Glasic Parliament
Parliament of Tír Glas | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Glasic Senate National Assembly |
Term limits | Five years |
| History | |
| Founded | March 1, 1853 |
| 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 | |
| Seats | 690 Consisting of: 145 Senators 545 Members of Parliament |
| File:Glasic Senate.svg | |
Glasic Senate political groups | HM Government Liberal Party: (55) Labour Party: (31) Official Opposition Conservative Party: (25) Other Opposition Green Party: (2) SNP: (1) Non-affiliated: (13) Cross-Bench Cross-benchers: (18)
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| File:Glasic National Assembly Diagram.svg | |
National Assembly political groups | HM Government Liberal Party: (177) Labour Party: (114) Official Opposition Conservative Party: (220) Other Opposition Green Party: (13) SNP: (13) Independent: (8)
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| Elections | |
National Assembly last election | 21 October 2015 |
| Meeting place | |
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| 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.