—(1) Parliament shall consist of —

39.—(1) Parliament shall consist of — (a) such number of elected Members as is required to be returned at a general election by the constituencies prescribed by or under any law made by the Legislature; (b) such other Members, not exceeding 12 in number, who shall be known as non-constituency Members, as the Legislature may provide in any law relating to Parliamentary elections to ensure the representation in Parliament of a minimum number of Members from a political party or parties not forming the Government; and (c) such other Members not exceeding 9 in number, who shall be known as nominated Members, as may be appointed by the President in accordance with the provisions of the [9/2010; 28/2016] (2) A nominated Member shall not vote in Parliament on any motion pertaining to — (a) a Bill to amend the Constitution; (b) a Supply Bill, Supplementary Supply Bill or Final Supply Bill; (c) a Money Bill as defined in Article 68; (d) a vote of no confidence in the Government; (e) removing the President from office under Article 22L; and (f) any question on which nominated Members are excluded by this Constitution from the number of Members required for an affirmative decision. [28/2016] (3) In this Article and in Articles 39A and 47, a constituency shall be construed as an electoral division for the purposes of Parliamentary elections. (4) If any person who is not a Member of Parliament is elected as Speaker or Deputy Speaker, he shall, by virtue of holding the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker, be a Member of Parliament in addition to the Members aforesaid, except for the purposes of Chapter 2 of Part 5 and of Article 46. Group representation constituencies