Post-Communist Parliamentary Committees in Numbers Tables Presented in: David M. Olson and William E. Crowther, Eds. Committees in Post-Communist Democratic Parliaments:Comparative Institutionalization, Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press. 2002. 213 pages. User Guide All of the tables and appendices published in Committees in Post-Communist Democratic Parliaments (Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 2002) are presented in this compilation as printouts from electronic files in the Word program. They are arranged in numerical order by chapter. The Table of Contents lists the chapters and appendices by the author(s) and title of each chapter. Each table has been prepared by the chapter author(s) and placed in a uniform format by the book editors and student assistants through the Parliamentary Documents Center for Central Europe (as the predecessor to the Center for Legislative Studies). May 3, 2004 DCP Table of Contents Tables and Appendices by Chapter Chapter 1. David M. Olson and William E. Crowther, "Committees in New Democratic Parliaments: Indicators of Institutionalization" Appendix 1.1. Institutionalization Indicators, page 14 Appendix 1.2 Institutionalization Source Indicators, page 15 Chapter 2. Gabriella Ilonszki, "A Functional Clarification of Parliamentary Committees in Hungary from 1990 to 1998" 2.1 Standing Committees in the Hungarian Parliament With Membership Size, and Government or Opposition Chairmanship, 1990-97 2.2 Stability in Committees in the Hungarian Parliament, Second Term, 1995-97 2.3 Number of Bills Referred to Committee and Number of Other Bills Discussed in Committee, Hungarian Parliament, 1995-97 Chapter 3. Ewa Karpowicz and Wlodzimierz Wesolowski, "Committees of the Polish Sejm in Two Political Systems" 3.1 Committee Activities in Polish Sejm by Term, 1989-97 3.2 Incumbents in Four Committees in Polish Sejm, Terms I- III (%) Chapter 4. Zdenka Mansfeldová, Jindřiška Syllová, Petra Rakušanová and Petr Kolář, "Committees of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic 4.1 Parliament and Committee Incumbency of Members by Committee, Czech Chamber of Deputies, Second Term 4.2 Number of Committee Chairmen by Party and Government Status with Change in Government, Czech Chamber of Deputies, Second Term 4.3 Number of Bills by Committee and Source, Czech Chamber of Deputies, 1997 Chapter 5. Georgi Karasimeonov, "Bulgaria: Parliamentary Committees -Institutionalization and Effectiveness" 5.1 Number and Incumbency of Members by Standing Committee of the 37th and 38th Bulgarian National Assemblies, 1994-2001 5.2 Committee Activity in the 37th and 38th Bulgarian National Assemblies, 1994-2001 Chapter 6. Jüri Ruus, "The Estonian Riigikogu and Institutionalization of its Committees" 6.1 Parliament and Committee Incumbency of Members of Estonian Parliament, VIII Term, 1992-97 6.2 Legislative Activity by Committee, Estonian Parliament, VIII Term, 1992-97 Chapter 7. Alvidas Lukošaitis and Darius Žeruolis, "Dynamics of Institutionalization of Standing Committees in the Lithuanian Parliament, 1990-92: The First Democratic Term" 7.1 Changes in Parliamentary Parties in Lithuanian Parliament 1990-92 7.2 Legislative Activities of Standing Committees in Lithuanian Parliament, 1990-92 Chapter 8. Steven Roper, "The Impact of Moldovan Parliamentary Committees on the Process of Institutionalization" 8.1 Party Share of Committee Officer Positions with Changes in the 13th Moldovan Parliament, 1994-98 8.2 Comparison of the 13th and 14th Moldovan Parliaments Chapter 9. William E. Crowther and David M. Olson, "Committee Systems in New Democratic Parliaments: Comparative Institutionalization 9.1 Number, Seats, and Size Range of Committees: Selected Central European Parliaments 9.2 Chamber and Committee Incumbency, by Committee, Selected Central European Parliaments and Committees by terms 9.3 Party Distribution of Committee Chair Positions by Government Status of Party in Selected Central European Parliaments, by Parliament and Time Period Appendix 9.1 Patterns of Committee Committee Institutionalization Appendix 9.2 Sources of Committee Institutionalization Appendix 1.1 Committee Institutionalization Indicators Indicator Low High 1. Structure a. Permanence temporary permanent b. Principle of organization other agency parallel c. Number few or many 10-20 d. Size 40+ members under 40 members 2. Membership a. Number/member none or many 1-3 committees/member b. Incumbency low high c. Mid session changes high low d. Constituency links weak strong e. Member skills not relevant relevant f. Member attendance sporadic constant 3. Party composition majoritarian proportional 4. Party relationships unstructured structured 5. Committee Autonomy a. Schedule control no yes b. Initiate legislation no yes c. Amend bills no yes d. Minority reports no yes e. Prior to floor no yes f. Bicameral participation no yes g. Intercommitee Coordination Low high 6. Floor Control a. % Bills referred to committees low high b. Floor debate management party committee 7. Government Relations a. Meetings with ministers seldom frequent b. Agency reviews few more c. Require information no yes d. Public hearings no yes Appendix 1.2 Institutionalization Source Indicators 1. Institutional Legacy Communist experience Democratic experience 2. Policy Tasks Complex; interconnected Functionally specific 3. Party system Fluid, unstable Stable 4. Government Centralized or factionalized Flexible coordination 5. Parliament institutionalization low high a. Party Membership fluid stable b. Party Internal structure undefined differentiated c. Leadership unspecified stable 6. Resources a. Rooms, space small; shared more; separate b. Staff few, shared more, separate c. Budget low high d. Documentation few many, varied Table 2.1 Standing Committees in the Hungarian Parliament With Membership Size, and Government or Opposition Chairmanship, 1990-1997 Committee 1990 May 1992 Oct 1994 Nov 1995 Dec 1997 Dec.* N Chm G O N Chm G O N Chm G O N Chm G O N Chm G O Constitut ional Affairs 26 x 25 x 27 x 27 x 27 x Interior Affairs 25 x 26 x 27 x 27 x 26 x Foreign Affairs 23 x 23 x 27 x 27 x 26 x Defense 24 x 22 x 19 x 19 x 19 x Budgeting 26 x 26 x 27 x 27 x 26 x Economic Affairs 26 x 26 x 27 x 27 x 27 x Social and Health Affairs 26 x 28 x 19 x 19 x 19 x Environme ntal Affairs 23 x 23 x 19 x 19 x 19 x Cultural Affairs 25 x 25 x 19 x 19 x 19 x Human Rights 25 x 25 x 19 x 19 x 20 x Education al Affairs - - - 19 x 19 x 19 x 19 x Agricultu ral Affairs - - - 19 x 27 x 27 x 27 x Immunity and Credentia ls - - - - - - 8 x 8 x 10 x National Security - - - - - - 9 x 9 x 11 x European Integrati on - - - - - - 15 x 15 x 23 x Auditing - - - - - - 13 x 13 x 14 x Employmen t - - - - - - 13 x 13 x 14 x Social Organizat ions - - - - - - - - - 16 x 16 x Constitut ional Preparati on - - - - - - - - - 25 x 25 x Total 223 6 4 287 8 4 334 1 2 5 375 1 4 5 38 7 14 5 Note: *At the end of 1997 actual membership figures were occasionally lower because one of the parliamentary party groups disintegrated in 1997. G = Government Parties O = Opposition Parties Chm = Chairmanship Table 2.2 Stability in Committees in the Hungarian Parliament Second Term, 1995-1997 Committee Committee Size End of 1997 Persons Serving in Committee Members With Continuous Committee Service Anytime During The Period N % of Committ ee Size N % of Commit tee Size Constitution al 27 35 130% 18 67% Interior 26 37 142% 13 50% Foreign Aff. 26 31 119% 21 81% Defence 19 25 131% 13 68% Budgeting 26 40 153% 16 62% Economic 27 35 129% 18 67% Social 19 24 126% 16 84% Environmenta l 19 29 152% 11 58% Cultural 19 26 136% 13 68% Human Rights 20 33 165% 10 50% Education 19 21 110% 15 79% Agricultural 27 34 125% 20 74% Immunity 10 16 160% 3 30% Nat. Security 11 18 163% 4 36% European Int. 23 32 139% 9 39% Auditing 14 21 150% 9 64% Employment 14 17 121% 9 64% Social Org. 16 22 137% 11 69% Const. Prep. 25 31 124% 12 48% Total 387 527 - 241 - Table 2.3 Number of Bills Referred to Committee and Number of Other Bills Discussed in Committee, Hungarian Parliament, 1995- 1997 Committee Bills Referred to Committee Other Bills Discussed in Committee 1995 1996 1997 199 5 1996 1997 Constitution al 56 46 86 5 20 14 Foreign Affairs 30 34 28 0 0 0 Interior Affairs 49 45 47 0 0 0 Budgeting 51 50 70 3 8 2 Economic Affairs 54 43 40 0 0 0 Defense 13 9 13 0 0 0 Social Affairs 21 31 29 1 1 3 Environmenta l 16 16 20 3 2 0 Cultural 16 15 21 0 0 0 Human Rights 17 25 35 7 1 2 Agricultural 41 27 7 0 0 0 Education 13 15 22 4 0 0 European integration 9 4 5 0 0 0 Auditing 11 8 9 2 1 0 Employment 17 25 24 0 4 0 National Security 3 3 3 1 2 0 Immunity 0 1 1 0 1 0 Social Organization s 0 0 0 0 0 0 Constitution Prep. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 417 397 460 26 40 21 Table 3.1 Committee Activities in the Polish Sejm by Term, 1989-1997 X term* (04.07.89 - 31.10.91) I term (25.11.91- 31.05.93) II term (14.10.93- 20.10.97) III term (20.10.97 - Standing Committees 25 24 26 28 Extraordinary committees 14 12 18 12** Committee Sittings Standing 2188 2132 6070 2230*** Extraordinary 244 151 452 Committee Presidium Sittings 691 678 1907 770 Subcommittee Sittings 1261 860 3147 1031 Desiderata 167 82 280 154 Opinions 229 304 881 375 **** Notes: * X term is the term of Polish Sejm called "Contract Sejm" in which 35% of the membership was selected through free election. The rest were selected through communist lists of candidates. **Ad hoc committees usually do not work for entire term. ***At the end of each term statistics are given for each type of committee separately; data for the III term not available yet. **** Data for the III term are collected for the period 20.10.97 - 30.06 99 Table 3.2 Incumbents in Four Committees in Polish Sejm, Terms I-III (%) Term Incumbents in Sejm Percentage of Committee Incumbents In Selected Committees Health Education, Science and Youth Social Policy Culture and Media I 23.4 8.3 25.9 14.2 16.2 II 34.5 13.7 14.2 11.9 31.0 III 48.6 28.5 38.4 27.5 20.6 Note: "Incumbent" has served in the same committee at least twice. Table 4.1 Parliamentary and Committee Incumbency of Members by Committee, Czech Chamber of Deputies, Second Term Committee Name Number of Members MPs in the Same Committee in Last Term Served in Parliament the Last Term N % N % Committee for Economics 20 6 30.0 9 50.0 Mandate and Immunity Committee 12 4 33.3 5 58.3 Committee for Petitions 19 1 5.3 4 36.8 Budget Committee 20 8 40.0 10 60.0 Constitutional and Legal Committee 20 6 30.0 7 50.0 Committee for Defense and Security 20 3 15.0 8 55.0 Committee for Social Policy and Health Care 19 5 26.3 7 42.1 Committee for Public Administration, Regional Develop. and Environment 26 5 19.2 8 38.4 Committee for Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport 26 6 23.1 8 57.7 Committee for Foreign Affairs 20 3 15.0 8 65.0 Agricultural Committee 20 7 35.0 7 45.0 Total 222 54 24.75 81 50.75 Source: Archive of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the Czech Republic Table 4.2 Number of Committee Chairmen by Party and Government Status with Change in Government, Czech Chamber of Deputies, Second Term Government Status Party Name Number 2.7.1996 Number 15.3.1998 Government ODS 5 # Coalition ODA 1 1 KDU - ČSL 1 1 US (c) 2 Coalition Total 7 4 Opposition ČSSD 5 5 KSČM 0 0 SPR - RSČ 0 0 ODS (r) 2 Opposition Total 6 7 Independent 0 1 Total 12 12 Note:  ---- did not exist at the time  ---- was part of government coalition at the time # ---- was part of the opposition at the time Source: Archive of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the Czech Republic Table 4.3 Number of Bills by Committee and Source, Czech Chamber of Deputies, 1997 Committee Total Number of Bills Discussed Bills by Source Government Deputy Senate Committee for Economics 9 8 1 - Mandate and Immunity Committee - - - - Committee for Petitions 2 1 1 - Budget Committee 23 16 7 - Constitution and Legal Committee 22 8 14 - Committee for Defense and Security 3 - 2 1 Committee for Social Policy and Health Care 11 10 1 - Committee for Public Administration, Regional Develop and Environment 7 4 3 - Committee for Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport 7 2 5 - Committee for Foreign Affairs - - - - Agricultural Committee 9 6 3 - Total 93 55 37 1 Average 8.45 5 3.36 0.09 Source: Archive of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the Czech Republic TABLE 5.1 Number and Incumbency of Members of Standing Committee of the 37th and 38th Bulgarian National Assemblies, 1994-2001 Committee 37th National Assembly 1994-1997 38th National Assembly 1997-2001 Members MPS WITH PARLIAMENTARY EXPERIENCE MPS WITH EXPERIENCE IN THE SAME COMMITTEE Members MPS WITH Parliamentary Experience MPS WITH Experience In the same Committee N % N % N % N % 1 Economic Policy 31 11 35 5 16 34 5 15 6 18 2 Budget and Finance a 23 11 48 5 22 32 3 9 5 16 3 Government Authorities 23 11 48 8 35 - - - - - 4 Local Self- Government, Administrati ve Division and Regional Policy 28/29 6 21 6 21 21 2 9.5 2 9.5 5 Foreign Policy and European Integration b 29/31 17 55 10 32 25 11 44 5 20 6 National Security 31 16 52 5 16 21 4 19 4 19 7 Human Rights, Religious Affairs and Citizens Petitions c 15/17 10 59 7 41 17 1 6 1 6 8 Agriculture, Forests and Land Reform d 25 8 32 7 28 25 5 20 4 16 9 Education and Science 25 9 36 6 24 21 4 19 4 19 10 Culture and Media e 17 7 41 7 41 17 5 29 1 6 11 Radio, Television and Bulgarian Telegraph Agency 23 9 39 8 35 - - - - - 12 Environment and Waters 15 6 40 2 13 17 N/A - 3 18 13 Labor and Social Policy 23 5 22 2 9 22 4 18 3 14 14 Health Care, Youth and Sports f 16 4 25 3 19 21 N/A - 4 19 15 Youth, Sports and Tourism 17 2 12 1 6 - - - - - 16 Parliamentar y Ethics 13 4 31 - * - - - - - 17 Energy and Energy Resources 15 4 27 2 13 18 4 - - - 18 Control of the Incomes, Expenditures and Assets of Political Parties 12 6 50 4 33 - - - - - 19 Anti- Corruption 11 3 27 - - - - - - - 20 Development of Mountainous, Semi- Mountainous and Border Regions 15/17 4 24 2 12 - - - - - 21 Legal Affairs and Anti- Corruption Legislation - - - 21 3 14 4 19 Notes: a-Financial Control was added in 1997, created by the Grand National Assembly (1990-91), and later re-instituted by the 37th National Assembly b- Petitions was added in 1997, created for the first time by the 37th National Assembly c- Integration Policy was added in 1997 d- Land Reform was added in 1997 e- Media was added in 1997 f- Youth and Sports was added in 1997 Table 5.2 Committee Activity in the 37th and 38th Bulgarian National Assemblies, 1994-2001 COMMITTEE 37th National Assembly 1994-1997 38th National Assembly 1997-2001 Meeting s Bills Reported Bills Amended Bills with Final Reading on Floor Meeting s Bills Reported Bills Amended Bills with Final Reading On Floor 1 Economic Policy 73 146 13 63 24 27 17 17 2 Budget and Finance a N/A 110 44 81 31 39 29 29 3 Government Authorities 112 137 24 39 - - - - 4 Local Self- Government, Administrati ve Division and Regional Policy 60 30 11 12 12 16 1 1 5 Foreign Policy and European Integration b N/A 133 0 17 15 22 2 2 6 National Security N/A 12 4 6 23 11 6 0 7 Human Rights, Religious Affairs and Citizens Petitions c 37 37 5 6 8 18 1 1 8 Agriculture, Forests and Land Reform d 92 24 6 6 22 10 5 5 9 Education and Science 69 21 3 4 17 12 3 3 1 0 Culture and Media e 60 15 2 5 20 19 6 6 1 1 Radio, Television and Bulgarian Telegraph Agency 64 7 1 1 - - - - 1 2 Environment and Waters 42 26 4 12 12 10 4 4 1 3 Labor and Social Policy 27 29 7 8 22 18 5 5 1 4 Health Care, Youth and Sports f 87 15 3 5 17 15 4 4 1 5 Youth, Sports and Tourism 53 5 1 2 - - - - 1 6 Parliamentar y Ethics N/A 3 0 0 - - - - 1 7 Energy and Energy Resources 42 11 1 5 16 4 3 3 1 8 Control of the Incomes, Expenditures and Assets of Political Parties 20 7 0 0 - - - - 1 9 Anti- Corruption 36 3 0 0 - - - - 2 0 Development of Mountainous, Semi- Mountainous and Border Regions 40 10 1 1 - - - - 2 1 Legal Affairs and Anti- Corruption Legislation - - - - 29 49 18 18 Total 914 781 130 273 268 270 104 98 Notes: a- Financial Control was added in 1997 b- Petitions was added in 1997 c- Integration Policy was added in 1997 d- Land Reform was added in 1997 e- Media was added in 1997 f- Youth and Sports was added in 1997 Table 6.1 Parliament and Committee Incumbency of Members of Estonian Parliament, by Committee, VIII Term, 1992-1997 Committee name Number of members of committees Committee Incumbency Parliamentary Incumbency N % N % Finance Committee 12 3 25% 7 58% Economic Affairs Committee 12 3 25% 5 41.66% Constitutional Committee 12 4 33.33% 6 50% Legal Affairs Committee 10 3 30% 7 70% Foreign Affairs Committee 12 4 33.33% 8 66.66% National Defense Committee 7 3 42.85% 5 71.43% Cultural Affairs Committee 9 1 11.11% 2 22.22% Social Affairs Committee 10 1 10% 2 20% Rural Affairs Committee 7 1 14.28% 1 14.28% Environment Committee 7 3 42.5% 5 71.42% Total 98 26 - 48 - Average 9.8 2.6 26.75% 4.8 48.55% Notes: Committee Incumbency: Service on same committee in previous term as in current term. Parliamentary Incumbency: Service in previous parliament. Table 6.2 Legislative Activity by Committee, Estonian Parliament, VIII Term, 1992-1997 Committee name Total number of bills discussed Floor Action Finance Committee 197 Bills passed Bills not passed Finance Committee 197 127 62 Economic Affairs Committee 223 131 71 Constitutional Committee 189 91 89 Legal Affairs Committee 193 142 42 Foreign Affairs Committee 23 22 1 National Defense Committee 18 13 5 Cultural Affairs Committee 60 40 16 Social Affairs Committee 109 52 60 Rural Affairs Committee 33 23 9 Environment Committee 37 30 4 TOTAL 1082 671 359 NOTE: TOTAL NUMBER OF BILLS INCLUDES ALL BILLS CONSIDERED BY COMMITTEES, NOT ALL OF WHICH PROCEEDED TO THE FLOOR. Table 7.1 Changes in Parliamentary Parties in Lithuanian Parliament 1990-1992 A. Partisan Affiliation of MPs in AT-AS in 1990 Election Parties MPs elected Of Which Sąjūdis MPs No party affiliation 73 67 LKP 41 19 LKP-TSKP 9 0 LSDP 9 9 LŽP 2 2 LKDP 2 2 LDP 3 2 Vacant 2 -- Total 141 101 B. Membership Changes in Parliamentary Parties, 1990-1992 Parliamentary parties in AT-AS, 1990- 92 Registere d in AT- AS Date Membership at the end of 1990 Membership 8 May 1991 Membership October 1992 Centro frakcija (Sąjūdis Centre) 21.06.199 0 20 21 20 Kairiųjų frakcija (Leftist ) 25.09.199 0 10 14 9 Lenkų frakcija (Polish Faction) 23.10.199 0 8 8 8 Jungtinė Sąjūdžio frakcija (Joint Sąjūdis) 19.12.199 0 34 34 14 Tautininkų frakcija (Nationalists) 09.01.199 1 - 12 9 Septintoji frakcija (The Seventh) 23.04.199 1 - 14 18 Liberalų frakcija (Liberals) 08.05.199 1 - 10 9 Sąjūdžio Santaros frakcija (Sąjūdis Concord) 30.01.199 2 - - 11 Tautos Pažangos frakcija (National Progress) 14.01.199 2 - - 9 Non-aligned MPs 68 28* 31 Notes: On 11 February 1992, Kairiųjų frakcija was renamed LDDP frakcija (Lithuanian Labour Democratic Party); Septintoji frakcija was later renamed Nuosaikiųjų frakcija (Moderates); Tautos Pažangos frakcija was established by MPs who defected from Tautininkų frakcija; Sąjūdžio Santaros frakcija consisted of defectors from Jungtinė Sajūdžio frakcija. See Appendix II. *Highest estimate, exact data not available. Sources: Sources cited in Žeruolis, Darius (1998), Appendix 1, and Lukošaitis, Alvidas (1997). Table 7.2 Table 7.2 Legislative Activities of Standing Committees in Lithuanian Parliament, 1990-1992 Standing committee 1990 1991 1992 Total Agriculture Number of meetings 40 35 43 118 Legal acts handled 22 22 21 65 Legal acts amended 3 11 13 27 Budget Number of meetings 61 50 42 153 Legal acts handled 41 64 35 140 Legal acts amended 19 23 14 56 Environmental protection Number of meetings 47 57 43 147 Legal acts handled 12 22 24 58 Legal acts amended 2 1 3 6 Economy Number of meetings n/a 11 10 21 Legal acts handled n/a 26 18 44 Legal acts amended n/a 22 11 33 Defence and Interior Number of meetings n/a 16 21 37 Legal acts handled n/a 21 16 37 Legal acts amended n/a 6 9 15 Mandates and Ethics Number of meetings 23 16 24 63 Legal acts handled 4 5 6 15 Legal acts amended 1 2 1 4 Citizens' Rights and Nationalities Number of meetings 47 50 37 134 Legal acts handled 29 25 12 66 Legal acts amended 2 4 2 8 Municipal Affairs Number of meetings 36 34 24 94 Legal acts handled 31 34 27 92 Legal acts amended 13 13 7 33 Health Care and Social Protection Number of meetings 20 13 12 45 Legal acts handled 11 11 11 33 Legal acts amended 0 0 2 2 Science, Culture and Education Number of meetings 60 47 31 138 Legal acts handled 54 53 42 149 Legal acts amended 19 15 5 39 State and Constitution Number of meetings 10 40 32 82 Legal acts handled 17 32 11 60 Legal acts amended 10 11 4 25 Legal System Number of meetings 44 22 n/a 66 Legal acts handled 26 27 n/a 53 Legal acts amended 13 3 n/a 16 Foreign Affairs Number of meetings 69 67 52 188 Legal acts handled 23 20 16 59 Legal acts amended 2 5 4 11 Total Number of meetings 457 458 371 1286 Legal acts handled 270 362 239 871 Legal acts amended 84 116 75 275 Notes: The record does not indicate the source of draft bills in the committees' archives. However, our assessment is that the Government was far less influential as a source of legislation in AT-AS than in the subsequent parliaments. The term "legal acts" comprises laws and resolutions; Archival records missing: a) n/a in the table = missing for the entire year - Committees of Economy (1990), Defence and Interior (1990) and Legal System (1992); b) less than one year - Committees of Budget (October-November 1992), Economy (May, and November 1991; March, July and October 1992), Defence and Interior (March and September 1991; September-November 1992); Mandates and Ethics (June-July 1991); Science, Education and Culture (March - 19 April 1991); Municipal Affairs (June 1991); Health Care and Social Protection (25 April - 15 October 1991, 15 April - November 1992); State and Constitution (March - August1990); Legal System (June 1991). Table 8.1 Party Share of Committee Officer Positions with Changes in the 13th Moldovan Parliament, 1994-1998 Party Officer Positions Change +/- February 1994 January 1998 Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova (PADM) 26 13 -13 Socialist Party and Movement Unity Edinstvo (PSMUE) 5 9 +4 Bloc of Peasants and Intellectuals (BTI) 0 0 0 Christian Democrat Popular Front Alliance (AFPCD) 0 0 0 Independents 0 13 +13 TOTAL 31 35 +4 Table 8.2 Comparison of the 13th and 14th Moldovan Parliaments Factors 13th Parliament 14th Parliament Number of Seats 104 101 Number of Committees 10 11 Average Number of Committee Members 9.2 8.9 Turnover Rate (%) 70.0 75.0 Deviation from Proportionality for Committee Presidencies (%) 26.5 5.0 Table 9.1 Number, Seats, and Size Range of Committees: Selected Central European Parliaments Parliament and Chamber Committees Name Size Number Net Change in Number Total Number of Seats Size Range Bulgaria 240 20 -4 312 17 to 34 Czech Republic Deputies 200 12 1 222 11 to 26 Senate 81 8 0 98 9 to 11 Estonia 101 10 0 97 7 to 12 Hungary 386 19 9 375 8 to 27 Lithuania 141 13 0 158 8 to 13 Moldova 101 11 1 92 6 to 13 Poland Sejm 460 27 3 770 4 to 41 Senate 100 15 6 190 8 to 20 Notes: 1. Time period is middle of 1990's, usually in the third democratic term of office of Central European parliaments. 2. Number is at beginning of term. Sources: Membership Directories for each parliament and data supplied by authors in this volume. Table 9.2 Chamber and Committee Incumbency by Committee, by Selected Central European Parliaments and Committees by Terms PARLIAMENT Term Chamber Incumbency % Committees Committee Size Incumbency % Chamber Committee BULGARIA 37th Human Rights 17 59 41 Foreign Policy and European Integration 31 55 32 National Security 31 52 16 38th 30.3 Foreign Policy 25 44 20 Culture and Media 17 29 6 Agriculture 25 20 16 Czech Chamber Of Deputies 1996-98 51.0 Foreign Affairs 20 65.0 15.0 Budget 20 60.0 40.0 Mandate/Immunity 12 58.3 33.3 ESTONIA 1995 49.0 National Defense 7 71.0 43.0 Environment 7 71.0 43.0 Legal Affairs 10 70.0 30.0 HUNGARY 1995-97 36 Social Organization 16 56 6 Culture 19 53 32 Immunity 10 50 10 MOLDOVA 1998-01 25 Legal Affairs, Appointments and Immunities 10 33 33 Economy, Industry 10 33 33 Social Policy 36 27.5 POLAND 1997 48.6 Education, Science, and Youth 35 38.4 Health 29 28.5 Social Policy 36 27.5 Notes: 1. Three highest committees in chamber incumbency of members are listed. 2. Committee size for Estonia includes all persons who served on committee in a single term. Sources: Membership Directories and data supplied by authors in this volume. Table 9.3 Party Distribution of Committee Chair Positions by Government Status of Party in Selected Central European Parliaments, by Parliament and Time Period Parliament and Chamber Time Period Government Status of Party Total Government Opposition Independent Bulgaria 37th 18 2 0 20 38th 13 1 0 14 Czech Republic Chamber of Deputies 1992 11 0 0 11 1996 7 6 0 13 1997a 4 7 1 12 Estonia 1992 8 0 2 10 1992a 6 2 2 10 1995 8 2 0 10 1995a 9 0 1 10 Hungary 1990 6 4 0 10 1994 15 5 0 20 Poland 1996 18 7 0 25 Note: 1. Time period is whole electoral term, except for government or party changes midterm, without election, shown as a, b. Sources: Membership Directories for each parliament and data supplied by authors in this volume. -------- Corrected 19 April 2004: Hungary 1994 Total Appendix 9.1 Patterns of Committee Institutionalization Low Institutionalization Moderate Institutionalization High Institutionalization Moldova Lithuania Estonia Bulgaria Czech Republic Hungary Poland Committee Structure Stable Undifferentiated Fluid Differentiated Stable Undifferentiated Fluid Undifferentiated Reorganized Differentiated Stable Differentiated Reorganized Differentiated Committee Membership Unstable Unspecialized Unstable Unspecialized Unstable Unspecialized Moderate Stability Unspecialized Moderate Stability Specialized Stable Specialized Stable Specialized Party Composition Mixed/ Proportional Mixed/ Proportional Mixed/ Proportional Mixed/ Proportional Proportional Proportional Proportional Relation with Parties Party Dominant Party Dominant Unstable Party Dominant Interdependent Interdependent Interdependent Autonomy Low Low moderate Moderate High High High Floor Control Low Low Moderate/low Low High High Moderate Governmental Relations Low influence Low Influence Low Influence Moderate Influence High Influence Substantial Influence High Influence Level of Institution- alization Low Low Low Moderate High High High Appendix 9.2 Sources of Committee Institutionalization Low Institutionalization Moderate Institutionalization High Institutionalization Moldova Lithuania Estonia Bulgaria Czech Republic Poland Hungary Institutional Legacy Former-Soviet Former-Soviet Former-Soviet Satellite Repressive Satellite Repressive Satellite Reformist Satellite Reformist Transition Policy Environment Complex Complex Complex Complex Moderate Moderate Moderate Nature of the Party System Single Party/ Fragmented Single Party/ Fragmented Fragmented Single Party Discontinuous Multi-Party Competitive Fragmented/ Multi-Party Competitive Multi-Party Competitive Institutional Environment Government/ Party Dominant Government/ Party Influential Government Dominant Government/Party Dominant Shared Authority Shared Authority Shared Authority The Legislature as a Critical Environment Unstable Unstable Unstable Unstable Stable Stable Stable Resources Available to Committees Low Low Low Low Moderate Moderate Moderate University of North Carolina at Greensboro 237 Graham Building, Post Office Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170 Telephone 1 (336) 334-4360 Fax 1 (336) 334-4315