2240:, 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. As the regulations establishing the
816:(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
2716:. 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.
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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.
1935:, which is the German constitution, "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.
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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.
2450:(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
1127:. 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
2161:), 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 (
397:. 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. However, the prohibition of "MHR" does not appear to have been strictly enforced, as it was used most recently by
1680:; 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
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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,
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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
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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
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Constitutional Court makes clear that the third paragraph of Article 68 of the Constitution is intended to prevent that — listening to confidential discussions of a senator or a deputy — the Judiciary may become a source of constraints and pressures on the free
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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
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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
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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
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According to a survey investigation by the sociologist Jenny
Hansson, 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.
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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
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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,
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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
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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.
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in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done."
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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
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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.
2546:; 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 (
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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.
2398:, 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
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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
831:(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.
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is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the
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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.
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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
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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
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3027:. 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
1448:, 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." (
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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
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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. In order to form a
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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.)
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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
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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
2885:. 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
615:). There are currently 105 seats in the Senate and 338 in the House of Commons. Members of Parliament are elected, while senators are appointed by the
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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
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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.
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on 19 September 2006, all members of the assembly were suspended from duty until the next election. The assembly was fully reconvened after the
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the president will then appoint the remaining two senators in the opposition's stead allowing for 9 independents instead.
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elected commoners. In the First Imperial Diet in 1890, there were initially 551 members of the Imperial Diet (
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who represent single-constituencies, while 50 seats are reserved exclusively for women and are allocated on a
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is represented by four senators. A member of the Senate of Pakistan (a senator) has a tenure of six years.
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where one party takes all 30 seats in the House of Assembly, as occurred in
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consists of 18 seats. Members of Parliament are entitled to use the prefix
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from each parliamentary constituency of states and union territories via
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List of MPs elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election
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3646:"What You Need to Know About Upcoming Election in Kazakhstan"
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in Germany. However, better translations are often possible.
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under the Crown", an MP wishing to resign will apply for the
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3822:. De Folkvaldas Livsvillkor, Umea University. Archived from
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Australia and New Zealand Association of Clerks-at-the-Table
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From 1978 to 1984, the Philippine parliament was called the
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3274:"Glossary of Parliamentary Terms for intermediate students"
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1613:is a member of either of the two chambers of the
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436:MLCs are informally refer to as upper house MPs.
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2327:) as a whole, encompassing both the lower house
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1290:List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
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749:. The remaining 12 members are nominated by the
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1514:and are the only elected members of the Lords.
3194:International Foundation for Electoral Systems
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1748:deputy of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
1450:Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
3187:"Women's Reserved Seat Systems in Bangladesh"
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1933:Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
1876:refers to the elected members of the federal
1565:in Spain and Spanish-speaking Latin America,
1054:The New Zealand Parliament is made up of the
804:, the legislature of Ireland is known as the
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2732:. A total of 253 MPs are elected using the
2643:both chambers of the national legislature (
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1928:, never follows the name but precedes it).
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1145:Lists of members of parliament in Singapore
1107:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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2658:the regional devolved legislatures of the
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421:legislatures, members of the lower house (
265:
251:
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1270:List of Parliaments of the United Kingdom
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2598:The Portuguese parliament is called the
2352:mixed-member majoritarian representation
2087:. The title is usually shortened to the
1884:in Berlin. In German a member is called
1858:is called before the end of their term.
1601:(House of Elders) were called Senators.
1282:Salaries of Members of the UK Parliament
1111:Member of Parliament, Senate of Pakistan
1073:MPs, of which seven are elected only by
1000:("Most Honourable"), abbreviated Y.A.B.
3670:Bulatkulova, Saniya (12 January 2023).
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1256:Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)
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3736:from the original on 10 August 2007
3533:from the original on 19 August 2019
3463:"Electoral Administration Act 2006"
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1374:Comhalta den Tionól Reachtach, CTR
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1329:every five years, and each called
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1262:List of current United Kingdom MPs
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1206:House of Representatives of Ceylon
1184:National List Member of Parliament
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2974:Grand National Assembly of Turkey
2695:National Assembly of South Africa
2247:and the cabinet's prime minister
2125:president of the Italian Republic
1458:Electoral Administration Act 2006
1403:, with 60 elected members called
1331:Member of the Scottish Parliament
1239:Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
1152:refers to elected members of the
980:("Honourable") with the initials
976:Members of Parliament are styled
462:Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)
415:Australian states and territories
395:Commonwealth (federal) parliament
3706:from the original on 29 May 2020
3335:from the original on 21 May 2009
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3104:Abbott, Tony (2 November 2012).
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1740:Parliament of the Czech Republic
1591:National Assembly of Afghanistan
1360:, with 90 members each known as
1317:and four devolved legislatures:
1300:Parliament of the United Kingdom
1174:Member of Parliament (Sri Lanka)
1097:, whose members were appointed.
973:must be a member of Parliament.
896:, 47 women are elected from the
800:in 1922 and subsequently in the
379:Parliament of the United Kingdom
2769:House of Commons of South Korea
2529:representatives of the Storting
2029:Regional Representative Council
2009:People's Representative Council
1995:People's Representative Council
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1162:Nominated Members of Parliament
1050:List of New Zealand politicians
846:. Irish members elected to the
741:, and are elected by using the
656:Member of the House of Assembly
640:Member of the National Assembly
632:Member of Provincial Parliament
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2589:Sejm of the Republic of Poland
1999:People's Consultative Assembly
1868:Member of the German Bundestag
1657:National Assembly (Azerbaijan)
1587:Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
1444:and by-elections to represent
1430:Members of the London Assembly
1386:Parliament of Northern Ireland
818:National University of Ireland
812:(or Senate); and lower house,
371:politics of the United Kingdom
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2938:National Assembly of Thailand
2804:Member of Parliament (Sweden)
2699:National Council of Provinces
2226:members of the House of Peers
1820:Member of Parliament (France)
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1343:Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba, BPA
1121:National Assembly of Pakistan
581:Member of Parliament (Canada)
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1698:National Assembly (Cambodia)
1678:Народно събрание / Парламент
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1180:15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
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2014:Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat,
1792:member of the Folketinget
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1358:Northern Ireland Assembly
1278:Number of Westminster MPs
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2753:Second Republic of Korea
2740:, 30 MPs are elected by
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2444:House of Representatives
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3387:"Members of Parliament"
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2867:Riksdagens arvodesnämnd
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1780:Member of the Folketing
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1198:Parliament of Sri Lanka
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241:Legislatures by country
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2697:(lower house) and the
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3726:"Members and parties"
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2998:A people's deputy of
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2809:Members of parliament
2775:are called senators.
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844:Parliament of Ireland
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3876:Parliamentary titles
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3605:22 July 2019 at the
3495:(in German). German
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