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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. MPs tend to form groups in Parliament with members of the same political party.
 
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. MPs tend to form groups in Parliament with members of the same political party.
  
 
== Westminster system ==
 
== Westminster system ==
The Westminster system is a democratic parliamentary system of government modelled after the politics of the United Kingdom. This term comes from the Palace of Westminster, the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131029230135/http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080806121825/http://www.parliament.uk/about/languages.cfm "About Parliament"]''</ref>
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The Westminster system is a "[[democratic]]" parliamentary system of government modelled after the politics of the [[United Kingdom]]. This term comes from the Palace of Westminster, the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131029230135/http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080806121825/http://www.parliament.uk/about/languages.cfm "About Parliament"]''</ref>
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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. MPs tend to form groups in Parliament with members of the same political party.

Westminster system

The Westminster system is a "democratic" parliamentary system of government modelled after the politics of the United Kingdom. This term comes from the Palace of Westminster, the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[1]

 

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Edward du Cann14 February 195618 May 1987
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