Members of Parliament

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Members of Parliament are elected representatives who sit in the House of Commons to debate, make laws, and scrutinize the government on behalf of the public.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislator role
political position
public office
abbreviation MP
canBeRemovedBy disqualification under law
losing re-election
countrySpecificTo Australia
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

Canada
India
Ireland
Malaysia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Singapore
United Kingdom
electedBy voters in a constituency
electedTo House of Commons of Canada
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Representatives of Australia
Lok Sabha
surface form: Lok Sabha of India

lower house of parliament
engagesIn constituency casework
public outreach
hasMainFunction debating public policy
lawmaking
representing constituents
scrutinizing the government
hasPluralForm Members of Parliament
hasPower asking parliamentary questions
proposing bills
serving on committees
voting on legislation
isAccountableThrough elections
isAccountableTo electorate
mayBe independent politician
mayBelongTo political party
monitors public expenditure
oversees executive branch
participatesIn parliamentary debates
votes of confidence
represents electorate
parliamentary constituency
requires eligibility criteria set by electoral law
termDefinedBy national law
termLengthVariesBy country
usedInSystem parliamentary democracy
worksAt House of Commons chamber
parliament building

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pride's Purge benefited Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Independents in Parliament
House of Commons chamber usedBy Members of Parliament
Father of the House of Commons appliesToBody Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Members of Parliament of the United Kingdom
David Lidington positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Steel positionHeld Members of Parliament
subject surface form: David Steel
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Boris positionHeld Members of Parliament
subject surface form: Boris Johnson
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Gerry Fitt positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament Library (within complex) serves Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Members of Parliament of India
siege and capture of Bristol (1645) opponent Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliamentarians
John Wilkes positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament
Reginald Maudling positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Kenneth Baker positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Standing Committee membership Members of Parliament
subject surface form: Standing Committee (Parliament of Singapore)
this entity surface form: Members of Parliament of Singapore
Parliament of Ghana membersAre Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Members of Parliament of Ghana
Terry Davis positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
James Loch positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Author's Earnest Cry and Prayer appealsTo Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Scottish MPs
Faculty of Law hasAlumni Members of Parliament
subject surface form: Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
this entity surface form: Members of Parliament of India
National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians hasPart Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: House of Commons members
Members’ Lobby usedBy Members of Parliament
James Parker positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Michael Fallon positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Kinnock positionHeld Members of Parliament
subject surface form: Stephen Kinnock
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Baron Llewellin heldPosition Members of Parliament
subject surface form: John Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
PLP hasMembers Members of Parliament
subject surface form: Parliamentary Labour Party
this entity surface form: Labour Members of Parliament
David Shackleton positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom) requiredFor Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Members of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Mark Francois positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Bob Ainsworth positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Derek Twigg positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Robert Cecil positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
James Fergusson positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Edwin Duncan Sandys positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lobby of the House of Commons usedBy Members of Parliament
Charles Ritchie positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Christopher Chataway positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Committee Room 18 usedBy Members of Parliament
George Hamilton positionHeld Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Repeal Association hasPart Members of Parliament
this entity surface form: Repeal MPs