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Legislative branch Federated States of Micronesia, in 36 editions.
The entry for Federated States of Micronesia published Legislative branch in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 30 editions. Each is shown as published. Legislative branch in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 30
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Legislative branch” (1990 to 2025) and “Congress” (1994 to 1996).
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2025 edition
Rewritten since 2024Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral House of Representatives
unicameral House of Representatives
The same text in 3 editions, 1991 to 1993.
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral Congress
unicameral House of Representatives Congress
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
Published as “Legislative branch”
unicameral
Published as “Congress”
- elections last held on 5 March 1991 (next to be held March 1993);
- results - percent of vote NA;
- seats - (14 total)
unicameral Congress
elections last held on 5 March 1991 (next to be held March 1993);
results - percent of vote NA; seats - (14 total)
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States Of”.
Published as “Legislative branch”
unicameral
Published as “Congress”
- elections last held 5 March 1991 (next to be held 7 March 1995);
- results - percent of vote NA;
- seats - (14 total) independents 14
unicameral
elections last held on 5 March 1991 (next to be held 7 March 1993);
1995); results - percent of vote NA; seats - (14 total) independents
14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
Published as “Legislative branch”
unicameral
Published as “Congress”
- elections last held 7 March 1995 (next to be held NA March 1999);
- results - percent of vote NA;
- seats - (14 total) independents 14
unicameral
elections last held 5 7 March 1991 1995 (next to be held 7 NA March1995); 1999); results - percent of vote NA; seats - (14 total) independents
14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral Congress (14 seats; members elected by popular vote; four - one elected from each of state - to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population - to serve two-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 7 March 1995 (next to be held NA March 1999)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 14
Rewritten: too little of the 1996 text remains to mark the changes.
unicameral Congress (14 seats; members elected by
popular vote; four - one elected from each of state - to serve
four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts
delineated by population - to serve two-year terms)
elections: last held 7 March 1995 (next to be held NA March 1999)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral Congress (14 seats; members elected by popular vote; four - one elected from each of state-to serve four-year terms and 10-elected from single-member districts delineated by population-to serve two-year terms)
- elections:
- elections for four-year term seats last held 7 March 1995 (next to be held NA March 1999);
- elections for two-year term seats last held NA March 1997 (next to be held NA March 1999)
- election results:
- percent of vote-NA; seats-independents 14
unicameral Congress (14 seats; members elected by
popular vote; four - one elected from each of state - to state-to serve
terms and 10 - elected 10-elected from single-member districtspopulation - to
population-to serve two-year terms)
elections: elections for four-year term seats last held 7 March 1995
(next to be held NA March 1999); elections for two-year term seats
last held NA March 1997 (next to be held NA March 1999)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents vote-NA; seats-independents 14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral Congress (14 seats; members elected by popular vote; four--one elected from each of state--to serve four-year terms and 10--elected from single-member districts delineated by population--to serve two-year terms)
- elections:
- elections for four-year term seats last held 7 March 1995 (next to be held 2 March 1999);
- elections for two-year term seats last held 3 March 1997 (next to be held NA March 1999)
- election results:
- percent of vote--NA; seats--independents 14
unicameral Congress (14 seats; members
elected byfour - one four--one elected from each of state-to state--to
serve four-year10-elected 10--elected from single-member districts
delineated by
population-to
elections: elections for four-year term seats last held 7 March 1995
(next to be held NA 2 March 1999); elections for two-year term seats
last held NA 3 March 1997 (next to be held NA March 1999)
election results: percent of vote-NA; seats-independents vote--NA; seats--independents 14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral Congress (14 seats; members elected by popular vote; four - one elected from each of state - to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population - to serve two-year terms)
- elections:
- elections for four-year term seats last held 2 March 1999 (next to be held NA March 2003);
- elections for two-year term seats last held NA March 1999 (next to be held NA March 2001)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 14
unicameral Congress (14 seats; membersfour--one four - one elected from each of state--tostate - to serve four-year terms and 10--elected 10 - elected from single-member districtspopulation--to population - to serve two-year terms)
elections: elections for four-year term seats last held 7 2 March 19951999 (next to be held 2 NA March 1999); 2003); elections for two-year term seats3 NA March 1997 1999 (next to be held NA March 1999) 2001)
election results: percent of vote--NA; seats--independents vote - NA; seats - independents 14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
- unicameral Congress (14 seats; members elected by popular vote; four - one elected from each of state - to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population - to serve two-year terms) elections: elections for four-year term seats last held 2 March 1999 (next to be held NA March 2003);
- elections for two-year term seats last held 6 March 2001 (next to be held NA March 2003) election results: percent of vote - NA%;
- seats - independents 14
unicameral Congress (14 seats; members elected by popular vote; four - one elected from each of state - to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population - to serve two-year terms)NA 6 March 1999 2001 (next to be held NA March 2001)2003) election results: percent of vote - NA; NA%; seats - independents 14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral Congress (14 seats; members elected by popular vote; four - one elected from each state - to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population - to serve two-year terms)
- elections:
- elections for four-year term seats last held 2 March 1999 (next to be held NA March 2003);
- elections for two-year term seats last held 6 March 2001 (next to be held NA March 2003)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
unicameral Congress (14 seats; members elected by popular vote; four - one elected from each of state - to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population - to serve two-year terms)
elections: elections for four-year term seats last held 2 March 1999 (next to be held NA March 2003); elections for two-year term seats last held 6 March 2001 (next to be held NA March 2003)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral Congress (14 seats; members elected by popular vote; four - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms; and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms)
- elections:
- elections for four-year term seats last held 4 March 2003 (next to be held NA March 2007);
- elections for two-year term seats last held 4 March 2003 (next to be held NA March 2005)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
unicameral Congress (14 seats; members elected by popular vote; four - one elected from each state - to serve four-year terms terms; and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population - to serve two-year terms)
elections: elections for four-year term seats last held 2 4 March 1999 2003 (next to be held NA March 2003); 2007); elections for two-year term seats last held 6 4 March 2001 2003 (next to be held NA March 2003) 2005)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral Congress (14 seats; four - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
- elections:
- elections for four-year term seats last held 4 March 2003 (next to be held NA March 2007);
- elections for two-year term seats last held 4 March 2003 (next to be held NA March 2005)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 14
unicameral Congress (14 seats; members elected by popular vote; four - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms; terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms) terms; members elected by popular vote)
elections: elections for four-year term seats last held 4 March 2003 (next to be held NA March 2007); elections for two-year term seats last held 4 March 2003 (next to be held NA March 2005)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; NA; seats - independents 14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral Congress (14 seats; four - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
- elections:
- elections for four-year term seats last held 4 March 2003 (next to be held March 2007);
- elections for two-year term seats last held 8 March 2005 (next to be held March 2007)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
unicameral Congress (14 seats; four - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
elections: elections for four-year term seats last held 4 March 2003 (next to be held NA March 2007); elections for two-year term seats last held 4 8 March 2003 2005 (next to be held NA March 2005) 2007)
election results: percent of vote - NA; NA%; seats - independents 14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral Congress (14 seats; 4 - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
- elections:
- elections for four-year term seats last held 4 March 2003 (next to be held March 2007);
- elections for two-year term seats last held 8 March 2005 (next to be held March 2007)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
unicameral Congress (14 seats; four 4 - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
elections: elections for four-year term seats last held 4 March 2003 (next to be held March 2007); elections for two-year term seats last held 8 March 2005 (next to be held March 2007)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral Congress (14 seats; 4 - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
- elections:
- last held 6 March 2007 (next to be held in March 2009)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
unicameral Congress (14 seats; 4 - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
elections: elections for four-year term seats last held 4 March 2003 (next to be held March 2007); elections for two-year term seats last held 8 6 March 2005 2007 (next to be held in March 2007) 2009)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral Congress (14 seats; 4 - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
- elections:
- last held 3 March 2009 (next to be held in March 2011)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
unicameral Congress (14 seats; 4 - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
elections:
last held 6 3 March 2007 2009 (next to be held in March 2009) 2011)
election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral Congress (14 seats; 4 - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
- elections:
- last held on 3 March 2009 (next to be held in March 2011)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
unicameral Congress (14 seats; 4 - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
elections:
last held on 3 March 2009 (next to be held in March 2011)
election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral Congress (14 seats; 4 - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
- elections:
- last held on 8 March 2011 (next to be held in March 2013)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
unicameral Congress (14 seats; 4 - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
elections:
last held on 3 8 March 2009 2011 (next to be held in March 2011) 2013)
election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral Congress (14 seats; 4 - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
- elections:
- last held on 8 March 2011 (next to be held in March 2013)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 14
unicameral Congress (14 seats; 4 - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
elections:
last held on 8 March 2011 (next to be held in March 2013)
election results:
percent of vote - NA%; NA; seats - independents 14
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
unicameral Congress (14 seats; 4 - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
- elections:
- last held on 5 March 2013 (next to be held in March 2015)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 14
unicameral Congress (14 seats; 4 - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote)
elections:
last held on 8 5 March 2011 2013 (next to be held in March 2013) 2015)
election results:
percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 14
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States Of”.
- description:
- unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 5 March 2013 (next to be held in March 2015)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 14
description: unicameral Congress (14 seats; 4 - one 10 members directly elected from each state in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve four-year 2-year terms and 10 - 4 directly elected from single-member districts delineated each of the 4 states by population proportional representation vote to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote) 4-year terms)
elections:
election results:independents independent 14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States Of”.
- description:
- unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 7 March 2017 (next to be held in March 2019)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 14
description: unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
elections: last held on 5 7 March 2013 2017 (next to be held in March 2015) 2019)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
- description:
- unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 at- large members directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 7 March 2017 (next to be held in March 2019)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 14
description: unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 at- large members directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
elections: last held on 7 March 2017 (next to be held in March 2019)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 14
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
- description:
- unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 at- large members directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 5 March 2019 (next to be held in March 2021)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA;
- seats - independent 14;
- composition - men 14, women 0
description: unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 at- large members directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
elections: last held on 7 5 March 2017 2019 (next to be held in March 2019) 2021)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 14 14; composition - men 14, women 0
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
- description:
- unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 at- large members directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 5 March 2019 (next to be held on 2 March 2021)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA;
- seats - independent 14;
- composition - men 14, women 0
description: unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 at- large members directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
elections: last held on 5 March 2019 (next to be held in on 2 March 2021)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 14; composition - men 14, women 0
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
- description:
- unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 at- large members directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 2 March 2021 (next to be held on March 2023)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA;
- seats - independent 14;
- composition - men 14, women 0
description: unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 at- large members directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
elections: last held on 5 2 March 2019 2021 (next to be held on 2 March 2021) 2023)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 14; composition - men 14, women 0
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
- description:
- unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 at- large members directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 2 March 2021 (next to be held on March 2023)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA;
- seats - independent 14;
- composition as of July 2022 - men 13, women 1, percent of women 7.1%
description: unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 at- large members directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
elections: last held on 2 March 2021 (next to be held on March 2023)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 14; composition as of July 2022 - men 14, 13, women 0 1, percent of women 7.1%
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
- description:
- unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 at- large members directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 7 March 2023 (next to be held in March 2025)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA;
- seats - independent 14;
- composition as of March 2023 - men 14, women 0
description: unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 at- large members directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
elections: last held on 2 7 March 2021 2023 (next to be held on in March 2023) 2025)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 14; composition as of July 2022 March 2023 - men 13, women 1, percent of 14, women 7.1% 0
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
- description:
- unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 at- large members directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 7 March 2023 (next to be held in March 2025)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA;
- seats by party - independent 14;
- composition - men 11, women 2;
- percentage women 15.4%
description: unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 at- large members directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
elections: last held on 7 March 2023 (next to be held in March 2025)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats by party - independent 14; composition as of March 2023 - men 14, 11, women 0 2; percentage women 15.4%
Entry published as “Micronesia, Federated States of”.
- legislature name:
- Congress
- legislative structure:
- unicameral
- number of seats:
- 14 (all directly elected)
- electoral system:
- plurality/majority
- scope of elections:
- partial renewal
- term in office:
- 2 years
- most recent election date:
- 3/4/2025
- percentage of women in chamber:
- 21.4%
- expected date of next election:
- March 2027
Rewritten: too little of the 2024 text remains to mark the changes.
legislature name: Congress
legislative structure: unicameral
number of seats: 14 (all directly elected)
electoral system: plurality/majority
scope of elections: partial renewal
term in office: 2 years
most recent election date: 3/4/2025
percentage of women in chamber: 21.4%
expected date of next election: March 2027
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Federated States of Micronesia: Legislative branch.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/micronesia/legislative-branch.