The reforms reserved 33 of the seats for women and for castes and tribes proportional to their population.

Seats are apportioned among the provinces by population every tenth year.

The number of seats rarely exceeds 400, even in very large countries.

In the draft resolution proposed by the group of four, the allocation of additional seats to each region is based merely on geographical distribution, with each region being allocated a certain number of seats.

In relation to the proposed models, the Republic of Croatia supports an expansion in the number of permanent and non permanent seats.

The House contains 360 seats, with the number of seats per state is determined by population.

Each party's number of votes is divided by this threshold to give an initial number of seats.

The lijsttrekker of the party receiving the most seats will often become the Prime Minister.

First, in elections to fill non permanent seats, the number of ballots does not necessarily affect the legitimacy and credibility of the candidates.

We feel that we should adequately increase the number of non permanent seats so as to make the Council more representative.

We support an expansion of the number of elected seats only not permanent seats and we support an improved version of model B as a basis for negotiations among Member States, with a view to reaching a broad consensus.

And the ruling elite opens a number of parliamentary seats to a popular vote, only to be shocked by a landslide opposition win.

As we have continuously advocated for the past year, the Eastern European region should not be left out when the number of non permanent seats are increased.

Expanding the number of permanent seats in the Security Council would run counter to the goals of Security Council reform and to the fundamental principles of the United Nations.

An expansion of the number of permanent seats runs directly counter to the goal of a more democratic and accountable Security Council.

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Distribution of seats

The number of directly elected seats increased from 204 to 222, whilst the number of indirectly elected seats rose from 102 to 111 (69 elected by Communal Councils, 15 by the Chamber of Agriculture, 10 by the Chamber of Commerce Industry, 7 by the Chamber of Craftspeople and 10 by the Chamber of Labor Unions).

However, the number of seats won was not a majority, and efforts to form a majority coalition with other opposition parties failed.

The number of valid national votes cast is divided by 150, the number of seats available, to give a threshold for each seat (the kiesdeler ).

Sixty have been elected on reserved seats and thirteen on general seats.

The upper house customarily has anywhere from 20, 50, or 100 seats, but almost always significantly fewer than the lower house.

Once the number of seats allocated to each party is known, in general they are allocated to candidates in the order that they appear on the party's list.

Should NIs be given the right to speak under more than one agenda item, a certain number of dedicated seats will need to be provided.

A sufficient number of nominations were received from women candidates to fill their reserved quota of seats, except in provincial council elections in the three provinces of Nangarhar, Oruzgan and Zabol.

Such proposals with improvements or variations and on the basis of an expanded number of elected seats could include longer periods, renewable mandates and legitimate rotation criteria.

Fourthly, draft resolution A 59 L.68 provides for fairness by creating the possibility that a greater number of Member States could rotate through the seats allocated to each region.

However under the amendments introduced to Article 106 through the LFO the number of reserved seats for women has been increased to 128 out of a total strength of 728.

The NDP won a total 90 seats (after some of the winning candidates joined the party following their victory), 46 Independent candidates (of which 42 are affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, raising the group's number of seats to a total of 76 seats) and 2 more seats for the New Wafd Party.

I should like to inform the Assembly that those candidates, their number not exceeding the number of seats to be filled, receiving the greatest number of votes and a two thirds majority of those present and voting will be declared elected.

Unlike the situation with regard to non permanent Council seats, increasing the number of permanent seats involves sensitive and intricate issues, such as the criteria for selection and eligibility for the veto power.

(Hence, before the elections, the candidates near the top may be described as in an electable position, depending on the number of seats that the party is likely to obtain.

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Indicator 12 Percentage of women in parliamentarian seats

After all, might not someone then suggest that the first step in such a reform is to reduce Europe to a single seat on the Security Council?

But there is a third possibility a motley collection of regional parties, together with the Communists, gets enough seats to prevent either of the two big parties from forming a government.

With an original capacity of 42,000, it was expanded in 2002 to seat 49,000, and its simple design is expected to allow for redevelopments up to an eventual capacity of 66,000.

Women were also free to contest general seats.

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Studies have confirmed other findings that attribute road accidents to a number of key factors, including speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, failure to use seat belts and poor infrastructure.

In its first election, AE obtained 16 of the 54 seats in Congress, on par with RPCR.

Mr. Boolell (Mauritius) said that following the decision of the Privy Council referred to in question 20, reservation of a minimum number of seats for students on the basis of creed had ceased.

List combinations compete for the remainder seats as one list of the combined size of all parties in the combination, thus having more chance to gain remainder seats.

Thirty three per cent of local government seats had been reserved for women and a national effort was now under way towards a similar reservation of seats for women in the Indian Parliament.

The Uniting for Consensus proposal that was circulated last Friday does not contain any increase in the number of permanent seats, and at the same time demonstrates that equitable, fair and democratic reform is possible.