If we look at at the list of member strength in lower houses alone -


US Congress----------435 seats-------330 million population

UK Commons-----------650------------- 66 million ----(46 MPs from London)

France N_Assemb------565------------- 67 million

Germany Bundestag----709--------------83 million


Democracies but not on world stage:

India L_Sabha----------545----------1300 million

Canada-----------------338------------36 million

Australia--------------151------------24 million

New Zealand------------120-------------5 million

It says something about the country.


Feel free to add to correct or add to this list

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jaish how are you generating those numbers?
the usa has only 435 elected congressmen at the fed level

From Wiki - edited it in.

kk thanks they each represent a district that is determined by population

Just thinking what numbers mean

- considering we've a thread on Brexit -- an open secret

UK, till yesterday, a super power - 650 seats made sense
UK - now, with same 650 seats - partly explains difficulties with Brexit

Then again, India, given the population size seems to have 'poor' representation.


NZ is interesting, 120 seats for 5 mil population means low campaign finance
Blondey could get elected.

Failed to add two fairly large democracies slumbering in opium

----------------- Mexico 500 seats / 128 million
------------------Brazil 513 seats / 208 million

both countries with European heritage
and rich in NG / oil and other natural resources

well i think it comes down to a limit on how many different voices can actually work together effectively the usa made law to stop at our 435 and increase population represented instead of adding more representatives

and each country makes that decission individually

Talk about voices working together it seems UK and US politics is closely knit.
Guardian follows US politics very closely and media in many countries including CNN follow what Guardian has to say on Washington's latest.

Maybe because of the time differences, Guardian's morning headlines reaches US media while the papers are still on the printing press.

Yet what is surprising is how Jeremy Corbyn's Manifesto: $100 billion tax increase on wealthy to pay for a sweeping nationalization program and hikes in spending for education and health care.

is similar to Bernie Sanders campaign promise ...

And as we know, Corbyn's UK will not Brexit!