the number of members on the house of representatives is 435.
how many members on the house of representatives?
435
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a vote is held to resolve a question when it is put to the house of representatives. the house first votes by voice vote; the speaker or deputy speaker puts the question, and members respond either "aye" (in favour of the motion) or "no" (against the motion). the presiding officer then announces the result of the voice vote, but if his or her assessment is challenged by any member, a recorded vote known as a division follows. there are two methods of handling a division: "party vote" is used for most votes, but "personal vote" is used for conscience issues. in the party vote method, the clerk of the house reads out each party's name in turn. 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 and how many members are opposed. the clerk tallies up the votes and gives the results to the speaker, who announces the result. if the members of a party are not unanimous, a list of the members of the party and how they voted must be tabled after the vote. in the personal vote method, members enter one of two lobbies (the "aye" lobby or the "no" lobby) on either side of the chamber. at each lobby are two tellers (themselves members of parliament) who count the votes of the members. once the division concludes, the tellers provide the results to the speaker, who then announces the result. in the event of a tie, the motion lapses.
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