And these are legislatures elected five years ago under old rules.

The legislature elected in December 2004 contained seven political parties.

The plan applies to legislatures elected in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010.

All the other colonies had elected legislatures for decades, sometimes a century, before 1776.

In legislative bodies, women constituted less than 3% of the legislature elected on general seats before 2002.

Each municipality has a mayor and a municipal legislature elected for a 4 year term.

That means approval by two consecutively elected Legislatures and a public vote.

Each state also elects its own governor and legislature.

Each municipality has a mayor and a municipal legislature elected for four-year terms.

"He said that Britain hoped to see "at least 50 percent of the legislature directly elected by 1997, and that's what we will be working toward.