Notes on the Congress

Moderator: (Elwynn) Prince of Elwynn

Post Reply
User avatar
Tokaray al-Osman
Posts: 1119
Joined: Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:56 pm

Notes on the Congress

Post by Tokaray al-Osman »

The Congress is the part elected, part appointed subordinate chamber of the Senate, which by contrast is appointed solely by the Court of the Prince.

The Congress exists more by convention than law yet it is the theoretical originating point for all legislation presented to the senate in the form of proposals adopted by a sympathetic senator once the measure has been passed in Congress.

The Congress of Elwynn comprises 1,154 delegates. There are 182 Bailiwick Circles of which the 158 in Elwynn Proper enjoy full civil liberties and elect six delegates (1 per guild) each whilst the 13 Bailiwicks of the Northern March and 11 Bailiwicks of the Eastern March have one delegate each appointed by the Wardens of the respective marches.
The Guilds established by law (Charter of Coordination, Chapter One) are as follows:
1. The Guild of Dunporters represents the cleaners, the diggers and the toilers who remove the nightsoil of our Common Weal. They are also responsible for the spreading of the nightsoil in the fields and for this reason we count the constituency of yeoman-farmers and country folk amongst them.
2. The Guild of Artisans comprises the craftsmen responsible for the manufacture of the products necessary for the functioning of our society and trade.
3. The Guild of Artificers [...] craftsmen
4. The Guild of Factors is the home of all merchants [...]
5. The Guild of Aldermen, formerly senior merchants and descendants of the landed-gentry [...]
The electorate in each Bailiwick votes for the candidates for the seat representing the guild they belong to, so the socially conservative Aldermen get a guild seat worth just as much as the guild seat of the seething masses who are enrolled in the Dunporters Guild who tend to vote for left-wing egalitarian parties. The Artisans, Artificers and Factors tend to divide along social and ethnic lines into liberal and nationalist parties representing their particular background.

The breakdown of the votes in the last election[1] before the Coordination Era is as follows:

Image



There are also 182 UDF Delegates (Bailiwick = Military District) elected by Soldiers' Committees.

[1] The Administration considers the 'Election of 5138 ASC' to be a Counter-Revolutionary and Subversive Action by the Steward of the Ousted Clique against the Coordination Regime of the First Conducator, the late General Royston Merrick.
His Imperial Magnificence Aurangzeb II Steffki, Kaiser of the Imperial Republic of Shireroth, Thane of the Shirelands, Keeper of the Apollo Legacy, Wielder of the Sword of Vengeance, Grand Master of the Orders of the Dragon, Griffin, Phoenix, and Chimera, Sovereign of the Golden Mango Throne.
Dr Tokaray al-Osman KBH, Commissioner of the Chamber of the Crypteia, Emir of Jadid Khaz Modan, Annexer of Yardistan

Deimos Jasonides
Posts: 1176
Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:53 pm

Re: Notes on the Congress

Post by Deimos Jasonides »

Fellow Senators,

I have the honour to report the results of the election in Elwynn Proper's 152 bailiwicks.

FOR THE GUILD OF DUNPORTERS
Nationalist and Humanist Bloc of All Elwynn: 57 representatives
Elwynnese Workers' Party: 49 representatives
Hezb-e Qermez: 16 representatives
Alliance for an Elwynn of Many Nations: 15 representatives
Ayreonist Independence Party: 11 representatives
Holy Party of the Divine Icebear: 3 representatives
Alalehzamini Coalition of the Centre: 1 representative

FOR THE GUILD OF ARTISANS
Nationalist and Humanist Bloc of All Elwynn: 55 representatives
Alliance for an Elwynn of Many Nations: 32 representatives
Ayreonist Independence Party: 26 representatives
Elwynnese Workers' Party: 23 representatives
Holy Party of the Divine Icebear: 6 representatives
Conservative Republican Movement: 4 representatives
Hezb-e Qermez: 3 representatives
Alalehzamini Coalition of the Centre: 2 representatives
Moo Party: 1 representative

FOR THE GUILD OF ARTIFICERS
Nationalist and Humanist Bloc of All Elwynn: 50 representatives
Ayreonist Independence Party: 42 representatives
Alliance for an Elwynn of Many Nations: 36 representatives
Conservative Republican Movement: 12 representatives
Elwynnese Workers' Party: 5 representatives
Holy Party of the Divine Icebear: 5 representatives
Alalehzamini Coalition of the Centre: 2 representatives

THE FOR GUILD OF FACTORS
Nationalist and Humanist Bloc of All Elwynn: 53 representatives
Ayreonist Independence Party: 51 representatives
Alliance for an Elwynn of Many Nations: 29 representatives
Conservative Republican Movement: 10 representatives
Elwynnese Workers' Party: 5 representatives
Holy Party of the Divine Icebear: 3 representatives
Alalehzamini Coalition of the Centre: 1 representative

THE FOR GUILD OF ALDERMEN
Nationalist and Humanist Bloc of All Elwynn: 60 representatives
Alliance for an Elwynn of Many Nations: 47 representatives
Ayreonist Independence Party: 39 representatives
Conservative Republican Movement: 4 representatives
Elwynnese Workers' Party: 1 representative
Holy Party of the Divine Icebear: 1 representative
Alalehzamini Coalition of the Centre: 1 representative

FOR THE MILITARY DISTRICTS:
Nationalist and Humanist Bloc of All Elwynn: 122 representatives
Elwynnese Workers' Party: 12 representatives
Ayreonist Independence Party: 7 representatives
Alliance for an Elwynn of Many Nations: 6
representatives
Hezb-e Qermez: 3 representative
Holy Party of the Divine Icebear: 2 representatives


FOR THE WHOLE OF ELWYNN PROPER
Nationalist and Humanist Bloc of All Elwynn: 396 representatives
Ayreonist Independence Party: 176 representatives
Alliance for an Elwynn of Many Nations: 164 representatives
Elwynnese Workers' Party: 97 representatives
Conservative Republican Movement: 29 representatives
Hezb-e Qermez: 22 representatives
Holy Party of the Divine Icebear: 21 representatives
Alalehzamini Coalition of the Centre: 6 representatives
Moo Party: 1 representative
Deimos Jasonides| Деймоос Ясооннаи | Deimoos Jasoonnai
Grand Officer of the Holy Order of the Strait of Barbary
Former Prime Minister of the State of Talenore
Former Sovereign Prince of Elwynn

Just another Ric

User avatar
Verion
Ayn Rand's toyboy
Posts: 6199
Joined: Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:07 pm

Re: Notes on the Congress

Post by Verion »

Hmm... this election seems to have come a little to early for the Conservative Republican Movement.
1.Titus Morvayne, Prefect of Shirekeep, Count of the Skyla Islands
2.Eki Aholibamah Verion, Queen in the North
3. Ludovic Verion, Lord of Blackstone and Governor-General of the Iron Company
4. Jeremy Harwinsson Archer, super sleuth

User avatar
Tokaray al-Osman
Posts: 1119
Joined: Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:56 pm

Re: Notes on the Congress

Post by Tokaray al-Osman »

The Congress of Elwynn comprises 1,154 delegates. There are 182 Bailiwick Circles of which the 158 in Elwynn Proper enjoy full civil liberties and elect six delegates
Otherwise, very good and reassuringly in line with expectations. But pray-tell, what is a 'Moo Party'? Does it belong on Jingdao's list of slang for sexual perversions?
His Imperial Magnificence Aurangzeb II Steffki, Kaiser of the Imperial Republic of Shireroth, Thane of the Shirelands, Keeper of the Apollo Legacy, Wielder of the Sword of Vengeance, Grand Master of the Orders of the Dragon, Griffin, Phoenix, and Chimera, Sovereign of the Golden Mango Throne.
Dr Tokaray al-Osman KBH, Commissioner of the Chamber of the Crypteia, Emir of Jadid Khaz Modan, Annexer of Yardistan

Deimos Jasonides
Posts: 1176
Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:53 pm

Re: Notes on the Congress

Post by Deimos Jasonides »

Senators,

The reason for this discrepancy was that a few bailiwicks of the Eastern March were erroneously and previously recorded under neighbouring ceremonial counties. Further, the southern border of the Eastern March has been adjusted.

The marches of Elwynn will be represented by 30 representatives appointed by the Court of the Prince.

I am informed that the Moo Party took a seat in the Iserdian bailiwick of Taznimskirk. In Iserdian media, the party seems to be half-frivolous, half-serious, and seems to receive its main support from middle-class Bovinist youths and young adults. As such, I can safely assume that the "moo" is an expression of religiosity rather than sexual perversion.
Deimos Jasonides| Деймоос Ясооннаи | Deimoos Jasoonnai
Grand Officer of the Holy Order of the Strait of Barbary
Former Prime Minister of the State of Talenore
Former Sovereign Prince of Elwynn

Just another Ric

Post Reply

Return to “Senate Archives”