Member of Parliament (Superior)

 

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In Superior, a Member of Parliament (MP) is the title given to a politician who is a sitting member of the House of Delegates, the lower house of the national Parliament of Superior. Often refered to as House Delegates due to the chamber's name, MPs serve as representatives of the fifteen states in Superior and serve in single-member electoral districts and are appointed in direct elections by the citizens of each constituency once every four years to the House of Delegates. In some cases, the term member of parliament can also describe a member of the High Council, however this is extremely rare.

Terminology

The formal title for a member serving in the House of Delegates is Member of Parliament which is standard for members of lower houses in countries using parliamentary systems, especially the Westminster system that Superior's legislative branch and government is modeled after just like in Sierra. Other formal names include House Delegate or Delegate based off of the name, but both names are in-formal at best being used occasionally in an official setting while the latter is mostly used among ordinary citizens in non-formal events and conversations.

During the early years of the House of Delegates, the term Parliamentarian was used to refer to members of the chamber, but has since been superseded by the title of MP instead, however the position of House Parliamentarian and the Parliamentarian of the High Council use the title in an official capacity. The title of Parliamentarian comes from the Parliamentarian Advisory Council, an executive advisory committee and body that served as the main cabinet for Stephen Miller during the War of Contingency prior to the independence of Superior and the establishment of the Superian Parliament.

Representation

Current numbers

The House of Delegates currently has 262 seats in total as of 2021 with the number of seats per state being determined by their respective populations. Using census data, the federal government seeks to ensure that the number of MPs that each state has is proportional to their populations with Minneapolis having the largest number of representatives at 30 MPs and Wyoming having the smallest number with just two. The number of MPs for the country's two territories is also determined by this sytem.

Elections

Each member of parliament represents a constituency, known as a electoral district, which are typically represented by one representative. MPs ar appointed in direct elections held once every four years with all seats in the House of Delegates being up for election in contrast to the High Council where only a specific number of seats are typically up for election. Since there are no term limits, House Delegates can serve for as long as they can until retirement, resignation or defeat in an election. In the event of an early resignation or death, a special election will be held to fill the seat for the remainder of the former officeholder's term.

If an MP chooses not to run for re-election, than their seat will be filled by the victor in the next federal election and will succede them, though the outgoing MP will contiue to remain n office until the next session of parliament has begun. If the President chooses not to run for re-election and resigns from their party leadership position, they will remain in office until the next federal election and their seat will be filled in a special election no matter how far in advance they state their intentions to resign. This occured in 2015 when Alexander Harper resigned as leader of the United Conservative Party in July three months before the 2015 federal election.

See also

• Member of parliament
  • Member of Parliament (Brazoria)
  • Member of Parliament (Kingdom of Sierra)
  • Member of Parliament (Manitoba)
  • Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)