Related Information. Participate - Home. About the House - Home. Transparency and accountability. Arts and Heritage. In pictures. Employment - Home. Career opportunities. Youth Opportunities. Working at the House. Search Search. Members Since , members of Parliament have upheld the principles and practices of Canadian democracy. Collectively, these duties mean that members of Parliament have roles as parliamentarians, as representatives of their constituents electors and generally as members of their political party.
Members spend approximately 22 weeks a year three days per week with extended hours at Parliament, with the majority also serving on parliamentary committees. Members also spend a large portion of their time in their region or electorate so that they can understand and advocate for their electors.
Search this website. Advanced Search. Work of members of Parliament The 95 Members of the Parliament of Western Australia make and amend laws, debate public policy, scrutinise the work of government and represent their constituents. What do they do? While the responsibilities of a member are quite broad and are influenced by the designated roles and responsibilities they hold in Parliament, broadly speaking they have the following duties: Members make laws and debate public policy Members participate in debates in Parliament to make laws for Western Australians or to discuss policy issues that are important to the people of this state.
Members scrutinise the work of the Government Members scrutinise the work of the government and government expenditure primarily by asking questions of ministers and debating, and through parliamentary committees.
Members represent their constituents Members seek to address concerns, issues, questions and ideas raised by the people they represent in their electoral region or district their constituents. Members often represent political parties The majority of members belong to a political party and contribute to the views and policies of that party. The liveliest part of the day in the House of Commons is question period also called oral questions , where the Government MPs must answer questions from other Members.
You can watch some of question period with your class. Question period and other House of Commons business are shown on television and online, as well as recorded in Hansard , the word-for-word record of all discussion in the House of Commons. How do parliamentarians behave? Why is this so? How can you tell? What are other MPs doing while questions are asked? When there is a vote in either the Senate or the House of Commons, bells ring and the lights in the Parliament Buildings blink on and off.
It is an important job to get all the parliamentarians to the Chamber when a vote is called. The people responsible for this task are the party whips. If you are touring the Parliament buildings, you may be able to visit the Senate and the House of Commons Chambers.
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