House of Representatives 38026 223025957 2008-07-02T06:36:31Z Yamakiri 5245118 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/220.239.249.227|220.239.249.227]] to last version by BrotherE (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{unreferenced|date=January 2008}} {{Politics}} '''''House of Representatives''''' is the name of any of many [[legislature|legislative bodies]] in many countries. In some countries, the House of Representatives is the [[lower house]] of a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature, with the corresponding [[upper house]] often called a "[[senate]]". In other countries, the House of Representatives is the sole chamber of a [[unicameralism|unicameral]] legislature. The functioning of a house of representatives can vary greatly from country to country, and depends on whether a country has a [[parliamentary system|parliamentary]] or a [[presidential system]]. Members of a house of representatives are typically apportioned according to population rather than geography. "The House of Representatives" is the name of the lower house of the legislature in the following countries: {| class="wikitable" |- |[[Antigua and Barbuda]] || [[House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda]] |- |[[Australia]] || [[Australian House of Representatives]] |- |[[Belarus]] || [[House of Representatives of the Republic of Belarus|House of Representatives of Belarus]] |- |[[Belize]] || [[House of Representatives of Belize]] |- |[[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] || [[House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] |- |[[Colombia]] || [[House of Representatives of Colombia]] |- |[[Fiji]] || [[House of Representatives (Fiji)]] |- |[[Indonesia]] || [[Indonesian House of Representatives]] |- |[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] || [[Dáil Éireann|House of Representatives of Ireland]] |- |[[Jamaica]] || [[House of Representatives of Jamaica]] |- |[[Japan]] || [[House of Representatives of Japan]] |- |[[Liberia]] || [[House of Representatives of Liberia]] |- |[[Malaysia]] || [[House of Representatives of Malaysia]] |- |[[Nepal]] || [[House of Representatives of Nepal]] |- |[[Nigeria]] || [[House of Representatives of Nigeria]] |- |[[Philippines]] || [[House of Representatives of the Philippines]] |- |[[Puerto Rico]] || [[House of Representatives of Puerto Rico]] |- |[[Somaliland]] || [[House of Representatives of Somaliland]] |- |[[Thailand]] || [[House of Representatives of Thailand]] |- |[[Trinidad and Tobago]] || [[House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago]] |- |[[United States]] || [[United States House of Representatives]] |- |[[Yemen]] || [[House of Representatives of Yemen]] |} In the following countries it is the sole chamber in a unicameral system: {| class="wikitable" style="width: 95%;" |- |[[Cyprus]] || [[House of Representatives of Cyprus]] |- |[[Malta]] || [[House of Representatives of Malta]] |- |[[New Zealand]] || [[New Zealand House of Representatives]] |} In [[Indonesia]], the ''Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat'' (DPR) is generally known in English as the "House of Representatives", as is the ''Dewan Rakyat'' of the [[Parliament of Malaysia]]. ''House of Representatives'' is the title of most, but not all, of the [[lower house]]s of [[United States]] [[State legislature (United States)|state legislature]]s, with the exceptions usually called "State Assembly" or more rarely, "House of Delegates." Under [[apartheid]], the House of Representatives was the house for [[South Africa]]'s mixed race '[[Coloured]]' community, in the [[Tricameral Parliament]] of [[1984]] to [[1994]]. In the Austrian part [[Cisleithania]] of [[Austria-Hungary]], the lower house the ''Abgeordnetenhaus'' is generally known in English as "House of Representatives". ==See also== *[[List of legislatures by country]] *[[Chamber of Deputies]] *[[National Assembly]] *[[House of Commons]] [[Category:Legislatures]] [[de:Repräsentantenhaus]] [[pl:Izba Reprezentantów]] [[pt:Câmara dos Representantes]] [[simple:House of Representatives]] [[th:สภาผู้แทนราษฎร]] [[zh:众议院]]