|
total países/territorios: 117
|
|---|
| País/Territorio |
Respuestas |
Respuestas |
Verificado |
|
Afganistán
|
e. Otros
|
Fuente:
Constitution of Afghanistan, Ch.5 art. 84: http://www.afghanembassy.com.pl/afg/images/pliki/TheConstitution.pdf (2015).
|
2016/10/11
|
|
Alemania
|
c. Nivel regional/ provincial
|
The Bundesrat consists of members of 16 Land governments. They are elected in on Land-Level. The quantities of population in each of the 16 Länder determine the number of seats for each Land.
Fuente:
Constitution, Ch.4, Art.51 (1)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.pdf
|
2021/11/15
|
|
Argelia
|
c. Nivel regional/ provincial
|
Fuente:
Electoral Law, art. 123
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2005/03/26
|
|
Argentina
|
c. Nivel regional/ provincial
|
Los Senadores son elegidos directamente por el pueblo de las provincias.
Fuente:
Constitution: “Constitución de la Nación Argentina — Ley 24430, texto oficial ordenado”, art. 54: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-constitucion-nacional-reformas-1994/ (2019)
|
2021/12/26
|
|
Austria
|
c. Nivel regional/ provincial
|
Fuente:
Constitution, Art. 34-
|
2003/09/12
|
|
Azerbaiyán
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2022/01/24
|
|
Bahamas
|
d. No aplicable
|
The Senate has 16 appointed members out of which nine are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister; four on the advice of the leader of the Opposition and three on the advice of the Prime Minister after consultation with the leader of the opposition.
Fuente:
C: 39.
|
2002/12/16
|
|
Bahráin
|
a. Nacional
|
The 40 members of the Consultative Council are appointed by the King.
Fuente:
Constitution 2002, chapter 4, part 3, section 1, article 33 (f) and 52.
The Law of the Shura Council and the Parliament issued by Decree no 14 for 2002.
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2005/03/30
|
|
Bangladesh
|
d. No aplicable
|
Fuente:
S. M. Asaduzzaman; Public Relations Officer; Bangladesh Election Commission. Email: [email protected]
|
2006/05/23
|
|
Barbados
|
e. Otros
|
Senators appointed by Governor General.
Fuente:
Constitution, Ch. 5, Section 36.
|
2003/06/10
|
|
Belice
|
d. No aplicable
|
All senators are appointed.
Fuente:
Membership and Composition of The Senate (Amendments) Act No. 39 of 2001.
|
2003/11/25
|
|
Benín
|
d. No aplicable
|
Fuente:
voir 79 de la constitution
|
2005/01/16
|
|
Bielorrusia
|
e. Otros
|
56 members are elected indirectly in the regional councils and council of Minsk. 8 members are appointed by the President.
Fuente:
Constitution, article 91.
|
2002/09/09
|
|
Brasil
|
b. Distritos especialmente delimitados
|
Fuente:
Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 1988, Article 46:
https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/constituicao-federal/constituicao-da-republica-federativa-do-brasil
|
2024/10/22
|
|
Bulgaria
|
d. No aplicable
|
The national legislature consists of one chamber only.
Fuente:
Constitution, articles 62-64.
|
2004/11/02
|
|
Bélgica
|
b. Distritos especialmente delimitados
|
Seats are allocated at the level of constituencies defined by linguistic groups.
Fuente:
Constitution, Art. 67, 68, 72
|
2012/05/04
|
|
Cabo Verde
|
d. No aplicable
|
The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
|
2026/04/04
|
|
Camerún
|
c. Nivel regional/ provincial
|
Selon les dispositions de l'article 20 de la constitution, le Sénat représente les collectivités locales.
Ce sont plus precisement les régions qui y sont représentés.
Fuente:
Constitution, Chapter II Article 20 (1): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CM/cameroon-constitution-of-cameroon-2008
|
2018/11/07
|
|
Canadá
|
c. Nivel regional/ provincial
|
Senatorial seats are distributed by region, with each region sub-divided by province: Ontario (24); Quebec (24); Maritimes (24) Nova Scotia (10); New Brunswick (19); Prince Edward Island (4); Western Provinces (24) Manitoba (6); British Columbia (6); Saskatchewan (6); Alberta (6); plus additional seats for Newfoundland and Labrador (6), Yukon Territory (1), Northwest Territories (1) and Nunavut (1). Only in the province of Quebec do Senators represent a specific constituency. All other Senators represent the province or territory from which they were appointed. Four or eight additional Senators, equally representing the four regions, may be appointed. There may be no more than 113 Senators.
Note: These are already existing political entities and not specially delimitated constituencies
Fuente:
Constitution: Constitution Acts, art.22
|
2010/06/15
|
|
Chile
|
b. Distritos especialmente delimitados
|
Fuente:
Electoral Law, art. 178
|
2002/06/17
|
|
Chipre
|
d. No aplicable
|
Fuente:
Constitution, Art. 61
|
2012/04/26
|
|
Colombia
|
a. Nacional
|
100 miembros elegidos en Circunscripción Nacional y 2 miembros elegidos en Circunscripción Especial.
Fuente:
Constitución, art. 171
|
2003/07/29
|
|
Corea del Sur
|
d. No aplicable
|
The national legislature consists of only one chamber.
Fuente:
Constitution, article 40.
|
2003/01/10
|
|
Croacia
|
d. No aplicable
|
The national legislature consists of only one chamber.
Fuente:
Constitution, articles 70 and 71.
|
2002/08/23
|
|
Dinamarca
|
d. No aplicable
|
The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
|
2015/06/08
|
|
Dominica
|
d. No aplicable
|
The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Fuente:
C: 30.
|
2003/01/21
|
|
Egipto
|
a. Nacional
|
Fuente:
Freedom House: Egypt. https://freedomhouse.org/country/egypt/freedom-world/2024#:~:text=The%202019%20amendments%20to%20the,additional%20members%20to%20the%20House.
|
2025/09/23
|
|
Eritrea
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2011/06/21
|
|
Eslovaquia
|
d. No aplicable
|
The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Fuente:
Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
|
2002/06/18
|
|
Eslovenia
|
b. Distritos especialmente delimitados
|
Fuente:
Constitution, article 96.
|
2002/08/27
|
|
España
|
c. Nivel regional/ provincial
|
Directly elected Senators: 52 multi-member constituencies corresponding to the Spanish provinces as well as to Ceuta and Melilla.
Voters from a provincial constituency may give their vote to a maximum of 3 Senators; Voters from some islands (Gran Canaria, Mallorca, Tenerife) as well as from Ceuta and Melilla can elect up to 2 Senators each; the rest of island constituencies can only elect one Senator.
Indirectly elected Senators: In each of the 17 Autonomous Communities the Legislative Assembly elects one Senator, plus one more for each 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Fuente:
Constitution, Art. 69(2);
Electoral Law 5/1985 of 19 June, Art. 161, 165, 166
|
2012/04/17
|
|
Estados Unidos
|
c. Nivel regional/ provincial
|
There are two senators from each of the 50 states in the United States.
Fuente:
Article I, Section, United States Constitution
|
2016/02/12
|
|
Finlandia
|
d. No aplicable
|
The national legislature consists of one chamber only.
Fuente:
Constitution, Section 24: http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/kaannokset/1999/en19990731.pdf (2012)
|
2012/05/21
|
|
Fiyi
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2003/06/29
|
|
Francia
|
c. Nivel regional/ provincial
|
c) By Department
Fuente:
Electoral Code, Art. 274, 279
|
2012/05/02
|
|
Georgia
|
d. No aplicable
|
The Georgian Parliament is unicameral.
Fuente:
Constitution of Georgia, chapter 3:
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Georgia_2018?lang=en
|
2024/07/24
|
|
Ghana
|
d. No aplicable
|
Ghana has only one Chamber
Fuente:
The Constitution of the Republic of Ghana ( Article 93 )
|
2005/07/01
|
|
Guyana
|
d. No aplicable
|
The national legislature consists of one chamber only.
Fuente:
Constitution, art. 51.
|
2004/09/03
|
|
Hungría
|
d. No aplicable
|
Hungarian parliament is unicameral.
Fuente:
Constitution art 19.
|
2002/07/05
|
|
India
|
b. Distritos especialmente delimitados
|
Seats are distributed at the national level amongst states and union territories which are the constituency units of the federal republic of India.
Fuente:
Constitution, art. 80
|
2024/06/12
|
|
Irlanda
|
e. Otros
|
49 Senators are indirectly elected by vocational panels and university panels.
11 Senators are appointed by the Head of Government.
Fuente:
Constitution, Ch.4, Art. 18
|
2012/05/10
|
|
Irán
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2016/01/22
|
|
Islandia
|
d. No aplicable
|
There is only one chamber in the Icelandic Parliament.
Fuente:
Björn Fridfinnsson, Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs, bjorn.fridfinnsson(a)dkm.stjr.is
|
2002/07/11
|
|
Islas Marshall
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2005/02/23
|
|
Islas Salomón
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2004/04/29
|
|
Italia
|
c. Nivel regional/ provincial
|
232 seats are attributed in single member constituencies on a regional basis.
77 seats must be distributed by proportional representation on a regional basis.
6 seats are distributed from abroad by the proportional quota.
Fuente:
Legislative Act: Law of 20 December 1993, n. 533, as amended ("Testo unico delle leggi recanti norme per l'elezione del Senato della Repubblica"), Art. 1
|
2012/04/16
|
|
Jamaica
|
d. No aplicable
|
All senators are appointed.
Fuente:
C: 35.
|
2025/09/18
|
|
Japón
|
a. Nacional
|
Fuente:
Constitution, article 43.
|
2003/06/25
|
|
Jordania
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2016/07/28
|
|
Kazajistán
|
c. Nivel regional/ provincial
|
Fuente:
Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan as amended on March 10, 2017 art. 50:
https://www.election.gov.kz/eng/election-legal-framework/the-constitution-of-the-rk.php
|
2024/10/16
|
|
Kenia
|
c. Nivel regional/ provincial
|
Fuente:
The Constitution of Kenya Article 98
|
2024/12/06
|
|
Kiribati
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2020/05/01
|
|
Lesoto
|
a. Nacional
|
Fuente:
Constitution of Lesotho, art. 55: http://www.gov.ls/documents/Lesotho_Constitution.pdf
|
2015/03/03
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2012/05/23
|
|
Lituania
|
d. No aplicable
|
The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Fuente:
Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006, Art. 55
|
2016/02/02
|
|
Luxemburgo
|
d. No aplicable
|
Fuente:
Constitution, Art. 50, 51
|
2015/06/04
|
|
Macedonia
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2020/04/15
|
|
Malaui
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2025/04/14
|
|
Maldivas
|
d. No aplicable
|
The national legislature consists of one chamber only.
Fuente:
Constitution 1998, article 63.
|
2004/08/24
|
|
Malta
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2012/05/22
|
|
Marruecos
|
a. Nacional
b. Distritos especialmente delimitados
c. Nivel regional/ provincial
|
Based on constituencies and professions.
Fuente:
House of Counsellors Law, part 1, articles 1, 2 and 3.
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2005/04/05
|
|
Micronesia
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2021/03/24
|
|
Moldavia
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2021/03/30
|
|
Montenegro
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2023/09/25
|
|
Mónaco
|
d. No aplicable
|
Fuente:
Constitution, Art. 4, 53
|
2012/04/27
|
|
Nepal
|
e. Otros
|
Three different systems are adopted in selection of the total 60 members: a) nomination of 10 by the King, b) 35 members, including 3 women, are elected by the members of the HOR on the basis of PR by means of the single transferable vote, and c) 15 members, 3 from each of five development regions, are elected on the basis of the system of single transferable vote by an electoral college consisting of the Chief and Deputy Chief of Village Development Committee (VDC) and Municipalities and Chief, Deputy Chief and Members of District Development Committee (DDC).
Fuente:
Constitution 1990, article 46, 1(a-c).
|
2004/08/16
|
|
Nigeria
|
b. Distritos especialmente delimitados
|
|
2015/02/14
|
|
Niue
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2005/02/22
|
|
Noruega
|
d. No aplicable
|
Fuente:
Constitution, Art.73
|
2002/06/26
|
|
Nueva Caledonia
|
b. Distritos especialmente delimitados
|
Fuente:
Electoral Code, Article L.440
|
2009/07/05
|
|
Nueva Zelandia
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2024/07/02
|
|
Níger
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2005/01/21
|
|
Palestina
|
d. No aplicable
|
Fuente:
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2005/04/05
|
|
Papúa Nueva Guinea
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2005/03/02
|
|
Paraguay
|
a. Nacional
|
Los Senadores son elegidos directamente por el pueblo en una sola circunscripción nacional.
Fuente:
National Constitution of Paraguay, Article 223.
|
2003/11/26
|
|
Países Bajos
|
a. Nacional
|
Members of the Upper House are elected by the members of all provincial assemblies. The votes are weighed according to the number of citizens represented by the provincial assemblies (devide the provincial population by the number of seats in the provincial assembly).
Fuente:
Heemskerk, Ruud, Member of the National Election Board, stemid(a)worldonline.nl
|
2016/03/04
|
|
Polinesia Francesa
|
b. Distritos especialmente delimitados
|
Fuente:
Electoral Code, Article L.440.
|
2009/07/05
|
|
Portugal
|
d. No aplicable
|
The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
|
2024/07/02
|
|
Reino Unido
|
d. No aplicable
|
Fuente:
http://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/whos-in-the-house-of-lords/
|
2016/04/11
|
|
República Checa
|
b. Distritos especialmente delimitados
|
81 constituencies are established for each of the 81 seats in the Senate.
Fuente:
Schedule No.3 of the Electoral Act on Elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic (Law Digest no. 247/1995 as amended)
|
2002/06/12
|
|
Rumania
|
a. Nacional
|
Seats are also distributed at the regional/provincial level.
Fuente:
Law on Election of the Parliament, article 66.
|
2004/11/22
|
|
Rusia
|
c. Nivel regional/ provincial
|
Regional representatives appointed by legislative and executive government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
Fuente:
Federal Law on the Procedure to Form the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Federal Assembly as on December 3 2012.
|
2016/05/31
|
|
Samoa
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2021/04/09
|
|
Samoa Americana
|
c. Nivel regional/ provincial
|
Fuente:
Revised Constitution of American Samoa Article 2 section 2.
|
2005/02/16
|
|
San Cristóbal y Nieves
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2020/04/14
|
|
San Marino
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2012/05/25
|
|
San Vicente y las Granadinas
|
d. No aplicable
|
The Congress is unicameral.
Fuente:
Constitution of St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1979, article 24.
|
2021/12/26
|
|
Santa Lucía
|
d. No aplicable
|
Senators are appointed.
Fuente:
C: 24.
|
2002/12/10
|
|
Santa Sede
|
d. No aplicable
|
Fuente:
Fundamental Law promulgated by Pope JOHN PAUL II 26 November 2000, effective 22 February 2001, Art. 3: http://www.vatican.va/vatican_city_state/legislation/documents/scv_doc_20001126_legge-fondamentale-scv_it.html (2012);
Official Website of the Vatican City State: http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/State_and_Government/StateDepartments/Legislative_and_executive_bodies.htm (2012)
|
2012/05/14
|
|
Santo Tomé y Príncipe
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2021/06/17
|
|
Serbia
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2022/07/05
|
|
Seychelles
|
e. Otros
|
Fuente:
N/A
|
2025/02/25
|
|
Sierra Leona
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2005/06/28
|
|
Somalia
|
d. No aplicable
|
one chamber
Fuente:
article 28 1997 constitution.
|
2005/04/06
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
d. No aplicable
|
Fuente:
Constitution 1978, article 62(1); http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/LK/sri-lanka-constitution-as-amended-up-to-9/at_download/file
|
2016/01/28
|
|
Sudáfrica
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2024/11/28
|
|
Sudán
|
d. No aplicable
|
The unicameral parliament is composed of the National Assembly (al-Majlis al-Watani).
Fuente:
http://www.pogar.org/
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2005/04/06
|
|
Suecia
|
d. No aplicable
|
The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Fuente:
The Instrument of Government, Ch. 3, Art. 2: Official Website of the Parliament: http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Start/Bestall/Sprakversioner/English---engelska1/Sveriges-grundlagar-och-riksdagsordningen1/ (2012)
|
2014/08/04
|
|
Suiza
|
c. Nivel regional/ provincial
|
6 cantons elect one senator each, the rest of the 25 cantons elect 2 senators each.
Election procedure is determined by cantonal law and varies from canton to canton. 1 canton uses the proportional system. All the other 25 cantons use a form of majority system.
Fuente:
Constitution, Art. 150
|
2012/05/11
|
|
Tanzania
|
a. Nacional
|
|
2025/12/01
|
|
Timor-Leste
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2001/09/14
|
|
Tonga
|
d. No aplicable
|
Fuente:
IPU Parline Database: https://data.ipu.org/node/174/basic-information?chamber_id=13543 (2021)
|
2021/09/13
|
|
Trinidad y Tobago
|
a. Nacional
|
Fuente:
Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago, Article 40 [1]
|
2015/05/21
|
|
Turquía
|
d. No aplicable
|
The Parliament is unicameral.
Fuente:
Turkish Constitution, art. 7: https://global.tbmm.gov.tr/docs/constitution_en.pdf
|
2016/01/21
|
|
Tuvalu
|
d. No aplicable
|
|
2003/07/28
|
|
Túnez
|
d. No aplicable
|
The unicameral parliament is composed of the Chamber of Deputies (Majlis al-Nuwaab).
Fuente:
The Constitution of 26 January 2014, art. 75: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/TN/tunisia-constitution-of-26-january-2014/view (2014)
|
2019/08/05
|
|
Ucrania
|
d. No aplicable
|
The Parliament in Ukraine is unicameral.
Fuente:
Constitution, article 75
|
2014/05/23
|
|
Uruguay
|
a. Nacional
|
The Chamber of Senators is composed of 30 members appointed at a national level by an integral, proportional representation system.<
Fuente:
Constitution, art. 88
|
2002/07/05
|
|
Vanuatu
|
d. No aplicable
|
Fuente:
Constitution of the republic of Vanuatu, art. 15: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/VU/vanuatu-constitution-of-the-republic-of-vanuatu/at_download/file
|
2016/01/26
|
|
Venezuela
|
d. No aplicable
|
Fuente:
Constitución, art. 186
|
2003/09/26
|
|
Vietnam
|
d. No aplicable
|
Fuente:
Constitution, article 83
|
2021/03/23
|
|
Wallis y Futuna
|
b. Distritos especialmente delimitados
|
Fuente:
Electoral Code, Article L.440.
|
2009/07/05
|
|
Yemen
|
d. No aplicable
|
The Consultative Council or Shura Council is composed of 111 seats, as of April 28, 2001, and are appointed by the President.
Fuente:
Constitution, chapter 3, part 2, section 1, article 125.
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2005/04/08
|
|
Yibuti
|
d. No aplicable
|
There is only one chamber
|
2023/07/11
|
|
Zanzibar
|
d. No aplicable
|
The parliment of Zanzibar has one chamber.
Fuente:
Constitution of Zanzibar. Translated from Kiswahili by the Zanzibar Electoral Commission.
|
2002/09/20
|
|
Zimbabue
|
e. Otros
|
|
2018/10/30
|
