Next Palmshire general election
| Palmshire general election, July 2014
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| Apr. 2014 ← | July 14 to July 28 | |
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| All 5 seats of the House of Commons 3 seats were needed for a majority | ||
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| Leader | Chris D | Marchioness of Dublin |
| Party | Socialist | Swag |
| Leader since | 29 May 2012 | 6 March 2014 |
| Leader's seat | Catfield | Marchioness of Dublin |
| Last election | 3 seats | 2 seats |
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| Incumbent Prime Minister | ||
| Chris D | ||
| Socialist | ||
The next Palmshire general election will be the election to the 7th Parliament of Palmshire. The terms of the Parliament Act, passed in 2012, mandate that the election will be held on 14 July 2014 (except in the event of a collapse of government, a two-thirds majority of MPs voting for an early election, or Prime Minister advising the Sovereign to dissolve the Parliament).
In the general election, voting will take place in all parliamentary constituencies of the Kingdom of Palmshire to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) to seats in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament.
This will be the 6th general election for the Kingdom of Palmshire since 2011, though the resultant Parliament will be the 7th, as the first Parliament, summoned in 2010, did not have elected House of Commons.
Date of the election
Parliament Act
- See also: Parliament Act.
An election are usually called following the dissolution of the Parliament of Palmshire. The power to dissolve Parliament is a Royal Prerogative, exercised by the King on the advice of the Prime Minister. The Sovereign had not refused a request for dissolution since 2011; the guidelines under which this might theoretically occur are known as the Lascelles Principles after the British King's private secretary who set them out. As a result, incumbent Prime Ministers often chose to call a general election at a time when they believed they enjoyed a temporary tactical advantage.
An early dissolution could be forced if Parliament voted for one by a supermajority of two-thirds. A government could also lose a vote of no confidence and be replaced on a normal majority of over 50%. When doing so, that Parliament would be dissolved if no new government could be formed within 14 days of a no-confidence vote.
Under the provisions of the Parliament Act 2012, an election had to be announced on or before the third month anniversary of the beginning of the previous parliament, barring exceptional circumstances. Since the enactment of the 2012 Act, Parliament has never been allowed to expire. The previous general election, held from 1 April to 14 April in 2014, elected MPs to the 6th Parliament; as such, Parliament would expire at the end of 14 July 2014.
Political parties
- Main article: List of political parties in Palmshire
External links
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