Ossorian House of Commons

House of Commons Teach na dTeachtaí
37th Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house of the Parliament of Ossoria
History
New session started	2015
Leadership
Cainteoir Tionól	Cillín Donovan, CNP
Taoiseach	Ennis Galeri, CNP
Tánaiste	Andras O'Kearney, CP
Leader of the Opposition	Arwel O'Hea, SPP
Cheif Government Whip	Eamonn O'Malley, CNP
Cheif Opposition Whip	Desmond Kissane, SPP
Structure
Seats	600 Teachtaí Dála
Political groups	The Government (336)   Crown Nationalist Party (252)   Centrist Party (84) The Most Loyal Opposition   Social Progressive Party (168) Other Opposition (75)   Ossoria First Party (25)   Allied Greens (16)   New Constitution Party (10)   National Reform Party (8)   Popular Front (5)   United Freeholders (4)   Liberal Democrats (4)   People's League (3) Independents   Independents (21)
Length of term	up to 5 years
Elections
Voting system	Mixed-member proportional
Last election	2015
Next election	2020
Redistricting	Determined by independent commission based on population, each constituent state has at least one constituency

The House of Commons (Teach na dTeachtaí), often informally referred to simply as 'The Commons' or 'The Assembly', is the chamber of Parliament responsible for representing the common people, and is directly elected by Commoners, Yeomen, and members of the Low Lords. The Commons is comprised of 600 members called Assembly Delegates (Teachtaí Dála), often simply called Delegates or TDs.

Selection

The seats in the Commons are selected using mixed-member proportional representation. The first group of 300 seats are elected by electoral districts throughout the Realm using first-past-the-post, while the remainder are apportioned to the political parties whose members are selected through Closed party-list until the whole Assembly reflects the proportional vote. A party becomes eligible for List seats if they either win a single Constituency seat or they win 5% of the national party vote. Delegates are permitted to stand for district election as well as be placed on their party's list, though their name is removed from the list if they win their district seat.

Assembly elections are held at five-year intervals, though special elections held between these intervals are permitted and held at the request of the Taoiseach and the consent of the Monarch.

Debate Chamber

The Commons meets in a bifurcated debate chamber comprised two opposing rows of seats facing a central aisle, at the head of which the Cainteoir Tionól (Assembly Speaker) sits on a raised throne overlooking the assembly. The majority coalition is seated to the right of the throne, while those in opposition sit to the left.

This layout was chosen so as to encourage a confrontational atmosphere between the two sides and thus encourage debate, in contrast to the more collaborative atmosphere encouraged in the House of Keys or the hierarchical layout of the House of Peers. This chamber is in the Commons Wing the Parliamentary Palace.

Voting Methods

Regular methods:

• Voice vote
• Raised hands

Recorded methods:

• Division

Officers

• Cainteoir Tionól- "Assembly Speaker". The Cainteoir Tionól is elected by the House as its chief presiding officer and is often, but not always, a List Delegate of the largest political party of the majority coalition, though while they are the Cainteoir Tionól, their party membership is suspended while their place on their party's List is guaranteed and placed second so as to ensure their impartiality. The current Cainteoir Tionól is the Right Honorable Cillín Donovan.
• Taoiseach- "Chieftain". The Taoiseach is elected by the House as its leading Delegate and is often, but not always, the leader of the largest political party in the House. The Taoiseach functions as the first minister of government and is generally responsible for overseeing the day-to-day affairs of the High Kingdom in cooperation with the Monarch, though how much effective authority they have is reliant on the Monarch's pleasure and any major policy decisions must carry the Monarch's personal seal. The current Taoiseach is Ennis Galeri of the Crown Nationalist Party.
• Tánaiste- "Deputy". The Tánaiste is elected by the House as the second-ranking Delegate and is often, but not always, the leader of the second-largest political party of the majority coalition. The current Taoiseach is Andras O'Kearney of the Centrist Party.

Powers

The powers of the House of Commons include:

• The power to introduce, debate and vote on legislation
• The power to review, amend, delay and/or veto legislation proposed by the other chambers
• The power to propose a list of candidates for executive and judicial appointments
• The power to request the creation of new dignities and Peers
• The power to select the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and the members of the Shadow Council
• The power to initiate financial and budgetary legislation
• The power to approve or request a declaration of a war of aggression

Current composition

Political Party (majority coalition in bold)		Current Leader	Ideology	Position	Delegates
	Crown Nationalist Party	Ennis Galeri	Paternalistic conservatism, Monarchism	Centre-right	252
	Social Progressive Party	Arwel O'Hea	Social democracy, Progressivism	Centre-left	168
	Centrist Party	Andras O'Kearney	Centrism, Liberal conservatism	Centre-right	84
	Ossoria First Party	Munro Vaughan	Populism, National conservatism	Far-right	25
	Allied Greens	Glenys Hyland	Green politics, Eco-socialism	Left-wing	16
	New Constitution Party	Lewella Kerrin	Constitutionalism	Centre	10
	National Reform Party	Glenna Hennelly	Libertarianism, Neoliberalism	Right-wing	8
	Popular Front	Niall Gannon	Ultranationalism, Fascism	Far-right	5
	United Freeholders	Manus Dunn	Agrarianism, Social conservatism	Right-wing	4
	Liberal Democrats	Liam O’Callaghan	Republicanism, Liberalism	Left-wing	4
	People's League	Bedelia Quirke	Communism, Marxism–Leninism	Far-left	3
	Independents	N/a	N/a	N/a	21