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Parliament of Baustralia
| 4th Parliament | |
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| Type | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Houses | House of Lords • House of Commons |
| History | |
| Founded | 2 July 2017 |
| Leadership | |
Lord Speaker | Lord Jenkinson of Worthing Since 2 August 2019 |
Speaker | Greg Watts Since 7 April 2020 |
Nick Sullivan, Conservative Since 6 April 2020 | |
| Structure | |
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Lords political groups | |
| Monarch and consort | Conservative |
| Union | None |
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Commons political groups | |
| Conservative | Union |
| Independent | |
| Elections | |
Last general election | 20 June 2020 |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution Act, 2 John 1 c. 2 | |
| Acts | |
| Acts of the Parliament of Baustralia | |
The Parliament of Baustralia (Latin: Parlamentum Baustralicum) is the federal legislature of Baustralia. The body consists of the Baustralian monarch; an upper house, the House of Lords; and a lower house, the House of Commons. Each element has its own officers and organization. Additional to this, the monarch provides royal assent to make bills into law.
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The members of the House of Lords are drawn from peerage, while the 10 members of the House of Commons—called members of parliament (MPs)—each represent a riding, usually the whole province. The Monarch also summons Parliament, and can prorogue or dissolve Parliament, the latter in order to call a general election. He will read the Throne Speech. The most recent Parliament, summoned by John I in 2020, is the 4th since independance.
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Composition
The Parliament of Baustralia is composed of three parts: the monarch, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. Each has a distinct role, but work in conjunction within the legislative process. This format was inherited from the United Kingdom and is a near-identical copy of the parliament at Westminster.
Only those who sit in the Parliament are usually called members of parliament (MPs). Peers also take higher positions in the national order of precedence. No individual may serve in more than one chamber at the same time.
Monarch
The monarch, formally known as the King-in-Parliament, is the highest member in Parliament. He does not participate in the legislative process, however may forward bills written by him and his Great Officers to the Prime Minister or the Lord Speaker. He appoints peers, and the Lord Speaker. Additionally, the Monarch provides royal assent to bills to make them law, and makes speeches from the throne.
House of Lords
The house of Lords is made up of the peers of Baustralia, where the noble peers must attend, while royal and stranger peers hold a seat, however aren't required to sit thereon. Peers-by-marriage are also not required to sit thereon.
List of Lords in the House of Lords
| Peer | Party | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Duke of Kingston | None | Lord Royal | |
| The Princess of Wabasso | Conservative | Lord Royal | |
| The Duke of Cascadia[a] | Conservative | Lord Spiritual | |
| The Duke of Northumbria | Conservative | Lord | |
| The Marchioness Smith[b] | Conservative | Lord Spiritual | |
| The Lord Parker | Conservative | Lord | |
| The Lord Jenkinson of Worthing | Conservative | Lord Speaker | |
| The Lord Pasternak | Conservative | Lord | |
| The Lord Carleton[c] | Union | Lord | |
House of Commons
The House of Commons is made up of members chosen through first-past-the-post voting by people of their ridings.
| Member | Party | Riding | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Watts | Speaker | Flavora | |
| 2 | Sir John Timpson | Conservative | Holderton | |
| 3 | Harrison Pickles | Conservative | Wooler | |
| 4 | Nick Sullivan | Conservative | Mild Pond | |
| 5 | Kanyon Paradis | Conservative | Paradisium | |
| 6 | Oliver Doig | Conservative | New Texas | |
| 7 | Kyle Simpson | Conservative | McNevin | |
| 8 | Emily Parker | Conservative | Atlas | |
| 9 | Brianna Boersma | Conservative | Nova-Dynexistan | |
| 10 | Charles Burgardt | Union | Seamanhattan | |
| 11 | Carson Snyder | Union | Middlesex | |
| 12 | Emily Day | Union | Daytona | |
Jurisdiction
The powers of the Parliament of Baustralia allow it to pass laws relating to, among other things, the postal service, census, military, navigation and shipping, fishing, currency, banking, weights and measures, bankruptcy, copyrights, patents, and naturalization. Provinces don't have it's own legislature, however bills relating to the province are introduced to the House of Commons through their MP.
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