Glasic Parliament

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Parliament of Tír Glas
Crowned Harp (Tudor Crown).svg
Type
Type
HousesGlasic Senate
National Assembly
Term limits
Five years
History
FoundedMarch 1, 1853 (1853-03-01)
Leadership
Head of Parliament
Queen Jane I
since 9th September 2015
Senate Speaker
Cillian O’Connor
since 25th October 2015
Assembly Speaker
Aoife O’Shea
since 25th October 2015
Structure
Seats740
Consisting of:
170 Senators
570 Members of Parliament
File:Glasic Senate.svg
Glasic Senate
political groups
HM Government
  Liberal Party: (55)
  Labour Party: (31)

Official Opposition
  Conservative Party: (29)

Other Opposition
  Green Party: (2)
  ORNP: (1)
  Non-affiliated: (21)

Cross-Bench
  Cross-benchers: (31)
File:Glasic National Assembly Diagram.svg
National
Assembly
political groups
HM Government
  Liberal Party: (177)
  Labour Party: (114)

Official Opposition
  Conservative Party: (244)

Other Opposition
  Green Party: (13)
  ORNP: (13)
  Independent: (8)
Elections
National
Assembly
last election
21 October 2015
Meeting place
Château Frontenac, Québec, Remote east view from Lévis 20170414 1.jpg
Parliament House, Avallónë

The Parliament of Tír Glas, more commonly known as the Glasic Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of Tír Glas, its Crown dependencies and overseas territories. It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in Tír Glas and its territories. Its head is the Sovereign of Tír Glas (currently Queen Jane I) and its seat is Parliament House in the capital city of Avallónë.

The parliament is bicameral, consisting of an upper house (the Glasic Senate) and a lower house (the National Assembly). The Sovereign forms the third component of the legislature (the Queen-in-Parliament). The Glasic Senate is an appointed chamber with senators appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister. The National Assembly is an elected chamber with elections to 570 single member constituencies held at least every five years under the Mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation system. The two Houses meet in separate chambers in Parliament House in Avallónë. By constitutional convention, all government ministers, including the Prime Minister, are members of the Assembly or, less commonly, the Senate and are thereby accountable to their respective branches of the legislature. Most cabinet ministers (Secretaries of State) are from the Assembly, whilst junior ministers can be from either House. However, the Leader of the Senate must be a senator and is a cabinet position, usually combined with a paid position elsewhere.

The Parliament as it is now was formed in 1853 following the granting of 'responsible government' status by Anglia.

In theory, the supreme legislative power in Tír Glas is officially vested in the Crown-in-Parliament who still retains a constitutional veto power. However, in practice the Crown normally acts on the advice of the Prime Minister and the powers of the Glasic Senate are limited to only delaying legislation; thus the majority of power is de facto vested in the National Assembly.