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UK Parliament members in Duaer

In Duaer: UK Parliament: current MPs and peers by name and house, with party, constituency or peerage, and start date. One successful search uses 1 credit.

What you get

Duaer UK Parliament members looks up current Members of Parliament and members of the House of Lords by name. Commons rows carry the constituency; Lords rows carry the peerage type.

Pick Duaer Data → UK Parliament members in the node creator, or open the data market. Related: UK Parliament bills, US Congress members.

When to use it

  • Find the constituency and party of an MP by surname.
  • List current members of the House of Lords with a given name.

When not to use it

Search on the canvas

  1. Open the node creator and pick Duaer Data → UK Parliament members.
  2. Fill Name (such as Smith). Optional: House (commons or lords).
  3. Limit defaults to 10, max 20. Execute.

A search uses 1 credit only when it returns rows. No rows, wrong input, or an upstream failure uses 0.

Call the API

  • GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/uk-mps?name=Smith
  • Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>

The call skill below matches Copy skill in the Duaer data market, with parameters, examples, and result fields.

Call skill

Same text as Copy skill.

---
name: duaer-uk-mps
description: >-
  Duaer UK Parliament members. UK Parliament: current MPs and peers by name and house, with party, constituency or peerage, and start date.
  One successful search uses 1 Duaer credit.
---

# Duaer UK Parliament members

Duaer UK Parliament members looks up current Members of Parliament and members of the House of Lords by name. Commons rows carry the constituency; Lords rows carry the peerage type.

## When to use

- Find the constituency and party of an MP by surname.
- List current members of the House of Lords with a given name.

## When not to use

- US Congress members. Use https://skills.duaer.com/congress-members.md.
- UK bills. Use https://skills.duaer.com/uk-bills.md.

## Call

`GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/uk-mps?name=Smith`

Header: `Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>`

Use an account key or a model API key.

Get a Duaer key: https://skills.duaer.com/keys.md

## Parameters

Provide `name` or `house`.

- `name` — Words in the member name, such as Smith.
- `house` — Optional. `commons` or `lords`.
- `limit` — Optional. Rows to return, from 1 to 20. Default 10.

## Examples

- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/uk-mps?name=Smith` — current MPs and peers named Smith.
- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/uk-mps?name=Badenoch&house=commons` — one MP in the House of Commons.

## Result

The response is `{ "items": [...] }`. Each item has `source`, `title`, `url`, and `summary`, plus:

- `memberId`, `name`, `party`, `house` — who, which party, Commons or Lords.
- `constituency` or `peerage` — the seat for an MP, or the peerage type for a peer.
- `memberSince`, `portrait` — start of the current membership and a portrait link.

Fields without a value are left out.

## Credits

A search that returns at least one row uses 1 credit.
An empty search, a search that finds nothing, or a failed search uses 0.
Wrong input returns 400 with a message and uses 0.
No remaining credits returns 402 and does not search.
A missing key returns 401.

## Related

- https://skills.duaer.com/uk-bills.md — Duaer UK Parliament bills
- https://skills.duaer.com/congress-members.md — Duaer US Congress members

Questions

How many credits does a UK Parliament members search use in Duaer?

One credit when Duaer returns rows. A search with no rows or an error uses 0.

Does Duaer UK Parliament members return former members?

No. Duaer returns current MPs and current members of the House of Lords only.

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In Duaer: UK Parliament: bills by title words and house, newest update first, with the current stage and next sitting. One successful search uses 1 credit.

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US Congress members in Duaer

In Duaer: Congress.gov: current US senators and representatives for a state or House district, with party and start year. One successful search uses 1 credit.