Julia Gillard represents Lalor in Victoria.
In 2013, Julia Gillard holds the seat of Lalor in Victoria.
Not directly by the people. At elections people vote a local member into the House of Representatives. The Government is formed by the party or parties that hold the majority of seats in the House and the leader of that party is the Prime Minister. It is entirely possible that at the next election for example, that the ALP will win a majority of seats but Julia Gillard could loose her seat, which means she wouldn't be PM.
Yes, they can be voted out of office. Even hold a special election if they are not up for election.
Every single seat is up for election, every seat must be won at election.
It's an election held for a certain seat if the current person holding the position is unable to perform their duties any more - eg they die.
the governor of the state of which a member is missing will hold an election for a new House member to fill the vacancyit would be filled by a special election called by the governor of the state affectedThe governor calls for a special election to fill the vacant spot
Kevin Rudd's seat of Griffith is a federal seat, not a state seat. The elections held in Queensland on 24 March 2012 were state elections, not federal elections. Kevin Rudd will only be contesting his seat in the federal election of 2013.
Whenever a seat in the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives is vacated due to death, resignation or removal, the State Governor issues a Writ of Election, and a special election is held to fill the seat for the remainder of the term. The special election can coincide with a regular congressional election. In the case of a vacated Senate seat, the Governor can appoint someone to temporarily fill the seat until an election can be held if the state legislature grants him that power.
The first women to take her seat was Nancy Astor(Viscountess Astor), after a by-election in December 1919. She was elected as a Conservative for the Plymouth Sutton constituency after her husband, Waldorf Astor, the former MP, was elevated to the peerage. She held the seat until she stood down in 1945.
where there is no incumbent running in an election. Like when a president leaves office after his second term. another example is when a senator, like Ted Kennedy, dies and so the seat is "open"
It means, hold a seat up
Every 2 years. So it will be 2018 when the next election takes place.