Comparative Politics

UK legislative branch

House of Commons

650 Seats

5 year terms (if government retains confidence)

Voted by FPTP SMD

US Legislative Branches

Senate (upper)

100 Seats

6-year terms

Voted by multiple methods (mostly plurality)

House (lower)

435 seats

2-year terms

Voted in by FPTP SMD

French Legislative Branches

Senate (upper)

326 Seats

6-year terms

National Assembly (lower)

577 Seats

5-year terms

Two-round system SMD with a runoff

German Legislative Branches

Bundestag (upper)

630 seats

4-year terms if confidence is held

Uses a mix of SMD FPTP and PR votes with a 5% threshold (or 3 SMD seats)

Bundesrat (lower)

69 seats

Terms are decided by their state governments

Elected by their state governments

Mexico Legislative Branches

Senate (upper)

128 Seats

6-year term(1)

96 seats elected using MMD (top vote gets 2 seats, next gets 1)

32 seats elected using a closed party list with a 2% threshold

Chamber of Deputies (lower)

500 Seats

3-year terms(4)

300 seats SMD 200 PR with a 2% threshold

Russia Legislative Branches

Federation Council (upper)

170 Seats

4-year terms

Appointed by territorial politicians

State Duma (lower)

450 seats

5-year terms

Half of the seats are elected using PR 5% threshold

Other half is elected by majority