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===[[Cyberia]], Virtual Commonwealth of=== | ===[[Cyberia]], Virtual Commonwealth of=== | ||
The Virtual Commonwealth of [[Cyberia]] maintained a Chamber of Deputies from [[1997]] to [[2000]]. It coexisted with a | The Virtual Commonwealth of [[Cyberia]] maintained a Chamber of Deputies from [[1997]] to [[2000]]. It coexisted with a Senate consisting of two members elected from each of eight provinces. Deputies were elected from each province under an at-large, plurality system. Seats were apportioned to each province in proportion to population. In 2000, Cyberians abolished the bicameral system and established a single National Assembly elected under proportional representation by the single transferable vote. An [http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/cyberchamber archive of proceedings] from the Chamber of Deputies remains available, though vandalism has resulted in the deletion of some messages. | ||
The Chamber more or less lives on in the National Assembly, except that several | The Chamber more or less lives on in the National Assembly, except that several winner-take-all districts have been replaced with nationwide PR. The Senate was abolished mainly because Chamber seats were highly contested, while individual residents of a province frequently elected themselves Senator. Opportunists would switch residencies frequently in hopes of winning a Senate seat. For champions of competitive elections, this became even more problematic when the Senate was temporarily merged into the Chamber. | ||
[[Category: Cyberia]] | [[Category:Cyberia]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:58, 29 June 2009
Chambers of Deputies Across Micronationry
Federal Republic of Cyberia
The FRC restored the Chamber of Deputies with the adoption of its Constitution of the Federal Republic of Cyberia in 2006. It currently consists of eight members, one from each of the historic provinces.
Cyberia, Virtual Commonwealth of
The Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberia maintained a Chamber of Deputies from 1997 to 2000. It coexisted with a Senate consisting of two members elected from each of eight provinces. Deputies were elected from each province under an at-large, plurality system. Seats were apportioned to each province in proportion to population. In 2000, Cyberians abolished the bicameral system and established a single National Assembly elected under proportional representation by the single transferable vote. An archive of proceedings from the Chamber of Deputies remains available, though vandalism has resulted in the deletion of some messages.
The Chamber more or less lives on in the National Assembly, except that several winner-take-all districts have been replaced with nationwide PR. The Senate was abolished mainly because Chamber seats were highly contested, while individual residents of a province frequently elected themselves Senator. Opportunists would switch residencies frequently in hopes of winning a Senate seat. For champions of competitive elections, this became even more problematic when the Senate was temporarily merged into the Chamber.
