To be in the House of Commons you have to be a Member of Parliament who is elected by the people of the UK and be a member of a political party. To be in the House of Lords you have to be a Lord appointed by the Queen or a hereditary Lord, or an Archbishop or Bishop.
* The House of Representatives has 150 members, elected for a three-year term in proportional single-seat constituencies with a system of alternative vote known as preferential voting. * The Senate has 76 members
The House of Lords is the Upper House of the British Houses of Parliament. The composition has changed recently from Lords by inheritance to Lords by appointment. This is a bit simplistic so see http://www.parliament.uk/about_lords/history.cfm
Parliament in many countries, such as the United Kingdom, is typically composed of two main groups: the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Commons consists of Members of Parliament (MPs) who are elected by the public, while the House of Lords includes appointed members, such as life peers, bishops, and hereditary peers. In other parliamentary systems, like Canada or Australia, the structure may vary slightly but generally includes similar components of elected representatives and appointed members.
A total of 650 MP's currently sit in the House of Commons.
House of Commons
Their consituentsEveryone who lives in his or her electoral district.
The Parliament of Canada consists of Her Majesty the Queen of Canada (represented by the Governor General), the appointed Senate (comprised of 105 senators), and the House of Commons (comprised of 308 members of the House).
There are 308 Members of Parliament in Canada's House of Commons.
In the UK they are MP's - Members of Parliament. In the US they are Congressmen.
There are 93 members of the lower house and 42 members of the upper house in the NSW parliament.
Members of Parliament.
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The Jamaican House of Parliament includes the President of the Senate, Cabinet Members, Parliament Members, Senators, and Committee Members. The Parliament Members are made up of Government Members and Opposition Members.
You have two chambers of parliament as per British and Indian parliaments. The members of lower house are directly elected by the people. The members of upper house of parliaments are indirectly elected by the elected members from other systems of local governments. Some of them are selected by the King or Queen or President on the recommendation of the prime minister. They are the expert persons in various fields. This upper house is in fact should be called as a lower house and vise verse, as the members do not represent the people directly. In the democracy the people are the supreme authority.
members of the house in parliament
The lower house contains 150 members
The general public of voting age - elect their members of parliament (MPs). MP's elect higher positions (such as party leaders). The House of Lords is the higher judicial power - with members elected by their peers.