National Assembly
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The National Assembly is the name of either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. The best known National Assembly, and the first legislature to be known by this title, was that established following the French Revolution in 1789, known as the Assemblée nationale. Consequently, the name is particularly common in Francophone countries, but is also found in some Commonwealth countries.
It was also the name of the legislature during France's First Republic and the Consulate, and since 1946 has been the lower house of the French parliament, first under the Fourth Republic, and from 1958, the Fifth Republic.
Contents |
List of National Assemblies
Unicameral national legislatures
Lower house of bicameral national legislature
Upper house of bicameral national legislature
| Country | Article | Local Name |
| Tajikistan | National Assembly of Tajikistan | Majlisi Milliy |
Entire bicameral legislature
| Country | Article | Local Name |
| Bahrain | National Assembly of Bahrain | |
| Belize | National Assembly of Belize | |
| Jordan | National Assembly of Jordan | |
| Nigeria | National Assembly of Nigeria | |
| Poland | National Assembly of Poland | Zgromadzanie Narodowe |
| Thailand | National Assembly of Thailand |
Other
| Country/Territory | Name | Notes |
| Quebec, Canada | National Assembly of Quebec Assemblée nationale du Québec | A provincial legislative assembly |
| Iraq | National Assembly of Iraq | A constitutional convention |
| Taiwan | National Assembly of the Republic of China | A dormant constitutional convention |
| Wales, United Kingdom | National Assembly for Wales Cynulliad Genedlaethol i Gymru | Can only make secondary legislation |
See also
es:Asamblea Nacional eo:Nacia Asembleo fr:Assemblée nationale nl:Assemblée Nationale ja:国民議会 pl:Zgromadzenie Narodowe
