14th Lok Sabha

Parliament of the
State of Vishwamitra

**विश्वामित्र का संसद**
Parliament of the ; State of Vishwamitra ; विश्वामित्र का संसद
14th Parliament
	Logo of the House of the People
Type
Type	Bicameral
Term limits	One Year
History
Founded	22 November 2021
Preceded by	13th Lok Sabha
Leadership
Protem Speaker	Rashtradhyaksh (ex-officio)
Speaker	The Count of Mullins ; since 16 February 2022
Deputy Speaker	Currently vacant
Leader of the House	The Duke of Pragjyotisha, NPC ; since 22 November 2021
Leader of the Opposition	The Lord Cooper of Ottawa, SDP ; since 27 January 2022
Structure
Seats	20
Political groups	Government: (16) ; NPC (16); Opposition: (4); SDP (3); Independent (1);
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	November 2021
Next election	On or before November 2022
Meeting place
	Discord

The 14th Lok Sabha was formed by the members elected in the November 2021 general election. General election took place throughout the nation in three phases on 13, 14 and 21 November 2021 while the results to which were declared on 22 November 2021. Out of the 20 constituencies, members were elected unopposed from 15 constituencies. Election to the Boragaon constituency of Purvanchal was cancelled due to no candidates filling their nominations, while NPC candidate Farhaz Hazarika was elected from two constituencies.

The National People's Congress was able to secure a comfortable majority after winning in 17 constituencies, while the newly formed Green Socialist Party emerged as the chief opposition party after winning in two constituencies. On 22 November 2021, Farhaz Hazarika, the President of the National People's Congress was elected as the Party's Leader in the Parliament, while NPC Vice-president Rory Leonard was named as the Party's Deputy Leader. As the leader of the single-largest party, Farhaz Hazarika was appointed as the Prime Minister of Vishwamitra by the Rashtradhyaksh. Meanwhile, Green Socialist Party elected its Chairperson David Brooke as the party's leader in the parliament, while Deputy Chairperson Su Yi-An was elected as the party's deputy parliamentary leader. David Brooke was recognized as the Leader of the Opposition.

The first sitting of the 14th Parliament took place on 24 and 25 November 2021 when all elected members took the oath of office or affirmation, while the customary Address to the Parliament by the Rashtradhyaksh took place on 26 November 2021. In continuation of traditions laid forth in the 12th Parliament, a motion to nominate Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya as the Speaker of the House was moved by Prime Minister and Leader of the House Farhaz Hazarika and supported by the Leader of the Opposition David Brooke. However, Brooke resigned from the parliament and relinquished his citizenship on 3 December after trying to coerce the Government.

Members

Party-wise distribution of seats

Party		Abbr.	Seats	Leader in the Parliament
	National People's Congress	NPC	16	Farhaz Hazarika
	Social Democratic Party	SDP	3	William Cooper
	Independent	IND	1
	Vacant	Vac.	0
TOTAL			20	–

List of members

No.	Constituency	Name of elected member
Purvanchal
1	Maligaon	Lord Vlasyn (resigned on 31 January 2022)	National People's Congress
1	Maligaon	Count of Suffolk (elected on 8 May 2022)	Independent
2	Rajagriha	Charles Burgardt (resigned on 27 December 2021)	National People's Congress
2	Rajagriha	Lorenzo Marquez (elected on 25 January 2022)	Social Democratic Party
3	National Capital Constituency	Duke of Stettin (resigned on 27 December 2021)	National People's Congress
3	National Capital Constituency	Kevin Doan (elected on 25 January 2022)	National People's Congress
4	Boragaon	Rey Jr. Mancio (elected on 10 December 2021)	National People's Congress
5	Kalapani	Count of Griffith	National People's Congress
6	Rashtra Niwas	Duke of Pragjyotisha	National People's Congress
Beltola
7	Brikshasthana	Princess Anoushkaa (resigned on 18 March 2022)	National People's Congress
7	Brikshasthana	Thomas Jacobs (elected on 8 May 2022)	Independent
8	Bhetapara	Count of Mullins	National People's Congress
9	Basant Bahar	Prince Abhiraj	National People's Congress
Uttaranchal
10	Gotanagar	Matthew Xia	National People's Congress
11	Radisson	Andrew Perdomo	National People's Congress
Madhya Prant
12	Noonmati	Lord Deka	National People's Congress
13	Dhirenpara	Su Yi-An	Independent ^[a]
Kamrupa
14	Dadara	Duke of Karad (resigned on 22 December 2021)	National People's Congress
14	Dadara	Lord Cooper of Ottawa (elected on 23 January 2022)	Social Democratic Party
15	National List	David Brooke (resigned on 3 December 2021)	Green Socialist Party
15	National List	Lord Tonna (elected on 21 December 2021)	National People's Congress
16	Chandril	Count of Granville (resigned on 7 February 2022)	National People's Congress
16	Chandril	Rafe Burfield (elected on 11 May 2022)	Independent
Basistha
17	Basistha City	Duke of Pragjyotisha (resigned on 23 November 2021)	National People's Congress
		Lord Cooper of Ottawa (elected on 13 December; expelled on 17 December 2021)	National People's Congress
		Kaarel Luikmel (elected on 23 January 2022)	Social Democratic Party
18	Basistha Rural	Lord Singh	National People's Congress
19	Basistha Central	Ezri Ambriz	National People's Congress
Federal territories
20	Chandrabans	Tanvi Sridasa	National People's Congress

Important events

Vote of non-confidence against Speaker Tonna

A vote of non-confidence was moved against then Speaker Matthew Tonna on 14 February 2022 by Leader of the Opposition and SDP parliamentarian William Cooper. This was also the first vote of no-confidence that was initiated against a senior state official. Cooper presented several claims and evidentiary documents regarding the Speaker who according to him had violated the Constitution and had remarks of transphobia (out of Vishwamitra and prior to his becoming the Speaker).

Meanwhile, Councillor Jayden Dagsa jumped to the defense of the Speaker who cited that the constitution limits its jurisdiction on citizens, while Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rory Leonard reminded all about the contributions made by Matthew Tonna to the House since assuming the office of the Speaker. Lengthy debates continued throughout the day with other parliamentarians and Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika expressing their opinion on the motion. Out of the parliament, several individuals called for Tonna to resign. Finally, Speaker Tonna issued a letter of apology for his actions and with a promise that the same shall not be repeated.

The voting on the motion began the next day, on 15 February 2022 and was due to end at 10 pm IST. Two of the opposition MPs cross voted against the motion. However, later in the evening, Speaker Matthew Tonna chose to resign from his position citing reasons and subsequently nominated Tyler Mullins as his successor, despite that needing a formal approval from the members of the House.

Legislations

Bill no.	Name of the bill/act	Date introduced	Introduced by	Status	Date gazetted
6/2021	Digital Ethics Act, 2021^[1]	1 December 2021	Charles Burgardt, Minister of Law and Justice	Passed	2 December 2021^[2]
7/2021	Free Speech and Civility Act, 2021^[3]	2 December 2021	Jayden Dagsa, Minister of Culture	Passed	3 December 2021^[4]
8/2021	Vishwamitran Intellectual Property Code, 2021^[5]	4 December 2021	Jayden Dagsa, Minister of Culture	Passed	7 December 2021^[6]
-	Ratification of the Charter of the Cupertino Alliance, 2021^[7]	9 December 2021	Rory Leonard, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Passed	11 December 2021
9/2021	Speakers and Deputy Speakers Act, 2021^[8]	13 December 2021	Rory Leonard, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Passed	17 December 2021^[9]
10/2021	Bicameral Legislature Act, 2021^[10]	14 December 2021	Rory Leonard, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Passed	17 December 2021^[11]
11/2021	Expansion of Territorial Administration Act, 2021^[12]	21 December 2021	Farhaz Hazarika, Prime Minister & Minister of States and Territorial Affairs	Passed	29 December 2021^[13]
12/2021	National Heroes Entitlements Act, 2021^[14]	23 December 2021	Michal Nowacki, Minister of Culture	Passed	29 December 2021^[15]
13/2021	Amendment to Bicameral Legislature Act, 2021^[16]	27 December 2021	Rory Leonard, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Passed	29 December 2021^[17]
1/2022
2/2022		9 June 2022		Passed
3/2022
4/2022
5/2022
6/2022
7/2022

References and notes

References

↑ "Digital Ethics Act, 2021". Google Docs. Parliament of Vishwamitra. 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
↑ "Digital Ethics Bill - Gazette Version". Twitter. Gazette of Vishwamitra. 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
↑ "Free Speech and Civility Act". Google Docs. Parliament of Vishwamitra. 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
↑ "Free Speech and Civility Act - Gazette Version". Twitter. Gazette of Vishwamitra. 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
↑ "Vishwamitran Intellectual Property Code, 2021". Google Docs. Parliament of Vishwamitra. 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
↑ "Vishwamitran Intellectual Property Code, 2021 - Gazette Version". Google Docs. Gazette of Vishwamitra. 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
↑ "Charter of the Cupertino Alliance, 2021". Google Docs. Cupertino Alliance. 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
↑ "Bill on Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, 2021". Google Docs. Parliament of Vishwamitra. 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
↑ "Speakers and Deputy Speakers Act, 2021 - Gazette Version". Twitter. Gazette of Vishwamitra. 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
↑ "Bicameral Legislature Act, 2021". Google Docs. Parliament of Vishwamitra. 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
↑ "Bicameral Legislature Act, 2021 - Gazette Version". Twitter. Gazette of Vishwamitra. 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
↑ "Expansion of Territorial Administration Bill, 2021". Google Docs. Parliament of Vishwamitra. 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
↑ "Expansion of Territorial Administration Act, 2021 - Gazette Version". Twitter. Gazette of Vishwamitra. 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
↑ "Bill to establish entitlements for National Heroes 2021". Google Docs. Parliament of Vishwamitra. 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
↑ "National Heroes Entitlements Act, 2021 - Gazette Version". Twitter. Gazette of Vishwamitra. 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
↑ "Amendment to Bicameral Legislature Act, 2021". Google Docs. Parliament of Vishwamitra. 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
↑ "Gazette: Amendment to Bicameral Legislature Act, 2021". Google Docs. Gazette of Vishwamitra. 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

Notes

↑ Su Yi-An was elected to the House of the People as a candidate of the Green Socialist Party. However, he resigned his party membership on 8 December 2021 and has since then been an independent member of the parliament.