Sentences with phrase «which in a parliamentary system»

Republicans in general won a majority of the House seats, which in a parliamentary system would have given their choice control anyway.

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In several of these cases (1951, 1966 and Oct 1974) the parliament was either hung, or the Prime minister had a majority of less than 10 (which is not considered to be a «working majority» in the UK's parliamentary system) and so you can say that they «jumped» to call an election before they were «pushed» by losing a vote of no - confidencIn several of these cases (1951, 1966 and Oct 1974) the parliament was either hung, or the Prime minister had a majority of less than 10 (which is not considered to be a «working majority» in the UK's parliamentary system) and so you can say that they «jumped» to call an election before they were «pushed» by losing a vote of no - confidencin the UK's parliamentary system) and so you can say that they «jumped» to call an election before they were «pushed» by losing a vote of no - confidence.

The Chartists might have been surprised to find that it was a Conservative - dominated government which first tried to enact equal representation, in the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010 (PVSCB in civil servantese).

The Fidesz parliamentary bloc, which enacted constitutional changes without including or consulting any opposition party, slashed the size of the parliament in half, redrew all of the individual constituencies unilaterally, changed the two - round system to a single first - past - the - post election for individual constituencies, and altered the way votes were aggregated.

Brown makes good use of up - to - date political science research to dispel myths which «strong» leaders often believe of themselves; namely that they have a determining effect on election outcomes and a voter's party affiliation though he notes that obvious discrepancies will exist between parliamentary and presidential systems in these regards.

In this system Labour was «a broad church» within which the left was marginalised by an unshakeable alliance of the right wing trade bureaucracy and the parliamentary leadership.

AWS can be engineered by party hierarchies, which serves only to shoot more holes in the thin layer of trust and confidence remaining in the parliamentary system.

«Some MPs have a dual role in a parliamentary system - they're not just MPs for a particular constituency but also have national offices in which they ought to be concerned about the national interest,» he explained.

The practice in Singapore is understandable because they have a largely parliamentary system in which the Prime Minister is the head of the ministers in terms of hierarchy and actually exercises executive authority.

It can always be argued that, as undemocratic as it is, FPTP is «democratic enough» as it always delivers a majority of seats one way or another, which is the whole point in a parliamentary system.

Today, however, such a system is not commonly practiced and most parliamentary system parties» rules provide for a leadership election in which the general membership of the party is permitted to vote at some point in the process (either directly for the new leader or for delegates who then elect the new leader in a convention), though in many cases the party's legislators are allowed to exercise a disproportionate influence in the final vote.

The question is a natural one for someone who is familiar only with parliamentary systems in which the contemplated situation can not arise because the head of government is chosen by the majority party or a majority coalition.

Labour «troublemakers», in particular, have outraged Lords ministers with their partisan tactics - including the filibustering of the parliamentary voting system and constituencies bill, which came close to derailing the government's plans for next month's electoral reform referendum.

The Tories were hubristic and ambitious, like Hillary Clinton who chased a blow out win, which made even less sense in a presidential system than it did in a parliamentary system where governments are stronger with larger majorities.

Just by entering a postcode or location, the Dashboard will instantly tell voters which of the Devolved Assembly, Mayoral, Police and Crime Commissioner, Local or Parliamentary by - elections they have in their area, who is running, how the electoral system works, and a history of past results and local info.

In some countries, notably in the United Kingdom which originated the Westminster system, the dominant principle is that of parliamentary sovereignty, while maintaining judicial independencIn some countries, notably in the United Kingdom which originated the Westminster system, the dominant principle is that of parliamentary sovereignty, while maintaining judicial independencin the United Kingdom which originated the Westminster system, the dominant principle is that of parliamentary sovereignty, while maintaining judicial independence.

During the passage of the Parliamentary Voting Systems and Constituencies Bill, which, among other things, legislated for the referendum to take place, there was much controversy over the coalition government's decision to combine, in one Bill, both the referendum and the redrawing of Parliamentary constituencies.

Freeman believes that a big advantage for him has been finding out about the «ways in which scientists can feed into the parliamentary system.»

This robust system was established by an overwhelming parliamentary vote in 2015, which followed a decade of reviewing scientific, ethical and public opinion.

India has a British - style parliamentary system in which the leader of the political party with the highest share of the vote in the lower house of parliament is appointed as prime minister by the president (the President of India is a mostly ceremonial role; the prime minister is the head of government).

Given the control that governments are able to exert over Parliament — it was not for nothing that the former lord chancellor, Lord Hailsham, referred to the UK's system of government as an «elective dictatorship» — the content of the Queen's Speech takes on an added significance in that it enlightens us about the laws which are likely to be enacted during the forthcoming Parliamentary session.