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TSR Model Parliament was started in 2005 following the 2005 General Election in the UK. In the run up to that election a series of political parties had been set up on the forums. These parties fought each other for the votes of the forum members be writing and debating statements on topical issues. This culminated in an election on the forum, which was held to coincide with the real election, held in early May. These elections results were used for the make up of the First TSR Parliament. If a real election were to occur again, then an immediate TSR election must be called.
Further elections were/will be held as follows:
(Month - Parliament)
- December 2005 Second TSR Parliament
- May 2006 Third TSR Parliament
- November 2006 Fourth TSR Parliament
- May 2007 Fifth TSR Parliament
- December 2007 Sixth TSR Parliament
- June 2008 Seventh TSR Parliament
- November 2008 Eighth TSR Parliament
- April/May 2009 Ninth TSR Parliament
- October/November 2009 Tenth TSR Parliament
- April/May 2010 Eleventh TSR Parliament
- October 2010 Twelfth TSR Parliament
- April 2011 Thirteenth TSR Parliament
History
Forming of the Parliament - The House of Commons
The First TSR Parliament
The results of TSR General Election in 2005 were used to form the seat allocations for the First TSR Parliament.
The results: (Political party - Percentage of the votes)
- BNP - 0.34
- Conservatives - 21.55
- Green - 7.91
- Labour - 26.77
- Liberal Democrats - 32.66
- MRLP - 9.43
- SNP - 0.51
- UKIP - 0.84
The Second TSR Parliament
The election for the Second TSR Parliament were held during November 2005. Due to inactivity this election lost UKIP. RESPECT were a new party standing for the first time. It was the first election to involve independents (Carl and William1986).
The results are outlined below:
(Political party - Percentage of votes - Percentage points change - Number of seats)
- BNP - 5.48 - (+5.14) -
- Conservatives - 23.97 - (+2.42) -
- Green - 5.48 - (-2.43) -
- Labour - 17.47 - (-9.3) - 9
- Liberal Democrats - 25 - (-3.45) -
- MRLP - 11.30 - (+1.87) -
- SNP - 0.34 - (-0.17) -
- Carl - 6.85 - (+6.85) - 1
- William1986 - 1.05 - (+1.05) - 0
- RESPECT - 3.08 - (+3.08) -
The Third TSR Parliament
The election for the Third TSR Parliament took place during April and May 2006. The SNP were missing from this election, as was the independent William1986. The Libertarians were a new party. The initial election was scrapped over administrative errors and calls of cheating. The election was re-run and the results were as follows:
(Political party - Percentage of votes - Percentage points change - Number of seats)
- BNP - 3.61 - (-1.87) -
- Carl (Independent) - 4.92 - (-1.93) - 1
- Conservatives - 25.25 - (+1.28) -
- Green - 6.89 - (+1.41) -
- Labour - 21.97 - (+4.5) - 12
- Liberal Democrats - 14.43 - (-10.57) -
- Libertarian - 5.57 - (+5.57) -
- MRLP - 14.43 - (+3.13) -
- RESPECT - 2.95 - (-0.13) -
The Fourth TSR Parliament
The election for the Fourth TSR Parliament was held during November 2006. Several parties were missing from this election: the Greens, BNP and RESPECT. The Socialists were added to the list however. The results were as follows:
(Political party - Percentage of votes - Percentage points change - Number of seats)
- Carl (Independent) - 5.49 - (+0.57) - 1
- Conservatives - 16.03 - (-9.22) - 8 (none taken up - all 8 seats forfeited for this Parliament)
- Labour - 17.30 - (-4.67) - 9
- Liberal Democrats - 20.68 - (+5.25) - 11 (only 7 taken up - 4 seats forfeited for this Parliament)
- Libertarian - 7.17 - (+1.6) - 4
- MRLP - 23.63 - (+9.2) - 12
- Socialist - 9.70 - (+9.70) - 5
The Fifth TSR Parliament
The election for the Fifth TSR Parliament was held during May 2007. The Conservatives did not take part and there were no new entrants.
(Political party - Percentage of votes - Percentage points change - Number of seats)
- Carl (Independent) - 9.33 - (+3.84) - 1
- Labour - 19.11 - (+1.81) - 10
- Liberal Democrats - 15.11 - (-5.57) - 8
- Libertarian - 14.22 - (+7.05) - 8
- MRLP - 31.11 - (+7.48) - 17
- Socialist - 11.11 - (+1.41) - 6
The Sixth TSR Parliament
The election for the Sixth TSR Parliament took place in December 2007 with voting between the 8th and the 21st. The independent Carl was a noted absence in this election. It also saw the reintroduction of a new Conservative party.
(Political party - Percentage of votes - Percentage points change - Number of seats)
- TSR Conservative Party - 19.21 - (+19.21 new party) - 10
- TSR Labour Party - 22.66 - (+3.55) - 11
- Libertarian Party - 11.82 - (-2.40) - 6
- Liberal Democrats - 17.24 - (+2.13) - 9
- Monster Raving Loony Party - 18.23 (-12.88) - 9
- Socialist Party - 10.84 - (-0.27) - 5
The Seventh TSR Parliament
The election for the Seventh TSR Parliament took place in June 2008 with voting between the 25th of May and the 6th of June.
(Political party - Percentage of votes - Percentage points change - Number of seats)
- TSR Conservative Party - 23.58 - (+4.37) - 13
- TSR Labour Party - 14.63 - (-8.03) - 8
- Libertarian Party - 5.67 - (-6.15) - 3
- Liberal Democrats - 24.18 - (+6.95) - 13
- Monster Raving Loony Party - 12.54 (-5.69) - 6
- Socialist Party - 11.34 - (+0.5) - 6
- daniel_williams - 2.99 - (+2.99 new candidate) - 1
- Spoilt Ballot - 5.07 - (+5.07 new addition)
The Eighth TSR Parliament
The election for the Eighth TSR Parliament took place in November 2008 with voting between the 2nd of November and the 18th of November.
(Political party - Percentage of votes - Percentage points change - Number of seats)
- TSR Conservative Party - 25.78 - (+2.20) - 14
- TSR Labour Party - 18.55 - (+3.93) - 10
- Libertarian Party - 5.30 - (-0.37) - 2
- Liberal Democrats - 16.14 - (-8.10) - 9
- Monster Raving Loony Party - 8.67 (-3.88) - 4
- Socialist Party - 20.00 - (+8.66) - 11
- Birchington - 1.20 - (+1.20 new candidate) - 0
- Spoilt Ballot - 4.34 - (-0.73 new addition)
The Ninth TSR Parliament
The election for the Ninth TSR Parliament Took place in April/May 2009 with Voting between the 7th of May and the 17th of May.
(Political Party - Percentage of Votes - Percentage points change - Number of seats)
- TSR Conservative Party - 33.08% - (+7.30) - 19
- TSR Labour Party - 12.88% - (-5.67) - 7
- TSR Libertarian Party - 9.09% - (+3.79) - 5
- TSR Liberal Democrats - 18.18% - (+2.04) - 10
- TSR Socialist Party - 13.38% - (-6.62) - 7
- Kolya (Independent) - 8.59% - (+8.59 New Candidate) - 1
- 01kij114 (Independent) - 2.53% - (+2.53 New Candidate) - 1
- Spoilt Ballot - 2.27% - (-2.07)
The TSR Conservative Party were in government for this term.
The Tenth TSR Parliament
The election for the Tenth TSR Parliament took place in October/November 2009 with voting between the 7th November and the 17th November.
(Political Party - Percentage of Votes - Percentage points change - Number of seats - Change in seats)
- TSR Liberal Democrats - 21.44% - (+3.26) - 12 (+2)
- TSR Conservative Party - 18.38% - (-14.7) - 10 (-9)
- TSR Labour Party - 15.75% - (+2.87) - 8 (+1)
- TSR Libertarian Party - 12.04% - (+2.95) - 6 (+1)
- TSR Socialist Party - 10.72% - (-2.66) - 6 (-1)
- TSR Centre party - 8.75% - (New Party) - 4
- TSR Patriotic Conservative Party - 6.13% - (New Party) - 3
- 01kij114 (Independent) - 1.97% - (-0.56) - 1
- Matthew Lowson (Independent) - 1.09% - (New Candidate) - 0
- Spoilt Ballot - 3.72% - (+1.45)
The TSR Liberal Democrats, TSR Conservative Party and the TSR Centre Party, all formed a coalition to become government for the term.
The Eleventh TSR Parliament
The election for the Eleventh TSR Parliament took place between April/May 2010 which coincided with the real life 2010 General Election, as the then Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, called the election for Thursday 6th of May with voting in the TSR Election ending at 10pm on the 6th May.
The results were as follows:
(Political Party - Percentage of Votes - Percentage points change - Number of seats - Change in seats)
- TSR Liberal Democrats - 22.41% (+0.97%) - 13 (+1)
- TSR Conservative Party - 16.38% (-2.00%) - 10 (+/-0)
- TSR Labour Party - 12.07% (-3.68%) - 7 (-1)
- TSR Libertarian Party - 9.70% (-2.34%) - 6 (+/-0)
- TSR Socialist Party - 10.56% (-0.16%) - 6 (+/-0)
- TSR Centre Party - 7.11% (-1.64%) - 4 (+/-0)
- TSR UKIP - 4.09% (-2.04%) - 2 (-1)
- Jangrafess (Independent) - 10.13% (New) - 1 (+1)
- RobbieC (Independent) - 5.60% (New) - 1 (+1)
- Spoilt Ballot - 1.94% (-1.78%)
Although TSR Liberal Democrats and TSR Centre Party had initially formed a coalition government, the coalition eventually collapsed following TSR Centre Party's decision to withdraw. A subsequent coalition government was formed by TSR Conservatives, TSR Libertarian Party, and TSR UKIP.
The Twelfth TSR Parliament (Autumn 2010 – Spring 2011)
The election for the Twelfth TSR Parliament took place in October 2010.
The results were as follows:
(Political Party - Percentage of Votes - Percentage Points Change - Number of Seats - Change in Seats)
- TSR Conservative: 27.9% (+11.52%); 14 (+4)
- TSR Labour: 27.6% (+15.53%); 14 (+7)
- TSR Lib Dems: 14.7% (- 7.71%); 7 (-6)
- TSR Centre: 9.8% (+2.69%); 5 (+1)
- TSR Socialist: 7.8% (-2.76%); 4 (-2)
- TSR Libertarian: 7.8% (-1.9%); 4 (-2)
- TSR UKIP: 4.6% (+0.51%); 2 (0)
TSR Conservatives formed a coalition government with TSR Libertarians.
The Thirteenth Parliament of TSR (Spring 2011 – Autumn 2011)
The election for the Thirteenth TSR Parliament took place in April 2011. There were an unprecedented 1123 votes cast.
The results were as follows:
(Political Party - Percentage of Votes - Number of Seats - Change in Seats)
- TSR Labour: 28.1% - 14 (0)
- TSR Conservative: 26.6% - 14 (0)
- TSR Libertarian: 11.7% - 6 (+2)
- TSR Socialist: 9.8% - 5 (+1)
- TSR Lib. Dem: 9.2% - 4 (-3)
- TSR Centre: 7.7% - 4 (-1)
- TSR UKIP: 5.9% - 3 (+1)
TSR Labour formed a coalition government with TSR Lib. Dems, TSR Centre, and TSR UKIP.
Expanding the House
At various time's during the TSR HOC's short life, expansion has often been discussed.
Extra MPs
During the ninth parliament an amendement was put forward to the House to increase the number of members to 60 or 65. - The House rejected the amendment. As of the start of the tenth parliament discussions for changing the number of Members with some in favour of an increase, and some in favour of a decrease.
Prior to this, the attitude of the House was for a decrease in the number of seats. However, due to the fact there are a lot of members wanting to be MPs, this idea has little support within the House.
A House of Lords
At the very beginning of forming the Parliament a House of Lords was considered to go along side the elected House of Commons. Initially no role for such a House was figured out and essentially there was probably not enough activity to have one either, so the ideas was scrapped, leaving the House of Lords in the TSR Parliament to be an invisible group which did nothing but agree with what the House of Commons said.
In February 2007, Roger Kirk brought up the idea of a House of Lords again. He suggested the House could a place for selected people who are no longer MPs/Speaker could go. The reasons for having it were put forward as follows:
- as a way to acknowledge the contribution to the Parliament those people who no longer have a formal position made
- to make those who have an understanding of the Parliament and it's rules stand out to newbies (as they often don't take a large role anymore) from those who have never been in the Parliament before.
- to create a 'who's who' of some of the most influential or committed people in the Parliament.
The idea was discussed and opinion gauged by a vote and was indefinitely put on hold. It has since been brought up numerous times.
More recently the idea was raised again. However, due to many MPs being opposed to the various membership qualifications and a clause stating that any disrespectful treatment of a member of the House of Lords would result in a temporary ban until said member had apologised in the Common's bar, the idea was once again put on hold.
There is still talk of such a House to honour former and current members and this has a lot of support in the House of Commons, but with many believing that it shouldn't be able to debate legislation, this has resulted in accusations of a lack of purpose for a House of Lords.
MUN Representative
This occurred thanks to mutual agreement between the MUN and the HOC (it was helped by the fact that most MUN'ers are also HOC'ers. The first MUN-HOC representative was Veggie4life. Due to problems of activity in the MUN the representative was never fully tested, however with the second representative (Musty_Elbow) the idea is being tested again. The then prime minister, Matthew_Lowson, called a vote of no confidence in the second MUN representative, Musty_Elbow, citing reasons of a sustained absence from the role without appointing a proxy representative and failure to inform both the MUN and HoC of various matters, most notably, the International Development Spending Bill. The motion failed with 20 MPs voting against it. Musty_Elbow decided to vacate the role and elections began for a new MUN rep. The Speaker, Metrobeans, proposed to change the voting procedure for electing MUN reps in this election. This, however, did not matter as the only candidate was DayneD89 who was elected with 81.25% of the vote. After a short period, and following DayneD89 temporarily leaving the site for personal reasons, it was decided to make the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs the MUN-HoC rep.
MUN Representatives Past and Present
Veggie4life - 6/10/2009 - Unknown Date
Musty_Elbow - Unknown Date - 1/10/2010
DayneD89 - 1/10/2010 - 30/04/2011
Amendment
Second Amendment
Member of the Month
The current Speaker of the House has introduced this award to the House to encourage activity as well as reward those members who have made a significant contribution to the House.
Member of the Term (May - October 2010)
The first such instance of this award was intended to be a member of the month award. However, due to an election being called, the award has now, for this month, become a member of the term award. The following people were nominated:
aaran-j - Nominated by Matthew_Lowson
Adorno - Nominated by Indievertigo
Drogue - Nominated by paddy__power
Life_Peer - Nominated by toronto353
Metrobeans - Nominated by Thunder and Jazz
simontinsley - Nominated by Anony mouse
and the following person was awarded the coveted title of Member of the Term (May -Oct 2010):
Drogue (with 41.3% of the vote)
Adorno came a close second with 26.09% of the vote. Both members have stated that they are departing the House and so many people used this first vote to reward them for their active and excellent service throughout the years they have participated in the House.
Speaker of the House of Commons
The Speaker is the presiding officer of the TSR House of Commons. He is responsible for the day-to-day running of the House and ensuring that the constitution is adhered to.
Speakers of the TSR House of Commons
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
The Speaker is supported by a Deputy Speaker, who takes on his responsibilities during periods of the Speaker's absence. The position of Deputy Speaker has previously been known as the Barman of the House, although that title is no longer in use.
Deputy Speakers of the TSR House of Commons
The Political Parties
A large number of political parties and independents have taken part in the Parliament in varying degrees since its founding.
Present Parties
TSR Conservative and Unionist Party
The Conservatives ran in the first few elections, regularly winning a large number of MPs. The party then failed to fill any of its allocated seats after one election, shortly after the party became totally inactive and was disbanded. They Conservatives were subsequently missing from elections until the December 2007 election where the Conservative party came back in to existence, coming second with 10 seats.
The resignation of one member in January 2008 reduced this total to 9. In November 2008, the Conservatives achieved government in the General Election with 14 seats. They reached a height in May 2009, winning 19 seats with 33% of the popular vote and forming an independent minority government. Following the standing down of long-term leader Daveireland in October 2009, the party was led by Bagration. The December 2009 election saw the Conservatives fall to ten seats, but remain in government with a coalition agreement with the Centre Party and the Lib Dems as the largest partner.
In March 2010, a new leadership election was won by L i b, with Nothos/Bruce Taylor and Jammy also standing. The May 2010 general election saw the Conservatives retain their 10 seats, dropping out of the three-way coalition to form the official opposition against the coalition government of the Lib Dems (13 seats) and the Centre Party (4 seats).
Following the General Election in October 2011, they were renamed the TSR Conservative and Unionist Party.
Leaders
Perhaps slightly dubious on dates etc, but broadly accurate:
- Deej2 (AKA Daragh) (December 2005 - February 2008)
- Unioflife (Feb 2008 - October 2008)
- Daveireland (October 2008 - October 2009
- Bagration (October 2009 - March 2010)
- L i b (March 2010 - December 2010)
- Nothos (December 2010 - February 2011)
- Indievertigo (February 2011 - Present)
TSR Labour Party
TSR Labour Party have been around since the start up of the Parliament and have taken part in every election, always having MP representation and during the latest parliament having 14 seats. The Labour party this term is the largest party in the Labour-Lib Dem-Centre-UKIP coalition. The current leader of the Labour Party is paddy_power.
Leaders
Deputy Leaders
- BananaManUK (June 2005 - January 2006)
- Roger Kirk (January 2006) - in position for no more than a week before becoming Party Leader
- martynwilliams (January 2006 - January 2007)
- Nightowl (January 2007 - February 2007) - in position for only a few weeks before becoming Speaker of the House of Commons
- brimstone (February 2007 - January 2008)
- Jangrafess (January 2008 - April 2008)
- Nightowl (April 2008 - August 2008)
- sohanshah (August 2008 - November 2009)
- Adorno (December 2009 - December 2010)
- Thunder and Jazz (December 2010 - June 2011)
- sandys1000 (June 2011 - Present)
Chief Whips
Press Officers
TSR Liberal Democrat Party
The Liberal Democrats have been around since the start up of the Parliament and have taken part in every election. The current leader is Morgsie.
Leaders of the TSR Liberal Democrats
Deputy Leaders of the TSR Liberal Democrats
TSR Libertarian Party
The Libertarian Party of TSR was founded in 2006 to promote Libertarianism which is based on the principle that each and every adult is the sole and sovereign owner of their life and legitimately acquired property and so therefore people should have the freedom to live in whatever manner they desire, so long as they do not infringe upon the freedom of others to do the same.
Policies to date
- Abolished ID Cards
- Abolished the Inheritance Tax
- Repealed Incitement to religious hatred legislation
- Campaigned for abolition of taxes for the poor
- Repealed parts of the smoking ban
- Legalised drugs
- Decriminalised brothels
- Liberalised euthanasia legislation
- Opposed banning of private schools
- Resisted restrictions on Freedom of Speech
- Reduced the local councils' budget deficits
Leaders
TSR Socialist Party 
The Socialist Party were formed towards the end of the Third Parliament and first fought at the election for the Fourth Parliament. They were successful in winning 5 seats at their first try and 6 at their second. The Socialist Party voted not to have a Chief Whip.
Commissars
Commissar of Recruitment and External Affairs (C1)
- Herbal Bug (August 2008 - November 2008)
- ukebert (November 2008 -January 2009)
- Alasdair (January 2009 - November 2009)
- Nothos (November 2009 - March 2010)
- iwilson (March 2010 - August 2010)
- SciFiBoy (September 2010 - present)
Deputy C1
- paperclip (unknown - September 2010)
- DayneD89 (September 2010 - October 2010)
- POSITION VACANT (October 2010 - present)
Commisssar of Legislative Advancement (C2)
- Grape190190 (August 2008-February 2009)
- Jangrafess (February 2009-November 2009)
- Jace Falco (November 2009 - March 2010)
- Stricof (March 2010 - August 2010)
- xXedixXx (September 2010 - present)
Commissars for the Denigration of Disobedience and Individual Thought (C3)
- ukebert (August 2008 - October 2008)
- Jace Falco (November 2008 - March 2009)
- paperclip (March 2009 - November 2009)
- Vienna Cannon (November 2009 - March 2010)
- Abiraleft (March 2010 - present)
Present MPs
- xXedixXx
- Olivia_Lightbulb
- Left Hand Drive
- SciFiBoy
Leglislation Proposed
The Socialist Party has:
- Campaigned for the disestablishment of the Church of England
- Campaigned for a fairer system of Corporation Tax
- Campaigned for the formation of the British Republic
- Campaigned for the right to be treated as Human Beings irrespective of sexuality
- Campaigned for recognition of the horrors of the Holocaust
- Campaigned for greater cooperation within Europe
- Campaigned for a cleaner environment
- Campaigned for less pre-charge detention
- Campaigned for the protection of vulnerable young people
- Campaigned for the secularisation of schools
- Campaigned against private healthcare
- Campaigned for free school meals
TSR United Kingdom Independence Party 
TSR UKIP had participated in the first TSR General Election but disbanded soon after due to inactivity. However, TSR UKIP was re-established in 2010 as a result of a party consultation on a change of name by the TSR Patriotic Conservative Party founded in 2009. Despite being comfortably the smallest party in terms of both MPs and members, UKIP in recent times has been one of the most active parties with one of the highest outputs of legislation.
Policies
TSR UKIP seeks to uphold, promote and champion actions that are in the best interests of the British public, with an emphasis on withdrawal from the EU. Those who follow us on TSR will notice we are, at times, a stark abdication from real life UKIP and some take issue with this – we however take pride in knowing that what is paramount for us is not our image, but our policies. We believe that ideologies are fine as policy catalysts but unless these ideals are shaped by pragmatism they are worth very little – as such, we concern ourselves more with reaching consensus on whatever issues may arise and responding as appropriate; very few of us are implacably opposed to many things – and this sets us apart from other parties. As does our membership; our members are drawn from across the political spectrum. UKIP, despite our reputation as xenophobic ignorant purveyors of idiocy we inherited from the party's previous incarnations and regimes, is now very much a home for anyone with a genuine interest in politics, a willingness to participate, and the faculty to compromise within the context of wide ranging and often polarised views.
Leader
- toronto353 (Nov 2010 - Present)
- paddy__power (Mid 2010 - Nov 2010)
- abucha3 (February 2010 – Mid 2010)
- Don Scott (November 2009 – Feduary 2010)
Legislation
- Precipitated a referendum on continued membership of the EU, which was the first ever referendum on TSR.
- Attempted to reform EMA, ensuring only those that needed it got it.
- Attempted to revoke diplomatic immunity in cases of offences against the person
- Moved to redistribute international aid and set a minimum amount to be given each year, ensuring not only that we continue to help those that need it but that that help is used where it can be more effective.
- Prior to the referendum bill UKIP attempted to dilute the power of the EU by altering the importance of it's laws.
Deleted Parties
TSR BNP
The BNP ran in the first few TSR Elections. However over time many of their members were banned from TSR for serious rule breaking and their activity dropped. The party was eventually deleted due to inactivity.
Talks aimed at forming another TSR BNP have begun, but it remains to be seen if this will come to anything.
TSR Green Party
The Green Party ran in the first TSR election and won MPs. They proposed some of the early bills in the first Parliament, but have since faded and been disbanded.
One of their MPs was !Laxy!, who could also have been their leader.
TSR Monster Raving Loony Party
- The MRLP took part in all the early TSR HoC elections, often being the strongest party. They have however Now been dissolved and did not stand in the May 2009 General Election
Leaders
Acaila (Prehistoric times - May 2009)
Deputy Leaders
Nefarious (November 2006 - May 2009)
TSR Respect
RESPECT were around during most of 2006 but have since become inactive and have been deleted.
TSR Scottish Nationalist Party
The TSR Scottish Nationalist Party ran in the First Election for TSR Parliament, but failed to win any seats. They slowly became inactive and therefore got deleted.
TSR Centre Party
Founded in mid 2009 by Drogue and others including independent MP Kolya in the hope of bridging the chasm between the left and the right, the Centre Party went on to produce some of the most successful bills in the term winning over both political dimensions. At their first election in November 2009, they managed to win 4 MP seats in Parliament, missing out on 5 by a single vote. Subsequent elections have resulted in the party winning around 4/5 MPs. Drogue resigned as leader in mid 2010 and Smack replaced him. In mid 2011, Smack resigned, and was replaced by cab12 and jsb123 in joint leadership.
After the April 2011 election, the centre party entered a coalition with Labour, UKIP and the Lib Dems. After leaving government following the Autumn 2011 election, the party became inactive and was deleted.
Independents (MPs not affiliated to Parties)
There have been 8 Independent candidates, a group of Independents running together, and 4 individual Independent MPs in the history of TSR Parliament.
Carl
Carl surfaced during the first Parliament and successfully ran as an Independent in the second, third, fourth and fifth elections. He did not come forward to run in the Sixth General Election.
Daniel_Williams
Daniel_Williams ran as an independent MP between his stints as Speaker for the house of commons, though the seat wasn't held for long due to being appointed deputy speaker by the moderation team to run the house whilst Alasdair was unable to get on line and be active enough in the house, this then lead to his re-election as speaker in August 2008
Kolya
Kolya ran as an independent in the 9th TSR General election each winning a seat, Kolya most notably being the independent to gain the highest percentage of votes known for an independent. Kolya has since joined the TSR Centre Party.
01kij114
01kij114 ran as an independent in the 9th and 10th TSR General Election, winning a seat in both.
William1986
William1986 ran in the second TSR election. He failed to achieve the required 2% of the votes to win a seat.
Birchington
Birchington had 2 unsuccessful attempts at being elected as an independent MP. His first attempt was in the 7th General Election, and the second was in the 8th, where he missed out on a seat by two votes. On both occasions, he failed to reach 2% of the vote. He is currently a member of the TSR Liberal Democrats.
Matthew_Lowson
Matthew_Lowson was a independent, having been Deputy Leader of the Tories before being voted out and eventually leaving the party, he ran for the first time as an Independent in the 10th TSR General Election, in which he failed to gain a seat, before joining the TSR Liberal Democrats and gaining a seat there. Subsequently he was elected Leader shortly into the 11th Parliament, and thus with the Liberal Democrats as the senior government party, Prime Minister. He has since lost that role, and is now an everyday member, but not a TSR MP.
Jangrafess
Ex-TSR Labour Party leader Jangrafess ran for an independent seat in the 11th TSR General Election. He won it and got enough votes to make him the 5th largest party - if he was one. Jangra did not run for re-election in the 12th TSR General Election.
RobbieC
Ex-TSR Liberal Democrat deputy leader RobbieC ran for an independent seat in the 11th TSR General Election. He gained that seat, however he has also not run for that seat in the 12th TSR General Election.
TheCrackInTime
Deputy Speaker and former Conservative MP TheCrackInTime ran as an independent in the 14th TSR General Election. He received 8.16% of the vote (just over 4 times more than the required 2%) and 39 votes and was therefore elected.
Controversies
The House of Commons is no stranger to scandal. Some of the past controversies and hot topics include:
- The attempted creation of the 'Liberal Al-Quaida' party and the subsequent Vote of No Confidence in the Speaker, which failed.
- The 'Ask a Tory' thread, created by the leader of the Socialist Party after the Conservative Party refused to start one of their own. The thread was subsequently closed.
- The Vote of No Confidence in Alasdair's speakership, which failed. Issues raised were the conduct of the election, allegations of bias and lack of activity.
- In late 2008, a Conservative member was found by the Conservatives to have created a dupe to spy on the Socialist Party. It was subsequently discovered that dupes from his IP address had been members of the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties as well. He was ejected from the Conservative Party and attempted to start a TSR UKIP shortly afterwards (following these failed creations, he apparently changed his ways and tried to settle down with the Liberal Democrats, though left for differences in economic policy). In the Autumn of 2009, the TSR Conservative Party then reaccepted him as a member (albeit under a different name) and subsequently made him an MP.
- In November of 2008, the mods stickied an announcement in the forum, bemoaning the general rancour of the House in recent months, and warning that if it didn't calm down, action would be taken. This situation has yet to truly come to a head.
- In October of 2009, Matthew_Lowson posted this thread to the HOC forum following his resignation as a member of the Conservative Party. It received a mixed response with some support and some opposition to what the Conservative leader Bagration deemed to be a private matter - with it being called Lowson gate by a number of members.
