what portion of British Parliament is black?
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Not nearly enough. Neither are there enough women. As a rough guess I would say 5% are black. Sadly our democracy is still mainly made up of white anglosaxon men. The queen is a woman, but royalty is anti-democratic. A black king would be good though.
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Becuase members of a parliament are elected by the people of that country. These people represent their supporters. So what the parliament decide is infact the will of the people.
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The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy.
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The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Parliament also includes the Sovereign and the upper house, the House of Lords; the House of Commons is the dominant branch. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 646 members, who are known as "Members of Parliament" or MPs. Members are elected by the first-past-the-post system of election, holding office until Parliament is dissolved (a maximum of five years). Each member is elected by, and represents, an electoral district known as a constituency. The House of Commons is the source of the vast majority of government ministers and every Prime Minister since 1902, with the very brief exception of Sir Alec Douglas-Home in 1963, has been drawn from it (Home did actually rule from the House of Commons, however, taking a seat in the House shortly after being chosen as Prime Minister).\n\nThe House of Commons evolved at some point during the 14th century and has been in continuous existence since. The House of Commons (the "lower house") was once far less powerful than the House of Lords (the "upper house"), but is now by far the dominant branch of Parliament. The House of Commons' legislative powers exceed those of the House of Lords; under the Parliament Act 1911, the Lords' power to reject most bills was reduced to a mere delaying power. Moreover, the Government of the United Kingdom is answerable to the House of Commons; the Prime Minister stays in office only as long as he or she retains the support of the lower house.\n\nThe full, formal style and title of the House of Commons is The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. The term "Commons" derives from the Norman French word communes, referring to the geographic and collective communities of their representatives. It is often misunderstood that "Commons" comes from the word "commoners", referring to those sitting in the House, similar to the way in which the name "House of Lords" indicates that those sitting in the "Other Place" are elevated to the Peerage. This explanation, however, is ahistorical. Both Houses, the Commons and Lords, meet in the Palace of Westminster. Both Houses have in the past met elsewhere, and retain the right to do so, provided the Mace is present.
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From what I just read it is the scottish parliament that has all the say so, any way it is a legislature body in the United Kingdom and overseas territories. Go to htt//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British Parliament, you'll find just what you want.  P.S. This is my ancestry to as far back as 1754 to the Lyon name.  Hope you find what you want to know. Good chat'in with ya!
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The Congressional Black Caucus is actually only for blacks. I asked a black congressman for help one time and he was concerned about my race. As soon as he knew I was White, with American Indian, I was omitted.\n\nThe CBC claims to be for everyone. However, their actions speak louder than words. As for Jackson, he is just as guilty as the whites who have done wrong; but since he is black the CBC and the NAACP will call it discrimination./ Just think about that; black congressmen who can only see black.\n\nAs for the Latinos, Asians, and any other ethnic group, don't look for help from the CBC; try to contact the other congressmen who don't have a hidden agenda that does not include non-blacks.\n\nHere is the story:\nBy DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent \n47 minutes ago\n \n\n\nWASHINGTON - A drive by the Democratic leadership to strip embattled Rep. William Jefferson (news, bio, voting record) of his committee post triggered a backlash Thursday as the        Congressional Black Caucus opposed the move and said the Louisiana lawmaker deserves a "presumption of innocence." \n\nADVERTISEMENT\n \nThe caucus chairman, Rep. Melvin Watt (news, bio, voting record) of North Carolina, told reporters that some black voters might ask why action was sought against "a black member of Congress" when there was neither precedent nor rule for it.\n\nJefferson has not been indicted and has denied all wrongdoing in connection with a federal bribery investigation that has netted two convictions. He has rebuffed repeated calls from Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and others to step aside until any involvement is clarified.\n\nWatt spoke after a Democratic leadership group voted to strip Jefferson of his committee post, at least temporarily. The entire rank and file was then summoned to debate the issue but postponed a vote until next week.\n\nA vote by the full House would be required to force Jefferson to step aside.\n\n"I can guarantee" he will not voluntarily step aside, said Melanie Roussell, Jefferson's spokeswoman.\n\nThe maneuvering came as part of a determined attempt by Pelosi, D-Calif., to ease Jefferson from his position. "I feel he should step aside," the minority leader told reporters. She declined further comment, but spokeswoman Jennifer Crider said any charge that race was involved was "absolutely untrue. This is about upholding the highest ethical standard for every member of the Democratic caucus."\n\nDemocrats intend to campaign against Republicans this fall by accusing them of presiding over a "culture of corruption." Jefferson's continued presence on the committee presumably would allow Republicans to blur the issue in the midterm elections.\n\nSeveral officials said Watt had spoken up at the meeting of the rank and file to invoke a rule that provides for a five-day delay.\n\nEmerging from the session, he distributed a statement that said the Congressional Black Caucus perhaps has a "unique appreciation of our nation's constitutional guarantee of the presumption of innocence."\n\nThe statement added the group "therefore opposes suggestions that some have made to force Rep. Jefferson to resign from Congress or to remove him involuntarily from his position on the Ways and Means Committee in the absence of precedents that have been historically applied and will be consistently applied in the future."\n\nSpeaking for himself, Watt was more pointed.\n\nHe said the leadership was open to a charge that it was acting out of political expedience. "It's about to blow up in their face," he added.\n\nReferring to black voters, who are among the most loyal Democrats in the electorate, he added, "You've got a whole base of people out there who believe that the Democratic Party takes them for granted already."\n\nIf action is taken only against someone who "is a black member of Congress, then our community wil
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In the UK there has just been a Black History Month on TV .... Imagine the uproar if they held a dedicated White History Month.\n\nIt's political correctness gone mad
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Blacks are not part of the democratic party any more than whites are part of the republican party. People tend to lean towards the party the more closely matches their views.\nDemocrats tend to give more attention to minority issues than republicans.
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Prime Minister and a Parliament.
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Afghanistan :  National Assembly, Wolesi Jirga (Upper House) and Meshrano Jirga (Lower House)\n\nCanada: Parliament, House of Commons (Upper House), Senate \n\nSee list of parliaments at \n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parliaments
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I feel some of their policies are correct.  If they got rid of the extremist, nazi, skin head elements then they would be taken extremely seriously.  I'm sure if Britain had a referendum on whether or not to allow any immigrants to enter the UK, it would be an overwhelming NO.  Mainsteam political parties are terrified of being accused of racism.  Your vote is your own and no one should be able to brand you of anything because you have exercised your right to vote
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from the last census 3.2% of the Uk population identify themselves as black or mixed black of which approximatley half are women: 1.8%. As there are 60,000,000 people in Britain you can assume that  there are 1,080,000 black women, again this is approximate but as 64% of women are between 16&64 if there is an even split then 14400 women account for each age year then there are around 216,000 black and mixed women in the UK
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Well, from my time in Brazil, I can say they are called pretos which means blacks. In English, I always say Afro-Brazilian because it sums it up easily and effectively. \n\nAs far as England...you got me there.
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in parliaments of respective countries,but in africa it is by the king or president
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Try some of the churces where 90 % of the congregations are black.
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The nation is known officially as The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.  Great Britain is comprised of England, Scotland and Wales.
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Jamaica's current Constitution was drafted in 1962 by a bipartisan joint committee of the Jamaican legislature. It came into force with the Jamaica Independence Act, 1962 of the United Kingdom Parliament, which gave Jamaica political independence.\n\nThe Jamaican head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who is given the title of "Queen of Jamaica". The Queen is represented by a Governor-General, nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the monarch. Both the Queen and the Governor-General serve largely ceremonial roles.\n\nThe Parliament of Jamaica is bicameral, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Members of the House (known as 'Members of Parliament' or MPs) are directly elected, and the leader of the majority party in the House becomes the Prime Minister. Senators are appointed by the Prime Minister, and the parliamentary Leader of the Opposition.\n\nIn February 2006, Portia Simpson Miller was unanimously elected to replace the current Prime Minister, P. J. Patterson, at the end of March 2006 when he leaves office. Ms. Simpson Miller will be the first female Prime Minister in Jamaican history. Prime Minister Patterson has held office since the 1992 resignation of Michael Manley. The current leader of the opposition is Bruce Golding. Patterson has been re-elected three times, the last being in 2002.\n\nJamaica has traditionally had a two party system, with power often alternating between the People's National Party and Jamaica Labour Party.\n\nJamaica is a full and participating member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).