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A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation This is a list of legislatures by country, whether parliamentary or congressional, that act as a plenary general assembly of representatives TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those Parliamentary group and parliamentary party are terms used to refer to the representation of a Political party or Electoral fusion of parties in a The leader or chairperson of a Parliamentary group holds an influential political post in a parliamentary system with strong Party discipline A congress is a formal meeting of representatives from different countries (or by extension Constituent States, or independent organisations (such as different Trade A Member of Congress is a Politician who is a member of a Congress. Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or Parliamentary chamber In contrast to Unicameralism, Multicameralism or 'polycameralism' is the condition of having multiple legislative branches of Government. In Government, bicameralism (bi + Latin la ''camera'' chamber is the practice of having two legislative or Parliamentary chambers Thus a bicameral Tricameralism is the practice of having three legislative or Parliamentary chambers Many Parliaments or other Legislatures consist of two chambers (or houses) an elected Lower house, and an Upper house An upper house is one of two chambers of a Bicameral Legislature, the other chamber being the Lower house. A senate is a Deliberative body, often the Upper house or chamber of a Legislature or Parliament. A lower house is one of two chambers of a Bicameral Legislature, the other chamber being the Upper house. A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in American English) is a System of government in which A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town. A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators. A senate is a Deliberative body, often the Upper house or chamber of a Legislature or Parliament. Members of parliament tend to form parliamentary parties with members of the same political party. Parliamentary group and parliamentary party are terms used to refer to the representation of a Political party or Electoral fusion of parties in a A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral

Contents 1 Australia 2 Austria 3 Canada 4 Denmark 5 Germany 6 India 7 Ireland 8 Italy 9 Lebanon 10 Republic of Macedonia 11 Malaysia 12 Malta 13 Netherlands 14 New Zealand 15 Norway 16 Pakistan 17 Poland 18 Singapore 19 Sri Lanka 20 Sweden 21 Thailand 22 United Kingdom 23 Other countries 24 See also 25 Footnotes

Australia

In Australia, the term Member of Parliament refers to the Australian House of Representatives, and in some jurisdictions it also refers to members of the State Parliament. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia.

See also: Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 2007-2010

• Queensland Members of the Legislative Assembly, the unicameral (single house) Parliament of Queensland were known as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) until 2001 and are now known as Members of Parliament (MPs). This is a list of members of the Australian House of Representatives of the 42nd Parliament of Australia (2007 - present Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or Parliamentary chamber The Parliament of Queensland is the Legislature of Queensland, Australia. A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an Electoral district to the Legislature or Legislative ^[1]

Austria

In Austria, the term Member of Parliament refers to the members of the two chambers of the Parliament of Austria (Österreichisches Parliament). Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich In the Parliament of Austria ( Österreichisches Parliament) is vested the legislative power of the Republic of Austria. The members of the Nationalrat are called Abgeordnete zum Nationalrat. The National Council (Nationalrat is one of the two houses of the Federal Assembly of Austria, the bicameral federal Parliament of Austria The members of the Bundesrat, elected by the provincial diets (Landtage) of the nine federal States of Austria, are known as Mitglieder des Bundesrats. The Federal Council of Austria or Bundesrat is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Austria. A Landtag ( Diet) is a representative assembly or Parliament in German-speaking countries with some legislative authority Austria is a federal republic made up of nine States, known in German as Länder (singular Land)

Canada

While the Parliament consists of the Queen of Canada, Senate of Canada and the House of Commons, only members of the lower house are referred to as Members of Parliament (French: Député) in common usage. TalkCommonewalth realm.-->The monarchy of The Senate of Canada (Le Sénat du Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the sovereign (represented by the governor general The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Chamber of deputies is the name given to a legislative body such as the Lower house of a Bicameral legislature or can refer to a Unicameral legislature ^[2]

The Ontario Legislature refer their representatives as Members of Provincial Parliament (French: membre du Parlement provincial) or MPPs. A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

Denmark

The Danish unicameral parliament, the Folketing, has 179 members, 2 of which are elected in Greenland and two of which are elected in the Faroe Islands. Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or Parliamentary chamber The Folketing, or Folketinget, is the national Parliament of Denmark. Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat meaning "Land of the Greenlanders" Grønland is a self-governing Danish Province located between the The Faroe Islands or Faeroe Islands or simply Faroe(s or Faeroes (Føroyar meaning " Sheep Islands" Færøerne Old Norse In Danish, the usual abbreviation for Member of Parliament is MF, which stands for "Member of the Folketing".

Germany

In Germany, Members of Parliament refers to the elected members of the federal Bundestag Parliament at the Reichstag building in Berlin. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Bundestag ("Federal Diet " or "Lower House of German Parliament" is the Parliament of Germany. The Reichstag building in Berlin was constructed to house the Reichstag, the first Parliament of the German Empire. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. In German they are called Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages (MdB). The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The 16 federal States of Germany (Länder) are represented by the Bundesrat parliament at the former Prussian House of Lords, whose members are the Länder's Minister-Presidents and Ministers. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular The Bundesrat ("federal council" or "upper house of German parliament" is the representation of the 16 Federal States ( Bundesländer) of The Prussian House of Lords (Preußisches Herrenhaus was the first chamber of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1850-1918 A minister-president (Ministerpräsident is the Head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments who presides over the council of ministers A minister or a secretary is a Politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional Government.

India

In India, the term Member of Parliament refers to the Sansad or the Indian Parliament chambers of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Parliament of India (or Sansad) is the federal and supreme Legislative body of India. The Parliament of India (or Sansad) is the federal and supreme Legislative body of India. The Lok Sabha (also titled the House of the People, by the Constitution) is the directly elected Lower house of the Parliament of India The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States" is the Upper house of the Parliament of India. MPs to the Lok Sabha are elected popularly by constituencies in the Indian states and union territories, while MPs to the Rajya Sabha are elected by State legislatures. The Lok Sabha (also titled the House of the People, by the Constitution) is the directly elected Lower house of the Parliament of India The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States" is the Upper house of the Parliament of India. Central government is formed by the party having the most number of MPs in the Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha (also titled the House of the People, by the Constitution) is the directly elected Lower house of the Parliament of India Each state is allocated a fixed number of elected MPs. The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, represents the maximum number of MPs in the Lok Sabha. Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U The Lok Sabha (also titled the House of the People, by the Constitution) is the directly elected Lower house of the Parliament of India

Ireland

In Ireland, the term Member of Parliament can refer to the members of the pre-1801 Irish House of Commons of the Parliament of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Irish House of Commons was the Lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800 The Parliament of Ireland (Irish Parlaimint na hEireann) was a Legislature that existed from mediæval times until 1800. It can also refer to Irish members elected to the British House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1922. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 Northern Ireland continues to elected MPs to the modern British Parliament. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories

Members of the modern Irish lower house of parliament, Dáil Éireann (or "the Dáil") are termed Teachtaí Dála (Teachta Dála singular) or TDs. ga '''Dáil Éireann''' ( English House of Representatives of Ireland) is the principal chamber of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament A Teachta Dála (ˈtʲaxtə ˈdɑːlə is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Oireachtas (Parliament of the Republic of Ireland. The upper house is called the Seanad Éireann (shan-ad). Seanad Éireann (ɕan̪ˠad̪ˠ erʲan̪ˠ English Senate of Ireland) also known unofficially as the Senate, is the Upper house of the Oireachtas Its members are called Seanaideorai (shan-ad-ore-ee) or Senators.

See also: Member of Parliament (pre-Union Ireland)

Italy

In the Republican Italian Parliament the current term is Deputato (that is deputy as appointed to act on people's behalf) and so the Lower House takes the name of Camera dei Deputati. of the lower House of the Irish Parliament, the Irish House of Commons, were like their Westminster counterparts known as Members of Parliament. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Similarly to other countries, the Higher House is called Senato and its members are the Senatori.

Lebanon

The Parliament of Lebanon is the Lebanese national legislature. The Parliament of Lebanon (known as Le Parlement in Lebanon is the Lebanese national legislature. It is elected to a four-year term by universal adult suffrage in multi-member constituencies, apportioned among Lebanon's diverse Christian and Muslim denominations. Its major functions are to elect the President of the Republic, to approve the government (although appointed by the President, the Prime Minister, along with the Cabinet, must retain the confidence of a majority in the Parliament), and to approve laws and expenditure. This page lists presidents of Lebanon Though it is not specifically stated in the constitution an unwritten understanding known as the National Pact (al-mithaq al-watani agreed in 1943

Republic of Macedonia

In the Republic of Macedonia there are 120 Members of Parliament (Macedonian: Sobranie) which are called 'Pratenici' (singular Pratenik). The Republic of Macedonia (Република Macedonian () is the official Language of the Republic of Macedonia and is a part of the Eastern group of South Slavic languages.

Malaysia

The Malaysian Parliament is modeled after the Parliament of the United Kingdom and consists of two houses, known as the Dewan Rakyat, which is the House of Representatives, and Dewan Negara, the Senate. The Parliament of Malaysia (Parlimen Malaysia is the national Legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories The Dewan Rakyat (literally "Hall of the People" or House of Representatives is the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. House of Representatives is the name of any of many legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national states The Dewan Negara (literally "National Hall" or Senate is the Upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia. A senate is a Deliberative body, often the Upper house or chamber of a Legislature or Parliament.

The members of the Dewan Rakyat are elected in general elections or by-elections, whereas the members of the Dewan Negara are either appointed by the king, in recognition of outstanding service to their country or chosen by the states. A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the highest ranking office created by the constitution of the federation of Malaysia Each state appoints a number of senators proportional to its size.

Currently, the Dewan Negara has 70 seats while the Dewan Rakyat has 222. Of the 222 seats in the Dewan Rakyat, as of 2008, 140 are held by the ruling Barisan Nasional and 82 by opposition parties. Barisan Nasional ( National Front or BN) is a major political Coalition in Malaysia. Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government particularly in a Westminster -based Parliamentary system

Members of Parliament are styled Yang Berhormat ("Honourable") with the initials Y. B. appended prenominally. Pre-nominal letters are a Title which is placed before the name of a person as distinct from a post-nominal title which is placed after the name A prince who is a Member of Parliament is styled Yang Berhormat Mulia. Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a

See also: Parliament of Malaysia

Malta

The Parliament of Malta consists of 69 seats, and thse seats are shared between two political parties; 35 seats for the Partit Nazzjonalista and 34 seats for the Malta Labour Party. The Parliament of Malaysia (Parlimen Malaysia is the national Legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The Parliament of Malta, the House of Representatives ( Il-Kamra tar-Rappreżentanti) currently has 69 members elected for a five year term History In its early years the party was divided between abstentionists and anti-abstentionists History Foundation (1920-1949 The inequalities that existed at the time led to the riots of 7 June 1919 ( Sette Giugno) - the importers

Netherlands

The parlement of the Netherlands consist of two chambers; together they are know as parlement or "Staten-Generaal", literally Estates-General. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The First Chamber is also known as the Senate and its members as "senatoren", senators. The Second Chamber, "Tweede Kamer", is the most important one. The important debates take place here. Also, the Second Chamber can edit proposed laws with amendments and it can propose laws itself. The Senate doesn't have these possibilities. Its function is more a technical reviewing of laws. It can only pass a law or reject it. Both chambers are in The Hague which is the seat of parlement but not the official capital of The Netherlands -that is Amsterdam. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west

The 150 members of the Second Chamber are elected by general elections every 4 years (unless the government falls). A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election The 75 members of the Senate are elected indirectly. The members of the 12 provincial parlements elect the senators. The value of a vote of a member of a provincial parlement is relative to the population of the province. Provincial parlements are elected by general elections each 4 years.

See also (in Dutch): Staten-Generaal, Eerste Kamer, Tweede Kamer en Provinciale Staten

New Zealand

New Zealand has a single-chambered (unicameral) parliament. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or Parliamentary chamber In New Zealand, Member of Parliament is the term for a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, although parliament technically consists of both the House and the Queen. The New Zealand House of Representatives is the Legislature of New Zealand. TalkCommonewalth realm.--> New Zealand The New Zealand House of Representatives normally has 120 MPs, elected every three years. There are 69 electorate (constituency) MPs, 7 of whom are elected by Māori who have chosen to vote in special Māori seats. This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation. In New Zealand politics, the Māori Seats, a special category of electorate, give reserved positions to representatives of Māori The remaining 51 MPs are elected from party lists. As of 2007, the speaker of the house is Margaret Wilson. Margaret Wilson (born 20 May 1947) a New Zealand politician currently serves as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives.

Before 1951, New Zealand had a two-chambered (bicameral) parliament, and there were two designations — MHR (Member of the House of Representatives, the body which survives today) and MLC (Member of the Legislative Council). In Government, bicameralism (bi + Latin la ''camera'' chamber is the practice of having two legislative or Parliamentary chambers Thus a bicameral The Legislative Council of New Zealand was the Upper house of the New Zealand Parliament from

See also: New Zealand Parliament and New Zealand elections

Norway

In Norway, the term Members of Parliament refers to the elected members of the Norwegian parliament, Stortinget. The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Queen of New Zealand and the New Zealand House of Representatives and until 1951 the New Zealand Legislative Council Members of New Zealand 's House of Representatives, commonly called " Parliament " normally gain their parliamentary seats through nationwide general Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional These members are called stortingsrepresentanter. Norway has a two-chamber parliament, consisting of Odelstinget and Lagtinget. Odelstinget contains the majority of the parliament members (three fourths, or 127 of the total 169 members). Lagtinget contains the last fourth of the members, and is chosen by popular vote in the parliament at the beginning of each parliament period (the members of parliament are elected for four years at a time). The dividing of the parliament into chambers is only used when it is dealing with passing regular laws and in cases of prosecution by national court (riksrett). In other matters, such as passing the national budget or changing the constitution (the latter requiring a majority of two thirds), the chambers are united.

Pakistan

In Pakistan, Member of Parliament refers to a member of Parliament (National Assembly of Pakistan, Qaumi Assembly). Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The National Assembly is the Lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. The National Assembly is based in Islamabad. |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type

Poland

Further information: Poseł

Singapore

In Singapore, Members of Parliament refers to elected members of the Parliament of Singapore, the appointed Non-Constituency Members of Parliament from the opposition, as well as the Nominated Members of Parliament, who may be appointed from members of the public who have no connection to any political party in Singapore. Singapore The unicameral Parliament of Singapore is the Legislature of Singapore with the President as its head Non-Constituency Members of Parliament ( NCMPs) are members of the opposition parties who were appointed as members of the Parliament of Singapore even though A Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP is an unelected MP that does not represent any Electoral district in the Parliament of Singapore.

See also: Cabinet of Singapore and Members of the Singapore Parliament

Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, Members of Parliament refers to elected and nominated members of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The Cabinet of Singapore forms the executive and is headed by the Prime minister, who is the Head of government. The following is a historical list of members for the current and past ten Parliaments of Singapore: See Also 1st Parliament of Singapore Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island The Parliament of Sri Lanka is a Unicameral 225-member Legislature elected by Universal suffrage and Proportional representation for

Sweden

See also: Parliament of Sweden and List of members of the Swedish Riksdag

In Sweden, Members of Parliament refers to the elected members of the Parliament of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges riksdag). The Riksdag (officially Sveriges riksdag literally The National Diet of Sweden is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. This is a list of Members of the Riksdag, the national Parliament of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. This is a list of Members of the Riksdag, the national Parliament of Sweden. The Riksdag (officially Sveriges riksdag literally The National Diet of Sweden is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the In Swedish, an MP is usually referred to as a riksdagsledamot or a riksdagsman (the former is in more common use today, especially in official contexts, due its status as a unisex word, while the latter was used more often historically and literally refers to a male MP exclusively). Unisex refers to things that are suitable for both sexes but can also be another term for Gender-blindness.

The parliament is a unicameral assembly with 349 members who are chosen every four years in general elections. Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or Parliamentary chamber Elections in Sweden gives information on Elections and election results in Sweden. In order to become an MP a person must be entitled to vote (i. e. be a Swedish citizen, be at least 18 years old and be or have been resident in Sweden) and must be nominated by a political party. Political parties in Sweden lists political parties in Sweden. ^[3]

The salaries of the MPs are decided by the Riksdag Pay Committee (Riksdagens arvodesnämnd), a government agency under the parliament. The Government agencies in Sweden are state controlled organizations who act independently to carry out the policies of the Swedish Government. Since 1 November 2007, the basic monthly pay of an MP is SEK52,900 (ca. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. US$8,300). The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The pay of the Speaker is SEK126,000 a month (ca. The Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden (Riksdag is the speaker (talman of the national parliament in Sweden. US$20,000), which is the same as that of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister (statsminister literally "Minister of the State" is the Head of government in Sweden. ^[4] The Deputy Speakers receive an increment of 30 % of the pay of a member. The chairs and deputy chairs of the parliamentary committees receive a similar increment of 20 % and 15 % respectively. ^[5]

Thailand

In the Kingdom of Thailand, Members of Parliament refers to the elected members of the National Assembly of Thailand. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj This article describes the legislature of Thailand that existed prior to the military Coup d'etat of September 19, 2006. Following the military coup d'état on September 19, 2006, all its 500 members are suspended from duty until the next election. The 2006 Thailand coup d'état took place on Tuesday 19 September, 2006, when the Royal Thai Army staged a Coup d'état against the elected government Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

United Kingdom

See also: List of British MPs, List of Parliaments of the United Kingdom, MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005, and Number of British MPs

The United Kingdom has members of three different parliaments:

• Members of Parliament (which refers to members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, abbreviated to MP(s) but only in reference to members of the (lower) House of Commons)
• Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)
• Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) (Elected members of the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland were called Commissioners. Following is a (currently incomplete list of past and present Members of Parliament of the United Kingdom in alphabetical order This is a list of Parliaments of the United Kingdom, tabulated with the elections to the House of Commons and the list of members of the House Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Over the history of the House of Commons, the number of Members of Parliament (MPs has varied for assorted reasons with increases in recent years due to increases The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament. Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP) ( Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ( BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office The Acts of Union were a pair of Parliamentary Acts passed during 1706 and 1707 by the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland to put into This article is about the pre-1707 parliament The article on the devolved legislative body established in 1999 is at Scottish Parliament. )

The Welsh Assembly is not empowered to make primary legislation and forms the Welsh Assembly Government, which unusually combines legislative and executive functions. The National Assembly for Wales (Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. The National Assembly consists of 60 elected members; they use the English title Assembly Member (AM) or the equivalent Welsh Aelod y Cynulliad (AC), the latter primarily used when referring to this role when conversing in the Welsh language, and is infrequently heard within English speaking discussions. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic It is increasingly common, however, to see the Welsh Assembly Government referred to as "the Welsh Government" and the Welsh Assembly is increasingly referred to as Senedd in Welsh, the same word as is used for the Westminster Parliament.

The Northern Ireland Assembly's 108 members are elected from 18 six-member constituencies on the basis of universal adult suffrage. The Northern Ireland Assembly ( Irish: Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann Semmlie) is the devolved The constituencies used are the same as those used for elections to the Westminster Parliament. Elected members are known as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The Assembly has authority to legislate in a field of competences known as "transferred matters". These matters are not enumerated in the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Rather, they include any competence not explicitly retained by the Parliament at Westminster. Uniquely, Assembly legislation is open to judicial review. Judicial review is the power of the courts to annul the acts of the executive and/or the legislative power where it finds them incompatible with a higher norm

Between 1921 and 1973, Northern Ireland was governed by the Parliament of Northern Ireland, a devolved assembly whose members were known as Members of Parliament. The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule Legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920,

MPs in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are elected in general elections and by-elections to represent constituencies by the first-past-the-post system of election, and may remain MPs until Parliament is dissolved, which must occur within 5 years of the last general election, as stated in the Parliament Act 1911. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords This is a list of United Kingdom general elections since the first in 1802 A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The plurality voting system is a Single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member

Members of the House of Lords are not MPs but Lords of Parliament, and sit either for life in the case of the Lords Temporal, or so long as they continue to occupy their ecclesiastical positions in the case of the Lords Spiritual. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" This article is about the secular members of the British House of Lords. The Lords Spiritual of the United Kingdom, also called Spiritual Peers, are the 26 Clergymen of the established Church of England Hereditary peers may no longer pass on their seat and those remaining have been elected by themselves, following the House of Lords Act 1999. Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. Their numbers remain at 92 by top-up voting ("by-election") when a member dies, however Lord Avebury’s House of Lords (Amendment) Bill (HL Bill 51) paves the way for their gradual extinction and this may be enacted before grand constitutional reform occurs. Such major reform is likely to be somewhat prolonged based on the Lords' resistance to suggested proposals in February 2007. ^[6]

There are several special members of Parliament, including the Prime Minister, other government ministers in the Commons, the Chief Whip of each party, Privy Counsellors, and the Speaker of the House. The Chief Whip is a political office in some Legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of A privy council is a body that advises the Head of state of a nation on how to exercise their executive authority, typically but not always in the context of a

A candidate to become a Member of Parliament must be a British or Irish or Commonwealth citizen, must be over 18, and must not be a public official or officeholder, as set out in the schedule to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 [1] (this was a reduction in the lower age limit, as candidates needed to be 21 until the law came into effect in 2006). The Electoral Administration Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed on 11 July 2006.

Members of Parliament are technically forbidden to resign their seats (though they are not forbidden from refusing to seek re-election). In order to leave the house between elections, they must either die or take advantage of the rule that appointment to a "paid office under the Crown" disqualifies an MP from sitting in the Commons, and two nominally paid offices - the Chiltern Hundreds and the Manor of Northstead - exist to allow members to resign from the House. Appointment to the office of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke Desborough and Burnham or Manor of Northstead is a Sinecure appointment The Manor of Northstead was once a collection of fields and farms in the parish of Scalby in the North Riding of Yorkshire. For more information, see the article Resignation from the British House of Commons. Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign.

The basic salary of an MP in the House of Commons was increased to £60,277 on 1 November 2006. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Many MPs (ministers, the Speaker, senior opposition leaders etc) receive a supplementary salary for their specific responsibilities. As of the 1 April 2006 increment these range from £25,255 for junior whips to £126,085 for the Prime Minister. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Whip is a role in party-based politics whose primary purpose is to ensure control of the formal decision-making process in a parliamentary legislature The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom [2]

Other countries

MPs are also representatives in other parliamentary democracies that do not follow the Westminster system. Their functions are very much the same, yet the post is usually referred to in a different fashion such as Deputé in France, Diputado in many Spanish-speaking countries, Deputado in Portugal and Brazil, Deputato in Italy or Mitglied des Bundestages (MdB) in Germany. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Bundestag ("Federal Diet " or "Lower House of German Parliament" is the Parliament of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

See also

• Deputy (legislator)

Footnotes

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