In a parliamentary system, by contrast, the legislature holds supreme power. The prime minister is chosen by members of the legislature (Parliament) from among their own number and in practice is the leader of the majority party in the legislature.
There are 435 Representatives in the House of Representatives. The number of members in the House of Representatives is a different story and is based on population.
There are 100 United States Senators in the Senate, two from every state in the union. There are 435 representatives in the United States House of Representatives. The number â¦ of representatives is capped at 435, and each state is assigned representatives based on the size of its population. In the United States, each congressperson in the House of Representatives represents one congressional district, which contains roughly 600,000 people.