Parliament of Baustralia

Parliament of Baustralia

Parlamentum Baustralicum (la)
2nd Baustralian Parliament (current)
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	House of Lords • House of Commons
History
Founded	2 July 2017
Preceded by	Parliament of Canada United States Congress
Leadership
Monarch	John I Since 2 July 2017
Lord Speaker	The Lord Jenkinson of Worthing
Speaker	John Fairbank
Prime Minister	Sir John Timpson, Conservative Since 2 July 2017
Structure
Lords political groups	Nationalist   Conservative   Centre   None   Vacant
Commons political groups	Conservative   Liberal   Socialist   BIAP   Vacant
Elections
Last general election	20 June 2018
Constitution
2 John I c. 2, Constitution Act
Acts
Acts of the Parliament of Baustralia

The Parliament of Baustralia (Latin: PARLAMENTVM BAVSTRALICUM) 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.

Logo of the House of Lords

Logo of the House of Commons

The members of the House of Lords are drawn from peerage, while the 51 members of the House of Commons—called members of parliament (MPs)—each represent a 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 2018, is the 2nd since independance.

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 Spiritual. 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 peers

Main article: Peerage of Baustralia

Peer	Party		Type
The Prince of Kingston		None	Lord Royal
The Princess of Wabasso		Centre	Lord Royal
The Duke of Cascadia		None	Lord Spiritual
The Marchioness Smith		Conservative	Lord Spiritual
The Earl of Cornwall		None	Lord
The Earl Timpson		None	Lord
The Viscount Holderton		None	Lord
The Viscount Mayjames		Nationalist	Lord
The Viscount Parker		None	Lord
The Lord Carleton		None	Lord
The Lord Jenkinson of Worthing		Conservative	Lord Speaker

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		Conservative	Holderton-East
2	Sir John Timpson		Conservative	Holderton-West
3	John Fairbank		Conservative	Smithfield-East
4	Chase Lameroux		Conservative	Smithfield-West
5	Harrison Pickles		Conservative	Wooler
6	Emily Day		Socialist	Daytona
7	Emily Parker		Liberal	Flavora
8	Kanyon Paradis		BAIP	Paradisium
9	Nick Sullivan		BAIP	Mild Pond
10	John Williamson		Socialist	Nova
11	Oliver Doig		Worker's	Landspotter
12	Vacant		N/A	New Texas
13-51	Vacant

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.