Parliament of Port Myreal

The Parliament of Port Myreal is the legislative body in Port Myreal, consisting of 199 democratically elected members who are known as Members of Parliament (MPs).

Powers
The Parliament of Port Myreal is the legislative branch of the political system of Port Myreal. Although most legislation is initiated by the government, the Parliament considers the legislative function its most important responsibility, concentrating much of its energy on assessing and amending the government's legislative program. The Parliament supervises the activities of the executive branch on issues of both substantive policy and routine administration.

Election
Elections are held every three years; there are no term limits.
149 MPs (regional MPs) are elected by using the D'Hondt method. The other 50 seats (list MPs) are distributed in a way to achieve proportional representation. The Parliament has a minimum threshold of either 3% of the national vote or one regional representative for a political group (an electoral alliance or a single party) to gain additional representation.

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See also

• Political parties in Port Myreal

• Parliamentary elections before 1895

• Parliamentary elections 1895 to 1922

• Parliamentary elections 1925 to 1949

• Parliamentary elections 1952 to 1973

• Parliamentary elections 1976 to 1991

• Parliamentary elections 1994 to 2006

• Parliamentary elections 2009 to 2018

• 2021 Parliamentary election