Council of Representatives of Neviersia
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The Council of Representatives is the lower house of the Parliament of Neviersia.
Elections
Since its independence in 1981, the 1000 Members of Parliament (or MP for short) are elected by direct universal suffrage, with a two-round system in all of the 1000 constituencies, each having approximately 300,000 inhabitants. During the Ambelviersian years (from 1970 to 1981), first-past-the-post voting was used in order to elect members of the Council of Representatives, but when the Labour Party won 71% percent of all seats, people all over the country were beyond furious and protested, in cities such as Bolfayem and Djurma in the Neviersian area, and Warsaw and Vershava in the Ambelviserian area. As both countries separated in 1981, whilst still maintaining their strong diplomatic relations with one another, they both adopted a system which the respective people thought were fair enough. Modern-day Ambelviser uses instant-runoff voting, while Neviersia uses a two-round system. The General Elections are usually every five years on the 20th of March, but the President may choose to change this date if he or she chooses to.
Electoral process for the Council of Representatives
In the first round (colloquially known in media as the "Semifinals"), voters are required to choose who they want to become the Member of Parliament for their constituency. The voting closes after one day. The top two candidates in the results move forward to the next round. The second round (colloquially, "Finals") is a week after the first round, and voters are required to vote for either of the two candidates. The candidate which as a majority result will become the MP of their respective constituency. In 1981, months before Neviersia's independence in 1981, the government initially planned to have a three-round system, instead of consisting of two. However, this was scrapped in favour of the two round system.