Cosa

The Cosa is the lower house of the Ziu. Its 200 seats are apportioned according to the percentage of the popular vote achieved by each registered political party in a general election.

The ceremonial head of the Cosa is the Túischac'h, or Speaker. The Túischac'h is appointed by the King after recommendation from the Seneschal.

Cosa

← 43rd	Jul 2012 - Feb 2013		45th →
Elected		July 2012
Assembled		1 Aug 2012/XXXIII
Dissolved		28 Feb 2013/XXXIV
Tuischac'h		Litz Cjantscheir (RUMP)
Appointed July 2012/XXXIII
Dean		Ma la Mha (RUMP)
Serving since the 37th Cosa
Third La Mha Cabinet Da Chilseu Cabinet
Government (111)		RUMP (108)
Opposition (89)		ZRT (44) CSPP (19) MRPT (18) CeR (11)
Database entry

The 44th Cosa session commenced on 1 August 2012/XXXIII.

Election results

The results of the General Elections are as follows:

Party		Votes	Seats
HM's Government (111)
	RUMP	69	108
	C'hríost el Regeu	7	11
HM's Most Loyal Opposition (89)
	Zefençadéirs del Repúblicanismeu Talossán	28	44
	Common Sense Progressive Party	12	19
	Moderate Radical Party of Talossa	12	18

Summary of the July 2012 General Election for the 44th Cosa
Parties and alliances	Seat composition			Popular vote	%	± pp swing
	Seats	±	%
RUMP	108	26	54.00%	69	53.91%	13.20%
ZRT	44	44	22.00%	28	21,88%	new party
CSPP	19	26	9.50%	12	9.38%	12.99%
MRPT	18	10	9.00%	12	9.38%	5.43%
CeR	11	11	5.50%	7	5.47%	new party
Total	200	-13	100%	128	100%
Valid ballot papers				131	97.71%
Invalid ballot papers				3	2.29%
Eligible voters				171	Turnout: 76.61%
Source: Summary table of election results - Wittenberg

Members of the 44th Cosa

CER

Members of the 44th Cosa representing the CER

Member's name	Number of Seats
Eldsfäts Blasiüs	6 (11)*
Suischadna Blasiüs	5 (0)*
Total seats held by party	11

* After MC Suischadna Blasiüs failed to vote for the second time, the seat was reassigned by the party leader of CeR back to himself.

CSPP

Members of the 44th Cosa representing the CSPP

Member's name	Number of Seats
Owen Edwards	4 (3)*
Éovart Grischun	3 (0)**
Breneir Tzaracomprada	3 (0)***
Flip Molinar	3
Davíu Lundescu	3
Eiric Biançéu	3
Ián Txaglh	1 (IP)*
Total seats held by party	19

* MC Edwards held 4 seats during Clark 1. Between Clarks 1 and 2 he reassigned 1 of his seats to Ián Txaglh who sat as an Independent Peculiarist.

** MC Grischun resigned from the Cosa and returned his 3 seats to the party between Clarks 4 and 5 to spend time tending to a personal issue outwith Talossa.

*** MC Tzaracomprada failed to vote during Clarks 3 and 4 and his 3 seats were returned to the party between Clarks 4 and 5.

MRPT

Members of the 44th Cosa representing the MRPT

Member's name	Number of Seats
Alèxandreu Soleighlfred	6
Lüc da Schir	6
Niclau Patíci	6
Total seats held by party	18

RUMP

Members of the 44th Cosa representing the RUMP

Member's name	Number of Seats
Ma Lord Hooligan	18 (15)* (9)**
Çesli da Chilseu	9 (12)* (9)**
Litz Cjantscheir	9
Alexandreu Davinescu	9
Sir Trotxâ Betiñéir	9
Txec Róibeard Nordselva	9***
Vitxalmour Conductour	9
Ian da Bitour	9
Munditenens Tresplet	9
Danihel Txechescu	9
Pôl d'Aurìbuérg	9
Sir Cresti M. Siervicül	9**
Total seats held by party	108

* Lord Hooligan originally held 18 seats but reassigned 3 of them to Çesli da Chisleu just at the start of the 44th Cosa. This brought Hooligans seats to 15, in line with a proposal he supported to reduce the total number of seats held by an MC to 15.

**Between Clarks 1 and 2, Lord Hooligan reassigned 6 of his seats and 3 of Çesli da Chisleu's seats to Sir Cresti.

***Between Clarks 3 and 4, Lord Hooligan reassigned the 9 seats assigned to Bleic'h Ianescu after he failed to vote in two consecutive Clarks and forfeited his seats in the Cosa.

ZRT

Members of the 44th Cosa representing the ZRT

Member's name	Number of Seats
Miestrâ Schivâ	10
C. Carlüs Xheráltescu	10
Eoin Ursüm	10
Sariah Gipson	10
Mximo Carbonel	4
Total seats held by party	44