Next Palmshire general election - Revision history

Legion at 05:17, 19 August 2015

2015-08-19T05:17:01Z

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	\|[[New Cypress Hollow (Palmshire Parliament constituency)\|New Cypress Hollow]]		\|[[New Cypress Hollow (Palmshire Parliament constituency)\|New Cypress Hollow]]
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Legion: Belatedly updated now that last election is over... 3 months ago.

2015-08-19T05:15:50Z

Belatedly updated now that last election is over... 3 months ago.

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	\|colspan="1" align="left"\|[[Palmshire general election, ~~April 2014~~\|~~Apr. 2014~~]] ←		\|colspan="1" align="left"\|[[Palmshire general election, May 2015\|May 2015]] ←
	\|colspan="1" align="center"\|'''~~July 14~~ to ~~July 28~~'''		\|colspan="1" align="center"\|'''7 November to 21 November 2015'''
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	\|colspan="3" align="center"\|'''All 5 seats of the [[Palmshire House of Commons\|House of Commons]]''' <br /> '''3 seats were needed for a majority'''		\|colspan="3" align="center"\|'''All 6 seats of the [[Palmshire House of Commons\|House of Commons]]''' <br /> '''4 seats were needed for a majority'''
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	\|'''Leader'''		\|'''Leader'''
	\|[[Chris D]]		\|[[Chris D]]
	\|[[~~Eterna Forest~~, ~~2nd Marchioness of Dublin~~\|~~Marchioness of Dublin~~]]		\|[[Sarah de la Cueva, Baroness Cypress\|Baroness Sarah de la Cueva]]
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	\|'''Leader since'''		\|'''Leader since'''
	\|29 May 2012		\|29 May 2012
	\|~~6 March 2014~~		\|20 February 2015
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	\|'''Leader's seat'''		\|'''Leader's seat'''
	\|[[Catfield (Palmshire Parliament constituency)\|Catfield]]		\|[[Catfield (Palmshire Parliament constituency)\|Catfield]]
	\|~~Marchioness of Dublin~~		\|[[New Cypress Hollow (Palmshire Parliament constituency)\|New Cypress Hollow]]
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	\|'''Last election'''		\|'''Last election'''
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	The next [[List of Palmshire general elections\|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 [[Motions of no confidence in the Kingdom of Palmshire\|collapse of government]], a two-thirds majority of MPs voting for an early election, or Prime Minister advising the Sovereign to dissolve the Parliament).		The next [[List of Palmshire general elections\|Palmshire general election]] will be the election to the 8th [[Parliament of Palmshire]]. The terms of the [[Parliament Act]], passed in 2012 and amended in 2015, mandate that the election will be held on 7 November 2015 (except in the event of a [[Motions of no confidence in the Kingdom of Palmshire\|collapse of government]], a two-thirds majority of MPs voting for an early election, or Prime Minister advising the Sovereign to dissolve the Parliament early).

	In the general election, voting will take place in all [[List of Palmshire Parliament constituencies\|parliamentary constituencies]] of the [[Kingdom of Palmshire]] to elect [[Members of Parliament]] (MPs) to seats in the [[Palmshire House of Commons\|House of Commons]], the lower house of the Parliament.		In the general election, voting will take place in all [[List of Palmshire Parliament constituencies\|parliamentary constituencies]] of the [[Kingdom of Palmshire]] to elect [[Members of Parliament]] (MPs) to seats in the [[Palmshire House of Commons\|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.		This will be the 7th general election for the Kingdom of Palmshire since 2011, though the resultant Parliament will be the 8th, as the first Parliament, summoned in 2010, did not have elected House of Commons.

	==Date of the election==		==Date of the election==
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	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.		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\|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 [[Palmshire general election, ~~April 2014~~\|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~~.		Under the provisions of the [[Parliament Act\|Parliament Act 2012]] as amended in 2015, an election had to be announced on or before the sixth 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 [[Palmshire general election, May 2015\|previous general election]], held from 24 April to 7 May in 2015, elected MPs to the 7th Parliament; as such, Parliament would expire at the end of 7 November 2015.

	== Political parties ==		== Political parties ==

Legion: Updated to reflect the latest election held

2014-04-15T15:09:39Z

Updated to reflect the latest election held

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	\|colspan="4" align="center"\|'''Palmshire general election, ~~April~~ 2014'''		\|colspan="3" align="center"\|'''Palmshire general election, July 2014'''
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	\|colspan="1" align="left"\|[[Palmshire general election, ~~June 2012~~\|~~Jun~~. ~~2012~~]] ←		\|colspan="1" align="left"\|[[Palmshire general election, April 2014\|Apr. 2014]] ←
	\|colspan="2" align="center"\|'''~~April 1~~ to ~~April 14~~'''		\|colspan="1" align="center"\|'''July 14 to July 28'''
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	\|colspan="4" align="center"\|'''All 7 seats of the [[Palmshire House of Commons\|House of Commons]]''' <br /> '''4 seats were needed for a majority'''		\|colspan="3" align="center"\|'''All 5 seats of the [[Palmshire House of Commons\|House of Commons]]''' <br /> '''3 seats were needed for a majority'''
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			\|[[image:Chris_D_official.jpg\|100px]]
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	~~\|[[image:Chris_D_official.jpg\|100px]]~~
	~~\|[[image:nibs.jpg\|100px]]~~
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	\|'''Leader'''		\|'''Leader'''
			\|[[Chris D]]
	\|[[Eterna Forest, 2nd Marchioness of Dublin\|Marchioness of Dublin]]		\|[[Eterna Forest, 2nd Marchioness of Dublin\|Marchioness of Dublin]]
	~~\|[[Chris D]]~~
	~~\|[[Nibbles Yocum, 1st Duchess of Rochester\|Duchess of Rochester]]~~
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			\|style="background-color: {{Socialist Party (Palmshire)/meta/color}}"\|
	\|style="background-color: {{Moose Party (Palmshire)/meta/color}}"\|		\|style="background-color: {{Moose Party (Palmshire)/meta/color}}"\|
	~~\|style="background-color: {{Socialist Party (Palmshire)/meta/color}}"\|~~
	~~\|style="background-color: {{Tory Party (Palmshire)/meta/color}}"\|~~
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	\|'''Party'''		\|'''Party'''
			\|[[Socialist Party\|Socialist]]
	\|[[Swag Party\|Swag]]		\|[[Swag Party\|Swag]]
	~~\|[[Socialist Party\|Socialist]]~~
	~~\|[[Tory Party (Palmshire)\|Tory]]~~
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	\|'''Leader since'''		\|'''Leader since'''
			\|29 May 2012
	\|6 March 2014		\|6 March 2014
	~~\|29 May 2012~~
	~~\|24 May 2012~~
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	\|'''Leader's seat'''		\|'''Leader's seat'''
			\|[[Catfield (Palmshire Parliament constituency)\|Catfield]]
	\|Marchioness of Dublin		\|Marchioness of Dublin
	~~\|[[Catfield (Palmshire Parliament constituency)\|Catfield]]~~
	~~\|Duchess of Rochester~~
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	\|'''Last election'''		\|'''Last election'''
	\|4 seats		\|3 seats
	\|2 seats		\|2 seats
	~~\|0 seat~~
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	\|'''Incumbent [[Prime Minister of Palmshire\|Prime Minister]]'''		\|'''Incumbent [[Prime Minister of Palmshire\|Prime Minister]]'''
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	\|[[Chris D]]		\|[[Chris D]]
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	\|[[Socialist Party\|Socialist]]		\|[[Socialist Party\|Socialist]]
	\|
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	\|}		\|}

	The next [[List of Palmshire general elections\|Palmshire general election]] will be the election to the ~~6th~~ [[Parliament of Palmshire]]. The terms of the [[Parliament Act]], passed in 2012, mandate that the election will be held on ~~1 April~~ 2014 (except in the event of a [[Motions of no confidence in the Kingdom of Palmshire\|collapse of government]], a two-thirds majority of MPs voting for an early election, or Prime Minister advising the Sovereign to dissolve the Parliament).		The next [[List of Palmshire general elections\|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 [[Motions of no confidence in the Kingdom of Palmshire\|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 [[List of Palmshire Parliament constituencies\|parliamentary constituencies]] of the [[Kingdom of Palmshire]] to elect [[Members of Parliament]] (MPs) to seats in the [[Palmshire House of Commons\|House of Commons]], the lower house of the Parliament.		In the general election, voting will take place in all [[List of Palmshire Parliament constituencies\|parliamentary constituencies]] of the [[Kingdom of Palmshire]] to elect [[Members of Parliament]] (MPs) to seats in the [[Palmshire House of Commons\|House of Commons]], the lower house of the Parliament.

	This will be the ~~5th~~ general election for the Kingdom of Palmshire since 2011, though the resultant Parliament will be the ~~6th~~, as the first Parliament, summoned in 2010, did not have elected House of Commons.		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==		==Date of the election==
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	An election are usually called following the [[dissolution of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Palmshire\|dissolution of the Parliament of Palmshire]]. The power to dissolve Parliament is a [[Royal Prerogative (Kingdom of Palmshire)#Legislature\|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 election are usually called following the [[dissolution of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Palmshire\|dissolution of the Parliament of Palmshire]]. The power to dissolve Parliament is a [[Royal Prerogative (Kingdom of Palmshire)#Legislature\|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-~~tirds~~. 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.		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\|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 [[Palmshire general election, ~~June 2012~~\|previous general election]], held from ~~24 June~~ to ~~15 July~~ in ~~2012~~, elected MPs to the ~~5th~~ Parliament ~~which began on 28 July 2012~~; as such, Parliament would expire at the end of ~~27 September 2012. However, this was postponed to 1 April~~ 2014 ~~due to exceptional circumstance~~.		Under the provisions of the [[Parliament Act\|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 [[Palmshire general election, April 2014\|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 ==		== Political parties ==

Legion at 06:55, 29 March 2014

2014-03-29T06:55:12Z

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	\|colspan="4" align="center"\|'''Palmshire general election, ~~December 2013~~'''		\|colspan="4" align="center"\|'''Palmshire general election, April 2014'''
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	The next [[List of Palmshire general elections\|Palmshire general election]] will be the election to the 6th [[Parliament of Palmshire]]. The terms of the [[Parliament Act]], passed in 2012, mandate that the election will be held on ~~7 December 2012~~ (except in the event of a [[Motions of no confidence in the Kingdom of Palmshire\|collapse of government]], a two-thirds majority of MPs voting for an early election, or Prime Minister advising the Sovereign to dissolve the Parliament).		The next [[List of Palmshire general elections\|Palmshire general election]] will be the election to the 6th [[Parliament of Palmshire]]. The terms of the [[Parliament Act]], passed in 2012, mandate that the election will be held on 1 April 2014 (except in the event of a [[Motions of no confidence in the Kingdom of Palmshire\|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 [[List of Palmshire Parliament constituencies\|parliamentary constituencies]] of the [[Kingdom of Palmshire]] to elect [[Members of Parliament]] (MPs) to seats in the [[Palmshire House of Commons\|House of Commons]], the lower house of the Parliament.		In the general election, voting will take place in all [[List of Palmshire Parliament constituencies\|parliamentary constituencies]] of the [[Kingdom of Palmshire]] to elect [[Members of Parliament]] (MPs) to seats in the [[Palmshire House of Commons\|House of Commons]], the lower house of the Parliament.
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	An early dissolution could be forced if Parliament voted for one by a supermajority of two-tirds. 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.		An early dissolution could be forced if Parliament voted for one by a supermajority of two-tirds. 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\|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 [[Palmshire general election, June 2012\|previous general election]], held from 24 June to 15 July in 2012, elected MPs to the 5th Parliament which began on 28 July 2012; as such, Parliament would expire at the end of 27 September 2012. However, this was postponed to 1 April ~~2013~~ due to exceptional circumstance.		Under the provisions of the [[Parliament Act\|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 [[Palmshire general election, June 2012\|previous general election]], held from 24 June to 15 July in 2012, elected MPs to the 5th Parliament which began on 28 July 2012; as such, Parliament would expire at the end of 27 September 2012. However, this was postponed to 1 April 2014 due to exceptional circumstance.

	== Political parties ==		== Political parties ==

Legion: Updated the date

2014-03-29T06:54:22Z

Updated the date

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	\|colspan="1" align="left"\|[[Palmshire general election, June 2012\|Jun. 2012]] ←		\|colspan="1" align="left"\|[[Palmshire general election, June 2012\|Jun. 2012]] ←
	\|colspan="2" align="center"\|'''~~December 7~~ to ~~December 21~~'''		\|colspan="2" align="center"\|'''April 1 to April 14'''
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	An early dissolution could be forced if Parliament voted for one by a supermajority of two-tirds. 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.		An early dissolution could be forced if Parliament voted for one by a supermajority of two-tirds. 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\|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 [[Palmshire general election, June 2012\|previous general election]], held from 24 June to 15 July in 2012, elected MPs to the 5th Parliament which began on 28 July 2012; as such, Parliament would expire at the end of 27 September 2012. However, this was postponed to ~~7 December~~ 2013 due to exceptional circumstance.		Under the provisions of the [[Parliament Act\|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 [[Palmshire general election, June 2012\|previous general election]], held from 24 June to 15 July in 2012, elected MPs to the 5th Parliament which began on 28 July 2012; as such, Parliament would expire at the end of 27 September 2012. However, this was postponed to 1 April 2013 due to exceptional circumstance.

	== Political parties ==		== Political parties ==

Legion: Updated to reflect official change in the party's name

2014-03-08T01:20:10Z

Updated to reflect official change in the party's name

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	\|'''Party'''		\|'''Party'''
	\|[[~~Moose~~ Party\|~~Moose~~]]		\|[[Swag Party\|Swag]]
	\|[[Socialist Party\|Socialist]]		\|[[Socialist Party\|Socialist]]
	\|[[Tory Party (Palmshire)\|Tory]]		\|[[Tory Party (Palmshire)\|Tory]]

Legion: Updated to reflect change in a party's leadership

2014-03-07T01:55:28Z

Updated to reflect change in a party's leadership

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	\|'''Leader'''		\|'''Leader'''
	\|[[~~Brock Tokeington~~, ~~1st Baron Tokeington~~\|~~Lord Tokeington~~]]		\|[[Eterna Forest, 2nd Marchioness of Dublin\|Marchioness of Dublin]]
	\|[[Chris D]]		\|[[Chris D]]
	\|[[Nibbles Yocum, 1st Duchess of Rochester\|Duchess of Rochester]]		\|[[Nibbles Yocum, 1st Duchess of Rochester\|Duchess of Rochester]]
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	\|'''Leader since'''		\|'''Leader since'''
	\|~~25 November 2012~~		\|6 March 2014
	\|29 May 2012		\|29 May 2012
	\|24 May 2012		\|24 May 2012
	\|-		\|-
	\|'''Leader's seat'''		\|'''Leader's seat'''
	\|~~Lord Tokeington~~		\|Marchioness of Dublin
	\|[[Catfield (Palmshire Parliament constituency)\|Catfield]]		\|[[Catfield (Palmshire Parliament constituency)\|Catfield]]
	\|Duchess of Rochester		\|Duchess of Rochester

Legion: A few grammar fixes

2014-02-13T06:08:30Z

A few grammar fixes

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	===Parliament Act===		===Parliament Act===
	{{See also\|Parliament Act}}		{{See also\|Parliament Act}}
	An election ~~was~~ usually called following the [[dissolution of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Palmshire\|dissolution of the Parliament of Palmshire]]. The power to dissolve Parliament ~~was~~ a [[Royal Prerogative (Kingdom of Palmshire)#Legislature\|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 election are usually called following the [[dissolution of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Palmshire\|dissolution of the Parliament of Palmshire]]. The power to dissolve Parliament is a [[Royal Prerogative (Kingdom of Palmshire)#Legislature\|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-tirds. 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.		An early dissolution could be forced if Parliament voted for one by a supermajority of two-tirds. 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.

Legion: Official portrait for Chris D added

2014-02-13T05:03:40Z

Official portrait for Chris D added

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Legion at 23:11, 15 August 2013

2013-08-15T23:11:52Z

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	The next [[List of Palmshire general elections\|Palmshire general election]] will be the election to the 6th [[Parliament of Palmshire]]. The terms of the [[Parliament Act]], passed in 2012, mandate that the election will be held on 7 December 2012 (except in the event of a [[Motions of no confidence in the Kingdom of Palmshire\|collapse of government]], a two-thirds majority of MPs voting for an early election, or Prime Minister advising the Sovereign to dissolve the Parliament).		The next [[List of Palmshire general elections\|Palmshire general election]] will be the election to the 6th [[Parliament of Palmshire]]. The terms of the [[Parliament Act]], passed in 2012, mandate that the election will be held on 7 December 2012 (except in the event of a [[Motions of no confidence in the Kingdom of Palmshire\|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 [[List of Palmshire Parliament constituencies\|parliamentary constituencies]] of the [[Kingdom of Palmshire]] to elect [[Members of Parliament]] (MPs) to seats in the [[Palmshire House of Commons\|House of Commons]], the [[lower house]] of the Parliament.		In the general election, voting will take place in all [[List of Palmshire Parliament constituencies\|parliamentary constituencies]] of the [[Kingdom of Palmshire]] to elect [[Members of Parliament]] (MPs) to seats in the [[Palmshire House of Commons\|House of Commons]], the lower house of the Parliament.

	This will be the 5th general election for the Kingdom of Palmshire since 2011, though the resultant Parliament will be the 6th, as the first Parliament, summoned in 2010, did not have elected House of Commons.		This will be the 5th general election for the Kingdom of Palmshire since 2011, though the resultant Parliament will be the 6th, as the first Parliament, summoned in 2010, did not have elected House of Commons.