da has 89 members in parliament.
da has 89 members in parliament.
how many members does da have in parliament?
89
the oldest cultural representative in the municipality is the "männergesangverein 1871 e.v.", a men’s singing club. the mostly older singers still keep the tradition of singing at recitals, singing festivals, burials and war memorial services. in 1905, the "arbeitergesangverein “liederkranz”" (“workers’ singing club”) was also founded as a men’s singing club. in 1925, a mixed choir was formed, in which likewise both men and women of rather advanced age sing, and which appears here and there together with the "männergesangverein". by its activities, the "landfrauenverein" (“countrywomen’s club”) can likewise be called a municipal cultural representative. on its programme are useful and interesting courses and presentations on household and health topics. far beyond the municipality’s limits, the "musikverein" (“music club”) founded in 1988, with its modern repertoire and big band sound, has made a name for itself. the orchestra, which has many members, owed its great numbers to its conductor, horst durst, a music teacher at the district music school and himself a “full-blooded” musician. these members are mostly younger musicians from outlying villages. the orchestra plays at a high level. the sport club, founded in 1920, has earned great importance, after still having to play matches in meadows at the time when football was introduced. today the club has at its disposal a hard pitch and a grass pitch, as well as a clubhouse. the sport club, too, has many members, with groups in various kinds of sport. after the loosening of the ban on firearms after the second world war, the "schützenverein “hubertus”" (shooting club) was founded in 1963. at the shooting facility set up on the kreuzberg, even marksmen and markswomen from outside the village come to pursue their sport. a skittle club was founded in 1972 after a "bundeskegelbahn" (a skittle facility meeting the standards laid out by the "deutscher kegler- und bowlingbund") had been built at the inn “zum hirschen”. the table tennis club split away from the sport club, becoming a club in its own right, in 1975, and is particularly popular among the village’s youth. the "freizeitclub 69 e.v.", the "freizeitclub “blaue löwen” e.v." founded in 1974 and the "freizeitclub “harry’s truppe”" founded in 1983 are the village’s leisure clubs, and they tend to the camaraderie, friendship and conviviality arising from football, and also to other sporting interests. similar goals are pursued by the club "wanderfreunde oberland und umgebung herschweiler-pettersheim" (hiking), founded in 1976, which has repeatedly organized ivv hikes. great social services are done by the german red cross local chapter, founded in 1960, with its on-call service and first aid, as well as with its first-aid training and blood donation appointments. the "sozialverband vdk deutschland" (or simply vdk) local chapter, founded in 1949, busied itself after the second world war fighting for social justice for the war wounded and the bereaved. the "arbeiter-unterstützungsverein" (“workers’ support club”), founded in 1894, has also pursued from the beginning the goal of helping members’ families over the initial neediness in case of death. the pensioners’ club, founded in 1966, seeks through various kinds of events to forge closer contact between the older citizens and prevent them from being isolated. an important cultural and social task is fulfilled by the fruitgrowing and gardening club, which has set itself the goals of promoting fruitgrowing and the use of fruit, fruit tree care as well as village beautification and living space design. the spd local chapter, founded in 1919, forcibly dissolved in 1933 by the third reich and refounded in 1949, has, of course, political goals. not very many members still belong to the local chapter of the "pfälzische bauern und winzerschaft e. v." (farming and winegrowing), but the regional small animal raising club is still active in herschweiler-pettersheim.
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a "party vote" is the most common method, and occurs for non-conscience issues and some conscience issues. in this method, the clerk of the house reads out each party's name in order of the number of seats each party has, starting with the largest party, followed by any independent members and any members wishing to cross the floor. a member of the party (usually a whip) will respond to their party's name by stating how many members of the party are in favour or opposed. the clerk tallies up the votes and gives the results to the speaker, who declares the result. a "split party vote" is a variation of the party vote, used for some conscience issues. the main difference is voting members state how many members of their party are in favour and how many members are opposed, and once the voting is completed, must table a list of the members of the party and how they voted.
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