:''MP can also stand for Military Police or Modus ponens'' A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. == Australia == In Australia, the term ''Member of Parliament'' refers specifically to a member of the Australian House of Representatives, although in some jurisdictions (e.g. Queensland) it may also refer to a member of the State Parliament. See also: List of members of the Australian House of Representatives == Canada == In Canada, the term ''Member of Parliament'' refers specifically to a member of the Canadian House of Commons. See also: Members of the Canadian House of Commons == India == In India, the term ''Member of Parliament'' refers to the Sansad or the Indian Parliament chambers of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha MPs to the Lok Sabha are elected popularly by constentuencies in the Indian states and union territories, while MPs to the Rajya Sabha are elected by State legislatures. == New Zealand == New Zealand has a single-chambered (unicameral) parliament. In New Zealand ''Member of Parliament'' is the term for a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, although parliament technically consists of both the House and the Queen of New Zealand. The New Zealand House of Representatives normally has 120 MPs, elected every three years. There are 69 electorate (constituency) MPs, 7 of whom are elected by Maori who have chosen to vote in special Maori electorates. The remaining 51 MPs are elected from party lists. The speaker of the house is Margaret Wilson. Before 1951 New Zealand had a two-chambered (bicameralism) parliament, and there were two designations — MHR (Member of the House of Representatives, the body which survives today) and MLC (Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council). See also: New Zealand Parliament, New Zealand elections == United Kingdom == The Parliament of the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom is divided into the British House of Commons and the House of Lords; though it is often assumed that an MP is a member of Commons, they can be a member of either or both houses. Nonetheless, the letters "MP" are appended as a List of post-nominal letters to an individual's name only if that person is a member of the House of Commons; that House as of 2005 has 646 members. MPs in the House of Commons are election in United_Kingdom_general_elections and by-elections to represent United Kingdom constituencies by the first-past-the-post system of election, and remain MPs until Parliament is dissolved (parliaments can last up to five years). The members of the House of Lords are officially appointed by the British monarchy, but the selection actually is done by the British Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. There are several special members of Parliament, including the Prime Minister, other government ministers, the Chief Whip of each party, Privy Council, and the Speaker of the British House of Commons. Members of Parliament are technically forbidden to resign their seats. However, appointment to a "paid office under the Crown" disqualifies an MP from sitting in the Commons, and two nominally paid offices - the Chiltern Hundreds and the Manor of Northstead - exist to allow members to resign from the House. For more information, see the article Resignation from the British House of Commons. ---- See also: *List of British MPs (alphabetically sorted, both former and current MPs) *List of Parliaments of the United Kingdom (by election) **MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 *The number of British MPs and how it has varied historically *UK topics == Malaysia == The Malaysian Parliament is also modelled after the British Parliament, with two houses, known as Dewan Rakyat (People's Hall) and Dewan Negara (Senate). The representatives from the Dewan Rakyat are elected in general elections or by-elections, as opposed to the members of the Dewan Negara who are appointed by the King, in recognition of outstanding service to the country in various fields.The various State Governments also have the power to appoint Senators, propotionate to the state's size. Currently, the Dewan Negara has 70 seats and the Dewan Rakyat has 219 seats. Of the 219, 199 seats belong to the Government and 20 to the Opposition. Legislators
==List of British MPs== How about a List of British MPs? I'm thinking past and present, so it would be a huge list, but we have a list of people after all... Any thoughts? I'd say there should be a master list of all MPs, lists of MPs for each constituency, and lists of MPs by when they were elected (already started by some). Yes, it is a massive project! --User:Sam Francis 11:43, 12 Jan 2004 (UTC) :It seems the category system would be the best way to create this list. --User:Sam Francis I agree there is lots of interesting missing UK history here, let alone elsewhere. What about the history of Women MPs for example? As recently as 1851 the idea was considered humour [http://john-leech-archive.org.uk/1851/ladies-of-creation-1.htm] but when was the first? 1920 or so? How long after women got the vote? --User:BozMouser talk:BozMo 11:53, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC) ==Non-British MPs== Aren't the Canadian MP's still MP's... :This article seems not to be complete. Why don't we add Swedisch, Finnish, French,Dutch, etc. MP's. Why can't a MP be elected through proportional representation. I would say that this article doesn't make any sense. User:Wilfried Derksen 12:21, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC) Feel free to make the necessary additions and changes. --User:Sam Francis 19:26, 6 Aug 2004 (UTC) == UK MPs Term Limit == It's not correct, is it, that MPs terms are limited to five years? The length of a parliament is limited to five years, I agree, but if a dissolution wasn't called after five years, MPs would remain MPs? User:Dupont Circle 18:35, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC) :No, parliament are automatically disolve after 5 years if it's not requested before that. From Parliament of the United Kingdom - ''Each Parliament, after a number of sessions, comes to an end, either by the command of the Sovereign or by effluxion of time, the former being more common in modern times. ... Originally, there was no fixed limit on the length of a Parliament, but the Triennial Act 1694 set the maximum duration at three years. As the frequent elections were deemed inconvenient, the Septennial Act 1716 extended the maximum duration to seven years, but the Parliament Act 1911 reduced it to five years. During the Second World War, the term was temporarily extended to ten years by Acts of Parliament. Since the end of the war in 1945, however, the maximum term has remained five years.'' -- User:KTC 00:14, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC) :An MP's term is limited to five years. There is no limit, however, on how many terms an MP may serve. - User:Cafemusique 01:19, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC) :::So the law doesn't say that MP's term are limited to five years. The law says that parliaments can only last five years and that MPs cease to be MPs when parliament is dissolved or expires User:Dupont Circle 06:48, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC) == What about India? == I don't know anything about it but doesn't India have MPs much like the UK does? --User:Feitclub 22:00, Apr 15, 2005 (UTC) == Addressing an MP == It would be good to have some information here on how to properly address an MP of a particular parliamentary body in written correspondence. US senators are usually addressed as "Senator such-and-such", representatives as "Congress// so-and-so"; I'd like to know how to address an MP. Maybe it's just "Mr/Mrs/Ms"?
:That's how it works in my country, yes. Sometimes, in print, they get the letters "MP" added after their names if it's not clear from the context, but they're generally just "Mr. Smith", and so forth. I can't speak for other countries, but I believe it's much the same. -- User:Vardion 01:37, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
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:''MP can also stand for Military Police or Modus ponens'' A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. == Australia == In Australia, the term ''Member of Parliament'' refers specifically to a member of the Australian House of Representatives, although in some jurisdictions (e.g. Queensland) it may also refer to a member of the State Parliament. See also: List of members of the Australian House of Representatives == Canada == In Canada, the term ''Member of Parliament'' refers specifically to a member of the Canadian House of Commons. See also: Members of the Canadian House of Commons == India == In India, the term ''Member of Parliament'' refers to the Sansad or the Indian Parliament chambers of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha MPs to the Lok Sabha are elected popularly by constentuencies in the Indian states and union territories, while MPs to the Rajya Sabha are elected by State legislatures. == New Zealand == New Zealand has a single-chambered (unicameral) parliament. In New Zealand ''Member of Parliament'' is the term for a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, although parliament technically consists of both the House and the Queen of New Zealand. The New Zealand House of Representatives normally has 120 MPs, elected every three years. There are 69 electorate (constituency) MPs, 7 of whom are elected by Maori who have chosen to vote in special Maori electorates. The remaining 51 MPs are elected from party lists. The speaker of the house is Margaret Wilson. Before 1951 New Zealand had a two-chambered (bicameralism) parliament, and there were two designations — MHR (Member of the House of Representatives, the body which survives today) and MLC (Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council). See also: New Zealand Parliament, New Zealand elections == United Kingdom == The Parliament of the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom is divided into the British House of Commons and the House of Lords; though it is often assumed that an MP is a member of Commons, they can be a member of either or both houses. Nonetheless, the letters "MP" are appended as a List of post-nominal letters to an individual's name only if that person is a member of the House of Commons; that House as of 2005 has 646 members. MPs in the House of Commons are election in United_Kingdom_general_elections and by-elections to represent United Kingdom constituencies by the first-past-the-post system of election, and remain MPs until Parliament is dissolved (parliaments can last up to five years). The members of the House of Lords are officially appointed by the British monarchy, but the selection actually is done by the British Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. There are several special members of Parliament, including the Prime Minister, other government ministers, the Chief Whip of each party, Privy Council, and the Speaker of the British House of Commons. Members of Parliament are technically forbidden to resign their seats. However, appointment to a "paid office under the Crown" disqualifies an MP from sitting in the Commons, and two nominally paid offices - the Chiltern Hundreds and the Manor of Northstead - exist to allow members to resign from the House. For more information, see the article Resignation from the British House of Commons. ---- See also: *List of British MPs (alphabetically sorted, both former and current MPs) *List of Parliaments of the United Kingdom (by election) **MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 *The number of British MPs and how it has varied historically *UK topics == Malaysia == The Malaysian Parliament is also modelled after the British Parliament, with two houses, known as Dewan Rakyat (People's Hall) and Dewan Negara (Senate). The representatives from the Dewan Rakyat are elected in general elections or by-elections, as opposed to the members of the Dewan Negara who are appointed by the King, in recognition of outstanding service to the country in various fields.The various State Governments also have the power to appoint Senators, propotionate to the state's size. Currently, the Dewan Negara has 70 seats and the Dewan Rakyat has 219 seats. Of the 219, 199 seats belong to the Government and 20 to the Opposition. Legislators
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==List of British MPs== How about a List of British MPs? I'm thinking past and present, so it would be a huge list, but we have a list of people after all... Any thoughts? I'd say there should be a master list of all MPs, lists of MPs for each constituency, and lists of MPs by when they were elected (already started by some). Yes, it is a massive project! --User:Sam Francis 11:43, 12 Jan 2004 (UTC) :It seems the category system would be the best way to create this list. --User:Sam Francis I agree there is lots of interesting missing UK history here, let alone elsewhere. What about the history of Women MPs for example? As recently as 1851 the idea was considered humour [http://john-leech-archive.org.uk/1851/ladies-of-creation-1.htm] but when was the first? 1920 or so? How long after women got the vote? --User:BozMouser talk:BozMo 11:53, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC) ==Non-British MPs== Aren't the Canadian MP's still MP's... :This article seems not to be complete. Why don't we add Swedisch, Finnish, French,Dutch, etc. MP's. Why can't a MP be elected through proportional representation. I would say that this article doesn't make any sense. User:Wilfried Derksen 12:21, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC) Feel free to make the necessary additions and changes. --User:Sam Francis 19:26, 6 Aug 2004 (UTC) == UK MPs Term Limit == It's not correct, is it, that MPs terms are limited to five years? The length of a parliament is limited to five years, I agree, but if a dissolution wasn't called after five years, MPs would remain MPs? User:Dupont Circle 18:35, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC) :No, parliament are automatically disolve after 5 years if it's not requested before that. From Parliament of the United Kingdom - ''Each Parliament, after a number of sessions, comes to an end, either by the command of the Sovereign or by effluxion of time, the former being more common in modern times. ... Originally, there was no fixed limit on the length of a Parliament, but the Triennial Act 1694 set the maximum duration at three years. As the frequent elections were deemed inconvenient, the Septennial Act 1716 extended the maximum duration to seven years, but the Parliament Act 1911 reduced it to five years. During the Second World War, the term was temporarily extended to ten years by Acts of Parliament. Since the end of the war in 1945, however, the maximum term has remained five years.'' -- User:KTC 00:14, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC) :An MP's term is limited to five years. There is no limit, however, on how many terms an MP may serve. - User:Cafemusique 01:19, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC) :::So the law doesn't say that MP's term are limited to five years. The law says that parliaments can only last five years and that MPs cease to be MPs when parliament is dissolved or expires User:Dupont Circle 06:48, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC) == What about India? == I don't know anything about it but doesn't India have MPs much like the UK does? --User:Feitclub 22:00, Apr 15, 2005 (UTC) == Addressing an MP == It would be good to have some information here on how to properly address an MP of a particular parliamentary body in written correspondence. US senators are usually addressed as "Senator such-and-such", representatives as "Congress
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