word | | Legislative branch |
| elected | Uganda | unicameral National Assembly (375 seats; 238 members elected by popular vote, 112 women directly elected, 25 nominated by legally established special interest groups [army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5], additional ... |
| elected | Ukraine | ... parties that gain 5% or more of the national electoral vote and 225 seats to members elected in single mandate districts elections: last held on 30 September 2007 (next to be held ... |
| elected | United Arab Emirates | ... al-Watani (40 seats; 20 members appointed by the rulers of the constituent states, 20 members elected to serve four-year terms) elections: last held on 24 September 2011 (next to be ... |
| elected | United Kingdom | ... clergy - as of 15 December 2010) and House of Commons (650 seats since 2010 elections; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms unless the House is dissolved earlier) elections ... |
| elected | United States | bicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 seats, 2 members elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third elected every two years) and the House of ... |
| elected | Uruguay | ... Assembly or Asamblea General consists of Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms; vice president has one vote in the ... |
| elected | Uzbekistan | ... Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consists of an upper house or Senate (100 seats; 84 members elected by regional governing councils and 16 appointed by the president; members to serve five-year ... |
| elected | Vanuatu | unicameral Parliament (52 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held on 2 September 2008 (next to be held in 2012) election results: percent of vote ... |
| elected | Venezuela | unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (165 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms; three seats reserved for the indigenous peoples of Venezuela) elections: last held on 26 ... |
| elected | Vietnam | unicameral National Assembly or Quoc Hoi (500 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held on 22 May 2011 (next to be held in May 2016 ... |
| elected | Virgin Islands | unicameral Senate (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms) elections: last held on 2 November 2010 (next to be held in November 2012) election results: percent ... |