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</ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kenya" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kenya"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.10</span> <span>Kenya</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kenya-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Malaysia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Malaysia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11</span> <span>Malaysia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Malaysia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Malta" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Malta"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.12</span> <span>Malta</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Malta-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nauru" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nauru"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.13</span> <span>Nauru</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nauru-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_Zealand" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_Zealand"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.14</span> <span>New Zealand</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_Zealand-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pakistan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pakistan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.15</span> <span>Pakistan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pakistan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Singapore" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Singapore"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.16</span> <span>Singapore</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Singapore-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sri_Lanka" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sri_Lanka"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.17</span> <span>Sri Lanka</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sri_Lanka-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Trinidad_and_Tobago" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Trinidad_and_Tobago"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.18</span> <span>Trinidad and Tobago</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Trinidad_and_Tobago-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_Kingdom" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_Kingdom"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.19</span> <span>United Kingdom</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_Kingdom-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zimbabwe" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zimbabwe"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.20</span> <span>Zimbabwe</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zimbabwe-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_systems" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_systems"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Other systems</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Other_systems-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Other systems subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Other_systems-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Afghanistan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Afghanistan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Afghanistan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Afghanistan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Austria" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Austria"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Austria</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Austria-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Azerbaijan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Azerbaijan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Azerbaijan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Azerbaijan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bulgaria" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bulgaria"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Bulgaria</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bulgaria-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cambodia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cambodia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Cambodia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cambodia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Czech_Republic" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Czech_Republic"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Czech Republic</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Czech_Republic-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Denmark" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Denmark"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Denmark</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Denmark-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-France" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#France"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8</span> <span>France</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-France-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Germany" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Germany"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9</span> <span>Germany</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Germany-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Greece" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Greece"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10</span> <span>Greece</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Greece-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Iceland" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Iceland"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.11</span> <span>Iceland</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Iceland-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Indonesia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Indonesia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.12</span> <span>Indonesia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Indonesia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Israel" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Israel"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.13</span> <span>Israel</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Israel-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Italy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Italy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.14</span> <span>Italy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Italy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Japan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Japan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.15</span> <span>Japan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Japan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kazakhstan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kazakhstan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.16</span> <span>Kazakhstan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kazakhstan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lebanon" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lebanon"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.17</span> <span>Lebanon</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lebanon-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Netherlands" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Netherlands"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.18</span> <span>Netherlands</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Netherlands-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-North_Macedonia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#North_Macedonia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.19</span> <span>North Macedonia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-North_Macedonia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Norway" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Norway"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.20</span> <span>Norway</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Norway-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Philippines" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Philippines"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.21</span> <span>Philippines</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Philippines-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Poland" 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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Thailand" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Thailand"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.29</span> <span>Thailand</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Thailand-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Turkey" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Turkey"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.30</span> <span>Turkey</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Turkey-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ukraine" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ukraine"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.31</span> <span>Ukraine</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ukraine-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlamentsmedlem" title="Parlamentsmedlem – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Parlamentsmedlem" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abgeordneter" title="Abgeordneter – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Abgeordneter" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlamendiliige" title="Parlamendiliige – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Parlamendiliige" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%84%CE%AE%CF%82" title="Βουλευτής – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βουλευτής" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlamentario" title="Parlamentario – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Parlamentario" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlamentano" title="Parlamentano – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Parlamentano" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87_%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3" title="نماینده مجلس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نماینده مجلس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Membre_du_Parlement" title="Membre du Parlement – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Membre du Parlement" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teachta_Parlaiminte" title="Teachta Parlaiminte – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Teachta Parlaiminte" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B5%AD%ED%9A%8C%EC%9D%98%EC%9B%90" title="국회의원 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="국회의원" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8A%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%A3%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%B8%D6%80" title="Պատգամավոր – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Պատգամավոր" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6" title="सांसद – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="सांसद" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zastupnik" title="Zastupnik – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Zastupnik" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anggota_parlemen" title="Anggota parlemen – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Anggota parlemen" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Eingma%C3%B0ur" title="Þingmaður – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Þingmaður" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlamentare" title="Parlamentare – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Parlamentare" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF_(%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%A6)" title="ಸಂಸತ್ ಸದಸ್ಯ (ಸಂಸದ) – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಸಂಸತ್ ಸದಸ್ಯ (ಸಂಸದ)" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manb_Palman" title="Manb Palman – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Manb Palman" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlementer" title="Parlementer – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Parlementer" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82" title="Депутат – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Депутат" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deput%C3%A9ierten" title="Deputéierten – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Deputéierten" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orsz%C3%A1ggy%C5%B1l%C3%A9si_k%C3%A9pvisel%C5%91" title="Országgyűlési képviselő – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Országgyűlési képviselő" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6" title="सांसद – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="सांसद" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF" title="संसद सदस्य – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="संसद सदस्य" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahli_Parlimen" title="Ahli Parlimen – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Ahli Parlimen" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9C%E1%80%BD%E1%80%BE%E1%80%90%E1%80%BA%E1%80%90%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%BA%E1%80%A1%E1%80%99%E1%80%90%E1%80%BA" title="လွှတ်တော်အမတ် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="လွှတ်တော်အမတ်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlementslid" title="Parlementslid – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Parlementslid" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9B%BD%E4%BC%9A%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1" title="国会議員 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="国会議員" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlamentsmedlem" title="Parlamentsmedlem – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Parlamentsmedlem" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%A6_%E0%A8%AE%E0%A9%88%E0%A8%82%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%B0" title="ਸੰਸਦ ਮੈਂਬਰ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਸੰਸਦ ਮੈਂਬਰ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%86_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86" title="رکن پارلیمان – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="رکن پارلیمان" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pose%C5%82" title="Poseł – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Poseł" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlamentar" title="Parlamentar – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Parlamentar" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Membru_al_parlamentului" title="Membru al parlamentului – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Membru al parlamentului" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apulliq" title="Apulliq – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Apulliq" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_o_Pairlament" title="Member o Pairlament – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Member o Pairlament" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deputeti" title="Deputeti – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Deputeti" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%9A%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%94_%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%93" title="පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_parliament" title="Member of parliament – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Member of parliament" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poslanec" title="Poslanec – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Poslanec" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poslanec" title="Poslanec – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Poslanec" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA" title="Народни посланик – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Народни посланик" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narodni_predstavnik" title="Narodni predstavnik – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Narodni predstavnik" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlamentaarikko" title="Parlamentaarikko – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Parlamentaarikko" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlamentsledamot" title="Parlamentsledamot – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Parlamentsledamot" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyembro_ng_parlamento" title="Miyembro ng parlamento – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Miyembro ng parlamento" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1_%E0%AE%89%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D" title="நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%AA%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%81_%E0%B0%B8%E0%B0%AD%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%AF%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%A1%E0%B1%81" title="పార్లమెంటు సభ్యుడు – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="పార్లమెంటు సభ్యుడు" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%8E%E0%B8%A3" title="สมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎร – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="สมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎร" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a 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href="/wiki/Congress" title="Congress">Congress</a> (<a href="/wiki/Member_of_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Congress">Member of Congress</a>)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Municipal_council" title="Municipal council">Municipal council</a> (<a href="/wiki/Councillor" title="Councillor">Councillor</a>)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Estates" title="The Estates">The Estates</a> (States-General)</li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below" style="border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_legislatures_by_country" title="List of legislatures by country">Legislatures by country</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output 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navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Legislature" title="Template:Legislature"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Legislature" title="Template talk:Legislature"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Legislature" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Legislature"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A <b>member of parliament</b> (<b>MP</b>) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district" title="Electoral district">electoral district</a>. Members of parliament typically form <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_group" title="Parliamentary group">parliamentary groups</a>, sometimes called <a href="/wiki/Caucus" title="Caucus">caucuses</a>, with members of the same <a href="/wiki/Political_party" title="Political party">political party</a>. Many countries with <a href="/wiki/Bicameralism" title="Bicameralism">bicameral</a> parliaments, this term refers only to members of the <a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">lower house</a> since <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">upper house</a> members often have a different title. The terms <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Congress">congressman</a> (or congresswoman) and <a href="/wiki/Deputy_(legislator)" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy (legislator)">deputy</a> are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Westminster_system">Westminster system</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Westminster system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Westminster_system" title="Westminster system">Westminster system</a></div> <p>The Westminster system is a <a href="/wiki/Democracy" title="Democracy">democratic</a> <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_system" title="Parliamentary system">parliamentary system</a> of <a href="/wiki/Government" title="Government">government</a> modelled after the <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Politics of the United Kingdom">politics of the United Kingdom</a>. This term comes from the <a href="/wiki/Palace_of_Westminster" title="Palace of Westminster">Palace of Westminster</a>, the seat of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliament of the United Kingdom</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australia">Australia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the Commonwealth level, a "member of parliament" is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_House_of_Representatives" title="Australian House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a>, the lower house of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Australia" title="Parliament of Australia">Commonwealth (federal) parliament</a>. Members may use the postnominal "MP" after their names. "MHR" ("Member of the House of Representatives") was not used, which was affirmed by cabinet in 1901 and reaffirmed in 1951 and 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the prohibition of "MHR" does not appear to have been strictly enforced, as it was used most recently by <a href="/wiki/Tony_Abbott" title="Tony Abbott">Tony Abbott</a> when he was in the parliament (1994–2019).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tonyabbott.com.au_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tonyabbott.com.au-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A member of the upper house of the Commonwealth Parliament, the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Senate" title="Australian Senate">Senate</a>, is known as a "Senator".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="States_and_territories">States and territories</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: States and territories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_Australia" title="States and territories of Australia">Australian states and territories</a>, "MP" is commonly used. In <a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">bicameral</a> legislatures, members of the lower house (<a href="/wiki/Legislative_assembly" title="Legislative assembly">legislative assembly</a> or <a href="/wiki/House_of_assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="House of assembly">house of assembly</a>) also use the post-nominals "MLA" or "MHA" and members of the upper house (<a href="/wiki/Legislative_council" title="Legislative council">legislative council</a>) use "MLC". </p><p>MLCs are informally refer to as upper house MPs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bahamas">Bahamas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Bahamas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Bahamas" title="Parliament of the Bahamas">Parliament of the Bahamas</a> is the bicameral national parliament of Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The parliament is formally made up by the monarch (represented by the governor-general), an appointed Senate, and an elected House of Assembly. It currently sits at Nassau, the national capital. </p><p>The structure, functions, and procedures of the parliament are based on the Westminster system. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bangladesh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(Bangladesh)" title="Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)">Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jatiya_Sangsad" title="Jatiya Sangsad">Jatiya Sangsad</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, a member of parliament is an individual who serves in the <a href="/wiki/Unicameralism" title="Unicameralism">unicameral</a> <a href="/wiki/Jatiya_Sangsad" title="Jatiya Sangsad">Jatiya Sangsad</a> or House of the Nation. Members of the Jatiya Sangsad are elected at a <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Bangladesh" title="Elections in Bangladesh">general election</a>, usually held once every five years unless Parliament is dissolved sooner by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Bangladesh" title="President of Bangladesh">president</a> on the advice of the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bangladesh" title="Prime Minister of Bangladesh">prime minister</a>. Under the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Bangladesh" title="Constitution of Bangladesh">Constitution of Bangladesh</a>, an individual is required to be a citizen of Bangladesh and must have attained the age of 25 years in order to qualify for election to Parliament. </p><p>The Parliament consists of 300 directly elected members from general seats elected by use of <a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">first past the post</a> who represent single-constituencies, while 50 seats are reserved exclusively for women and are allocated on a <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional basis</a>. After an election, the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Election_Commission" title="Bangladesh Election Commission">Election Commission</a> allocates reserved seats to parties based on the number of general seats they won. A party then presents a list of candidates, each requiring a presenter and a seconder. If the number of candidates presented and seats allocated is equal, then there is no election and the reserved seats are filled in accordance with the candidate lists prepared by parties. In the event there are more candidates than seat allocations, the 300 MPs elected from general seats vote through use of the <a href="/wiki/Single_transferable_vote" title="Single transferable vote">single transferable vote</a> system to determine the reserved seats. In reality, there has never been an election for reserved seats as parties have never nominated more candidates than they have been allocated.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In order to form a <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Bangladesh" title="Government of Bangladesh">Government</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Political_party" title="Political party">political party</a> or <a href="/wiki/Electoral_alliance" title="Electoral alliance">alliance</a> usually requires a <a href="/wiki/Majority_government" title="Majority government">simple majority</a> in Parliament. Since Bangladesh's independence, the prime minister has concurrently held the position of <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_(Bangladesh)" title="Leader of the House (Bangladesh)">Leader of the House</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Barbados">Barbados</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Barbados"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Barbados" title="Parliament of Barbados">Parliament of Barbados</a></div> <p>The Parliament of Barbados is the legislative branch of the government of Barbados. It is a bicameral body, composed of an appointed Senate and an elected House of Assembly. The Senate (upper house), the direct successor of a pre-Independence body known as the "Legislative Council"—comprises 21 senators appointed by the president. The President appoints 12 Senators on the advice of the Prime Minister and two on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition.The remaining seven Senators are nominated by the President at their discretion (that is, the President is not bound by other political leaders' advice in these appointments) to represent various religious, social, economic, or other interests in Barbados. </p><p>In the absence of an opposition leader in parliament (i.e. in the case of a <a href="/wiki/Landslide_victory" title="Landslide victory">landslide victory</a> where one party takes all 30 seats in the House of Assembly, as occurred in <a href="/wiki/2018_Barbadian_general_election" title="2018 Barbadian general election">2018</a> and <a href="/wiki/2022_Barbadian_general_election" title="2022 Barbadian general election">2022)</a> the president will then appoint the remaining two senators in the opposition's stead allowing for 9 independents instead. </p><p>The House of Assembly (lower house) is made up of 30 members of Parliament, elected to five-year terms on a first-past-the-post basis in single-seat constituencies.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(Canada)" title="Member of Parliament (Canada)">Member of Parliament (Canada)</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Canada" title="Parliament of Canada">Parliament of Canada</a> consists of the <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada" title="Monarchy of Canada">monarch</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Canada" title="Senate of Canada">Senate</a> and the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_Canada" title="House of Commons of Canada">House of Commons</a>. Only members of the House of Commons are referred to as members of Parliament (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_(legislator)" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy (legislator)">député</a></i>); members of the Senate are called Senators (French: <i lang="fr">sénateur</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are currently 105 seats in the Senate and 338 in the House of Commons.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Members of Parliament are elected, while senators are appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_General_of_Canada" title="Governor General of Canada">governor general</a> on behalf of the sovereign at the direction of the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Canada" title="Prime Minister of Canada">prime minister</a>. Retirement is mandatory for senators upon reaching the age of 75 years. </p><p>Each province (and territory) has its own legislature, with each member usually known as a <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly" title="Member of the Legislative Assembly">Member of the Legislative Assembly</a> (MLA). In certain provinces, legislators carry other titles: <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Provincial_Parliament_(Ontario)" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)">Member of Provincial Parliament</a> (MPP) in <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>, <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_National_Assembly_(Quebec)" title="Member of the National Assembly (Quebec)">Member of the National Assembly</a> (MNA) in <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">député</i>) and <a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador_House_of_Assembly" title="Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly">Member of the House of Assembly</a> (MHA) in <a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland and Labrador</a>. The provincial upper houses were eliminated between 1876 (<a href="/wiki/Manitoba" title="Manitoba">Manitoba</a>) and 1968 (Quebec). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Gibraltar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Gibraltar_Parliament" title="Gibraltar Parliament">Gibraltar Parliament</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Gibraltar" title="Elections in Gibraltar">Elections in Gibraltar</a></div> <p>In Gibraltar, members of parliament serve in the <a href="/wiki/Unicameralism" title="Unicameralism">unicameral</a> <a href="/wiki/Gibraltar_Parliament" title="Gibraltar Parliament">Gibraltar Parliament</a>. There are 17 seats in the Parliament, to which candidates are elected by <a href="/wiki/Plurality-at-large_voting" class="mw-redirect" title="Plurality-at-large voting">block voting</a>. Each candidate represents the whole of Gibraltar as their constituency. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="India">India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(India)" title="Member of Parliament (India)">Member of Parliament (India)</a></div> <p>A member of Parliament is a member of either of the two houses of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Parliament">Indian Parliament</a>: <a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a> (lower house) and <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a> (upper house). Lok Sabha has 543 seats, all of whom are directly elected by the citizens of <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> from each parliamentary constituency of states and union territories via <a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">first-past-the-post voting</a>. Rajya Sabha can have 245 members, of which 238 members are indirectly elected. Of these 238 members, 229 belong to the state legislatures and 9 belongs to the union territories of <a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puducherry_(union_territory)" title="Puducherry (union territory)">Puducherry</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)" title="Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)">Jammu and Kashmir</a>, and are elected by using the <a href="/wiki/Single_transferable_vote" title="Single transferable vote">single transferable vote</a> method of <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a>. The remaining 12 members are nominated by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">president</a> for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. Each state has a fixed number of representatives allocated in each chamber, in order of their respective populations. The state of <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> has the greatest number of representatives in both houses. The person which secures the support of more than half the seats in the Lok Sabha forms the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government</a>. To form the government, parties may form a coalition. </p><p>The term of a member of the Rajya Sabha is six years, while Lok Sabha members are elected for a term of five years, unless the house is dissolved sooner. <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a> is a permanent house that is not subject to dissolution, and one third of the members retire every two years. Vacancies in both houses, whether because of death or resignation of a member, must be filled by using a <a href="/wiki/By-election" title="By-election">bypoll</a> within six months of the vacancy; the newly elected member then only serves the remainder of the term of the seat to which they are elected. The number of seats in both houses is regulated by the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_India" title="Constitution of India">Constitution</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India" title="Amendment of the Constitution of India">parliamentary statutes</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ireland">Ireland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Ireland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Teachta_D%C3%A1la" title="Teachta Dála">Teachta Dála</a></div> <p>Since the formation of the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Free_State" title="Irish Free State">Irish Free State</a> in 1922 and subsequently in the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a>, the legislature of Ireland is known as the <a href="/wiki/Oireachtas" title="Oireachtas">Oireachtas</a>, and consists of the president; the upper house, <a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann">Seanad Éireann</a> (or Senate); and lower house, <a href="/wiki/D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann" title="Dáil Éireann">Dáil Éireann</a> (Assembly, or House of Representatives). They are functionally similar to other bicameral parliaments, with the lower house being significantly more influential and having more power over the creation of legislation. Elections to Dáil Éireann are held at least every five years using the single transferable vote; while elections to Seanad Éireann are restricted to members of both houses, elected members of local authorities, and alumni of <a href="/wiki/National_University_of_Ireland" title="National University of Ireland">National University of Ireland</a> colleges. Eleven senators are nominated directly by the <a href="/wiki/Taoiseach" title="Taoiseach">Taoiseach</a>. </p><p>A Member of Dáil Éireann is known as a <a href="/wiki/Teachta_D%C3%A1la" title="Teachta Dála">Teachta Dála</a> (TD) or "Deputy to the Dáil", and addressed as "Teachta" (Deputy), while a Member of the Seanad is known and addressed as Seanadóir (Senator). These titles are used much more commonly in English than the official Irish. </p><p>A <i>member of Parliament</i> was the term used to refer to a member of the pre-1801 <a href="/wiki/Irish_House_of_Commons" title="Irish House of Commons">Irish House of Commons</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Ireland" title="Parliament of Ireland">Parliament of Ireland</a>. Irish members elected to the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" title="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland</a> were also called <i>members of Parliament</i> from 1801 to 1922. <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> continues to elect MPs to the Parliament of the United Kingdom. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jamaica">Jamaica</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Jamaica"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Jamaica" title="Parliament of Jamaica">Parliament of Jamaica</a></div> <p>The Parliament of Jamaica is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. It is a bicameral body, composed of an appointed Senate and an elected House of Representatives. The Senate (upper house), the direct successor of a pre-Independence body known as the "Legislative Council"—comprises 21 senators appointed by the governor-general: thirteen on the advice of the prime minister and eight on the advice of the leader of the opposition. </p><p>The House of Representatives, the lower house, is made up of 63 (previously 60) members of Parliament, elected to five-year terms on a first-past-the-post basis in single-seat constituencies. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kenya">Kenya</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Kenya"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Kenya" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly of Kenya">National Assembly of Kenya</a> has a total of 349 seats; 205 members are elected from the <a href="/wiki/List_of_constituencies_of_Kenya" class="mw-redirect" title="List of constituencies of Kenya">constituencies</a>, 47 women are elected from the <a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Kenya" title="Counties of Kenya">counties</a> and 12 members are nominated representatives. Kenya also has 47 elected senators from 47 counties; who sit in the Senate parliament. The senators oversee the counties, which are run by governors- also democratically elected. There are also members of county assembly. They are elected from each ward, and seat in county assemblies to oversee and make laws for their respective counties. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Malaysia">Malaysia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Malaysia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Malaysia" title="Parliament of Malaysia">Parliament of Malaysia</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Malaysia" title="Parliament of Malaysia">Parliament of Malaysia</a> consists of the <a href="/wiki/Yang_di-Pertuan_Agong" class="mw-redirect" title="Yang di-Pertuan Agong">Yang di-Pertuan Agong</a> (King) and two houses, the <i><a href="/wiki/Dewan_Rakyat" title="Dewan Rakyat">Dewan Rakyat</a></i> (the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives" title="House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a>) and <i><a href="/wiki/Dewan_Negara" title="Dewan Negara">Dewan Negara</a></i> (the <a href="/wiki/Senate" title="Senate">Senate</a>). </p><p>The term "members of Parliament" only refers to members of the <i>Dewan Rakyat</i>. In <a href="/wiki/Malay_language" title="Malay language">Malay</a>, a member of Parliament is called <i>Ahli Parlimen</i>, or less formally <i>wakil rakyat</i> (people's representative).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Members of Parliament are elected from population-based single-seat constituencies using <a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">first-past-the-post voting</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malaysia" title="Prime Minister of Malaysia">prime minister</a> must be a member of Parliament. </p><p>Members of Parliament are styled <i>Yang Berhormat</i> ("Honourable") with the initials <i>Y.B.</i> appended <a href="/wiki/Pre-nominal_letters" title="Pre-nominal letters">prenominally</a>. A prince who is a member of Parliament is styled <i>Yang Berhormat Mulia</i>. The prime minister, deputy prime minister and <a href="/wiki/Malay_styles_and_titles#Tun" title="Malay styles and titles">Tuns</a> who are members of Parliament are styled <i>Yang Amat Berhormat</i> ("Most Honourable"), abbreviated Y.A.B. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Malta">Malta</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Malta"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Malta" title="Parliament of Malta">Parliament of Malta</a> consists of the president of Malta and the House of Representatives of 69 members (article 51 of the Constitution), referred to as "members of Parliament" (article 52(1) of the Constitution). When appointed from outside the House, the speaker is also considered a member of the Parliament. The Constitution lists the qualifications and disqualifications from serving as a member of Parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Privileges of members of Parliament and their Code of Ethics are laid out in the House of Representatives (Privileges and Powers) Ordinance.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nauru">Nauru</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Nauru"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Nauru" title="Parliament of Nauru">Parliament of Nauru</a> consists of 18 seats. Members of Parliament are entitled to use the prefix <i>The Honourable</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Zealand">New Zealand</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: New Zealand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">New Zealand Parliament</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand elections">New Zealand elections</a>, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_politicians" title="List of New Zealand politicians">List of New Zealand politicians</a></div> <p>The New Zealand Parliament is made up of the <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_in_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Monarchy in New Zealand">monarch</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Unicameralism" title="Unicameralism">unicameral</a> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="New Zealand House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a>. A <i>member of Parliament</i> is a member of the House of Representatives, which has a minimum of 120 members, elected at a general election for a three-year term. There are 72 <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_electorates" title="New Zealand electorates">electorate</a> MPs, of which seven are elected only by <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people" title="Māori people">Māori</a> who have chosen to be registered on a separate Māori electoral roll. The remaining members are elected by <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a> from published <a href="/wiki/Party_list" class="mw-redirect" title="Party list">party lists</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 1907, members of the House of Representatives have been referred to as 'Member of Parliament', abbreviated MP. From the 1860s until 1907 they were designated as 'Member of the House of Representatives', abbreviated 'MHR'. Between the first general election, in <a href="/wiki/1853_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1853 New Zealand general election">1853</a>, and the 1860s, the designation was "Member of the General Assembly", abbreviated MGA.<sup id="cite_ref-Scholefield_1950_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scholefield_1950-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before 1951, New Zealand had an upper house, the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Legislative_Council" title="New Zealand Legislative Council">Legislative Council</a>, whose members were appointed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pakistan">Pakistan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Pakistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Pakistan" title="Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan">Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan</a>; <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament,_Senate_of_Pakistan" title="Member of Parliament, Senate of Pakistan">Member of Parliament, Senate of Pakistan</a>; and <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Pakistan" title="Parliament of Pakistan">Parliament of Pakistan</a></div> <p>A member of Parliament is a member of either of the two houses of the Pakistani Parliament: the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Pakistan" title="National Assembly of Pakistan">National Assembly of Pakistan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Pakistan" title="Senate of Pakistan">Senate of Pakistan</a>. The National Assembly of Pakistan has a total of 342 members, of whom 272 are directly elected, and 70 seats are reserved for women and minorities. A member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (MNA) has a tenure of five years. On the other hand, there are 104 members of the Senate of Pakistan, in which all four <a href="/wiki/Administrative_units_of_Pakistan" title="Administrative units of Pakistan">provinces</a> are represented by 23 senators regardless of population, while the <a href="/wiki/Islamabad_Capital_Territory" title="Islamabad Capital Territory">Islamabad Capital Territory</a> is represented by four senators. A member of the Senate of Pakistan (a senator) has a tenure of six years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singapore">Singapore</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Singapore"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Lists_of_members_of_parliament_in_Singapore" title="Lists of members of parliament in Singapore">Lists of members of parliament in Singapore</a></div> <p><i>Member of Parliament</i> refers to elected members of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Singapore" title="Parliament of Singapore">Parliament of Singapore</a>, the appointed <a href="/wiki/Non-constituency_Member_of_Parliament" title="Non-constituency Member of Parliament">Non-constituency Member of Parliament</a> from the opposition, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Nominated_Member_of_Parliament" title="Nominated Member of Parliament">Nominated Members of Parliament</a>, who may be appointed from members of the public who have no connection to any political party in Singapore. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sri_Lanka">Sri Lanka</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Sri Lanka"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Member of Parliament (Sri Lanka)">Member of Parliament (Sri Lanka)</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/15th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="15th Parliament of Sri Lanka">15th Parliament of Sri Lanka</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_List_Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="National List Member of Parliament">National List Member of Parliament</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, a <i>Member of Parliament</i> refers to a member of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Parliament of Sri Lanka">Parliament of Sri Lanka</a> (since 1978), the <a href="/wiki/National_State_Assembly" title="National State Assembly">National State Assembly</a> (1972–78) and the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Ceylon" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Representatives of Ceylon">House of Representatives of Ceylon</a> (1947–72), the lower house of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Ceylon" title="Parliament of Ceylon">Parliament of Ceylon</a>. Members are elected in a <a href="/wiki/General_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="General elections">general elections</a> or appointed from the <a href="/wiki/National_List_Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="National List Member of Parliament">national lists</a> allocated to <a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Sri_Lanka" title="List of political parties in Sri Lanka">parties</a> (and <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">independent</a> groups) in proportion to their share of the national vote at a general election. A candidate to become an MP must be a Sri Lankan citizen and can be a holder of dual-citizenship in any other country, be at least 18 years of age, and not be a public official or officeholder. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trinidad_and_Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Trinidad and Tobago"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago">Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago</a></div> <p>The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is the legislative branch of the government of Trinidad and Tobago. The Parliament is bicameral. It consists of the elected House of Representatives, which has 41 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, and the Senate which has 31 members appointed by the president: 16 government senators appointed on the advice of the prime minister, 6 opposition senators appointed on the advice of the leader of the opposition and 9 independent senators appointed by the president to represent other sectors of civil society. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="United_Kingdom"></span> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_current_United_Kingdom_MPs" class="mw-redirect" title="List of current United Kingdom MPs">List of current United Kingdom MPs</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United Kingdom MPs">List of United Kingdom MPs</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Parliaments_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Parliaments of the United Kingdom">List of Parliaments of the United Kingdom</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election</a>, <a href="/wiki/Number_of_Westminster_MPs" title="Number of Westminster MPs">Number of Westminster MPs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salaries_of_Members_of_the_UK_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Salaries of Members of the UK Parliament">Salaries of Members of the UK Parliament</a>, <a href="/wiki/Records_of_members_of_parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Records of members of parliament of the United Kingdom">Records of members of parliament of the United Kingdom</a>, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies">List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies</a></div> <p>The United Kingdom elects members of its parliament: </p> <ul><li>the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliament of the United Kingdom</a>, with 650 members elected by the <a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">first-past-the-post</a> system to the (lower) <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a>, referred to as members of Parliament, abbreviated to <i>MP</i></li></ul> <p>and four devolved legislatures: </p> <ul><li>the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a>, with 129 members elected under the <a href="/wiki/Additional_member_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Additional member system">additional member system</a> every five years, and each called <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">Member of the Scottish Parliament</a> (<i>MSP</i>; <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Gaelic language">Scottish Gaelic</a>: <i lang="gd">Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba, BPA</i>; <a href="/wiki/Scots_language" title="Scots language">Scots</a>: <i lang="sco">Memmer o the Scots Pairliament, MSP</i>)</li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">Northern Ireland Assembly</a>, with 90 members each known as <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(Northern_Ireland)" title="Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)">Member of the Legislative Assembly</a> (<i>MLA</i>; <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">Comhalta den Tionól Reachtach, CTR</i>; <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Scots_dialects" class="mw-redirect" title="Ulster Scots dialects">Ulster-Scots</a>: <i>Laa-Makkan Forgaitherar</i>, LMF). (Between 1921 and 1973, Northern Ireland was governed by the bicameral <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Parliament of Northern Ireland">Parliament of Northern Ireland</a>. Members of its lower house, the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_Northern_Ireland" title="House of Commons of Northern Ireland">House of Commons of Northern Ireland</a>, were known as <i>Member of Parliament</i>.)</li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/Senedd_(Welsh_Parliament)" class="mw-redirect" title="Senedd (Welsh Parliament)">Senedd (Welsh Parliament)</a>, with 60 elected members called <i><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Senedd" title="Member of the Senedd">Member of the Senedd</a></i> (<i>English - MS</i>); <a href="/wiki/Welsh_language" title="Welsh language">Welsh</a>: <i lang="cy">Aelod o'r Senedd, AS</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/London_Assembly" title="London Assembly">London Assembly</a>, with 25 members elected under the additional member system every four years, called <i>Members of the London Assembly</i> (<i>AM</i>)</li></ul> <p>MPs are elected in <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_general_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom general elections">general elections</a> and by-elections to represent <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_constituencies" title="United Kingdom constituencies">constituencies</a>, and may remain MPs until Parliament is dissolved. "If it has not been dissolved earlier, a Parliament dissolves at the beginning of the day that is the fifth anniversary of the day on which it first met." (<a href="/wiki/Dissolution_and_Calling_of_Parliament_Act_2022" title="Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022">Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022</a>). </p><p>A candidate to become an MP must be a British or Irish or Commonwealth citizen, be at least 18 years of age (reduced from 21 in 2006), and not be a public official or officeholder, as set out in the schedule to the <a href="/wiki/Electoral_Administration_Act_2006" title="Electoral Administration Act 2006">Electoral Administration Act 2006</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Technically, MPs have no right to <a href="/wiki/Resignation_from_the_British_House_of_Commons" class="mw-redirect" title="Resignation from the British House of Commons">resign</a> their seats (though they may refuse to seek re-election). However a <a href="/wiki/Legal_fiction" title="Legal fiction">legal fiction</a> allows voluntary resignation between elections; as MPs are forbidden from holding an "<a href="/wiki/Office_of_profit" title="Office of profit">office of profit</a> under the Crown", an MP wishing to resign will apply for the <a href="/wiki/Stewardship_of_the_Chiltern_Hundreds" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds">Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Steward_of_the_Manor_of_Northstead" class="mw-redirect" title="Steward of the Manor of Northstead">Stewardship of the Manor of Northstead</a> which are nominally such paid offices and thus result in the MP vacating their seat. (Accepting a salaried ministerial office does not amount to a paid office under the Crown for these purposes.) </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a> is a legislative chamber that is part of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Although they are part of the parliament, its members are referred to as <a href="/wiki/Peerage" title="Peerage">peers</a>, more formally as <i>Lords of Parliament</i>, not MPs. <a href="/wiki/Lords_Temporal" title="Lords Temporal">Lords Temporal</a> sit for life, <a href="/wiki/Lords_Spiritual" title="Lords Spiritual">Lords Spiritual</a> while they occupy their ecclesiastical positions. <a href="/wiki/Hereditary_peers" class="mw-redirect" title="Hereditary peers">Hereditary peers</a> may no longer pass on a seat in the House of Lords to their heir automatically. The 92 who remain have been elected from among their own number, following the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords_Act_1999" title="House of Lords Act 1999">House of Lords Act 1999</a> and are the only elected members of the Lords.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Zimbabwe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Members of the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Zimbabwe" title="National Assembly of Zimbabwe">National Assembly</a>, the lower house of <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Zimbabwe" title="Parliament of Zimbabwe">Parliament</a>, are styled "members of Parliament", while members of the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Zimbabwe" title="Senate of Zimbabwe">Senate</a>, the upper house, are referred to as "senators". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_systems">Other systems</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Other systems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Member of Parliament</i> can be the term (often a translation) for representatives in parliamentary democracies that do not follow the Westminster system and who are usually referred to in a different fashion, such as <i>deputé</i> in France, <i>deputato</i> in Italy, <i>deputat</i> in Bulgaria, <i>parlamentario</i> or <i>diputado</i> in Spain and Spanish-speaking Latin America, <i>deputado</i> in Portugal and Brazil, and <i>Mitglied des <a href="/wiki/Bundestag" title="Bundestag">Bundestages</a> (MdB)</i> in Germany. However, better translations are often possible. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Afghanistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to the takeover of the <a href="/wiki/Islamic_Emirate_of_Afghanistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan">Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan</a> in August 2021, a member of parliament (MP) was a member of the lower house of the bicameral <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Afghanistan" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly of Afghanistan">National Assembly of Afghanistan</a>: a member of the <a href="/wiki/Wolesi_Jirga" class="mw-redirect" title="Wolesi Jirga">Wolesi Jirga</a> (House of People) held one of the in total 250 seats in the lower house. The 102 members of the upper house <a href="/wiki/Meshrano_Jirga" class="mw-redirect" title="Meshrano Jirga">Meshrano Jirga</a> (House of Elders) were called Senators. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Austria">Austria</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Austria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <i>member of Parliament</i> is a member of either of the two chambers of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Austria" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliament of Austria">Parliament of Austria</a> (<i>Österreichisches Parlament</i>). The members of the <a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Austria" class="mw-redirect" title="National Council of Austria">Nationalrat</a> are called <i>Abgeordnete zum Nationalrat</i>. The members of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Council_of_Austria" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Council of Austria">Bundesrat</a>, elected by the provincial diets (<i><a href="/wiki/Landtag" title="Landtag">Landtage</a></i>) of the nine federal <a href="/wiki/States_of_Austria" class="mw-redirect" title="States of Austria">States of Austria</a>, are known as <i>Mitglieder des Bundesrats</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Azerbaijan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Azerbaijan)" title="National Assembly (Azerbaijan)">National Assembly (Azerbaijan)</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Bulgaria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Bulgaria)" title="National Assembly (Bulgaria)">National Assembly (Bulgaria)</a></div> <p>In Bulgaria there are 240 members of Parliament (<a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_language" title="Bulgarian language">Bulgarian</a>: <span lang="bg">Народно събрание / Парламент</span>; transliteration Narodno sabranie / Parlament), which are called 'Deputati' (singular Deputat). Moreover, there are 240 MPs in the normal parliament and 400 in the "Great Parliament". The Great Parliament is elected when a new constitution is needed. There have been seven Great Parliaments in modern <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_history" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulgarian history">Bulgarian history</a>, in 1879, 1881, 1886, 1893, 1911, 1946 and 1990. MPs in Bulgaria are called депутати (<i>deputies)</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cambodia">Cambodia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Cambodia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Cambodia)" title="National Assembly (Cambodia)">National Assembly (Cambodia)</a></div> <p>The <i>member of parliament</i> (<a href="/wiki/Khmer_language" title="Khmer language">Khmer</a>: <span lang="km">សមាជិកសភា</span>) refers to the elected members of the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Cambodia)" title="National Assembly (Cambodia)">National Assembly</a>. There are 125 members of parliament in total. They are also alternatively called <i>member of the National Assembly</i>. Parliamentary elections are traditionally held every five years with no term limits imposed. The 25 <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Cambodia" title="Provinces of Cambodia">provinces of Cambodia</a> are represented by the members of Parliament in the National Assembly. A constituency may have more than one MP, depending on the population. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Czech_Republic">Czech Republic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Czech Republic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <i>member of Parliament</i> is a member of either of the two chambers of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="Parliament of the Czech Republic">Parliament of the Czech Republic</a>, although the term <i>member of Parliament of the Czech Republic</i> is commonly referred to as <i>deputy of the Parliament of the Czech Republic</i> (<a href="/wiki/Czech_language" title="Czech language">Czech</a>: <i>Poslanec Parlamentu České republiky</i>), who is a member of the lower house of the Parliament, the <a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic">Chamber of Deputies</a>. For the upper house, the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_the_Parliament_of_the_Czech_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic">Senate</a>, the term <i>senator</i> is used. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Denmark">Denmark</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Denmark"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Folketing" title="Member of the Folketing">Member of the Folketing</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Folketing" title="Folketing">Folketing</a></div> <p>In Denmark, a <i>member of the Folketinget</i> (<a href="/wiki/Danish_language" title="Danish language">Danish</a>: <i lang="da">medlem af Folketinget</i>) is one of the 179 members of the <a href="/wiki/Folketing" title="Folketing">Folketinget</a>. The title is almost always shortened to the <a href="/wiki/Initialism" class="mw-redirect" title="Initialism">initialism</a> "MF". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="France">France</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: France"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Deputy_(France)" title="Deputy (France)">Member of Parliament (France)</a></div> <p>In France, <i>member of parliament</i> refers in English to the elected (one for each of the 577 <a href="/wiki/List_of_constituencies_of_the_National_Assembly_of_France" title="List of constituencies of the National Assembly of France">constituencies</a>) members of the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(France)" title="National Assembly (France)">National Assembly</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">lower house</a> of the <a href="/wiki/French_Parliament" title="French Parliament">French Parliament</a>. They are known in <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> as <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">députés</i></span> (deputies) and sit for five years, unless a <a href="/wiki/Snap_election" title="Snap election">snap election</a> is called before the end of their term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Germany">Germany</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Germany"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_German_Bundestag" title="Member of the German Bundestag">Member of the German Bundestag</a></div> <p>A <i>member of parliament</i> refers to the elected members of the federal <a href="/wiki/Bundestag" title="Bundestag">Bundestag</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Reichstag_building" title="Reichstag building">Reichstag building</a> in Berlin. In German a member is called <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Mitglied des Bundestages</i></span></i> (member of the Federal Diet) or officially <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestages</i></span></i> (member of the German Federal Diet), abbreviated <a href="/wiki/MdB" class="mw-redirect" title="MdB">MdB</a> and attached .<sup id="cite_ref-MdB_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MdB-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unofficially the term <i>Abgeordneter</i> (<abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">delegate</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>, i.e. of a certain electorate) is also common (abbreviated <i>Abg.</i>, never follows the name but precedes it). </p><p>In accordance with article 38 of the <a href="/wiki/Basic_Law_for_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany" title="Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany">Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany</a>, which is the German constitution, "[m]embers of the German Bundestag shall be elected in general, direct, free, equal, and secret elections. They shall be representatives of the whole people, not bound by orders or instructions, and responsible only to their conscience." An important though not constitutionally required feature of German parliamentarianism is a slightly modified proportional representation. </p><p>The 16 federal <a href="/wiki/States_of_Germany" title="States of Germany">states of Germany</a> (<i>Länder</i>) are represented by the Bundesrat at the former <a href="/wiki/Prussian_House_of_Lords" title="Prussian House of Lords">Prussian House of Lords</a>, whose members are representatives of the respective <i>Länder's</i> governments and not directly elected by the people. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Greece">Greece</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Greece"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Members of the <a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Parliament" title="Hellenic Parliament">Hellenic Parliament</a> are known as <i>vouleftés</i> (βουλευτής, "councillors") in Greek, which is rendered into English as "members of parliament". The <i>Vouli</i> is a unicameral legislature of 300 constituency members, each elected for a four-year term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Iceland">Iceland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Iceland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Al%C3%BEingi" class="mw-redirect" title="Alþingi">Alþingi</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indonesia">Indonesia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Indonesia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Representative_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Representative Council">People's Representative Council</a> and <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Consultative_Assembly" title="People's Consultative Assembly">People's Consultative Assembly</a></div> <p>Although there are no official definition to what a <i>member of parliament</i> is, it commonly refers to the elected members of the lower <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Representative_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Representative Council">People's Representative Council</a> (<span title="Indonesian-language text"><i lang="id">Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat, <abbr title="abbreviated">abbr.</abbr> DPR</i></span>), known in Indonesian as <span title="Indonesian-language text"><i lang="id">Anggota DPR</i></span> (member of the DPR). Members of the upper <a href="/wiki/Regional_Representative_Council" title="Regional Representative Council">Regional Representative Council</a> (<span title="Indonesian-language text"><i lang="id">Dewan Perwakilan Daerah, <abbr title="abbreviated">abbr.</abbr> DPD</i></span>) are referred to as <i><a href="/wiki/Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="Senator">senator</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although the term <span title="Indonesian-language text"><i lang="id">Anggota DPD</i></span> (member of the DPD) is also widely used. These titles are not used in formal naming convention following a member's name unlike the Westminster system. </p><p>Currently, there are 575 and 136 members in the DPR and the DPD respectively, both elected for a renewable five-year term. Members of the DPR are required to be a member of a registered political party, whereas members of the DPD are independent. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Israel">Israel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Israel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Knesset" title="Knesset">Knesset</a></div> <p>A <i>member of the Knesset</i> (<a href="/wiki/Hebrew_language" title="Hebrew language">Hebrew</a>: <span lang="he" dir="rtl">חבר הכנסת</span>) is one of the 120 members of the <a href="/wiki/Knesset" title="Knesset">Knesset</a>. The title is usually shortened to the <a href="/wiki/Initialism" class="mw-redirect" title="Initialism">initialism</a> "MK". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Italy">Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Members of the lower house of the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Parliament" title="Italian Parliament">Italian Parliament</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Deputies_(Italy)" title="Chamber of Deputies (Italy)">Chamber of Deputies</a>, are known as "deputies" (<i>deputati</i>), while members of the upper house, the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_the_Republic_(Italy)" title="Senate of the Republic (Italy)">Senate of the Republic</a>, are known as "senators" (<i>senatori</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deputies and senators may use the style "The Honourable" (<i>Onorevole</i>). There are currently 400 deputies and 200 senators, who are elected in general elections held every five years. The <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Italian_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the Italian Republic">president of the Italian Republic</a> nominates five <a href="/wiki/Senators_for_life_in_Italy" title="Senators for life in Italy">senators for life</a> (<i>senatori a vita</i>). <a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Italy" title="List of presidents of Italy">Emeritus presidents of the republic</a> are also appointed senators for life. The two houses of parliament together form a perfect bicameral system, meaning they perform identical functions, but do so separately. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japan">Japan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Diet_of_Japan" title="List of members of the Diet of Japan">List of members of the Diet of Japan</a></div> <p>In Japan, both houses of today's national parliament, the <a href="/wiki/National_Diet" title="National Diet">National Diet</a> (<i>Kokkai</i>), are directly elected, and although the two chambers differ in legislative and political authority, term length and age restriction of eligibility, the members of both houses are generally equal in personal status (financial compensation, immunity, etc.). There are currently 710 members of the National Diet (<i>Kokkai giin</i>, 国会議員): 465 members of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Japan)" title="House of Representatives (Japan)">House of Representatives</a> (<i>Shūgiin giin</i>, 衆議院議員) and 245 members of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Councillors" title="House of Councillors">House of Councillors</a> (<i>Sangiin giin</i>, 参議院議員). The former are elected in <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Japan" title="Elections in Japan">general/by-/repeat elections of members of the House of Representatives</a> <i>(Shūgiin giin sō-/hoketsu-/sai-senkyo)</i>, the latter in <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Japan" title="Elections in Japan">regular/by-/repeat elections of members of the House of Councillors</a> <i>(Sangiin giin tsūjō-/hoketsu-/sai-senkyo)</i>. Under the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Japan" title="Constitution of Japan">1947 constitution</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">prime minister</a> is elected by the National Diet and must be a member of the National Diet, as must the majority of other ministers; by practice, all prime ministers since 1947 have been members of the House of Representatives so far. </p><p>Under the <a href="/wiki/Meiji_Constitution" title="Meiji Constitution">constitution of the Empire of Japan</a>, the <a href="/wiki/National_Diet#History" title="National Diet">Imperial Diet</a> (<i>Teikoku-gikai</i>) was a bicameral legislature of two houses, generally equal in legislative authority, and while the members of both houses received the same financial compensation - from 1920 and 1947, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_yen" title="Japanese yen">¥</a>7500 for the two presidents, ¥4500 for the two vice-presidents, ¥3000 for all other members of both houses, except Imperial princes, dukes and marquesses—their status was different by definition: The upper house consisted mainly of hereditary nobles and lifetime-appointed peers, the lower house of elected commoners. In the First Imperial Diet in 1890, there were initially 551 members of the Imperial Diet (<i>Teikoku-gikai giin</i>, 帝国議会議員, or in <a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABjitai" title="Kyūjitai">contemporaneous script</a> 帝國議會議員): 251 <a href="/wiki/House_of_Peers_(Japan)" title="House of Peers (Japan)">members of the House of Peers</a> (<i>Kizokuin giin</i>, 貴族院議員) and 300 members of the House of Representatives <i>(Shūgiin giin)</i>; of the House of Peers members, 10 were members of the Imperial family, 31 were hereditary members from the two upper <a href="/wiki/Kazoku" title="Kazoku">nobility ranks</a>, 104 were members elected in mutual elections from the three lower nobility ranks, 61 were lifetime-appointed members (many of these from the bureaucracy) and 45 were members elected by the 15 top taxpayers in each of the 45 prefectures. The number of noble and appointed members of the House of Peers was not fixed and varied gradually over time as members died or new peerages were granted; the number of elected top taxpayer seats, Imperial Academy seats (introduced in 1925), members appointed from the colonies Chōsen/Korea and Taiwan/Formosa (introduced in 1945), and the size of the House of Representatives was fixed by law, but was also changed several times over the decades. The last, 92nd Imperial Diet of 1946–1947 had 839 members - 466 members of the House of Representatives and 373 members of the House of Peers.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the regulations establishing the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Japan" title="Cabinet of Japan">cabinet</a> <i>(naikaku)</i> and the cabinet's prime minister <i>(naikaku sōri-daijin)</i> were decreed before the Imperial constitution, the prime minister did not have to be a member of the Imperial Diet, but after the establishment of the Imperial Diet in 1890, many prime ministers were appointed from the House of Peers; very few were members of the House of Representatives, <i>viz.</i> <a href="/wiki/Hara_Takashi" title="Hara Takashi">Takashi Hara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Osachi_Hamaguchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Osachi Hamaguchi">Osachi Hamaguchi</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Inukai_Tsuyoshi" title="Inukai Tsuyoshi">Tsuyoshi Inukai</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Kazakhstan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the jurisdiction of the <a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan">Republic of Kazakhstan</a>, the term <i>deputy</i> (<a href="/wiki/Kazakh_language" title="Kazakh language">Kazakh</a>: <span lang="kk">депутат</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Kazakh" class="mw-redirect" title="Romanization of Kazakh">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Kazakh-language romanization"><i lang="kk-Latn">deputat</i></span>) is the main and widely used word to describe a <i>member of parliament</i> (<a href="/wiki/Kazakh_language" title="Kazakh language">Kazakh</a>: <span lang="kk">парламент депутаты</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Kazakh" class="mw-redirect" title="Romanization of Kazakh">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Kazakh-language romanization"><i lang="kk-Latn">parlament deputaty</i></span>) as a whole, encompassing both the lower house <a href="/wiki/M%C3%A4jilis" title="Mäjilis">Mäjilis</a> and the upper house <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Kazakhstan" title="Senate of Kazakhstan">Senate</a>. While <i>senator</i> is also used to interchangeably describe a member of the Senate, the word "deputy" is the inclusive and general term for all 120 members of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Kazakhstan" title="Parliament of Kazakhstan">Parliament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 98 deputies of the Mäjilis obtain their <a href="/wiki/Mandate_(politics)" title="Mandate (politics)">mandate</a> through <a href="/wiki/Mixed-member_majoritarian_representation" title="Mixed-member majoritarian representation">mixed-member majoritarian representation</a>, with 29 deputies elected from <a href="/wiki/Single-member_district" title="Single-member district">single-member districts</a> and 69 deputies from <a href="/wiki/Closed_list" title="Closed list">closed-list</a> <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Senate consists of 50 deputies, out of which 40 are <a href="/wiki/Indirect_election" title="Indirect election">indirectly elected</a> by <a href="/wiki/M%C3%A4slihat" title="Mäslihat">mäslihats</a> (local assemblies), while the remaining 10 are appointed by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Kazakhstan" title="President of Kazakhstan">President</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_People_of_Kazakhstan" title="Assembly of People of Kazakhstan">Assembly of People</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lebanon">Lebanon</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Lebanon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Lebanon" title="Parliament of Lebanon">Parliament of Lebanon</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/President_of_Lebanon" title="President of Lebanon">president of the republic</a>, 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. The name of a deputy in Arabic is <i>Naeb</i> (نائب). The plural of <i>Naeb</i> is <i>Nuwab</i> (نواب). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Netherlands">Netherlands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Netherlands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Parliament of the Netherlands is known as the <i>Staten-Generaal</i>, the <a href="/wiki/States_General_of_the_Netherlands" title="States General of the Netherlands">States General</a>. It is bicameral, divided into two <i>kamers</i> (English: chambers). The <a href="/wiki/Senate_(Netherlands)" title="Senate (Netherlands)">Senate</a> is known in Dutch as the <i>Eerste Kamer</i> (First Chamber) and its members as <i>senatoren</i>, senators. The <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Netherlands)" title="House of Representatives (Netherlands)">House of Representatives</a>, known in Dutch as the <i>Tweede Kamer</i> (Second Chamber), is the most important one. The important debates take place here. Also, the Second Chamber can amend proposed laws and can propose laws itself. The Senate does not have these capabilities. Its function is a more technical reviewing of laws. It can only pass a law or reject it. Both chambers are in <a href="/wiki/The_Hague" title="The Hague">The Hague</a>, which is the seat of parliament but not the official capital of the Netherlands, which is <a href="/wiki/Amsterdam" title="Amsterdam">Amsterdam</a>. </p><p>The 150 members of the House of Representatives are elected by general elections every four years (or earlier if the government falls). The 75 members of the Senate are elected indirectly. The members of the twelve provincial parliaments and the councils of the three Caribbean <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Netherlands" title="Caribbean Netherlands">special municipalities</a> elect the senators. The value of a vote of a member of a provincial parliament is weighted by the population of the province. Provincial parliaments, the <a href="/wiki/Provincial_council_(Netherlands)" title="Provincial council (Netherlands)">States Provincial</a>, are elected by general elections every four years; a new Senate is elected three months after the provincial elections. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="North_Macedonia">North Macedonia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: North Macedonia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_North_Macedonia" title="Assembly of North Macedonia">Assembly of North Macedonia</a></div> <p>In the Republic of North Macedonia there are 120 members of parliament (<a href="/wiki/Macedonian_language" title="Macedonian language">Macedonian</a>: <i lang="mk">Sobranie</i>) called <i>Pratenici</i> (singular <i>Pratenik</i>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Norway">Norway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Norway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A member of parliament is an elected member of the <i><a href="/wiki/Storting" title="Storting">Stortinget</a></i>. They are called <i>stortingsrepresentanter</i> (<abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">representatives of the Storting</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>). Since 2009, Norway has had a unicameral parliament, which previously consisted of the <i><a href="/wiki/Odelstinget" class="mw-redirect" title="Odelstinget">Odelstinget</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Lagtinget" class="mw-redirect" title="Lagtinget">Lagtinget</a></i>; the Odelstinget comprised three-quarters, or 127, of the total 169 members, whereas the Lagtinget comprised the remainder. The dividing of the parliament into chambers was only used when dealing with passing regular laws and in cases of impeachment (<i><a href="/wiki/Impeachment_in_Norway" title="Impeachment in Norway">riksrett</a></i>). In other matters, such as passing the national budget or changing the constitution (the latter requiring a majority of two-thirds), the chambers were united. </p><p>The members of the unicameral parliament of Norway are chosen by popular vote for a parliamentary period of four years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philippines">Philippines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Philippines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Batasang_Pambansa_(legislature)" title="Batasang Pambansa (legislature)">Batasang Pambansa (legislature)</a></div> <p>From 1978 to 1984, the Philippine parliament was called the <i><a href="/wiki/Batasang_Pambansa_(legislature)" title="Batasang Pambansa (legislature)">Batasang Pambansa</a></i> (National Assembly), and its elected members were called <i>Mambabatas Pambansa</i> (National Assemblyman), often shortened to "MP". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Poland">Poland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Poland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Sejm_of_the_Republic_of_Poland" class="mw-redirect" title="Sejm of the Republic of Poland">Sejm of the Republic of Poland</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Portugal">Portugal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Portugal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Portuguese parliament is called the <i><a href="/wiki/Assembleia_da_Rep%C3%BAblica" class="mw-redirect" title="Assembleia da República">Assembleia da República</a></i>. A member of parliament is known as a <i>deputado</i>, that is, a person who is appointed through democratic election to act on the people's behalf. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spain">Spain</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Spain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Congress_of_Deputies_(Spain)" title="List of members of the Congress of Deputies (Spain)">List of members of the Congress of Deputies (Spain)</a></div> <p>The word <i><b>parlamento</b>—</i>of the same origin as Parliament in English—is used as a common name for all legislative assemblies, and hence <i><b><span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">parlamentario</i></span></b></i> for the member of any of them, which can usually refer to members of: </p> <ul><li>both chambers of the national legislature (<a href="/wiki/Cortes_Generales" title="Cortes Generales">Cortes Generales</a>), the <a href="/wiki/Congress_of_Deputies_(Spain)" class="mw-redirect" title="Congress of Deputies (Spain)">Congress of Deputies</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Spain" title="Senate of Spain">Senate</a>.</li> <li>the regional devolved legislatures of the <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_Communities" class="mw-redirect" title="Autonomous Communities">Autonomous Communities</a>.</li> <li>the European Parliament.</li></ul> <p>Members of the Congress of Deputies are called <i>diputados</i> (deputies), implying that they are elected to act in the name and on behalf of the people they represent. It is also usual to call members of the European Parliament <i>eurodiputados</i>. Members of the Senate are called <i>senadores</i> (senators). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Africa">South Africa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: South Africa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_South_Africa" title="Parliament of South Africa">Parliament of South Africa</a> consists of two houses: the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_South_Africa" title="National Assembly of South Africa">National Assembly of South Africa</a> (lower house) and the <a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Provinces" title="National Council of Provinces">National Council of Provinces</a> (upper house). Members of both houses are given the title <i>Member of Parliament</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-ZAParliament_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ZAParliament-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The National Assembly is made up of 400 members, who are all elected by the public in general elections using a <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a> system with <a href="/wiki/Closed_list" title="Closed list">closed lists</a>. The National Council of Provinces is composed of 90 delegates with 10 delegates for each of the nine provinces regardless of the population of the province. A provincial delegation consists of six permanent delegates and four special delegates. NCOP delegates are elected by the nine provincial legislatures on the day when they reconvene, usually the same day as the National Assembly. The delegates are sworn in the next day.<sup id="cite_ref-ZAParliament_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ZAParliament-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Korea">South Korea</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: South Korea"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <i>member of Parliament</i> refers to a member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(South_Korea)" title="National Assembly (South Korea)">Parliament of South Korea</a>. A total of 253 MPs are elected using the <a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_system" class="mw-redirect" title="First-past-the-post system">first-past-the-post system</a> from <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district" title="Electoral district">parliamentary constituencies</a>, 30 MPs are elected by <a href="/wiki/Mixed-member_proportional_representation" title="Mixed-member proportional representation">proportional compensation</a>, and 17 MPs are elected by <a href="/wiki/Parallel_voting" title="Parallel voting">mixed member majoritarian</a>. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/Second_Republic_of_Korea" title="Second Republic of Korea">Second Republic of Korea</a> or if the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_South_Korea" title="Constitution of South Korea">Constitution of South Korea</a> is amended as a <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_system" title="Parliamentary system">parliamentary system</a> with <a href="/wiki/Bicameralism" title="Bicameralism">bicameralism</a>, only the members of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_(South_Korea)" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Commons (South Korea)">House of Commons of South Korea</a> are called members of Parliament, while the members of the <a href="/wiki/Senate_(South_Korea)" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate (South Korea)">Senate of South Korea</a> are called senators. </p><p>The members of <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_South_Korea" title="Administrative divisions of South Korea">provincial</a> legislatures are called <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly" title="Member of the Legislative Assembly">members of the Legislative Assembly</a> or <b>MLA</b>. In some provinces, such individuals are called as <b>Members of the Provincial Parliament (MPP)</b>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sweden">Sweden</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: Sweden"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(Sweden)" title="Member of Parliament (Sweden)">Member of Parliament (Sweden)</a></div> <p><i>Members of parliament</i> refers to the elected <a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Swedish_Riksdag" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the Swedish Riksdag">members</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Riksdag" title="Riksdag">Riksdag</a>. In Swedish, an MP is usually referred to as a <i>riksdagsledamot</i> (<i>member of the Riksdag</i>) or a <i>riksdagsman</i> (<i>gentleman of the Riksdag</i>). The former is in more common use today, especially in official contexts, due to its status as a <a href="/wiki/Unisex" title="Unisex">unisex</a> word, while the latter was used more often historically and literally refers to a male MP exclusively. </p><p>The parliament is a unicameral assembly with 349 members who are chosen every four years in <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Sweden" title="Elections in Sweden">general elections</a>. To become an MP, a person must be entitled to vote (i.e. be a Swedish <a href="/wiki/Citizenship" title="Citizenship">citizen</a>, be at least 18 years old and be or have been resident in Sweden) and must be nominated by a <a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Sweden" title="List of political parties in Sweden">political party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The MPs are elected by proportionality in constituencies across the nation. To decide which candidate will be elected the <a href="/wiki/Sainte-Lagu%C3%AB_method" title="Sainte-Laguë method">modified Sainte-Laguë method</a> is used. This method usually but not always gives an accurate result in proportion to cast votes. </p><p>The salaries of the MPs are decided by the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Riksdag_Pay_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Riksdag Pay Committee (page does not exist)">Riksdag Pay Committee</a> (<i>Riksdagens arvodesnämnd</i>), a <a href="/wiki/Government_agencies_in_Sweden" title="Government agencies in Sweden">government agency</a> under the Riksdag. Since 1 November 2007, the basic monthly pay of an MP is <a href="/wiki/Swedish_krona" title="Swedish krona">SEK</a>52,900 (ca. US$6,500). The pay of the <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_parliament_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the parliament of Sweden">speaker</a> is SEK126,000 a month (ca. US$15,000), which is the same as that of the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sweden" title="Prime Minister of Sweden">prime minister</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to a survey investigation by the sociologist Jenny Hansson,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Swedish national parliamentarians have an average workweek of 66 hours, including side responsibilities. Hansson's investigation further reports that the average Swedish national parliamentarian sleeps 6.5 hours per night. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Switzerland">Switzerland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: Switzerland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Federal_Assembly_(Switzerland)" title="Federal Assembly (Switzerland)">Federal Assembly (Switzerland)</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Thailand">Thailand</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: Thailand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Kingdom of Thailand</a>, <i>members of parliament</i> (<a href="/wiki/Thai_language" title="Thai language">Thai</a>: <span lang="th">สมาชิกรัฐสภา</span>; <small><a href="/wiki/Royal_Thai_General_System_of_Transcription" title="Royal Thai General System of Transcription">RTGS</a>: </small><span title="Royal Thai General System of Transcription"><i lang="th-Latn">Samachik Ratthasapha</i></span>) refer to the members of the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Thailand" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly of Thailand">National Assembly of Thailand</a>, that is, the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Thailand)" title="House of Representatives (Thailand)">members of the House of Representatives</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Thailand" title="Senate of Thailand">senators</a>. Following the <a href="/wiki/2006_Thai_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="2006 Thai coup d'état">military coup d'état</a> on 19 September 2006, all members of the assembly were suspended from duty until the next election. The assembly was fully reconvened after the <a href="/wiki/2007_Thai_general_election" title="2007 Thai general election">general elections</a> under a slightly amended new <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Thailand" title="Constitution of Thailand">constitution</a>. Under the <a href="/wiki/2007_Constitution_of_Thailand" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Constitution of Thailand">2007 constitution</a> there are 650 members of parliament, consisting of 500 members in the House of Representatives, of which 375 elected from constituencies and the other 125 by party-list, and 150 senators. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Turkey">Turkey</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: Turkey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Grand_National_Assembly_of_Turkey" title="Grand National Assembly of Turkey">Grand National Assembly of Turkey</a></div> <p>In the Republic of Turkey, a member of parliament is an elected member of the <a href="/wiki/Grand_National_Assembly_of_Turkey" title="Grand National Assembly of Turkey">Grand National Assembly of Turkey</a> (<a href="/wiki/Turkish_language" title="Turkish language">Turkish</a>: <i lang="tr">Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi, TBMM</i>), which has 600 members elected at a general election for a term of office of five years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ukraine">Ukraine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: Ukraine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A people's deputy of <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_language" title="Ukrainian language">Ukrainian</a></i>: народний депутат України, narodnyi deputat Ukrayiny) is a member of parliament or <a href="/wiki/Legislator" title="Legislator">legislator</a> elected by a <a href="/wiki/Direct_election" title="Direct election">popular vote</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Verkhovna_Rada" title="Verkhovna Rada">Verkhovna Rada</a> (the unicameral parliament of Ukraine). Often people's deputies of Ukraine are referred to simply as deputies. </p><p>The main statutes that define the order of elections, rights and duties of the people's deputies of Ukraine are outlined in Articles 76–81 of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Ukraine" title="Constitution of Ukraine">Constitution of Ukraine</a>. There are 450 people's deputies of Ukraine who are elected based on the general, equal and direct electoral right for five years. The deputies may be appointed to various parliamentary positions such as the <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Verkhovna_Rada" title="Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada">chairperson (speaker)</a> of parliament, a head of a committee or a parliamentary faction, etc. Upon its appointment, to the office, each people's deputy of Ukraine receives a <i>deputy mandate</i>. </p><p>People's deputies that run for parliament as self-nominated candidates can join factions if they wish.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_parliament&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_(legislator)" 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