The Parliament

The South Mindanao Parliament is the legislature of the national government of the South Mindanao Republic. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate.

The Senate is composed of 70 senators, which are elected every four years. Each senator serves a total of four years. 42 senators are elected at-large and do not represent any electoral districts. While 28 senators represent a particular province of the country

In the 14th Parliament, there are 200 seats in the House of Representatives. There are two types of representatives: the electoral district, and the party-list representatives. There are 35 electoral districts, and 25 seats left for party-list representatives

Each electoral district in the country is a multi-member constituency, having 5 representatives to represent each district. All provinces in the country are composed of at least one electoral district. Some cities also have their own electoral districts

The party-list representatives represent the minority sectors of the population. This enables these minority groups to be represented in the Parliament, when they would otherwise not be represented properly through district representation. Party-list representatives represent labor unions, rights groups, and other organizations