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Election of House of Lords
Election of House of Commons
House of Commons
In 1275,Edward I called a meeting of
Parliament.
Five Different Groups:
1) the prelates (bishops and abbots);
2) the magnates (earls and barons);
3) the inferior clergy;
4) the knights from the shires;
5) the citizens from the towns.
In the politics of the United Kingdom,the house of Commons is the dominant component of the bicameral Parliament.
How are the Members of Parliament in the House of Commons elected?
The House of Commons consists 659 Members of Parliaments(MPs) since 1997,each elected by citizens of an electoral constituency to represent that constituency in the house.
Generally,the General Election(大选 ) is held every five years.But in fact,it is held within five years.
Electoral System
Many countries use a system of proportional representation to determine the number of seats given to different parties in their national assemblies.
Elections to the UK Parliament in Britain are based on a system of electing one member for each constituency.
Only one representative is elected from among the candidates for each constituency: the candidate who receives the greatest number of votes.A candidate who comes second, even by difference of one vote(after recounting and checking) is not elected. The successful candidate does,however, promise to represent in Parliament the interests of all the constituents, and becomes one of the Members of Parliament,even if they vote for other parties.
The Basic Mode of Elections: List the candidates that represent every
constituency on the votes. Each voter can choose only one candidate that he/she supports.
The party winning a majority in the House
forms a Government, with its leader becoming Prime Minister.
PARTY %OF VOTES CAST MEMBER ELECTED
Conservative 41.9 336Labor 34.4 271
Liberal Dem 17.8 20Others 5.9 24Total 100.0 651
General Election,9th April 1992
PARTY %OF VOTES CAST MEMBER ELECTED
Labour 43.2 418Conservative 30.7 165Liberal Dem 16.8 46
Others 9.3 30Total 100.0 659
General Election Result,1997
PARTY %OF VOTES CAST MEMBER ELECTED
Labour 40.7 413Conservative 31.7 166Liberal Dem 18.3 52
Others 10.3 28Total 100.0 659
General Election Result,2001
Lords Spiritual (senior bishops)
Law Lords (senior judges)
Lords Temporal (lay peers)
Life Peers
Hereditary Peers
Composition of House of Lords
The House of Lords Act 1999 and Hereditary Peers Elections
92 hereditary peers remained
2 holders of special offices
15 peers elected by the whole House
75 peers have been elected by their party groups
the National People's Congress NPC
the local people's congresses at different levels.
All citizens of the People's Republic of China who have reached the age of 18 have the right to vote and stand for election, regardless of ethnic status, race, sex, occupation, family background, religious belief, education, property status or length of residence.
Vote in China
The election of deputies
Deputies to the NPC are elected by the people’s congresses of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and by the armed forces.
Deputies to the people’s congresses of the provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and cities divided into districts are elected by the people’s congresses at the next lower level.
The election of deputies
Deputies to the people's congresses at county and township levels are elected directly by their
constituents.
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_House_of_Commons#Elections
http://rddbyj.nease.net/wgyy/wgyy023.htm
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