The parliament is the highest legislative authority in Great Britain. The United Kingdom has an indirect democracy, where the people nominate candidates to represent them. But are they truly representing the people efficiently. Many people agree that it is not and I agree with that as well because of the negative influences from other factors. in this essay, I will answer this question above and support it with arguments. As well as analyzing and evaluating my answers so that it can reach the persuasion of the reader, going throw the electorate system, constituency role, party role, and showing the both sides and arguments about the question “are the MP’s socially representative, should they be?
The electorate system in the UK that …show more content…
When a constituency elect a candidate, they expect him to stand for them in the commons and to represent their interests and concerns as well as knowing their problems and issues to discuss them in Westminster. Additionally, MP’s must hold surgeries more often so that people can have the opportunity to discuss any matters that should be addressed to MPs, this is known as the constituency role. Whereas the party role states that most MPs represent their party so the default position of them is to stay loyal to the party and they must vote loyally to their party’s policy in the commons, as well as protect and support the party policy in and outside the commons. These two roles conflict and lead into two different direction which will cause unsatisfactory consequences to MPs and it puts them in a position where they get to offer one over another. An example of this is that An MP puts his constituency weal over his party. The-BBC (2016) interviewed Zac Goldsmith (a conservative Member of the parliament – elected in Richmond park constituency). He stated that he is very loyal to his constituency and that it has been an honor to him to represents them in the commons. Thus, he keeps his promise on serving his community and he chooses to honor his own promise. Due to this fact, he resigned as an MP and he is going to stand on the by-election as an independent MP. However, if he chooses …show more content…
Most MP’s value their party role more than their constituency and they must do the opposite to meet the satisfactory of people and to be more representative. Finally, I hardly presume that the commons should be more diverse as well as they should have different backgrounds, gender, ethnic groups, working class and ages. To be more socially representative so that the commons would reflect the strata of society efficiently, acceptably for majority and the same time
The electorate system in the UK that …show more content…
When a constituency elect a candidate, they expect him to stand for them in the commons and to represent their interests and concerns as well as knowing their problems and issues to discuss them in Westminster. Additionally, MP’s must hold surgeries more often so that people can have the opportunity to discuss any matters that should be addressed to MPs, this is known as the constituency role. Whereas the party role states that most MPs represent their party so the default position of them is to stay loyal to the party and they must vote loyally to their party’s policy in the commons, as well as protect and support the party policy in and outside the commons. These two roles conflict and lead into two different direction which will cause unsatisfactory consequences to MPs and it puts them in a position where they get to offer one over another. An example of this is that An MP puts his constituency weal over his party. The-BBC (2016) interviewed Zac Goldsmith (a conservative Member of the parliament – elected in Richmond park constituency). He stated that he is very loyal to his constituency and that it has been an honor to him to represents them in the commons. Thus, he keeps his promise on serving his community and he chooses to honor his own promise. Due to this fact, he resigned as an MP and he is going to stand on the by-election as an independent MP. However, if he chooses …show more content…
Most MP’s value their party role more than their constituency and they must do the opposite to meet the satisfactory of people and to be more representative. Finally, I hardly presume that the commons should be more diverse as well as they should have different backgrounds, gender, ethnic groups, working class and ages. To be more socially representative so that the commons would reflect the strata of society efficiently, acceptably for majority and the same time