Parliament of Gristol-Serkonos

Parlamentum Stortinget Kanonhséshne
50th Parliament
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Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Council of the State Council of Representatives
History
Founded	July 1, 1867 (1867-07-01)
Preceded by	Diet of Gristol Longhouse of Serkonos
Leadership
Monarch of Gristol	Anna
Monarch of Serkonos	Tehwehron
Lord Speaker of the Council of the State	TBD, (Conservative) since 2019
Lord Speaker of the Council of Representatives	TBD, (Conservative) since 2019
Chancellor of Gristol-Serkonos	Kaniehtí:io Fox, (Conservative) since 2019
Structure
Seats	1010 200 Hereditary and Elected Senators 810 Members of Parliament
Council of the State political groups	Hereditary Senators   Gristol Senators: 20   Serkonan Senators: 20 Elected Senators Government   PC: 63 Confidence and Supply   PPF: 8   NC: 7   DU: 9 Opposition   SDP: 54   ML: 18   DS: 7   GN: 8 Absentionist   IG: 9
Council of Representatives political groups	Government   PC: 322 Confidence and Supply   PPF: 31   DU: 31   NC: 17 Official Opposition   SDP: 248 Other Opposition   ML: 97   DS: 25   GN: 18 Absentionist   IG: 21
Elections
Council of the State voting system	Appointed by the monarchs (Hereditary Senators, 40 seats) Appointed by the monarchs on the advise off the Chancellor. (Elected Senators, 180 seats)
Council of Representatives voting system	Parallel Voting: First past the post (626 seats) Additional member system (184 seats)
Council of Representatives last election	2023
Council of Representatives next election	2027
Meeting place
Palace of the People, Federal Government District, Pontiac-Bernadotte

The Parliament of Gristol-Serkonos (Latin: Parlamentum, Nordic: Stortinget, Kanienʼkéha: Kanonhséshne) is the bicameral federal legislature of the United Kingdom of Gristol-Serkonos. The body consists of the Gristol and Serkonan monarchs, who make up the Federal Crowns, an upper house, the Council of the State; and a lower house, the Council of Representatives. Under the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty, the Parliament holds the ultimate power over all other political bodies in Gristol-Serkonos. The two chambers meet at the Palace of the People in Pontiac-Bernadotte, the national capital.

Each element has its own officers and organization. By convention, the Council of Representatives hold parliamentary dominance, with the Council of the State rarely opposing its will. The Council of the State reviews legislation from a less partisan standpoint and the monarch or viceroy provides royal assent to make bills into law.

The Council of the State includes two types of senators. There are 40 Hereditary Senators are appointed by the Federal Crowns which represents the hereditary Tribal Chiefs in Serkonos and the lesser Lords of the Manor Lands in Gristol. Second, is the 160 Elected Senators who are appointed by the party leaders from the Council of Representatives based on their seats. The Council of Representatives is an elected chamber with elections to 810 single member constituencies held at least every four years under the first-past-the-post system for 626 local area representatives while the remaining 184 members are elected through proportional representation based on their national vote. General elections must be called by the monarchs either by the advice of the Chancellor or if the government loses a confidence vote in the House. All government ministers, including the prime minister, are members of the Council of Representatives, less commonly, the Senators from the Council of the State and are thereby accountable to the respective branches of the legislature. Most cabinet ministers are from the Council of Representatives, whilst junior ministers can be from either house.

In theory, the supreme legislative power in Gristol-Serkonos is officially vested in the Crown-in-Parliament. However, the Federal Crowns normally acts on the advice of the Chancellor, and the powers of the Council of the State are limited to only delaying legislation; thus power is de facto vested in the Council of Representatives. The most recent Parliament, summoned by Queen Anna of Gristol and Grand Duke Tehwehron of Serkonos in 2023, is the 50th since Union.

Composition

The body consists of the Gristo-Serkonan Federal Monarchs; an upper house, the Council of the State; and a lower house, the Council of Representatives. Each elements has its own officers and organization. Each has their own distinct role, but works in conjuction within the legislative process. Only those who sit in the Council of Representatives are granted the title of Member of Parliament. Though legislatively less powerful, Senators are ranked higher in the national order of precedence. No individual may serve in more than one chamber at the time.

Council of Representatives

See also: List of political parties in Gristol-Serkonos

Jurisdiction

Powers of the Parliament of Gristol-Serkonos are limited by the Federal Constitution. The legislative powers are divided between the federal and legislatures of the Constituent Countries. In general, legislatures of the Constituent Countries are granted powers to pass legislation relating to topics explicitly reserves for them in the constitution such as education, provincial officers, municipal government, charitable institutions, and "matters of a merely local or private nature".

Matters not under the exclusive authority of the Constituent Countries are within the scope of the federal Parliament's power. The Federal Parliament alone can 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.

Jurisdictions of the federal and legislatures of the Constituent Countries in certain areas may be vague. For instance, the federal parliament regulates marriage and divorce in general, but the solemnization of marriage is regulated only by the legislatures of the Constituent Countries. Other examples include the powers of both the federal and the legislatures of the Constituent Countries to impose taxes, borrow money, punish crimes, and regulate agriculture.

Standing Committees

The Gristo-Serkonan Parliament has 43 standing committees, with 23 committees in the Council of Representatives, 16 in the Council of the State, and three joint committees. These committees are established by Standing Orders of the Council of Representatives or the Council of the State. These committees have many particular responsibilities to examine the administration, policy development, and budgetary estimates of certain government departments and agencies.

Council of Representatives Standing Committee		Committee Chair	Council of the State Standing Committee		Committee Chair	Joint Standing Committee			Joint Committee Chairs
Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics		Éloïse Duval, MP (SDA)	Agriculture and Forestry		Sen. Hélier Dufour (PC)	National Security and Intelligence Oversight			Sen. Kahenrahtiio Hemlock (SDA) Konrad Storstrand, MP (PC)
Agriculture and Agri-Food		Ruth Rasmussen, MP (PC)	Banking, Trade, and Commerce		Sen. Hristofor Nogueira (SDA)	Library of Parliament			Sen. Hrœrekr Devlin (SDA) Atená:ti Luke, MP (PC)
Heritage and Culture		Yoshi Okamoto, MP (PC)	Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators		Sen. Iostha Pratt (SDA)	Scrutiny Regulations			Sen. Kawennitake Deere (SDA) Alix Samuel, MP (PC)
Citizenship and Immigration		Léonide Adam, MP (PC)	Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources		Sen. Harper Spalding (PC)
Environment and Sustainable Development		Raleigh Belcher, MP (PC)	Fisheries and Oceans		Sen. Loreto Matos (PC)
Finance		Aemilius Claudius, MP (PC)	Foreign Affairs and International Trade		Sen. Natalia Papadimitriou (PC)
Fisheries and Oceans		Andreas Kontos, MP (PC)	Human Rights		Sen. Estève Fabre (PC)
Foreign Affairs and International Development		Loís Soler, MP (PC)	Internal Economy, Budgets, and Administration		Sen. Johan Akselsen (SDA)
Government Operations and Estimates		Frans Antonsen, MP (SDA)	Legal and Constitutional Affairs		Sen. Shawátis Jacobs (SDA)
Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities		Tá:wit Horn, MP (PC)	National Finance		Sen. Terés Raven (PC)
Industry, Science and Technology		Tier Davidson, MP (PC)	National Security and Defence		Sen. Teioshontathe McGregor (SDA)
International Trade		Ojistah Doreen, MP (PC)	Official Languages		Sen. Iain Phillips (PC)
Constituent Countries and Devolved Administrations		Irénée Villeneuve, MP	Rules, Procedure and the Rights of Parliament		Sen. Linus Naess (PC)
Justice and Human Rights		Alex Aartsen, MP (PC)	Selection Committee		Sen. Mick Van Antwerpen (SDA)
National Defence		Lambert Cousineau, MP (SDA)	Social Affairs, Science and Technology		Sen. Athanase Traverse (PC)
Natural Resources		Vilhelm Martinsen, MP (PC)	Transport and Communications		Sen. Severin Baardsen (PC)
Official Languages		Tor Lind, MP (PC)
Procedure and Chamber Affairs		Harald Lunde, MP (PC)
Public Accounts		Edmundo Belmonte, MP (SDA)
Public Safety and National Security		Bjørnar Hanssen, MP (PC)
Status of Women		Finn Albertsen, MP (SDA)
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities		Yngve Holt, MP (PC)
Veterans Affairs		Céleste Carpentier, MP (PC)

Historical Composition

Progressive Conservatives   Social Democrats   Moderate Left   Patriotic People's Front   Democratic Unionists   Democratic Socialists   Green Party   National Coalition   Independent Group   Socialist Front
Election	Total seats	Composition
1867	490	294 196
1872		240 250
1873		358 132
1878		294 196
1882		353 137
1887		294 196
1891 (Interim)		294 196
1892 (Interim)		294 196
1894 (Interim)		294 196
1896 (Interim)		338 152
1896		196 294
1900		201 328
1904		157 333
1908		171 318
1911		196 294
1915		240 250
1919		157 328
1920 (Interim)		157 328
1921	626	189 94 282 50 11
1925		188 144 19 188 31 6
1926		188 81 19 257 75 6
1930		244 175 19 157 19 13
1938		189 94 282 50 11
1942		189 94 41 282 50 11
1946		189 94 41 282 50 11
1950		189 94 41 282 50 11
1953	720	181
1956		181
1960		181
1964		181
1968		181
1972		181
1976		181
1978		181
1984	790	181
1986		181
1990		181
1994		181
1996		196
2000		210
2004		214
2006		65 73 203 41 309 48 43 17 11
2008	810	291
2011		271
2015		54 21 251 41 259 80 65 16 23
2019		14 10 451 9 271 14 6 3 15
2023		31 17 322 31 248 97 25 25 21