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Members of the government must also be members of parliament
Members of the government must also be members of parliament: Must be a member of parliament; Cannot be a member of parliament; Can be a member of parliament; Other
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Aggregated data as of today
| Members of the government must also be members of parliament | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| Must be a member of parliament | 34 |
| Cannot be a member of parliament | 92 |
| Can be a member of parliament | 44 |
| Other | 15 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Latest data
| Country | Chamber | Members of the government must also be members of parliament |
|---|---|---|
| House of the People (Suspended) | Cannot be a member of parliament | |
| Albania | Parliament | Can be a member of parliament |
| Algeria | National People's Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Andorra | General Council | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Angola | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives | Must be a member of parliament |
| Argentina | Chamber of Deputies | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Armenia | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Australia | House of Representatives | Must be a member of parliament |
| Austria | National Council | Other |
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Bahamas | House of Assembly | Must be a member of parliament |
| Bahrain | Council of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Bangladesh | Parliament | Can be a member of parliament |
| Barbados | House of Assembly | Must be a member of parliament |
| Belarus | House of Representatives | Other |
| Belgium | House of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Belize | House of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Benin | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Bhutan | National Assembly | Can be a member of parliament |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Botswana | National Assembly | Must be a member of parliament |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | Can be a member of parliament |
| Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | Must be a member of parliament |
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Burundi | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Cabo Verde | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Cambodia | National Assembly | Other |
| Cameroon | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Canada | House of Commons | Can be a member of parliament |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Chad | Transitional National Council | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| China | National People's Congress | Can be a member of parliament |
| Colombia | House of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Comoros | Assembly of the Union | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Congo | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly | Other |
| Croatia | Croatian Parliament | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Cyprus | House of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Czechia | Chamber of Deputies | Can be a member of parliament |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | No information available |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | Can be a member of parliament |
| Djibouti | National Assembly | Other |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Egypt | House of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Eritrea | National Assembly | Can be a member of parliament |
| Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Eswatini | House of Assembly | Must be a member of parliament |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives | Can be a member of parliament |
| Fiji | Parliament | Must be a member of parliament |
| Finland | Parliament | Can be a member of parliament |
| France | National Assembly | Other |
| Gabon | Transitional National Assembly | Can be a member of parliament |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Georgia | Parliament | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Germany | German Bundestag | Other |
| Ghana | Parliament | Can be a member of parliament |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | Can be a member of parliament |
| Grenada | House of Representatives | Other |
| Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Guinea | Transitional National Council | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Guyana | National Assembly | Can be a member of parliament |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Honduras | National Congress | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Hungary | National Assembly | Can be a member of parliament |
| Iceland | Parliament | Can be a member of parliament |
| India | House of the People | Must be a member of parliament |
| Indonesia | House of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Ireland | House of Representatives | Must be a member of parliament |
| Israel | Parliament | Can be a member of parliament |
| Italy | Chamber of Deputies | Can be a member of parliament |
| Jamaica | House of Representatives | Other |
| Japan | House of Representatives | Can be a member of parliament |
| Jordan | House of Representatives | Can be a member of parliament |
| Kazakhstan | House of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Kenya | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | Other |
| Kuwait | National Assembly | Can be a member of parliament |
| Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | Can be a member of parliament |
| Latvia | Parliament | Can be a member of parliament |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | Can be a member of parliament |
| Lesotho | National Assembly | Must be a member of parliament |
| Liberia | House of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Libya | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Liechtenstein | Diet | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Lithuania | Parliament | Can be a member of parliament |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | Other |
| Madagascar | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Malawi | National Assembly | Can be a member of parliament |
| Malaysia | House of Representatives | Must be a member of parliament |
| Maldives | People's Majlis | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Mali | Transitional National Council | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Malta | House of Representatives | Must be a member of parliament |
| Marshall Islands | Parliament | Must be a member of parliament |
| Mauritania | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Mauritius | National Assembly | Must be a member of parliament |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Monaco | National Council | Can be a member of parliament |
| Mongolia | State Great Hural | Can be a member of parliament |
| Montenegro | Parliament | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Morocco | House of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| House of Representatives (Suspended) | Other | |
| Namibia | National Assembly | Must be a member of parliament |
| Nauru | Parliament | Must be a member of parliament |
| Nepal | House of Representatives | Must be a member of parliament |
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| New Zealand | House of Representatives | Must be a member of parliament |
| Nicaragua | National Assembly | Other |
| Niger | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Nigeria | House of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Norway | Parliament | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Oman | Shura Council | Can be a member of parliament |
| Pakistan | National Assembly | Must be a member of parliament |
| Palau | House of Delegates | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Panama | National Assembly | Can be a member of parliament |
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | Must be a member of parliament |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | Can be a member of parliament |
| Philippines | House of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Poland | Sejm | Can be a member of parliament |
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Qatar | Shura Council | Other |
| Republic of Korea | National Assembly | Other |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies | Can be a member of parliament |
| Russian Federation | State Duma | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | Must be a member of parliament |
| Saint Lucia | House of Assembly | Must be a member of parliament |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | Must be a member of parliament |
| Samoa | Legislative Assembly | Must be a member of parliament |
| San Marino | Great and General Council | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Senegal | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Serbia | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Singapore | Parliament | Must be a member of parliament |
| Slovakia | National Council | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Slovenia | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Solomon Islands | National Parliament | Must be a member of parliament |
| Somalia | House of the People | Can be a member of parliament |
| South Africa | National Assembly | Can be a member of parliament |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies | Can be a member of parliament |
| Sri Lanka | Parliament | Must be a member of parliament |
| National Assembly (Suspended) | Can be a member of parliament | |
| Suriname | National Assembly | Can be a member of parliament |
| Sweden | Parliament | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Switzerland | National Council | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available |
| Tajikistan | House of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Thailand | House of Representatives | Can be a member of parliament |
| Timor-Leste | National Parliament | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Togo | National Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | Can be a member of parliament |
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives | Can be a member of parliament |
| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives | No information available |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | Can be a member of parliament |
| Turkmenistan | Assembly | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | Must be a member of parliament |
| Uganda | Parliament | Can be a member of parliament |
| Ukraine | Parliament | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| United Kingdom | House of Commons | Must be a member of parliament |
| United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | Must be a member of parliament |
| United States of America | House of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | Cannot be a member of parliament |
| Vanuatu | Parliament | Can be a member of parliament |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | No information available |
| Viet Nam | National Assembly | Must be a member of parliament |
| Yemen | House of Representatives | Other |
| Zambia | National Assembly | Must be a member of parliament |
| Zimbabwe | National Assembly | Must be a member of parliament |