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Where and when was the Australian prime minister born?
The first three Prime Ministers of Australia and their birthdates were:Edmund Barton - 18 January 1849Alfred Deakin - 3 August 1856John 'Chris' Watson - 9 April 1867
How many African Americans gained seats to congress election?
10,000
How is prime minster chosen?
On winning government, the political party (or a coalition of political parties) chooses one of its own, customarily the Leader of the party, to become Australian Prime Minister. There is no fixed tenure for the position of Australian Prime Minister and any serving Australian Prime Minister may have his position challenged and removed from him by members of his party or coalition. To win government a political party or a coalition of political parties must win a majority of the 150 seats in the Federal House of Representatives (the Lower House) of the Australian Parliament. Each Member of the House of Representatives represents a separate Federal electoral division, constituted in approximately equal numbers of population. Members of the Federal Government (House of Representatives and Senate), State, Territory and local governments are elected under a preferential system of voting which requires for election a majority of primary votes. In cases where the primary votes are not enough to constitute a majority, a combination of primary and preferential votes are tallied until a majority of votes is achieved.
What was historic about the election of 2002?
2002 was a mid-term election. It was one of three times in the century in the party of the White House gained seats in Congress. The Republicans picked up seats in both houses. It also an election in which one incumbent senator from each party lost.
Who is head of Parliament in the UK?
The Leader of the House is currently John Bercow.
What is the process by which cabinet ministers are elected Canada?
Ministers of the Crown are not elected. They are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the prime minister. As ministers are responsible to members of the elected House of Commons, ministers are generally appointed from among members of the Government caucus in the Lower House. It is not unusual, however, for one or more ministers to be appointed from the Senate.
How often does canada elect their prime ministers?
The Prime Minister of Canada is not elected. Generally, when a parliamentary election is held, the party which wins the plurality of seats has their party nominated by the Governor General as the first to have a shot at forming the government. Whatever party happens to form the government generally selects their leader as Prime Minister. Then the Governor General appoints that leader as Prime Minister.
How does the Australian prime minister become the prime minister of Australia?
The Prime minister of Australia is the head of the lower house in the Australian Parliament. At a maximum of every 3 Years Australians vote for their representatives in Parliament. Most of them will vote for a representative from either the labour Liberal or national parties. Though there are also the the odd independent or small party reps that get voted in. After the election the party that has the largest number of seats won as a result of the election is considered the government and they vote among each other to decide who is their leader. This person becomes the Prime minister.
How is the Prime Minister of Canada chosen?
They can technically stay in office for their whole lives - there is no upper limit, but they have to call an election every 4 years so other people can have a chance.For as long as (s)he has the support of the House of Commons. In practical terms (s)he requires the support of the largest party or coalition and the population at large.
How long can an Australian hold office?
in theory an Australian can hold the office of prime minister indefinitely so long as they are the leader of the party which holds the most seats in the lower house of the Australian parliament after an election. elections can be called by the Parliament at anytime or called by a constitutional trigger such as parliment exceeds its three year term, or the government fails to function.
Who will be the next prime minister of israel?
The leader of the party that wins the most seats in the next parliamentary election is most likely to become the next Prime Minister.
If an election is called for Canada what does the prime minister of Canada do?
During an election, the Prime Minister must campaign for his own seat. He also helps other members of his party campaign for their seats, by campaigning for his party across Canada.
How are the members elected in local government?
People get elcted to the federal parliament, after the election the party, or parties,that hold a majority of seats in the lower house form government. Each party then has its own method for selecting ministers and the prime minister.
How many congressional seats are up for election this year?
All 441 seats in the House of Representatives will be up for election, including all 435 voting seats and all 6 non-voting seats. 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate will also be up for election. As such, 474 (87.6%) of the 541 seats in Congress will be up for election in the 2012 federal cycle.
What is it called when the prime minister of Japan can excuse the house of representatives and trigger a general election in which voters fill all 500 seats?
Dissolution
Who is the Prime Minister of Greece in 2013?
Antonis Samaras is the Prime Minister of Greece in 2013.Antonis Samaras is leader of New Democracy, which held the most seats after the 2012 May election and more after the 2012 June election. He was unable to form a government after the 2012 May election which led to the 2012 June election. Before the 2012 June election he had been leader of the opposition from 2009 November.
Do the people of canada directly elect their prime minister?
No, the people on Canada do not directly elect their Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is the leader of the party who forms the government, which is almost always determined by who wins a plurality of seats in the federal election.
