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 Ó Domhnalláin, CNP
Taoiseach	Innis Nic Gearailt, CNP
Tánaiste	Andras Ó Cethernaig, CP
Leader of the Opposition	Arwel Ó hEaghra, SPP
Cheif Government Whip	Sorcha Ní Mháille, CNP
Cheif Opposition Whip	Domnall Ó Cíosáin, 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	Constituency seats apportioned based on population, each state gauranteed at least one seat

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 the Commoner and Yeoman classes, as well as members of the Low Lords. The House 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. Each Constituent State is gauranteed at least one Constituency seat, with the remainder apportioned among the States based on population.

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 Lords. This chamber is in the Commons Wing the Parliamentary Palace.

Voting Methods

• Voice vote - The Speaker or their deputy will put the question to the House, first asking for all present Deputies in favor of the motion to respond with "aye" (tá), then asking all opposed to respond with "no" (níl). The Speaker then declares what they believe the result to be.
• Division of the House - If a voice vote does not have an obvious majority, the Speaker will call for a division of the assembly, alternatively any Deputy may call for a division by calling "vote" (vótáil) following a voice vote. Delegates will then proceed to the voting lobbies on either side of the Commons Chamber, where they will wait for ten minutes to allow TDs to arrive from elsewhere on the Parliamentary Estate before the doors are locked. As they leave the voting lobbies, TDs will scan their RFID badge in a tally computer to register their vote. A clerk assigned to each lobby monitors the vote to ensure its integrity, they also conduct a count as TDs leave the lobbies. Once all the TDs have voted, the clerks, under the supervision of the Sergeant at Arms, will print a card with the final tally, which they will compare with their own counts before they announce the results to the House and present to the Speaker, who validates the outcome of the vote.

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 Ó Domhnalláin.
• 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 Innis Nic Gearailt 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 Ó Cethernaig 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	Innis Nic Gearailt	Paternalistic conservatism, Monarchism	Centre-right	252
	Social Progressive Party	Arwel Ó hEaghra	Social democracy, Progressivism	Centre-left	168
	Centrist Party	Andras Ó Cethernaig	Centrism, Liberal conservatism	Centre-right	84
	Ossoria First Party	Séamus Mac Mathúna	Populism, National conservatism	Far-right	25
	Allied Greens	Glenys Ní Dhochartaigh	Green politics, Eco-socialism	Left-wing	16
	New Constitution Party	Lewella Ní Coileáin	Constitutionalism	Centre	10
	National Reform Party	Glenna Ní Dhíoráin	Libertarianism, Neoliberalism	Right-wing	8
	Popular Front	Niall Mac Airt	Ultranationalism, Fascism	Far-right	5
	United Freeholders	Manus Ó Baoill	Agrarianism, Social conservatism	Right-wing	4
	Liberal Democrats	Liam Ó Ceallacháin	Republicanism, Liberalism	Left-wing	4
	People's League	Bedelia Ní Eidhin	Communism, Marxism–Leninism	Far-left	3
	Independents	N/a	N/a	N/a	21

Allocation of Constituencies

Constituent State	Constituencies
The Kingdoms
Kingdom of Kenlis	153 Constituency Seats
Kingdom of Arless	40 Constituency Seats
Kingdom of Vadre	30 Constituency Seats
Kingdom of Fira	30 Constituency Seats
Kingdom of Brecon	6 Constituency Seats
Kingdom of Erdian	5 Constituency Seats
Kingdom of Roshin	4 Constituency Seats
Kingdom of Ederne	3 Constituency Seats
Kingdom of Tarvi	2 Constituency Seats
The Dominions
Alyksberg Free State	2 Constituency Seats
Archduchy of Arzell	4 Constituency Seats
City of Carria	4 Constituency Seats
Hemar Confederacy	11 Constituency Seats
Principality of Inis	2 Constituency Seats
Vaddon Castellany	1 Constituency Seat
Lordship of Vormsi	3 Constituency Seats