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What would happened if members of parliament were paid to serve the government?
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∙ 8y ago
They are. In march 2011 the published salaries were:
Prime Minister: £142,500
Cabinet Minister and Speaker £134,565
Member of Parliament £65,738
Cory Rohan
Alaina Beahan
You'd have a one-party Parliament!
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∙ 9y agoIndependent Members of Parliament were numerous in the last decades of the 19th ... Liberal" or "Independent Conservative," to indicate their affiliation to that party.
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∙ 11y agoYou'd have a one-party Parliament!
monique robles
Representation would be fairer.
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