National Assembly of Talenore
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Name: | National Assembly |
Legislature: | 1st National Assembly |
Houses: | Unicameral |
Date founded: | 1665 |
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Speaker of the National Assembly | Leila Merhaban, NDP |
Deputy Speakers | Mikas Bevaaq, SDP Abbas Rajavi, NF |
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Seats: | 649 |
Political groups: | Government (344)
Confidence and Supply (19)
Official Opposition (118)
Other Opposition (168)
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Mode of election: | Party list proportional representation |
Last election: | 12.XI 1665 |
Next election: | 12.XI 1668 |
Meeting place: | National Assembly Building, Regent's Park, Talenore |
The National Assembly is the supreme legislature of Talenore, established in 1665 by the Constitution of Talenore. It is located in Regent's Park in Metro Talenore. The unicameral parliament has 649 members, and is elected every three years based on party list proportional representation in twenty-six constituencies. A member of the National Assembly is known as a National Assembly Member (NAM).
The assembly is lead by a speaker and four deputy speakers: the presidium. The members are allocated to X standing committees. Following the 1665 election, ten parties are represented in the assembly: the National Development Party (296 representatives), the Social Democratic Party (118), the National Front (48), the Socialist Workers' Party (45), the Progressive Alliance (42), the Liberal Party (37), the Green Alliance (28), the Conservative Party (19), the Democratic Rally (14), and Bright Dawn (2). Leila Merhaban was elected Speaker in 1665.
Contents
History
Procedure
Legislative
Promulgation
Organisation
Seats per Governorate
Governorate | Seats | Governorate | Seats | Governorate | Seats |
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24.VIII | 19 | Harbour | 21 | Regent's Park | 17 |
Alexandria Town | 21 | Independence Plaza | 13 | Shahrdari | 19 |
Ardashir City | 29 | Ken Lee Hills | 25 | Shotaki | 25 |
Blue Valley | 26 | Little Elwynn | 18 | Slaughterhouse | 37 |
Cedar Gardens | 15 | Marwarad Shahr | 23 | Talota Hills | 18 |
Central | 25 | Morningside Heights | 28 | Tosha | 11 |
East Bay | 40 | Northern | 37 | Vinfetto Avenue | 42 |
Eastern | 31 | Pasdaran | 29 | White Hill | 36 |
Hangman's Corner | 20 | Qarb Town | 24 |
Presidium
Standing committees
The business of the assembly is handled by a number of standing committees. Each committee is responsible for a set of either legislative or procedural issues. Their makeup roughly correspond to the strength of the parties in the assembly, except for certain committees. The governing party or coalition usually has a majority of the seats. Each committee is headed by a chairperson from the committee majority and a ranking member from the opposition. The ranking member does not chair the committee, but has the right to be consulted regarding major issues dealt with by the chairperson. The committees roughly correspond to the policy areas of the government departments.