PARLIAMENT AND DEMOCRACY - Inter-Parliamentary Union

IPU recommendations on good practice
for parliamentary websites
General information page
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■ Overview of the composition and functions of the national parliament and its
constituent bodies;
■ Full text of the Standing Orders, rules of procedure or similar rule-setting
documents;
■ Text of the country’s Constitution (where applicable)
■ List of international and regional parliamentary assemblies of which the parliament
is a member.
Electoral system
■ Explanation of the election procedure (voting system, electoral constituencies,
who votes, who can be elected, nomination requirements, who
conducts the election, etc.)
■ Results of the last elections by party affiliation and constituency.
Legislative process
■ Schematic explanation of the legislative process;
■ Legislative agenda and schedule of the current session;
■ Searchable database of legislative acts enacted by the current legislature;
■ Status of current parliamentary business by bill number, topic, title, date,
document code, parliamentary body, etc.
Presiding Officers
■ Biodata of the current Presiding Officer of the parliament or parliamentary
chamber;
■ Brief description of the Presiding Officer’s powers and prerogatives;
■ Names of Deputy- and/or Vice-Presidents (where applicable).
Mem bers of Parliam ent
■ Up-to-date list of all members grouped alphabetically, by constituency and by
party or political affiliation, including membership in parliamentary committees/commissions,
and with hyperlinks to the MP’s personal websites (where
applicable);
■ Contact information for each member including his or her e-mail address.