House of Commons (New Prussia)

House of Commons Haus von Gemeinsames
History
Founded	17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Leadership
Emperor of New Prussia	August IV
Speaker	Ann M. Harms, Democommunist since 1 September 2024
Deputy Speaker	August W. Harms, Conservative since 1 March 2024
Chancellor	August W. Harms, Conservative since 17 July 2022
Vice Chancellor	Coco B. Harms, Conservative since 1 September 2024
Shadow Chancellor	Eugene R. Harms, Moderate since 1 September 2024
Shadow Vice Chancellor	Dolly Harms, Moderate since 1 September 2024
Structure
Seats	7
House of Commons political groups	Speaker   Conservative   Democommunist   Moderate   Independent/Crossbencher
Length of term	6 months, can be re-elected numerous times
Constitution
Constitution of the Empire of New Prussia

The House of Commons, formally known as The House of the Honorable Members of the Commons, is the Lower House of the New Prussian Imperial Parliament. Those with a seat in the House are called Members of the Commons (MC).

Origin & History

The House was created via the signing of the Constitution of the Empire of New Prussia and Imperial Decree XV. Due to the passing of the second Amendment to the New Prussian Constitution, the terms was reduced from three to two terms per year and the length of terms being increased from four to six months. Imperial Decree XXXIV, which was issued on 22 October 2024 and will in part take effect on 1 March 2025, suspended all elected delegates from the House of Commons and the States Assembly. Now only Lord-Lieutenants occupy the seats of the House of Commons, and the seats were reduced to 10.

Function

The main role of the House is to create, scrutinize, propose, pass and reject bills. The House can also scrutinize, pass and reject bills passed from the Senate of Peers.

Procedure

A legislative Bill can be formally introduced by any member of both legislative houses, as well as by the Emperor and the rulers of the states of New Prussia, although it is more commonly introduced by House of Commons. The Speaker reads the proposed Bill, is discussed and puts it up to voting. If a Bill, originating in the Senate or from the House of Commons, is passed by both the House and the Senate, it is immediately sent to the Emperor's office for his Imperial Assent or veto. If a Bill fails, it is returned to the house it originated from. If a Bill gets rejected three times, it is to be shelved and may be brought up in a new session. On rare occasions, the Senate may propose a Bill.

Membership

Members are elected from the various states of the Empire using the Single Transferable Vote (STV) Method. All members, the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker serve the same of 6 month term.

Speaker

The Speaker is the presiding officer of the House of Commons. The Speaker is elected every term.

Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker stands in for the Speaker when the speaker is not available. The Deputy Speaker is elected every term.

List of Elected Members

The Speaker and Deputy Speaker are identified by the color black.

Elected MP	Party		Took Seat	Position in the House	Constituency	Notes
Elected
Ann M. Harms		Democommunist	1 November 2023	Speaker and Minister of the Treasury	N / A
August W. Harms		Conservative, Democommunist and Moderate	1 March 2024	Deputy Speaker, Chancellor and Postmaster Minister	N / A
Coco B. Harms		Conservative and Moderate	1 March 2024	Vice Chancellor and Minister of Homeland Security & Environmental Affairs	Massilon, Kingdom of New Bavaria
Reese H. Terlisner		Conservative, Democommunist and Moderate	1 November 2023	Minister of Culture & Education	Dewitt, Archduchy of Southwest Clinton
Colton J. Harms		Democommunist	1 March 2024	Minister of the Armed Forces	Clarence, Kingdom of New Saxony
Eugene R. Harms		Moderate	1 July 2023	Shadow Chancellor	Oxford, Grand Principality of New Hanover
Dolly Harms		Democommunist and Moderate	1 July 2023	Shadow Vice Chancellor	Bennett, Grand Duchy of New Oldenburg