note: New Caledonia elects 1 seat to the French Senate; elections last held 27 September 1992 (next to be held NA September 2001); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPR 1; New Caledonia also elects 2 seats to the French National Assembly; elections last held 25 May-1 June 1997 (next to be held NA 2002); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPR 2
New Zealand:
unicameral House of Representatives - commonly called
Parliament (120 seats; members elected by popular vote in
single-member constituencies to serve three-year terms)
elections: last held 27 November 1999 (next must be called by
November 2002)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NZLP 49, NP 39, Alliance 10, ACT New Zealand 9, Green Party 7, NZFP 5, UNZ 1
note: NZLP and Alliance formed the government coalition; the
National Party became the opposition party
Nicaragua:
unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (93
seats; members are elected by proportional representation to serve
five-year terms)
elections: last held 20 October 1996 (next to be held 4 November 2001)
election results: percent of vote by party - Liberal Alliance (ruling party - includes PLC, PALI, PLIUN, and PUCA) 46.03%, FSLN 36.55%, PCCN 3.73%, PCN 2.12%, MRS 1.33%; seats by party - Liberal Alliance 42, FSLN 36, PCCN 4, PCN 3, PRONAL 2, MRS 1, PRN 1, PC 1, PLI 1, AU 1, UNO-96 Alliance 1
Niger:
unicameral National Assembly (83 seats, members elected by
popular vote for five-year terms)
elections: last held 24 November 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)