While most seats were taken by the NLD, also present were representatives from ethnic parties who had won constituencies: men and women wearing hats and colourful jackets from the northern states of Kachin and Shan, or the simple Burmese longyi skirt in different patterns.
But how well do these povertcrats serve their constituencies, men and women and children who don't enjoy access to the perks and privileges of those who get handsome sinecures in "The System," and whose performance while in office is rarely subject to consistent scrutiny and accountability.
Our approach to this, during the design stage, is to open a consultation with the constituency – women, men, and health workers – about their understanding of the issue and their understanding of the terms.
"He is a wonderful constituency MP, a man who has brought politics at its best to his county," she said, adding: "Norman became a parliamentary candidate for the Liberal Democrats in 1992, a time when personal ambition might have led many politicians to a party that offered a better chance of becoming an MP".
In both places, 75% of constituency candidates are men.
One cost has been the philosophical and fiscal alienation of Stonewall's traditional core constituency, gay white men.
If enacted, the tax proposals Mitt Romney outlined last week to the Detroit Economic Club would provide multimillion-dollar benefits to a newly powerful constituency: the rich men and women who are bankrolling "super PACs".
Still, Bluestockings has a tough balancing act ahead, keeping the loyalty and business of the old collective (the tampon cases will stay) while attracting a new constituency that includes men.
SCORECARD -- Visually appealing and light in tone, the spot offers a clear and direct, if somewhat overblown, critique of Mr. Bloomberg's record on an issue of importance to a key constituency for both men: public school parents.
