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Originally Posted by Hugh
Is he an MP before he swears the oath/affirmation in the HoC?
He can’t take his seat, speak in debates, vote or receive a salary until taking the oath/affirmation…
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Sophistry, much?
All these things will take place later today, and it’s perfectly conventional to refer to someone as ‘the new MP’ as soon as they win the election that puts them there. Even the abstentionist Sinn Fein lot are conventionally referred to as ‘MP’ even though they never do any of the above.