Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)
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In the United Kingdom a Member of Parliament (MP) (Aelod Seneddol (AS) in Welsh), is the title given to any one of the 650 individuals elected to serve in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[1]
Contents
1 Electoral system
2 Elections
3 Title
4 See also
5 References
Electoral system[edit]
All 650 Members of Parliament are elected using the using First past the post in single member constituencies across the whole of the United Kingdom in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland where each constituency has its own single representative.
- 533 are elected from England
- 59 are elected from Scotland
- 40 are elected from Wales
- 18 are elected from Northern Ireland
Elections[edit]
All MP positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a five-year cycle. The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 sets out that ordinary general elections are held on the first Thursday in May, every five years.[2]
If a vacancy arises at another time, due to death or resignation, then a constituency vacancy may be filled by a by-election.
Under the Recall of MPs Act 2015 a by-election can be called if more than 10% of registered voters within the constituency concerned sign a petition of recall if a MP is found guilty of wrong doing.
Title[edit]
An MP is known as The Right Honourable (The Rt Hon. or Rt Hon.) Name MP or simply as the Name MP (Name BA in Welsh). For instance, Alan Duncan is generally known to be entitled as The Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP but can be titled as just Alan Duncan MP.
See also[edit]
- List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2017
- United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
- Member of the Scottish Parliament
- Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)
- Member of the National Assembly for Wales
References[edit]
^ "What MPs do". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
^ "Fixed-term Parlliaments Act 2011". UK Legislation. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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