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Parliament of England

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For the current debate on a devolved English legislature, see Devolved English parliament. Parliament of England Royal coat of arms of England, 1558–1603 Type Type Unicameral (1215–1341 / 1649–1657) Bicameral (1341–1649 / 1657–1707) 1 Houses Upper house: House of Lords (1341–1649 / 1660–1707) House of Peers (1657–1660) Lower house: House of Commons (1341–1707) History Established 15 June 1215 (Lords only) 20 January 1265 (Lords and elected Commons) Disbanded 1 May 1707 Preceded by Curia Regis Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain Leadership Lord Keeper of the Great Seal William Cowper 1 Since 1705 Speaker of the House of Commons John Smith 1 Since 1705 Elections House of Lords voting system Ennoblement by the Sovereign or inheritance of an English peerage House of Commons voting system First past the post with limited suffrage 1 Meeting place Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London Footnotes 1 Reflecting Parliament ...

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Member of parliament

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"MPs" redirects here. For other uses, see MP (disambiguation) and MPS (disambiguation). Legislature Chambers Unicameralism Multicameralism Bicameralism Tricameralism Tetracameralism Upper house (Senate) Lower house Parliament Parliamentary system Parliamentary group Member of parliament International parliament Parliamentary procedure Committee Quorum Motion (no-confidence) Types Congress (Member of Congress) City council (Councillor) The Estates Legislatures by country v t e A member of parliament ( MP ) is the representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this category includes specifically members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title. Member of Congress is an equivalent term in other jurisdictions. Members of parliament tend to form parliamentary groups (also called parliamentary parties ) with members of the same political party. Contents 1 Westminster system 1.1 Australia 1.2 Bahamas 1.3 Bangl...