Parliaments of the Concadian States, Provinces and Territories

## Parliaments of Concadia

The Parliaments of the Concadian States, Provinces and Territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Federal Republic of Concadia.

All the Parliaments are based on the Westminster system, and each is regulated by its own constitution. All the States, Provinces and Territories have bicameral legislatures. The States of Aling, Balnia, Cleovilbia, Extedliniga, Herhowenia, Marenia, Padho, Stanham, Witlebland and Yeorough, the lower house is the House of Representatives. In Alridminia, the lower house is the House of Legislators. In Bethamland, Hitwarkia, Padia and Wodburland, the lower house is the State Assembly. In Rockeria, the lower House is the Legislative Assembly. In Guildia, the lower house is the House of Assembly. In Alridminia, the upper house is the Legislative Council. In the other states the upper house is the State Senate. In the Provinces, the lower house is the House of Deputies and the upper house is the Council of Senators. In the Concadian Capital Territory, the lower house is the House of Assembly and the upper house is the Federal Council.

Parliamentarians from these chambers belong to the National Concadian Association of Parliamentarians (NCAP)

## Background

Under the terms of the Concadian Constitution that was passed following federation in 1636, any sub-federal division of Concadia was entitled to establish its own legislature that had supreme authority over the division's systems of government.

The first examples of this were the States of Concadia, which established their own Parliaments as and when their state constitutions were passed by the Provisional Assemblies. With the Provincial Sovereignty Act 1832, Provinces were established as a sub-federal division, and so were entitled to establish their own legislatures too.

The Concadian Capital Territory originally created a Territorial Assembly that became a Congress of two houses in the early 20th century when the CCT Bicameralism Act was passed.

## States

### Aling

*Main article: Parliament of Aling*

The Parliament of Aling is a bicameral legislature comprising the Aling House of Representatives and Aling State Senate. The State Senate has 78 members elected for 6 year terms with half the members facing re-election every 3 years. They are elected by proportional voting with the whole state being an electorate. They are known as State Senators, often shortened to State Sen. or Senator. The House of Representatives has 203 members. They are elected for 3 year terms from single-member constituencies using the alternative vote system. They are known as Members of State Parliament and use the post-nominals MSP for the duration of their term.

### Alridminia

*Main Article: Parliament of Alridminia*

The Parliament of Alridminia is a bicameral Legislature comprising the Alridminia House of Legislators and Alridminia Legislative Council. The Legislative Council has 96 members elected for 6 year terms with half the members facing re-election every 3 years. They are elected by proportional voting with the whole state being an electorate. They are known as Members of the Legislative Council and use the post-nominals MLC for the duration of their term. The House of Legislators has 301 members. They are elected for 3 year terms from single-member constituencies using the alternative vote system. They are known as Members of the House of Legislators and use the post-nominals MHL for the duration of their term.

### Balnia

*Main Article: Parliament of Balnia*

The Parliament of Balnia is a bicameral legislature comprising the Balnia House of Representatives and Balnia State Senate. The State Senate has 52 members elected for 6 year terms with half the members facing re-election every 3 years. They are elected by proportional representation voting with the whole state being an electorate. They are known as State Senators, often shortened to State Sen. or Senator. The House of Representatives has 130 members. They are elected for 3 year terms from single-member constituencies using the alternative vote system. They are known as Members of State Parliament and use the post-nominals MSP for the duration of their term.

### Bethamland

*Main Article: Parliament of Bethamland*

The Parliament of Bethamland is a bicameral legislature comprising the Bethamland State Assembly and Bethamland State Senate. The State Senate has 30 members elected for 6 year terms with half the members facing re-election every 3 years. They are elected by proportional voting with the whole state being an electorate. They are known as State Senators, often shortened to State Sen. or Senator. The State Assembly has 87 members. They are elected for 3 year terms from single-member constituencies using the alternative vote system. They are known as Members of the State Assembly and use the post-nominals MSA for the duration of their term.

### Cleovilbia

The Parliament of Cleovilbia is a bicameral legislature comprising the Cleovilbia House of Representatives and Cleovilbia State Senate. The State Senate has 63 members elected for 6 year terms with half the members facing re-election every 3 years. They are elected by proportional voting with the whole state being an electorate. They are known as State Senators, often shortened to State Sen. or Senator. The House of Representatives has 131 members. They are elected for 3 year terms from single-member constituencies using the alternative vote system. They are known as Members of the House of Representatives and use the post-nominals MHR for the duration of their term.

## Concadian Capital Territory

The Congress of the Concadian Capital Territory consists of 2 elected chambers - the House of Assembly (Lower House) and the Federal Council (Upper House). Members of the House of Assembly are elected for 3 year terms, menaing they face reelection at every general election. There are 400 Assembly Members (AMs), elected through the system of Mixed-Member Propoertional. The Federal Council consists of 175 Federal Councillors who serve 6 year terms. Half of the Council is elected at each general election, and the system of single-transferable vote is used to elect them.