House of Representatives of Atmora

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House of Representatives of Atmora

Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers van Atmora
54th parliament
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Type
Type
Leadership
Sijbrand Grieshof-Roelvink, Conservative Party
since 7 December 2012
Louwrens Hovenier, Liberal Party of Atmora
since 19 February 2016
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Joeri Ververda, Conservative Party
since 21 November 2015
Elsanne Kortz, Liberal Party
since 19 February 2016
Structure
Seats528 MPs
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Political groups
HM Government
  •   Conservative (283)

HM Loyal Opposition

Other Opposition

Salaryƒ65,000 ($‭115,700‬)/per anum
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
4 November 2080
Next election
21 October 2085
Meeting place
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Palace of the Nation, Parliament Hill, Katherinenburg
Website
www.parl.gov.at

The House of Representatives of Atmora (Iravian: Kamer van Afgevaardigden van Atmora) is a component of the Parliament of Atmora, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Representatives chamber is located in the Centre Block of the parliament buildings on Parliament Hill in Alexandria.

The House is an elected body consisting of 1130 members known as Members of Parliament (MPs). Members are elected to represent constituencies by first-past-the-post and hold their seats until Parliament is dissolved.

Seats in the House of Representatives are distributed roughly in proportion to the population of each state. However, some ridings are more populous than others, and the Atmoran constitution contains some special provisions regarding state representation. As a result, there is some interstate and regional malapportionment relative to population.

The House of Representatives was established in 1796, when the Anthold Constitution created foundation of the Atmoran Confederation, and was modelled on the Lieseltanian House of Commons. The lower of the two houses making up the parliament, the House of Representatives in practice holds far more power than the upper house, the Senate. Although the approval of both Houses is necessary for legislation, the Senate very rarely rejects bills passed by the commons (though the Senate does occasionally amend bills). Moreover, the Cabinet is responsible solely to the House of Representatives. The chancellor stays in office only as long as they retain the support, or "confidence", of the lower house.