Parliament of Baustralia

Parliament of the Kingdom of Baustralia
7th Parliament
	Royal Arms used by His Royal Government
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	House of Lords (upper); House of Commons (lower)
History
Founded	2 July 2017
Leadership
Monarch	John ; Since 20 June 2017
Lord Speaker	The Viscount Englewood ; Since 6 November 2022
Speaker	Sir Greg Watts ; Since 7 April 2020
Prime Minister	Sir Oliver Doig, Conservative ; Since 12 December 2022
Structure
Lords political groups	Lord Speaker; Lords Spiritual (1); Lords Appellant (3); Conservative (16); Liberal (5); Nationalist (3); Cross-bench (9);
Commons political groups	Speaker; Conservative (11); Liberal (8); Nationalist (1);
Elections
Last general election	20 June 2023
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.

The members of the House of Lords are drawn from the peerage, while the 21 members of the House of Commons—called members of parliament (MPs)—each represent a riding. 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 in 2023, is the 7th since independence.

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.

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.

The House of Lords is made up of the peers of the realm who wish to sit in the House of Lords. These members are unelected and are appointed by the Monarch. The House of Commons, however, is made up of members chosen through alternative voting by their constituents.

Members of the House of Lords
Peer		Type
H.E. the Rt. Hon. Viscount Englewood	Lord Speaker
H.G. T.N. and Rev. Can. Duke of Cascadia^[a]	Lord Spiritual
H.E. the Rt. Hon. Earl of Westminster	Lord Appellant
The Rt. Hon. Lord Pasternak	Lord Appellant
The Rt. Hon. Lord Beatrixpark	Lord Appellant
H.G. Duke of Tremur	Conservative	Lord Temporal
H.G. Duke of London	Conservative	Lord Temporal
H.G. Duke of Whyalla	Conservative	Lord Temporal
The Most Hon. Marchioness of Flavora	Conservative	Lady Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Earl of Cornwall^[b]	Conservative	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Earl of Middlesex	Conservative	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Earl Simpson	Conservative	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Earl of Twissex	Conservative	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Viscount Mayjames^[c]	Conservative	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Viscount Wooler	Conservative	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Viscount Truff	Conservative	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Lord Jenkinson of Worthing^[d]	Conservative	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Lord Zavos	Conservative	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Lord Vienna	Conservative	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Lord Wright	Conservative	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Lord Cannifton	Conservative	Lord Temporal
H.G. Duke of Northumbria	Liberal	Lord Temporal
The Most Hon. Marchioness Smith^[e]	Liberal	Lady Temporal
The Most Hon. Marquess of Smithfield	Liberal	Lord Temporal
The Most Hon. Marquess of Ottawa	Liberal	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Earl of Greystone	Liberal	Lord Temporal
H.G. Duke of Wells	Nationalist	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Earl Ramsay	Nationalist	Lord Temporal
The Most Hon. Countess Heaman	Nationalist	Lady Temporal
The Most Hon. Marquess of Concord	Cross-bencher	Lord Temporal
The Most Hon. Marquess of Douro	Cross-bencher	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Viscount Walker	Cross-bencher	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Viscount Atlas	Cross-bencher	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Viscount Timpson	Cross-bencher	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Viscount Gruene	Cross-bencher	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Viscount Panda of Douro	Cross-bencher	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Lord Kingston	Cross-bencher	Lord Temporal
The Rt. Hon. Lord Marlborough	Cross-bencher	Lord Temporal

Members of the House of Commons
Member		Riding
The Hon. Sir Greg Watts	Speaker	Redmond
The Rt. Hon. Sir John Timpson	Conservative	Cascadia
The Rt. Hon. Sir Nick Sullivan	Conservative	Wabasso
The Rt. Hon. Lady Ella Parker	Conservative	Westminster
The Hon. Oliver Doig	Conservative	McNevin
The Hon. Sir James Gardner	Conservative	Braunfels
The Hon. Ian Douglas Smith II	Conservative	Northumbria
The Hon. William Perks	Conservative	Marlborough
The Hon. Manggala Prasetia	Conservative	Jackson
The Hon. Thomas Jacobs	Conservative	Nicotinia
The Hon. Brianna Broersma	Conservative	Stonia
The Hon. Kanyon Paradis	Conservative	Pittsburgh
The Hon. Logan Perry-Ardens	Liberal	Smithfield
The Hon. Arthur Lacey-Scott-FitzLacia	Liberal	Gloucester
The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Burgardt	Liberal	Seamanhattan
The Hon. Carson Snyder	Liberal	Middlesex
The Hon. Soren FitzGibbons	Liberal	Allan
The Hon. Matthew Hughes	Liberal	Scriver
The Hon. Ava Calero	Liberal	Vienna
The Hon. Arthur van der Bruyn	Liberal	Bowmanton
The Rt. Hon. Micheal Johnson	Nationalist	Monaghan

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.

Parliaments

Diagram	Parliament Election Sessions	Duration (from return of the writs to dissolution)	Government		Opposition
Diagram	Parliament Election Sessions	Duration (from return of the writs to dissolution)	Governing Party • Prime Minister—Ministry	Commons seat count as of election Lords seat count as of election	Opposition • Leader of the Opposition	Third Parties
	1st Parliament Co-opted 1 session	2 July 2017 – 20 June 2018	Conservative Party • Sir John Timpson—Timpson I	11 seats in Commons 7 seats in Lords	Liberal Party • Emily Parker	• Centre Party
	2nd Parliament Elected 2018 1 session	20 June 2018 – 20 June 2019	Conservative Party • Sir John Timpson—Timpson I	11 seats in Commons 11 seats in Lords	Nationalist Party • Viscount Mayjames
	3rd Parliament Elected 2019 1 session	20 June 2019 – 20 June 2020	Conservative Party • Sir John Timpson • Timpson I (Jun - Sept 2019) • Timpson II (Sept 2019) • Timpson III (Oct 2019 - Apr 2020) • Sir Nick Sullivan • Sullivan I (Apr - Jun 2020)	5 seats in Commons 8 seats in Lords	Worker's Party • Aidan McGrath
	3rd Parliament Elected 2019 1 session	20 June 2019 – 20 June 2020	Worker's Party • Aidan McGrath—McGrath (Sept - Oct 2019)	5 seats in Commons 8 seats in Lords	Conservative Party • Sir John Timpson
	4th Parliament Elected 2020 1 session	20 June 2020 – 27 June 2021	Conservative Party • Sir Nick Sullivan—Sullivan II	10 seats in Commons 9 seats in Lords	Union • Sir Charles Burgardt
	5th Parliament Elected 2021	27 June 2021 – 1 July 2022	Conservative Party • Lady Ella Parker—Parker	12 seats in Commons 9 seats in Lords	Liberal Party • Sir Charles Burgardt	• Communist Party
	6th Parliament Elected 2022	1 July 2022 – 20 June 2023	Liberal and Libertarian Parties • Sir Charles Burgardt —Burgardt-Morris	21 seats in Commons 21 seats in Lords	Conservative Party • Sir Oliver Doig	• Communist Party
			Liberal Party • Sir Charles Burgardt—Burgardt		Conservative Party • Sir Oliver Doig	• Communist Party
			Conservative Party • Sir Oliver Doig —Doig I		Liberal Party • Sir Charles Burgardt	• Nationalist Party
	7th Parliament Elected 2023	20 June 2023 –	Conservative Party • Sir Oliver Doig —Doig II	21 seats in Commons 35 seats in Lords	Liberal Party • Sir Charles Burgardt	• Nationalist Party