Sentences with phrase «term parliaments»

If we have a fixed term parliament elected upon a proportional voting system then a threshold of 55 % or higher would be democratic.

We need to look at the reality of this parliament and not some nice theory about how a fixed term parliament should work.

There also seems to me to be a case for capping the proposal for fixed term parliaments of 5 years, by going for 3 or 4 year parliaments.

During the latest proceedings on the Fixed Term Parliaments Bill yesterday, Bill Cash led an attempt to make a pre-full term general election subject to a motion passed by a simple majority of MPs, rather than two thirds of MPs, as the Bill proposes.

Cameron himself outlined a couple of the downsides of fixed term parliaments in his speech today.

The switch from discretionary election timing to fixed term Parliaments makes a significant change to the majoritarian traditions of government in the UK.

The Labour leader said: «I personally am slightly sceptical about the Fixed - Term Parliaments Acts anyway... she has not said she's going to do that but that is what I'm saying is one possibility.

Fixed - term Parliaments at Westminster would remove the uncertainty which surrounds the date of a general election.

He points out that the Coalition's law bringing in five - year fixed - term parliaments allows for a new government being formed without a general election.

If so, then we may favour fixed - term parliaments because they allow for predictability and long - term planning, but these reasons are distinct from objections to the partisan effects of PM discretion.

It is futile to adopt fixed - term parliaments as a self - contained reform.

The court noted that in general terms Parliament did not envisage an appeal against acquittal, a course of action which was unnecessary and inappropriate.

Thus, «one of the consequences of having a fixed - term Parliament [is] that the Prime Minister loses that bargaining power, the ability to be able to threaten a recalcitrant minority coalition partner with the consequences of an early election» (House of Commons, PCRC, 2013, HC440; Ev.

The UK Coalition has proposed «Fixed Term Parliament unless the Coaltion wants an election».

Any fixed Term Parliament elected under FPTP or for that matter AV must retain simple majority rules for dissolution, given the distorted levels of representation and voting power they create.

I am in favour of fixed term parliaments oddly enough.

Not only do fixed - term parliaments stop Prime Ministers from calling elections opportunistically, they also prevent them from using the threat of an election to bully backbench MPs or coalition partners.

With the fixed - term Parliament legislation, the next general election should be more than three years away.

Firstly, the Fixed Term Parliament Act means that the fall of a government doesn't necessarily lead to a general election.

During Tuesday's proceedings on the Fixed Term Parliaments Bill, amendments were tabled by Plaid Cymru - and also backed by Labour and the SNP - that would reduce the proposed term limit of this and future Parliaments to four years, and not five, as the Government proposes in the Bill.

A fixed term parliament makes this possible.

The speech, which sets out the Government's legislative programme as part of the State Opening, has taken place in early May since the Coalition introduced fixed - term Parliaments in 2010.

With fixed term Parliaments of 5 years, that means seats would change every Parliament (though it would also mean that the changes were normally quite small).

I am no fan of the Fixed Term Parliament Act for precisely this reason.

Recall elections are a much better proposal than any idea of fixed term parliaments.

Postponing the election would require Parliament to repeal or circumvent the Fixed - term Parliaments Act 2011 and the support of the Commons alone would not be enough as the bill could still be vetoed by the House of Lords.

He's asked if he backs fixed - term parliaments, but says it worries him that a weak minority government would be stuck in power for four years.

But what about the Fixed Term Parliaments Act?

Fixed term parliaments to be introduced, with caveat that there will be a dissolution if 55 % of MPs support a vote of no - confidence in the government.

Nowhere is this more evident than with fixed - term parliaments.

However, under the Fixed Term Parliament Act she can not technically call an election.

And the reason is that under the fixed term parliament act, the one thing that's supposed to be putting her off having a general election, that's the one reason you might have one.

The shopping list which has been dusted off includes fixed term parliaments, proportional representation, electronic voting, term limits for MPs, open primaries to select MPs, a written constitution, a smaller House of Commons, House of Lords reform and reducing the power of the whips.

This is not necessarily to say that fixed - term parliaments are a bad thing.

The Fixed - term Parliaments Act allows early elections to be called only in very restricted circumstances (either with support of two - thirds of the House of Commons or following a vote of no confidence after which no alternative government is approved by the Commons within 14 days).

The team also review David Cameronand Ed Miliband's favourite books, the pros and cons of the fixed - term Parliament, the neglected but extraordinary Nigerian election, and what to expect between now and polling day.

The Fixed Term Parliament Act changed all that.

The exact numbers, however, are not my concern here, but rather the principle, that we can avoid discretionary power without adopting fixed - term parliaments.

Parliament itself did adhere to the idea of significant majorities for significant issues when it enshrined in the Fixed - term Parliaments Act 2011 that early general elections shall require a two - thirds House of Commons majority (including vacant seats!).

That motion, as set out by the Fixed Term Parliament Act, will require a two thirds majority of the House of Commons.

Though one stated aim of the Fixed - term Parliaments Act was to reduce instability and short - termism, unpredictability does have some benefits, preventing both incumbents and opposition parties from attempting to «game» the electoral cycle.

While giving power to call elections to the PM is undesirable, since it will predictably be used for partisan advantage, fixed - term parliaments are not the only alternative.

When the current coalition government introduced the Fixed - term Parliaments Act in 2011, the case appeared compelling: The Government believes that fixed - term Parliaments will have a positive impact on our country's political system; providing stability, discouraging short - termism, and preventing the manipulation of election dates for political advantage.

It was used again last month by Tory ex-ministers attacking the Fixed Term Parliament Act which has got us into this mess.

Until the present coalition government introduced the Fixed - term Parliaments Act, in 2011, the UK Prime Minister had discretion to call elections at will, a power often used for partisan advantage.

Opponents are wondering if it will last five months, let alone the five years of a new, fixed - term Parliament.

(«Government response to the report of the House of Lords Constitution Committee on the Fixed - term Parliaments Bill», 2011, Introduction) Now Tory...

The issue of a fixed term parliament and the arrangements for its dissolution should only apply to future parliaments.