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House of Representatives of WolvHaven

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House of Representatives
of the Federal Republic of WolvHaven
14th Parliament
Type
Type Lower House of the Parliament of WolvHaven
Leadership
Speaker Hon. Grass_Jelly
Since 17 July 2021
Deputy Speaker Hon. lykanatthemochi, CFD (non-MP)
Since 17 July 2021
Second Deputy Speaker Vacant
Since 2 February 2019
Prime Minister Vacant
Since 27 November 2020
Leader of the House Vacant
Since 27 November 2020
Leader of the Opposition Vacant
Since 27 November 2020
Manager of Opposition Business Vacant
Since 27 November 2020
Structure
Seats 7
(4 Ministers + 3 General MPs)
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Political groups

Speaker

  •      Independent (1) (non-MP)

Government

Opposition

  • N/A

Crossbench

Election
Voting system -
Last Election July 2021
Next Election June 2020
Meeting place
House of Representatives chamber
Parliament House
Capitol Island, WolvHaven City

The House of Representatives of WolvHaven is one of the two Houses (chambers) of the Parliament of WolvHaven. It is referred to as the lower house, with the Senate being referred to as the upper house. The term of members of the House of Representatives is a maximum of 6 months from the date of the third General Election. For the first two elections, members were elected for a 3-months term. A member of the House may be referred to as a "Member of Parliament" ("MP"), while a member of the Senate is usually referred to as a "Senator". The government of the day and by extension the Prime Minister must achieve and maintain the confidence of this House in order to gain and remain in power. Also, citizens of WolvHaven may come in and speak/vote on issues. They are known as independents as they provide an independent perspective on issues, away from the clutches of party whips.

The House of Representatives currently consists of 7 members, 3 general MPs elected under the [...] system and representing the Citizens of WolvHaven, and 4 directly-elected ministers.

Role

The House of Representatives acts as a 'House of Government', which mean the government get its power from this house.

History

The General Assembly was established in 2012 which was the unicameral legislative branch. The house carried its name until 2015 when a new parliament building was built in NewWolvHaven. The original members of the General Assembly was moved to the newly-established Legislative Council. At the same time, the General Assembly was renamed to the House of Representatives and the Legislative Council started appoint members to the House. When the new parliamentary system was put in place in 2017, the House of Representatives remained its name since 2015.

Members and elections

The members of the House of Representatives are called Members of Parliament (MP). MPs are elected under a voting system of party-list proportional system, where the percentage of votes roughly equates the number of seats in the House of Representatives. Parties also need to pass the 7% election threshold in order to get a seat. Before the 2017 reforms of parliament, members were appointed by the President, and was called Appointed Members of Parliament (AMPs), and the role of MPs was given to all staff members who are ranked Moderator or above.

Elections

Current composition

See also: Parliament of WolvHaven/15th
The outcome of July 2021 General Election in the 7-seat House of Representatives, saw the election of 4 ministers and 3 general MPs.

Affiliation Current
     Honest and Green Party 2
     People's Party of WolvHaven 1
     Independent 4
     Nominated 0
Total 7
Government majority by N/A

Speaker:

  •      Independent Hon. Grass_Jelly, Speaker of the House
  •      Citizens for Democracy Hon. lykanatthemochi, Deputy Speaker of the House

MPs:

Ministers (Government):

  •      People's Party of WolvHaven Hon. Quirtzy, MP, Minister for Internal Affairs
  •      Independent Hon. YoshiBoyAdvance, MP, Minister for Infrastructure and National Development (Resigned)
  •      Independent Hon. Heiopeii, MP, Minister for Infrastructure and National Development
  •      Independent Hon. bokbokobama, MP, Minister for Creative Affairs
  •      Honest and Green Party Hon. Number_21, MP, Minister for Community Development, Culture and Foreign Affairs

General MPs (Crossbench):

  •      Honest and Green Party Hon. SirKiwi, MP
  •      Independent Hon. imperial_block, MP
  •      Independent Hon. WackyWerny, MP





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