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ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand, usually known as ACT, is a right-wing, classical-liberal political party in New Zealand.
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Adam Bandt
Adam Paul Bandt (born 11 March 1972) is an Australian politician, former industrial lawyer and acting Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens.
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Andrew Wilkie
Andrew Damien Wilkie (born 8 November 1961 in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian politician and independent federal member for Denison.
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Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
The Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c.59) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
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Audrey Hylton-Foster, Baroness Hylton-Foster
Audrey Pellew Hylton-Foster, Baroness Hylton-Foster DBE (née Brown; 19 May 1908 – 31 October 2002), was the daughter of Douglas Clifton Brown, 1st Viscount Ruffside, and Violet Cicely Kathleen Wollaston.
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Australian Conservatives
The Australian Conservatives is an Australian political party formed and led by Cory Bernardi as a breakaway from the Liberal Party of Australia.
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Australian federal election, 1940
Federal elections were held in Australia on 21 September 1940.
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Australian federal election, 2010
A federal election was held on Saturday, 21 August 2010 for members of the 43rd Parliament of Australia.
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Australian federal election, 2016
The 2016 Australian federal election was a double dissolution election held on Saturday 2 July to elect all 226 members of the 45th Parliament of Australia, after an extended eight-week official campaign period.
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Australian Greens
The Australian Greens (commonly known as The Greens) is a green political party in Australia.
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Australian House of Representatives
The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two Houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia.
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Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party (ALP, also Labor, was Labour before 1912) is a political party in Australia.
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Australian Senate
The Australian Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives.
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Backbencher
In Westminster parliamentary systems, a backbencher is a Member of Parliament (MP) or a legislator who holds no governmental office and is not a frontbench spokesperson in the Opposition, being instead simply a member of the "rank and file".
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Balance of power (parliament)
In parliamentary politics, the term balance of power may describe a parliamentary situation in which a member or a number of members of chamber are in a position by their uncommitted vote to enable a party to attain and remain in minority government, and the term may also be applied to the members who hold that position.
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Bench (metonymy)
Bench can be used as a figure of speech for a group of people associated with sitting on particular benches.
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Bernard Weatherill
Bruce Bernard Weatherill, Baron Weatherill, (25 November 1920 – 6 May 2007) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1983 and 1992.
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Betty Boothroyd
Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd, (born 8 October 1929) is a British politician, who served as a Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich and West Bromwich West from 1973 to 1992.
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Bob Katter
Robert Carl Katter (born 22 May 1945) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1993.
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Centre Alliance
Centre Alliance is a centrist Australian political party primarily active in the state of South Australia.
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Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the state church of England.
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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) (Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif, from 1955 the Parti social démocratique du Canada) was a social-democraticThese sources describe the CCF as a social-democratic political party.
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Coalition (Australia)
The Coalition (or Liberal–National Coalition) is an alliance of centre-right political parties that forms one of the two major groupings in Australian federal politics.
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Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which many or multiple political parties cooperate, reducing the dominance of any one party within that "coalition".
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Confidence and supply
In a parliamentary democracy based on the Westminster system, confidence and supply are required for a minority government to retain power in the lower house.
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Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom.
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David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley
Marshal of the Royal Air Force David Brownrigg Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, (born 17 September 1929) is a retired Royal Air Force officer and member of the House of Lords.
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David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead
James Arthur David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, (born 27 June 1938) is a retired Scottish judge who served as the first Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2009 until his retirement in 2013, having previously been the Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
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David Williamson, Baron Williamson of Horton
David Francis Williamson, Baron Williamson of Horton (8 May 1934 – 30 August 2015) was a senior British and European civil servant, as well as a member of the House of Lords.
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Democratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland.
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Derryn Hinch
Derryn Nigel Hinch (born 9 February 1944 in New Plymouth, New Zealand) is an Australian senator for Victoria and media personality, best known for his work on Melbourne radio and television.
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Family First Party
The Family First Party was a conservative political party in Australia, in existence from 2002 to 2017.
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Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza
Frances Gertrude Claire D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza, (née Russell; born 18 April 1944) is a British scientist and life peer.
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Frontbencher
In many parliaments and other similar assemblies, seating is typically arranged in banks or rows, with each political party or caucus grouped together.
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Helene Hayman, Baroness Hayman
Helene Valerie Hayman, Baroness Hayman, (née Middleweek; born 26 March 1949, Wolverhampton) was Lord Speaker of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Herbert Laming, Baron Laming
William Herbert Laming, Baron Laming, CBE, PC (born 19 July 1936) is a British social worker and member of the House of Lords.
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House of Commons of the United Kingdom
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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House of Lords
The House of Lords of the United Kingdom, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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House of Lords Appointments Commission
The House of Lords Appointments Commission is an independent advisory Non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom.
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Hung parliament
A hung parliament is a term used in legislatures under the Westminster system to describe a situation in which no particular political party or pre-existing coalition (also known as an alliance or bloc) has an absolute majority of legislators (commonly known as members or seats) in a parliament or other legislature.
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Independent politician
An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.
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Independent Senators Group
The Independent Senators Group (ISG; Groupe des sénateurs indépendants) is a parliamentary group in the Senate of Canada formed on March 10, 2016 by senators who were nominated to the Senate on the advice of Prime Ministers from various parties.
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Jacqui Lambie
Jacquiline Louise Lambie (born 26 February 1971) is an Australian politician who is the leader and founder of the Jacqui Lambie Network (JLN).
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Justin Trudeau
Justin Pierre James Trudeau (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician serving as the 23rd and current Prime Minister of Canada since 2015 and Leader of the Liberal Party since 2013.
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Labour candidates and parties in Canada
There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s.
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Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.
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Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)
The Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Chef de la loyale opposition de Sa Majesté) is the leader of Canada's Official Opposition, the party possessing the most seats in the House of Commons but is not the governing party or part of the governing coalition.
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Legislative assemblies of Canadian provinces and territories
This is a list of the Legislative Assemblies of Canada's provinces and territories. Each province's legislative assembly, along with the province's Lieutenant Governor, form the province's legislature (which is called a parliament or general assembly in some provinces).
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Liberal Democratic Party (Australia)
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP or Liberal Democrats) is an Australian political party founded in Canberra in 2001.
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Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is a major centre-right political party in Australia, one of the two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-left Australian Labor Party (ALP).
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List of political parties in Australia
This article lists political parties in Australia.
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Lord Speaker
The Lord Speaker is the speaker of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, commonly known as Law Lords, were judges appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the British House of Lords in order to exercise its judicial functions, which included acting as the highest court of appeal for most domestic matters.
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Lords Spiritual
The Lords Spiritual of the United Kingdom are the 26 bishops of the established Church of England who serve in the House of Lords along with the Lords Temporal.
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Māori Party
The Māori Party (Te Pāti Māori) is an indigenous rights-based political party in New Zealand, formed on 7 July 2004.
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Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn
Michael John Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, (3 July 1945 – 29 April 2018) was a British Labour politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Springburn from 1979 to 2005, and then for Glasgow North East until 2009.
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Minority government
A minority government, or minority cabinet or minority parliament, is a cabinet formed in a parliamentary system when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament.
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National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia (also known as The Nationals or simply, The Nats) is an Australian political party.
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National Party of Australia (WA)
The National Party of Australia (WA) Inc is a political party in Western Australia.
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New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party (NDP; Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a social democraticThe party is widely described as social democratic.
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New Zealand First
New Zealand First (Aotearoa Tuatahi), commonly abbreviated to NZ First, is a nationalist and populist political party in New Zealand.
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New Zealand House of Representatives
The New Zealand House of Representatives is a component of the New Zealand Parliament, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor-General).
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New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party (Rōpū Nāhinara o Aotearoa), shortened to National (Nāhinara) or the Nats, is a centre-right political party in New Zealand.
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Non-affiliated members of the House of Lords
Members of the House of Lords are said to be non-affiliated if they do not belong to any parliamentary group.
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Official Opposition (Canada)
In Canada, Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (L'Opposition Loyale de Sa Majesté) is usually the largest parliamentary opposition party in the House of Commons or a provincial legislative assembly that is not in government, either on its own or as part of a governing coalition.
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Official party status
Official party status refers to the Canadian practice of recognizing political parties in the Parliament of Canada and the provincial legislatures.
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Opposition (parliamentary)
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system.
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Parliament of Australia
The Parliament of Australia (officially the Federal Parliament; also known as the Commonwealth Parliament or just Parliament) is the legislative branch of the government of Australia.
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Parliament of Canada
The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the national capital.
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Parliamentary group
A parliamentary group, parliamentary party, or parliamentary caucus is a group consisting of members of the same political party or electoral fusion of parties in a legislative assembly such as a parliament or a city council.
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Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Pauline Hanson's One Nation (PHON or ONP, also One Nation or One Nation Party) is a nationalist, right-wing populist party in Australia.
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Progressive Party of Canada
The Progressive Party of Canada was a federal-level political party in Canada in the 1920s until 1930.
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Proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) characterizes electoral systems by which divisions into an electorate are reflected proportionately into the elected body.
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Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada (Parti réformiste du Canada) was a right-wing populist federal political party in Canada that existed from 1987 to 2000.
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Rob Oakeshott
Robert James Murray "Rob" Oakeshott (born 14 December 1969) is an Australian politician.
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Senate of Canada
The Senate of Canada (Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons and the Monarch (represented by the Governor General).
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Single transferable vote
The single transferable vote (STV) is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through ranked voting in multi-seat organizations or constituencies (voting districts).
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Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada (Parti Crédit social du Canada), colloquially known as the Socreds, was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform.
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Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower chamber of Parliament.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment.
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Third party (Canada)
In Canada, a third party has two distinct meanings in the political process.
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Tony Crook (politician)
Anthony John Crook (born 23 June 1959) is a retired Australian politician.
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Tony Windsor
Antony Harold Curties Windsor (born 2 September 1950) is a former Australian politician.
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United Future
United Future New Zealand, usually known as United Future, was a centrist political party in New Zealand.
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Usual channels
"Usual channels" is a term used in British politics to describe the relationship between the whips of the Government and the Opposition.
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Whip (politics)
A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature.
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Wildrose Party
The Wildrose Party (legally Wildrose Political Association, formerly the Wildrose Alliance Political Association) was a conservative provincial political party in Alberta, Canada.
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William Strang, 1st Baron Strang
William Strang, 1st Baron Strang GCB, GCMG, MBE (2 January 1893 – 27 May 1978) was a British diplomat who served as a leading adviser to the British Government from the 1930s to the 1950s and as Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office from 1949 to 1953.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossbencher
