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Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP)

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释义

名词

不代表任何选区的国会议员，由选举中落选但获得至少15%选票的反对党候选人担任。

DEFINITION

Noun

Members of Parliament not representing any constituency, who are chosen from opposition candidates who lost an election but won at least 15% of the votes.

由来
  • 非选区议员一职由建国总理李光耀于1984年提出，并在同年7月25日在国会上通过。
  • 1984年，国会的反对党议员席位设为六个，若成功入选国会的反对党候选人少于六名，其余议席则由落选但获得至少15%选区选票且在落选者中得票率最高的反对党候选人填补，担任非选区议员。2010年和2016年，国会的反对党席位分别增加至九个和12个。
  • 非选区议员虽然和其他议员大致享有一样的权利和特权，但他们无权参与宪法修正。
  • 非选区议员的任期为五年。
  • 非选区议员可获得议员15%的年度津贴。
  • 非选区议员制度确保每届国会都有至少12名反对党议员，即使反对党候选人在大选中赢得少于12个席位时也如此。
ETYMOLOGY
  • In 1984, founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew proposed the idea of NCMPs. The motion was passed by Parliament on 25 July that year.
  • In 1984, the number of seats for opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) was set at six. If fewer than six opposition candidates were elected into Parliament, the remaining seats could be filled by opposition candidates who lost the election but received the highest percentage of votes among losers and won at least 15% of the constituency’s votes. These candidates thus become NCMPs. In 2010, the number of seats for opposition MPs in Parliament was increased to nine. In 2016, this was further increased to 12.
  • Although NCMPs enjoy mostly the same rights and privileges as other MPs, they do not have the right to vote on constitutional amendments.
  • NCMPs serve for the full term of Parliament, which is up to five years.
  • NCMPs receive 15% of the annual allowance of other MPs.
  • The NCMP scheme ensures that there will be at least 12 opposition members in every Parliament, even if candidates from the opposition parties win fewer than 12 seats during a general election.

例句
本届国会保证当选反对党议员和非选区议员总共不少于12席。（《联合早报》，15/7/2020）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
The current term of Parliament guarantees that there will be no fewer than 12 elected opposition party Members of Parliament and Non-Constituency Members of Parliament in total. (Lianhe Zaobao, 15/7/2020)
参考资料
点击查看非选区议员的参考资料
REFERENCES

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