Ireland is a parliamentary democracy.
The National Parliament (Oireachtas) consists of the President and two Houses: Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives) and Seanad Éireann (the Senate)
Under the Constitution there must be at least one Member of the Dáil Éireann for every 20,000 to 30,000 people and at present there are 166 Members representing 43 constituencies.
The Seanad Éireann is composed of 60 Members.
A Member of Parliament (MP) is a person elected by voters in an area to represent them in parliament. In a general election, each area (constituency) chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represent the views of their constituency in parliament.
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an MP's job is to make sure everyone gets run over
Victoria is a state and contain many electorates, hence there is no single MP for the state of Victoria. Senators on the other hand are elected to represent the whole state.
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you vote for them
The people who are elected are called Members of Parliament, or MP's. The leader of the party with the most elected MP's becomes the Prime Minister.
In the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, there are 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) elected. Each MP represents a single parliamentary constituency. They are elected through a first-past-the-post voting system during general elections.
He was first elected as an MP in July 1945
For many reasons. He was the leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). He was elected many times and served as an MEP. He was a central figure in the peace process in Northern Ireland. For these, and many other reasons, he is a very famous Irish politician.
An MP stands for Member of Parliament. MPs are elected officials who represent the constituents of a particular geographic area in the legislative body of a country, such as the House of Commons in the UK or the House of Representatives in the US.
An MP (Member of Parliament) is elected to represent their constituency through a process called a general election, typically held every five years in the UK. Voters in each constituency cast their ballots for their preferred candidate, who is usually a member of a political party. The candidate who receives the most votes in that constituency is declared the winner and becomes the MP. This election process is conducted using a 'first-past-the-post' system, where the candidate with the highest number of votes wins, regardless of whether they achieve an absolute majority.