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Principal mode of designation of members
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Aggregated data as of today
| Principal mode of designation of members | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| Directly elected | 177 |
| Indirectly elected | 3 |
| Appointed | 7 |
| Other | 2 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Latest data
| Country | Chamber | Principal mode of designation of members |
|---|---|---|
| House of the People (Suspended) | Directly elected | |
| Albania | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Algeria | National People's Assembly | Directly elected |
| Andorra | General Council | Directly elected |
| Angola | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Argentina | Chamber of Deputies | Directly elected |
| Armenia | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Australia | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Austria | National Council | Directly elected |
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Bahamas | House of Assembly | Directly elected |
| Bahrain | Council of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Bangladesh | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Barbados | House of Assembly | Directly elected |
| Belarus | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Belgium | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Belize | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Benin | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Bhutan | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies | Directly elected |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Botswana | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | Directly elected |
| Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | Appointed |
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | Other |
| Burundi | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Cabo Verde | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Cambodia | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Cameroon | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Canada | House of Commons | Directly elected |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Chad | Transitional National Council | Appointed |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies | Directly elected |
| China | National People's Congress | Indirectly elected |
| Colombia | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Comoros | Assembly of the Union | Directly elected |
| Congo | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | Directly elected |
| Croatia | Croatian Parliament | Directly elected |
| Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | Directly elected |
| Cyprus | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Czechia | Chamber of Deputies | Directly elected |
| Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | Directly elected |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | Directly elected |
| Djibouti | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | Directly elected |
| Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies | Directly elected |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Egypt | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | Directly elected |
| Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies | Directly elected |
| Eritrea | National Assembly | Indirectly elected |
| Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | Directly elected |
| Eswatini | House of Assembly | Directly elected |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives | Directly elected |
| Fiji | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Finland | Parliament | Directly elected |
| France | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Gabon | Transitional National Assembly | Appointed |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Georgia | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Germany | German Bundestag | Directly elected |
| Ghana | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | Directly elected |
| Grenada | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | Directly elected |
| Guinea | Transitional National Council | Appointed |
| Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Guyana | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies | Directly elected |
| Honduras | National Congress | Directly elected |
| Hungary | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Iceland | Parliament | Directly elected |
| India | House of the People | Directly elected |
| Indonesia | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | Directly elected |
| Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | Directly elected |
| Ireland | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Israel | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Italy | Chamber of Deputies | Directly elected |
| Jamaica | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Japan | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Jordan | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Kazakhstan | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Kenya | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | Directly elected |
| Kuwait | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | Directly elected |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Latvia | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Lesotho | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Liberia | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Libya | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Liechtenstein | Diet | Directly elected |
| Lithuania | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | Directly elected |
| Madagascar | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Malawi | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Malaysia | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Maldives | People's Majlis | Directly elected |
| Mali | Transitional National Council | Appointed |
| Malta | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Marshall Islands | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Mauritania | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Mauritius | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies | Directly elected |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | Directly elected |
| Monaco | National Council | Directly elected |
| Mongolia | State Great Hural | Directly elected |
| Montenegro | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Morocco | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | Directly elected |
| House of Representatives (Suspended) | Directly elected | |
| Namibia | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Nauru | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Nepal | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| New Zealand | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Nicaragua | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Niger | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Nigeria | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | Directly elected |
| Norway | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Oman | Shura Council | Directly elected |
| Pakistan | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Palau | House of Delegates | Directly elected |
| Panama | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | Directly elected |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies | Directly elected |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | Directly elected |
| Philippines | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Poland | Sejm | Directly elected |
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | Directly elected |
| Qatar | Shura Council | Directly elected |
| Republic of Korea | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies | Directly elected |
| Russian Federation | State Duma | Directly elected |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | Directly elected |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Saint Lucia | House of Assembly | Directly elected |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | Directly elected |
| Samoa | Legislative Assembly | Directly elected |
| San Marino | Great and General Council | Directly elected |
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | Appointed |
| Senegal | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Serbia | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Singapore | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Slovakia | National Council | Directly elected |
| Slovenia | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Solomon Islands | National Parliament | Directly elected |
| Somalia | House of the People | Indirectly elected |
| South Africa | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly | Appointed |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies | Directly elected |
| Sri Lanka | Parliament | Directly elected |
| National Assembly (Suspended) | Directly elected | |
| Suriname | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Sweden | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Switzerland | National Council | Directly elected |
| Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | Directly elected |
| Tajikistan | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Thailand | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Timor-Leste | National Parliament | Directly elected |
| Togo | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | Directly elected |
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives | Directly elected |
| Turkmenistan | Assembly | Directly elected |
| Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | Directly elected |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | Directly elected |
| Uganda | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Ukraine | Parliament | Directly elected |
| United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | Other |
| United Kingdom | House of Commons | Directly elected |
| United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| United States of America | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | Directly elected |
| Vanuatu | Parliament | Directly elected |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | No information available |
| Viet Nam | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Yemen | House of Representatives | Directly elected |
| Zambia | National Assembly | Directly elected |
| Zimbabwe | National Assembly | Directly elected |