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Start of the parliamentary mandate for newly elected members
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Start of the parliamentary mandate for newly elected members | Number of countries |
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When the election results are declared | 30 |
At the first sitting of the chamber | 56 |
When the member is sworn in | 58 |
At a fixed date | 15 |
Other | 10 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Country | Chamber | Start of the parliamentary mandate for newly elected members |
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House of the People (Suspended) | When the member is sworn in | |
Albania | Parliament | When the member is sworn in |
Algeria | National People's Assembly | Other |
Andorra | General Council | When the election results are declared |
Angola | National Assembly | When the member is sworn in |
Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives | When the member is sworn in |
Argentina | Chamber of Deputies | At a fixed date |
Armenia | National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Australia | House of Representatives | When the election results are declared |
Austria | National Council | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Azerbaijan | National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Bahamas | House of Assembly | No information available |
Bahrain | Council of Representatives | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Bangladesh | Parliament | When the member is sworn in |
Barbados | House of Assembly | No information available |
Belarus | House of Representatives | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Belgium | House of Representatives | When the election results are declared |
Belize | House of Representatives | No information available |
Benin | National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Bhutan | National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies | At a fixed date |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives | When the member is sworn in |
Botswana | National Assembly | When the member is sworn in |
Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | When the member is sworn in |
Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | No information available |
Bulgaria | National Assembly | When the election results are declared |
Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Burundi | National Assembly | When the election results are declared |
Cabo Verde | National Assembly | When the member is sworn in |
Cambodia | National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Cameroon | National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Canada | House of Commons | When the member is sworn in |
Central African Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
Chad | Transitional National Council | No information available |
Chile | Chamber of Deputies | When the member is sworn in |
China | National People's Congress | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Colombia | House of Representatives | At a fixed date |
Comoros | Assembly of the Union | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Congo | National Assembly | Other |
Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Croatia | Croatian Parliament | When the member is sworn in |
Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Cyprus | House of Representatives | When the member is sworn in |
Czechia | Chamber of Deputies | When the election results are declared |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly | Other |
Denmark | The Danish Parliament | Other |
Djibouti | National Assembly | When the member is sworn in |
Dominica | House of Assembly | No information available |
Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies | At a fixed date |
Ecuador | National Assembly | At a fixed date |
Egypt | House of Representatives | At the first sitting of the chamber |
El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | At a fixed date |
Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies | When the election results are declared |
Eritrea | National Assembly | No information available |
Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | When the election results are declared |
Eswatini | House of Assembly | Other |
Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Fiji | Parliament | When the member is sworn in |
Finland | Parliament | When the election results are declared |
France | National Assembly | When the election results are declared |
Gabon | Transitional National Assembly | No information available |
Gambia (The) | National Assembly | When the member is sworn in |
Georgia | Parliament | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Germany | German Bundestag | No information available |
Ghana | Parliament | When the member is sworn in |
Greece | Hellenic Parliament | When the member is sworn in |
Grenada | House of Representatives | When the member is sworn in |
Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | When the member is sworn in |
Guinea | Transitional National Council | No information available |
Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Guyana | National Assembly | When the member is sworn in |
Haiti | Chamber of Deputies | When the member is sworn in |
Honduras | National Congress | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Hungary | National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Iceland | Parliament | When the election results are declared |
India | House of the People | When the member is sworn in |
Indonesia | House of Representatives | At a fixed date |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | When the member is sworn in |
Ireland | House of Representatives | When the election results are declared |
Israel | Parliament | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Italy | Chamber of Deputies | When the election results are declared |
Jamaica | House of Representatives | When the election results are declared |
Japan | House of Representatives | When the election results are declared |
Jordan | House of Representatives | When the member is sworn in |
Kazakhstan | House of Representatives | Other |
Kenya | National Assembly | When the member is sworn in |
Kiribati | House of Assembly | When the election results are declared |
Kuwait | National Assembly | When the election results are declared |
Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | When the election results are declared |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Latvia | Parliament | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Lebanon | National Assembly | When the election results are declared |
Lesotho | National Assembly | When the election results are declared |
Liberia | House of Representatives | No information available |
Libya | House of Representatives | When the member is sworn in |
Liechtenstein | Diet | When the member is sworn in |
Lithuania | Parliament | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Madagascar | National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Malawi | National Assembly | At a fixed date |
Malaysia | House of Representatives | When the member is sworn in |
Maldives | People's Majlis | When the member is sworn in |
Mali | Transitional National Council | No information available |
Malta | House of Representatives | When the member is sworn in |
Marshall Islands | Parliament | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Mauritania | National Assembly | No information available |
Mauritius | National Assembly | When the election results are declared |
Mexico | Chamber of Deputies | At a fixed date |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Monaco | National Council | When the election results are declared |
Mongolia | State Great Hural | When the member is sworn in |
Montenegro | Parliament | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Morocco | House of Representatives | Other |
Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | At the first sitting of the chamber |
House of Representatives (Suspended) | When the member is sworn in | |
Namibia | National Assembly | When the member is sworn in |
Nauru | Parliament | When the member is sworn in |
Nepal | House of Representatives | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Netherlands | House of Representatives | When the member is sworn in |
New Zealand | House of Representatives | Other |
Nicaragua | National Assembly | At a fixed date |
Niger | National Assembly | When the election results are declared |
Nigeria | House of Representatives | When the member is sworn in |
North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Norway | Parliament | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Oman | Shura Council | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Pakistan | National Assembly | When the member is sworn in |
Palau | House of Delegates | When the member is sworn in |
Panama | National Assembly | No information available |
Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | Other |
Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies | At a fixed date |
Peru | Congress of the Republic | When the member is sworn in |
Philippines | House of Representatives | At a fixed date |
Poland | Sejm | When the member is sworn in |
Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Qatar | Shura Council | Not applicable |
Republic of Korea | National Assembly | At a fixed date |
Republic of Moldova | Parliament | When the member is sworn in |
Romania | Chamber of Deputies | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Russian Federation | State Duma | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Saint Lucia | House of Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | When the member is sworn in |
Samoa | Legislative Assembly | When the member is sworn in |
San Marino | Great and General Council | When the member is sworn in |
Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | No information available |
Senegal | National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Serbia | National Assembly | When the member is sworn in |
Seychelles | National Assembly | When the member is sworn in |
Sierra Leone | Parliament | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Singapore | Parliament | When the member is sworn in |
Slovakia | National Council | When the member is sworn in |
Slovenia | National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Solomon Islands | National Parliament | When the member is sworn in |
Somalia | House of the People | Other |
South Africa | National Assembly | When the member is sworn in |
South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly | No information available |
Spain | Congress of Deputies | When the election results are declared |
Sri Lanka | Parliament | When the member is sworn in |
National Assembly (Suspended) | At the first sitting of the chamber | |
Suriname | National Assembly | When the election results are declared |
Sweden | Parliament | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Switzerland | National Council | When the member is sworn in |
Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available |
Tajikistan | House of Representatives | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Thailand | House of Representatives | When the member is sworn in |
Timor-Leste | National Parliament | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Togo | National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Tonga | Legislative Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives | When the election results are declared |
Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives | When the member is sworn in |
Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | When the election results are declared |
Turkmenistan | Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | When the member is sworn in |
Uganda | Parliament | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Ukraine | Parliament | When the member is sworn in |
United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | At the first sitting of the chamber |
United Kingdom | House of Commons | When the election results are declared |
United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | No information available |
United States of America | House of Representatives | When the member is sworn in |
Uruguay | House of Representatives | At a fixed date |
Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Vanuatu | Parliament | When the election results are declared |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | At a fixed date |
Viet Nam | National Assembly | At the first sitting of the chamber |
Yemen | House of Representatives | When the election results are declared |
Zambia | National Assembly | When the member is sworn in |
Zimbabwe | National Assembly | When the member is sworn in |