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Pharexian Legislature

Síðari
53rd Court
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
HousesWard Assembly
National Assembly
History
FoundedMarch 4, 1899
(125 years ago)
 (1899-03-04)
Preceded byPeople's House
New session started
January 1, 2015
Leadership
Ward Speaker
National Speaker
Gríma Ólafsdóttir
Structure
Pharexian Ward Assembly structure.png
Ward Assembly political groups
Executive
  Conservative Party (18)
  Science–Moderate Party (15)
  New Future (8)
Opposition
  Liberal Party (9)
  Ilyçisian Democrats (6)
  Greens–Left (5)
  Dignity–Solidarity Party (2)
Pharexian National Assembly structure.png
National Assembly political groups
160
Elections
Ward Assembly voting system
Appointment
National Assembly voting system
Party-list proportional representation
National Assembly last election
December 1st, 2014
National Assembly next election
December 1st, 2018
Meeting place
Schwerin-Schloss-gp.jpg
Holafsosan Building, Breíddalsvík
Website
leg.gov.phx

The Federal Legislature of Pharexia (Pharexian: Síðari, Lilledic: Félagið) is the national governing body of Pharexia. It meets in the Holafsosan Building located in central Breíddalsvík.


The body has two chambers: the upper house, known as the Quorum, and the lower house, known as the House of Delegates. The fifty members of the upper house are known as Prelates and are appointed by members of the Church of Pharexia. The House of Delegates has 500 members and are elected every five years based on party-list proportional representation. Pharexia is split into 10 constituencies called wards that each elect between 12 and 90 Parliamentarians. The apportionment of Parliamentarians depends on the size of the electorate, meaning a larger population equates to more representation.

The Legislature meets regularly between January and September for regular session, but a special session can be called in order to complete unfinished business or to continue negotiations on the government's budget for the following year. Floor sessions are held in the House of Nobility in Brichard. Members are called Parliamentarians, or PL's for short.

Upper house

Functions

Appointments

Lower house

Functions

Elections and parties

Voters elect candidates who stand either as independents or as members of political parties. Seats in the House are apportioned among the wards by population. Prior to election day, parties make lists of candidates to be elected, and seats get distributed to each party in proportion to the number of votes the party receives. As of 2019, eight parties are currently represented: the conservative and religious democratic Union for Conservatives, the right-libertarian and agrarian New Future party, the right-wing theocratic Ilyçisian Delegation, the centrist and technocentric Science Party, the social and economically liberal Liberal Justice Party, the left-wing and green Écologists, the progressive socialist, Dignity Party, and the liberal-conservative, New Waldensia nationalist Bloç Waldénsicois.