Council of the People (Sawbrania)

Council of the People of the National Council of the Republic of Sawbrania Consil ꜵv dhe Folks ꜵv dhe Nacional Consil ꜵv dhe Republik ꜵv Ssavbrʎnie
Logo of the Council of the People
Type
Type	Lower house of the National Council of the Republic of Sawbrania
Leadership
Chairman of the Council of the People	Sstefən Colonel, SRP
Structure
Seats	110
Political groups	Government (79)   SRP (79) Confidence and supply (28)   KPS (12)   DSGP (8)   NVPS (5)   LDPS (2)   NMC (1) Vacant (3)   Vacant (3)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post (70) D'Hondt method (40)
Last election	29 May 2020
Next election	Before 29 May 2025

The Council of the People of the National Council of the Republic of Sawbrania (Sawbranian: Consil ꜵv dhe Folks ꜵv dhe Nacional Consil ꜵv dhe Republik ꜵv Ssavbrʎnie) is the lower house of the bicameral National Council of the Republic of Sawbrania. Some people raise issues with how the system on elections and the functionality of the parliament is established, sometimes classifying the legislature as a toy parliament.

History

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Elections

Sample of ballot of district #18 Gashnov-Rybeŋik

The elections are held every 5 years, always starting on Friday at 14:00 (2 PM) and ending at 14:00 (2 PM) on Saturday. Every party or electoral coalition has its own ballot (Electoral list), which is marked with a red stripe (the Council of the Republic ballots use a blue stripe). It features the header with the name of the electoral districts (a number from 1 to 40) and words "Candidates for the Council of the People", followed by the listed times when the voter can vote, and the party name.

The list on the ballot consists of 41 names (always listing the full legal name, age, employment and gender) - 1 for the local constituency (which is listed above the rest and is listed as the "District candidate") and 40 for the nationwide elections. A voter can give up to 5 preferrence votes to the candidates he wishes to see elected. Preferrence votes are given by circling the number in front of the favored candidate. If a candidate gets more than 5% of the preference votes given, they skip and move to the top of the list. A preference vote can be given to the regional candidate as well - if they do not succeed in their respective constituency, they will move on to their party's list based on the number of the preference votes they recieved.

A voter can not use multiple ballots to give preference votes to candidates from more than one party, as such vote would be counted as invalid.

Mandates

The mandates are distributed using a mixed electoral system, which combines a total of 70 single-member constituencies, which use the First-past-the-post voting, and a single 40-member constituency, which encompasses the whole country, in which the mandates are assigned using the D'Hondt method.

Single-mandate constituencies

1. Levia I (Levia City)
2. Levia II (Levia City)
3. Levia III (Levia City)
4. Levia IV (Levia City)
5. Levia V (Levia City)
6. Levia VI (Levia City)
7. Levia VII (Levia City)
8. Levia VIII (Levia City)
9. Levia IX (Levia City)
10. Levia X (Levia City)
11. Levia XI (Levia City)
12. Levia XII (Levia City)
13. Prelupim (Central Sawbrania Region)
14. Walbirg (Central Sawbrania Region)
15. Mudrɜ Hils (Central Sawbrania Region)
16. Lelysitad (Central Sawbrania Region)
17. Kœŋevis (Central Sawbrania Region)
18. Gashnov-Rybeŋik (Central Sawbrania Region)
19. Marce yvər Shʎs (Central Sawbrania Region)
20. Ovərɛ Fastiŋ (Central Sawbrania Region)
21. Untərɛ Fastiŋ (Central Sawbrania Region)
22. Limesa (Central Sawbrania Region)
23. Pœskerk (Central Sawbrania Region)
24. Liptækov I (Liptækov Region)
25. Liptækov II (Liptækov Region)
26. Smalia (Liptækov Region)
27. Bʎlkvad (Liptækov Region)
28. Neshto (Liptækov Region)
29. Grasthirn (Liptækov Region)
30. Skəshivan (Liptækov Region)
31. Warest (Liptækov Region)
32. Nakbian (Liptækov Region)
33. Herth (North Sawbrania Region)
34. Svaka (North Sawbrania Region)
35. Voliȷ Sitad (North Sawbrania Region)
36. Ǝveju (North Sawbrania Region)
37. Radhle (North Sawbrania Region)
38. Pravia (North Sawbrania Region)
39. Muthərshpis (East Sawbrania Region)
40. Aldeɾ Bache (East Sawbrania Region)
41. Kromov (East Sawbrania Region)
42. Ꜵrilit (East Sawbrania Region)
43. Eshtrad (East Sawbrania Region)
44. Namsaik (East Sawbrania Region)
45. Rosen (Rosen Region)
46. Alstʎn (Rosen Region)
47. Nechuti (Rosen Region)
48. Væzenik (Rosen Region)
49. Kꜵdista (Rosen Region)
50. Sudia (Rosen Region)
51. Cushtal (Rosen Region)
52. Zestʎn (Rosen Region)
53. Pressa (Feltik Region)
54. Nietara (Feltik Region)
55. Zʎln (Feltik Region)
56. Kœŋ yvər Holla (Feltik Region)
57. Hœsht (Feltik Region)
58. Zalꜵt (Feltik Region)
59. Gysav-Œisht (Feltik Region)
60. Kesseln I (Kesseln Region)
61. Kesseln II (Kesseln Region)
62. Kesseln III (Kesseln Region)
63. Zwoine (Kesseln Region)
64. Nipeorɛ Ssabtag (Kesseln Region)
65. Grʎmil (Kesseln Region)
66. Nʎnelag (Kesseln Region)
67. Gyselag (Kesseln Region)
68. Ponozna (Kesseln Region)
69. Hæpylag (Kesseln Region)
70. Buntesitad (Kesseln Region)

Legislative process

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See also

• Government of Sawbrania
• National Council of Sawbrania
• Council of the Republic of Sawbrania
• Caretaker Council of Sawbrania