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The Labour Party is the current Opposition Party in the UK Parliament.
In a Parliamentary system, the Official Opposition is the second largest party in Parliament.
Presently, the Liberal Party of Canada forms Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition in both Houses of Parliament.
Usually the government is under the control of a political party or a coalition of political party's. If your party does not have control of the government but does have seats in the parliament or senate then it is an opposition party. That is a party that opposes the government. The official opposition is the party with the second most seats in the house of commons.
The current leader of the opposition is Jack Layton, leader of the NDP.
Usually the government is under the control of a political party or a coalition of political party's. If your party does not have control of the government but does have seats in the parliament or senate then it is an opposition party. That is a party that opposes the government. The official opposition is the party with the second most seats in the house of commons.
The main opposition party in the Canadian parliament is the Liberal Party of Canada, at least until further notice in this year of 2010.
Stephen Harper the Prime Minister of Canada and is a member of the Conservative Party. The Conservative Party is not the opposition, it is the government.The phrase "Opposition party" can mean two things. First, it can mean any party in parliament other than the Prime Minister's party. That is, any party that opposes the Prime Minister.Second, it can mean the largest of those opposition parties. If you are talking about only the largest opposition party, you can say "the Official Opposition".Right now, there are three opposition parties. The Official Opposition (the largest opposition party) is the Liberal Party of Canada. The other two are the Bloc Quebecois and the New Democratic Party.
In the House of Commons (the elected chamber of the Canadian Parliament), the New Democratic Party of Canadacurrently forms Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. In the Senate (the appointed Upper House), the Liberal Party of Canada forms Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the Senate.
In the British Parliament, the party in government is the party that gained the most votes at the last General Election - which was the Conservatory Party (though with a reduced majority). The Official Opposition Party (The Labour Party) gained fewer votes, so are the Opposition Party in the House of Commons. Therefore, the party that came second is known as the opposition party.
As a result of Canada's federal election of May 2, 2011, the New Democratic Party (NDP) now forms Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The Honourable Thomas Mulcair, Leader of the NDP and MP for Outrement, is the Leader of the Opposition.
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