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How many people from an ethnic minority are members of parliament in the UK?
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27 seats are held by members of ethnic minorities.
27 people of African, Asian, or Caribbean descent were voted into parliament on May 6, almost double the previous number.
Ashok Viswanathan, from the campaign group Operation Black Vote, credits the increase, in part, to a record number of ethnic minorities who voted.
"Turnout went from 61 percent to 65 percent overall, and within the black minority ethnic communities it went from around 45 percent to around 55 percent," Viswanathan said. "So a greater increase in turn out amongst black minority ethnic communities than the increase by the wider electorate."
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What do you mean by parliament?
The Parliament is the British equivalent of the American Senate. The people elect their Members of Parliament for their particular area who sit in the Parliament. They then vote proposals into law.
How are senators and members of parliament similar?
They both some how gave advice to other people/people in lower positions than them.
How are Members of Parliament elected?
Members of Parliament (MPs) are elected through general elections or bi-elections by the residents of their constituency that are eligible to vote. The candidate with the highest number of votes is subsequently appointed as a Member of Parliament.
Why was the emergence of Parliament important?
Parliament's emergence became a check upon the power of the King of England. As Parliament's stature grew more and more powerful, the King's powers diminished. The King was no longer completely above the law as he had been before there was a Parliament. Although the common person did not have rights of voting for members of Parliament at first, the emergence of Parliament showed that the people the King governed had a say in how he governed. This also introduced the concept that governmental powers should be separated; that no one person or group should have total control over all the powers that a government has.
Is a government by the people good?
Not necessarily. The election may be just for the president and the Parliament. Then the government could be assigned by the political party having majority in the parliament. In other election systems, the Prime minister could elected by people and he selects the members of his government.
Do people kill others in ethnic groups?
People do kill members of other ethnic groups, and members of ethnic groups also kill members of their own ethnic groups.
Which person belonged to an ethnic minority?
People who are considered to be ethnic minorities are those in which differ from the normal social group. For example, an ethnic minority in Chicago, IL might be Koreans or Japanese.
Are ethnic French people a minority within France now?
No
What is the difference between a minority and ethnic group?
minorities refer to any ethic group in a country or area that is not the largest ethnic group. For instance, in the United States Caucasians (whites) are the majority ethnic group; while Blacks, Asians, Native Americans and so on are minorities, or minority ethnic groups. However a minority is not limited to being an ethnic group, for example left handed people are a minority in the world. However, usually when minorities are referenced in politics they do mean ethnic groups.
What ethnic minority has been fighting for independence in the foothills of the Pyrenees in Spain?
The Basque people.
How are the people in the European parliament called?
Members of European Parliament or MEPs
What is minority dialect?
A minority dialect is a dialect spoken by a smaller group of people within a larger community or region. It may have distinct linguistic features compared to the dominant or standard dialect of the language.
What is a sentence with Ethnic group?
The largest ethnic minority groups in the United States are African American,and Hispanic Americans
How are the ethnic groups different from each other?
A minority group is a subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of a dominant or majority group have over theirs. The number of people in a group does not necessarily determine its status as a social minority. Sociologist define a minority group with the concern of the economic and political power, or powerlessness, of that group. An example of a minority group in America are homosexuals, or Muslims. Neither group is properly represented politically, or economically, and both groups have issues with certain rights such as the right to marry in some states for homosexuals. "Ethnic" which derives from the Greek word "ethnos" pertains to culture. An ethnic group is a cultural group. They are distinguished by language, customs, cuisine, modes of dress and so on. In most countries there is one dominant majority culture, and members of that group are an ethnic group to be sure. However, it is also common to find countries where there are minority ethnic groups, to whom the majority ethnic group often shows great hostility. Also in places like America, ethnic groups can be composed of several different minority groups. In our "melting pot" we have Black Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, and so on that all compose of one big ethnic group.
What people where in England's parliament?
Elected members
Who represents the regular people in the british parliament?
Duly elected members of Parliament.
Who are the people in Parliament?
the parliament now has more and more people from different backgrounds.There are more rural members as also members from many regional parties.Groups and people that were till now unpresented are beginning to get elected to the parliament
