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Bill: Call for early elections, October 3326
Details
Submitted by[?]: Luthori Tory Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill requests an early election. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will pass as soon as the required yes votes are in, or will be defeated if unsufficient votes are reached on the deadline. Elections will be held immediately if the bill passes.
Voting deadline: June 3327
Description[?]:
| We, the Luthori Chrestian Tory Party, call for early elections as soon as we can reach a consensus. |
Proposals
Article 1
Arrange early elections as soon as this bill passes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:37:46, June 29, 2012 CET | From | Luthori Tory Party | To | Debating the Call for early elections, October 3326 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Are the Rt Hon members of the government actually in favour of democracy, or are they afraid their election was mere fluke? I yield the floor. |
| Date | 19:40:31, June 29, 2012 CET | From |  Luthorian Democrats | To | Debating the Call for early elections, October 3326 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Both our parties participated in the first democratic elections in years in January 3324. There is no need for early elections. Mr. Speaker, The Right Honourable gentleman's party should propose to alter the constitution if his party disagrees with the term length which they themselves probably implemented. I yield. |
| Date | 20:12:20, June 29, 2012 CET | From | Luthori Tory Party | To | Debating the Call for early elections, October 3326 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The honourable member's party proposes to make Luthori a part of the Alliance of Terran Republics, an alliance to which this nation has never previously belonged. Furthermore, Luthori has been a member state of the International Monarchist League - a group which the ATR regards as their sworn enemy - from its inception. As such, it is not unreasonable to move for a plebiscite before joining the ATR, which was not in the Commonwealth Party's manifesto and which has not been assented to by the Luthori people. |
| Date | 20:12:26, June 29, 2012 CET | From | Luthori Tory Party | To | Debating the Call for early elections, October 3326 |
| Message | I yield. |
| Date | 20:19:32, June 29, 2012 CET | From | Luthorian Democrats | To | Debating the Call for early elections, October 3326 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The people were fully aware that we intended to make Luthori a Commonwealth - a republican system - therefore joining the ATR is not unfounded and does not require an early election. The people will be fully aware that if they wish to reinstate the monarchy and reverse our reforms then they should vote for your party, or the ILA, in January 3030. I yield. |
| Date | 22:07:08, June 29, 2012 CET | From | Luthori Tory Party | To | Debating the Call for early elections, October 3326 |
| Message | Sir, The honourable members' mandate would seem a lot stronger if it were not based on a miserable 15.74% voter turnout. By contrast, at the previous election in 3318, the people voted firmly against their government - awarding them no seats - with a voter turnout of 66.47%! With a mandate that weak, there is every reason to ask if the people truly wish to be made subject to the ATR. I yield the floor. |
| Date | 14:23:25, June 30, 2012 CET | From | Luthorian Democrats | To | Debating the Call for early elections, October 3326 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Regardless of the turnout, we still have the greatest mandate. If the people opposed joining the ATR then they would have flocked to vote for your party, something that did not happen. I yield. |
| Date | 16:26:35, June 30, 2012 CET | From | Luthori Tory Party | To | Debating the Call for early elections, October 3326 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The turnout is eminently relevant, since it vastly reduces the actual mandate of the Commonwealth Party. After all, 85% of the population did not vote in favour of the Commonwealth Party's proposals! I yield the floor. |
| Date | 16:55:37, June 30, 2012 CET | From | Luthorian Democrats | To | Debating the Call for early elections, October 3326 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, But if they were opposed to our intended reforms they would have voted for your party, that did not happen. I yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 112 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 537 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Don't put "the" as the first word in your party name, because when parties are referred to in news reports, their names are preceded with "the", e.g. the [Socialist Party] has lost. |
| Random quote: "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." - George Washington |