Parliament of Hetheland

The Parliament of the Kingdom of Hetheland, commonly known as the Hethish Parliament or Parliament, is the bicameral legislature of Hetheland consisting of the House of Representatives and the House of Nobles. It is the supreme legislative body of the Kingdom of Hetheland, the overseas territories and the colonies. Both chambers meet in the Palace of St. Clare. 
The House of Representatives is the elected chamber of the parliament, whose members consist of the 320 constituencies and their respective representatives. As per the constitution, members of the House of Representatives must be naturalised citizens, and must swear their loyalty to both of the crown and the people, upon being elected to their seats. 
The House of Nobles consists of various members of high society within Hetheland, mainly senior clergy members and nobility (counts, lords and dukes). These members are appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, who in his role as head of government is considered a member of the House of Nobles under the title of Lord High Representative and is often granted the titular prefix, Sir/Madam or Lord/Lady. 
As per the constitution, supreme legislative power is vested into the monarch-in-session as the monarch is the constitutional protector of the parliament and its two subordinate chambers. Of the two chambers of parliament, the House of Representative as per the constitution is the most powerful of the chambers of parliament having been granted the powers of the House of Nobles after the 1814 Constitutional Amendment Act. 
== Functions ==
Laws are made through acts of the parliament, whilst some legislation may apply to the entire kingdom, as per devolution law other may not, unless granted legislative prerogative. As of 1814, laws passed in the parliament are applied to the colonies and the overseas territories as the parliament remains the supreme legislative body over the legislative bodies of Alexandria and Alkland. 
== Powers ==
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