House of Commons (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.
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 | |
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Eugene Harms | Moderate | 1 March 2024 | Speaker and Attorney Minister | N / A | ||
August Harms | Conservative, Democommunist and Moderate | 1 March 2024 | Deputy Speaker, Chancellor and Minister for Foreign Relations | N / A | ||
Colton Harms | Democommunist | 1 March 2024 | Vice Chancellor, Minister of the Armed Forces | Clarence, Kingdom of New Saxony |
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Ann Harms | Democommunist | 1 July 2023 | Minister of the Treasury | Calamus, Archduchy of Southwest Clinton | ||
Dolly Harms | Democommunist | 1 July 2023 | Minister of Homeland Security | Tipton, Grand Duchy of New Oldenburg |
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Reese Terlisner | Conservative, Democommunist and Moderate | 1 November 2023 | Shadow Chancellor | Oxford Junction, Grand Principality of New Hanover |
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Coco Harms | Conservative | 1 November 2023 | Shadow Vice Chancellor | Lowden, Kingdom of New Bavaria |