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Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP)

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释义

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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
  • 英语 “Non-Constituency Member of Parliament” 的意译。
  • 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。
  • 在选举中当选的反对党候选人少于 12 名的情况下，剩余的席位将由落选但得票率最高，且获得至少 15% 选区投票的反对党候选人担任非选区议员。
  • 非选区议员的任期为五年。
  • 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党员少于三名，则将由非选区议员填补空缺席位。2010 年，国会的反对党席位增添至九个，若成功入选国会的反对党党员少于九名，同样由非选区议员填补空缺席位；2016 年，国会的反对党席位增至 12 个。若入选的反对党党员少于 12 名，则由非选区议员替补空缺席位。
  • 非选区议员虽然和其他议员享有一样的权利和特权，但他们无权参与宪法修正。同时，非选区议员也不代表任何选区。
  • 非选区议员可获得议员 15% 的年度津贴。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “非选区议员” is a paraphrase of the English term “Non-Constituency Member of Parliament” (NCMP).
  • In 1984, Founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew proposed the idea of NCMPs. The motion was passed by Parliament on 25 July in the same year.
  • If less than 12 opposition candidates were elected in an election, the remaining seats will be held by opposition candidates who lost the election but received the highest votes and won at least 15% of the constituency’s votes. These candidates then become NCMPs.
  •  The term of office of NCMPs is five years.
  • In 1984, the number of seats for opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) was set at six. If less than three opposition party members were successfully elected to Parliament, the vacant seats would be filled by NCMPs. In 2010, the number of seats for opposition MPs in Parliament was increased to nine, and vacant seats were similarly filled by NCMPs. In 2016, the number of seats for opposition MPs in Parliament was increased to 12. If less than 12 opposition party members were elected, the vacant seats would be filled by NCMPs.
  • Although NCMPs enjoy the same rights and privileges as other MPs, they do not have the right to participate in constitutional amendments. At the same time, NCMPs do not represent any constituency.
  • NCMPs receive 15% of the annual allowance of other MPs.
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 is a total of no less than 12 elected opposition party Members of Parliament and Non-Constituency Members of Parliament. (Lianhe Zaobao, 15/7/2020)
参考资料
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