral . External links http www.congresotamaulipas.gob.mx Official website Category Government of Tamaulipas Category Legislatures of Mexican states Tamaulipas Category Unicameral legislatures Tamaulipas mexico stub ... more details
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- Congress of Zacatecas
The Congress of Zacatecas is the legislature of Zacatecas , a state of Mexico . The Congress is Unicameralism unicameral . External links http www.congresozac.gob.mx Official website Category Government of Zacatecas Category Legislatures of Mexican states Zacatecas Category Unicameral legislatures Zacatecas mexico stub ... more details
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- Tetracameralism
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Tetracameralism Greek tetra , four Latin camera , chamber is the practice of having four legislative or parliamentary chambers. It is contrasted to unicameralism and bicameralism , which are far more common, and tricameralism , which is rarely used in government. No Sovereign state state currently has a tetracameral system. Medieval Scandinavia n Deliberative assembly deliberative assemblies were traditionally tetracameral, with four estates the nobility , the clergy , the Bourgeoisie burghers and the peasants . The Sweden Swedish and Finland Finnish Riksdag of the Estates maintained this tradition the longest, having four separate legislative bodies. Finland, as a part of Russian Empire Imperial Russia used the tetracameral Diet of Finland until 1906, when it was replaced by the unicameral Finnish Parliament Parliament . See also Unicameralism Bicameralism Tricameralism Multicameralism List of national legislatures References Notes reflist External links Category Government Category Legislatures Government stub Law stub it Tetracameralismo nl Vierkamerstelsel pl Tetrakameralizm th zh ... more details
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- Multicameralism
Legislature In contrast to unicameralism , multicameralism or polycameralism is the condition in which a legislature is divided into several deliberative assemblies, which are commonly called chambers or houses . This can include bicameralism with two chambers, tricameralism with three, tetracameralism with four branches, or a system with any amount more. The word multicameral can also relate in other ways to its literal meaning of many chambered with use in science or biology. Many modern parliament s and congress es adopt a multicameral usually bicameral structure among the best known being the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the United States Congress to provide multiple perspectives and a form of separation of powers within the legislature. Citation needed date November 2011 See also Unicameralism Bicameralism Tricameralism Tetracameralism Federalism Polycentric law Separation of powers List of national legislatures References http ies.fsv.cuni.cz index.php?module publication&action publication&id publication 1606&lng en GB Computation of Power Indices in Multicameral Quota Majority Games http econpapers.repec.org article eeegamebe v 3A5 3Ay 3A1993 3Ai 3A1 3Ap 3A170 181.htm Weighted Voting, Multicameral Representation, and Power http www.accessmylibrary.com coms2 summary 0286 2788745 ITM When Simple Voting Doesn t Work Multicameral Systems for the Representation and Aggregation of Interests in International Organizations. http www.columbia.edu mh2245 papers1 scw2008 scw2008.pdf Existence of a Multicameral Core Category Government ... more details
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- State Assembly of the Altai Republic
The State Assembly of the Altai Republic is the unicameralism unicameral legislature of the Russia n Altai Republic . It comprises 41 deputies popularly elected every four years. It succeeded the Supreme Council in 1994. The presiding officer is the Chairman of the State Assembly of the Altai Republic. References Official portal Altai Republic See also List of Chairmen of the State Assembly of the Altai Republic Asia topic Parliament of DEFAULTSORT State Assembly of the Altai Republic Category Politics of the Altai Republic Category Legislatures of the federal subjects of Russia Altai Category Unicameral legislatures Altai russia politics stub ru ... more details
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- Chambers of parliament
Unreferenced date February 2007 Legislature Many parliament s or other legislature s consist of two chambers or houses an election elected lower house , and an upper house or Senate which may be appointed or elected by a different mechanism from the lower house. This style of two houses is called bicameralism bicameral . Legislatures with only one house are known as unicameralism unicameral . The lower house is almost always the originator of legislation , and the upper house is the body that offers the second look and decides whether to veto or approve the Bill proposed law bill s. In the United Kingdom legislation can be originated in either house, but the lower house can ultimately prevail if the two houses repeatedly disagree. In most countries the lower house, regarded as more particularly the representatives of the people, has sole or predominant control over matters to do with finance and taxation . A parliament s lower house is usually composed of at least 100 member of parliament members , in countries with populations of over 3 million. The number of seats rarely exceeds 400, even in very large countries. In the United Kingdom however, the lower house the British House of Commons House of Commons has 650 members. The upper house customarily has anywhere from 20, 50, or 100 seats, but almost always significantly fewer than the lower house. In the United Kingdom however, the upper house the House of Lords currently has slightly more members than the lower house, and at one time before the exclusion of most of the hereditary peer s had considerably more. Merging of chambers Until 1971, the Parliament of Sweden Riksdag in Sweden was similarly divided into the F rsta kammaren and Andra kammaren , but has since been a unicameral legislature. The Storting Norwegian parliament Storting was officially divided in two chambers 1814 2009, but functioned as a single chamber in practice, a situation called Odelsting Qualified unicameralism Qualified unicameralism . Floo ... more details
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- Unitarisation
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 In politics , unitarisation is a process of uniting a political entity which consists of smaller region s, either by cancelling the regions completely or by transferring their power to the central government . Politics which favors this process is called unitarism . Opposite process is called regionalisation . A unitary state usually has a Unicameralism unicameral legislature . Furthermore, the smaller regions within a unitary state do not have a contract constitution with the larger, more centralized government. Thus, the smaller regions government and powers are not protected by being entrenched in the constitution. Regionalisation and unitarisation are often confused with, respectively, decentralization and centralization . Category Political terms Poli term stub fr Unitarisme politique ka pl Unitaryzm pt Unitarismo pol tica sl Unitarizem ... more details
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- State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan
The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan is the unicameralism unicameral legislature of the Russia n Republic of Tatarstan . It has hundred seats. Fifty are for the representatives of the political party parties , while the other fifty are from the republic s localities. The members are elected for five years. The speaker politics presiding officer is the Chairman of the State Council. See also List of Chairmen of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan Europe topic Parliament of coord 55 47 52 N 49 07 32 E region RU type landmark source kolossus ruwiki display title DEFAULTSORT State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan Category Politics of Tatarstan Category Legislatures of the federal subjects of Russia Tatarstan Category Unicameral legislatures Tatarstan ru tt ... more details
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- State Council of the Chuvash Republic
The State Council of the Chuvash Republic is the unicameralism unicameral legislature of the Russia n Chuvash Republic . It succeeded the Supreme Soviet . The Deputy legislator deputies of the State Council are elected for a period of five years. There are currently 44 deputies. Among the duties of The State Council is to adopt the Constitution of the Chuvash Republic , to ratify the republican budget and to control the way in which the laws of the Chuvash Republic are put into execution. The speaker politics presiding officer is the Chairman of the State Council of Chuvash Republic Chuvashia . See also List of Chairmen of the State Council of the Chuvash Republic Source http www.gov.cap.ru hierarhy cap.asp?page . 25505 25586 Administrative structure of the republic Europe topic Parliament of DEFAULTSORT State Council of Chuvashia Category Legislatures of the federal subjects of Russia Chuvashia Category Politics of the Chuvash Republic Category Unicameral legislatures Chuvash cv ru ... more details
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- People's Assembly of Karachay-Cherkessia
The People s Assembly of Karachay Cherkessia is the Unicameralism unicameral legislature of Karachay Cherkessia . It succeeded the Supreme Soviet Supreme Council . The People s Assembly comprises 76 deputies, who are elected for a period of four years. The deputies are elected on the basis of universal and direct suffrage by secret ballot . The Chairman of the Government prime minister is appointed by the President of Karachay Cherkessia with the consent of the People s Assembly. The speaker politics presiding officer is the Chairman of the People s Assembly of Karachay Cherkessia. See also List of Chairmen of the People s Assemby of Karachay Cherkessia References http www.kommersant.com t 98 v5 n 542 Karachay Cherkessia Republic Kommersant Russian Daily Online Europe topic Parliament of DEFAULTSORT People s Assembly of Karachay Chekessia Category Politics of Karachay Cherkessia Category Legislatures of the federal subjects of Russia Karachay Cherkessia Category Unicameral legislatures Karachay Cherkessia ru ... more details
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- Comorian constitutional referendum, 1996
Politics of Comoros A constitutional referendum was held in the Comoros on 20 October 1996. The proposed amendments would set the presidential term at 6 years, create a unicameralism unicameral parliament, and limit the authority of the individual islands parilaments. The proposals were approved by 85 of voters, with a turnout of around 64 . ref http africanelections.tripod.com km.html Elections in the Comoros African Elections Database ref Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 85 align left Against 15 align left Total 100 colspan 3 align left Source http africanelections.tripod.com km.html African Elections Database References reflist Comorian elections Category 1996 referendums Category Referendums in Comoros Category 1996 in Comoros ... more details
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- Burundian constitutional referendum, 1981
Politics of Burundi A constitutional referendum was held in Burundi on 18 November 1981. The new constitution would make the country a presidential system presidential republic with a unicameralism unicameral National Assembly of Burundi National Assembly , as well as creating a one party state with the Union for National Progress as the sole legal party. It was supported by 99.28 of voters with a 94 turnout. ref http africanelections.tripod.com bi.html Elections in Burundi African Elections Database ref Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 1,582,244 99.28 align left Against 11,539 0.72 align left Invalid blank votes 10,939 align left Total 1,604,722 100 align left colspan 3 Source http africanelections.tripod.com bi.html African Elections Database References reflist Burundian elections Category Referendums in Burundi Category 1981 referendums Category 1981 in Burundi ... more details
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- Cameroonian constitutional referendum, 1960
Politics of Cameroon A constitutional referendum was held in Cameroon on 21 February 1960. The new constitution would make the country a federal presidential republic with a unicameralism unicameral federal parliament. ref http africanelections.tripod.com cm.html Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database ref It was passed by 60 of voters with a 75.5 turnout. Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 797,498 60.03 align left Against 531,075 39.97 align left Invalid blank votes 9,605 align left Total 1,338,178 100 align left colspan 3 Source http africanelections.tripod.com cm.html African Elections Database References reflist Cameroonian elections Category 1960 referendums Category 1960 in Cameroon Category Elections in Cameroon ... more details
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- Central African Republic constitutional referendum, 1994
Politics of the Central African Republic A constitutional referendum was held in the Central African Republic on 28 December 1994. The new constitution would make the country a presidential system presidential republic with a unicameralism unicameral National Assembly and a List of heads of government of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire Prime Minister accountable to both the President and the National Assembly. ref http africanelections.tripod.com cf.html Elections in the Central African Republic African Elections Database ref It was approved by 82.7 of voters with a 45 turnout. Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 460,407 82.7 align left Against 96,337 17.3 align left Invalid blank votes 4,340 align left Total 561,084 100 References reflist Central African Republic elections Category 1994 referendums Category Elections in the Central African Republic Category 1994 in the Central African Republic Category Referendums in the Central African Republic ... more details
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