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navigation, search  A member of parliament (MP) is the
representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries
with bicameral parliaments, this category includes specifically
members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a
different title, such as senate, and thus also have different
titles for its members, such as senator.  Members of parliament
tend to form parliamentary groups (also called parliamentary
parties) with members of the same political party.  Westminster
system[edit]  Main article: Westminster system   A member of
parliament is a member of the House of Representatives, the
lower house of the Commonwealth (federal) parliament. Members
may use "MP" after their names; "MHR" is not used, although it
was used as a post-nominal in the past. A member of the upper
house of the Commonwealth parliament, the Senate, is known as a
"Senator".  In the Australian states of New S