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Un crossbencher è un membro di partito indipendente o minore di alcune legislature, come la Camera dei Lord britannica e il Parlamento australiano. I crossbencher prendono il nome dai banchi posti trasversalmente, in mezzo e perpendicolarmente ai banchi del governo e dell'opposizione, dove essi siedono.
A crossbencher is a minor party (or independent) member of some legislatures, such as the British House of Lords and the Parliament of Australia. They take their name from the crossbenches, between and perpendicular to the government and opposition benches, where crossbenchers sit in the chamber.
Lord Bird sits as an independent crossbench member of the House of Lords. [2] Early life. Bird was born in a Notting Hill slum to a poor London Irish family. He became homeless at the age of five, resided in an orphanage between the ages of seven and ten, and was often excluded from school. [3]
Non-affiliated members of the House of Lords are peers who do not belong to any parliamentary group in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. They do not take a political party 's whip, nor affiliate to the crossbench group, nor are they Lords Spiritual (active Church of England bishops).
MemberPrevious AffiliationConservativeConservativeLabourConservative28 peers to be elected by the Crossbencher hereditary peers; 15 peers to be elected by the whole House; The holders of the offices of Earl Marshal (the Duke of Norfolk) and Lord Great Chamberlain (currently the Baron Carrington, who was already elected as a Crossbench peer) to be ex officio members
Party politics. In Westminster and other parliamentary systems, a backbencher is a member of parliament (MP) or a legislator who occupies no governmental office and is not a frontbench spokesperson in the Opposition, being instead simply a member of the "rank and file". The term dates from 1855. [1]
15 ott 2008 · In the 2005–2006 session, the average independent Crossbencher attended for 39% of sitting days, and half of the members attended at least 30% of the time (see Appendix). As with voting we find that attendance is highest among hereditary peers, Stevenson peers and former party members.
