2010 parliamentary reform referendum - Revision history

Ibagli at 00:26, 26 February 2012

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	~~Two~~ '''~~referendums~~ on parliamentary reform''' was held on 3 June 2010. Voters approves an amendment to the [[Constitution of Ibagli\|Constitution]] of [[Ibagli]] abolishing the [[Senate]] and reducing the term of a Parliament to three years.		A '''referendum on parliamentary reform''' was held on 3 June 2010. Voters approves an amendment to the [[Constitution of Ibagli\|Constitution]] of [[Ibagli]] abolishing the [[Senate]] and reducing the term of a Parliament to three years.

	==Background==		==Background==

Ibagli at 07:38, 24 February 2012

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	Two '''referendums on parliamentary reform''' ~~will be~~ held on 3 June 2010. ~~It will ask voters to approve~~ an amendment to the [[Constitution of Ibagli\|Constitution]] of [[Ibagli]] abolishing the [[Senate]] and reducing the term of a Parliament to three years.		Two '''referendums on parliamentary reform''' was held on 3 June 2010. Voters approves an amendment to the [[Constitution of Ibagli\|Constitution]] of [[Ibagli]] abolishing the [[Senate]] and reducing the term of a Parliament to three years.

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	==Effects==		==Effects==

	~~If approved, the~~ amendment ~~will~~:		The amendment:

	*~~Abolish~~ the Senate, making the [[Parliament of Ibagli\|Parliament]] unicameral		*Abolished the Senate, making the [[Parliament of Ibagli\|Parliament]] unicameral.
	*~~Shorten~~ the maximum term of a parliament to three years from the current five		*Shortened the maximum term of a parliament to three years from the current five.
	*~~Change~~ the constitutional amendment formula to a majority of the [[House of Commons]] and approval in a referendum or a three fourths majority in the House of Commons		*Changed the constitutional amendment formula to a majority of the [[House of Commons]] and approval in a referendum or a three fourths majority in the House of Commons

	The amendment went into force on 19 July 2011, the date of the dissolution of the [[15th Parliament]].		The amendment went into force on 19 July 2011, the date of the dissolution of the [[15th Parliament]].

Ibagli at 07:37, 24 February 2012

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	*Change the constitutional amendment formula to a majority of the [[House of Commons]] and approval in a referendum or a three fourths majority in the House of Commons		*Change the constitutional amendment formula to a majority of the [[House of Commons]] and approval in a referendum or a three fourths majority in the House of Commons

	~~[[Prime Minister of Ibagli\|Prime Minister]] [[John Goodwin\|Goodwin]] has stated that, if the~~ amendment ~~is approved, it will not go~~ into force ~~until after~~ the [[15th Parliament~~\|current parliament~~]] ~~is dissolved~~.		The amendment went into force on 19 July 2011, the date of the dissolution of the [[15th Parliament]].

	==Results==		==Results==

Ibagli at 01:53, 15 June 2010

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Ibagli at 03:51, 8 June 2010

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Ibagli at 03:48, 8 June 2010

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-A '''referendum on parliamentary reform''' will be held on 3 June 2010. It will ask voters to approve an amendment to the [[Constitution of Ibagli|Constitution]] of [[Ibagli]] abolishing the [[Senate]] and reducing the term of a Parliament to three years.
+Two '''referendums on parliamentary reform''' will be held on 3 June 2010. It will ask voters to approve an amendment to the [[Constitution of Ibagli|Constitution]] of [[Ibagli]] abolishing the [[Senate]] and reducing the term of a Parliament to three years.
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 [[Prime Minister of Ibagli|Prime Minister]] [[John Goodwin|Goodwin]] has stated that, if the amendment is approved, it will not go into force until after the [[15th Parliament|current parliament]] is dissolved.
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Ibagli at 05:40, 31 May 2010

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	*Change the constitutional amendment formula to a majority of the [[House of Commons]] and approval in a referendum or a three fourths majority in the House of Commons		*Change the constitutional amendment formula to a majority of the [[House of Commons]] and approval in a referendum or a three fourths majority in the House of Commons

	[[Prime Minister of Ibagli\|Prime Minister]] [[John Goodwin\|Goodwin]] has stated that, if the amendment is approved, ~~the section shortening the maximum term of a parliament~~ will not go into force until after ~~the current parliament is dissolved, meaning that the latest possible date of~~ the [[~~Next general election~~\|~~next general election~~]] ~~will not change~~.		[[Prime Minister of Ibagli\|Prime Minister]] [[John Goodwin\|Goodwin]] has stated that, if the amendment is approved, it will not go into force until after the [[15th Parliament\|current parliament]] is dissolved.

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Ibagli at 07:46, 22 April 2010

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	*Shorten the maximum term of a parliament to three years from the current five		*Shorten the maximum term of a parliament to three years from the current five
	*Change the constitutional amendment formula to a majority of the [[House of Commons]] and approval in a referendum or a three fourths majority in the House of Commons		*Change the constitutional amendment formula to a majority of the [[House of Commons]] and approval in a referendum or a three fourths majority in the House of Commons

			[[Prime Minister of Ibagli\|Prime Minister]] [[John Goodwin\|Goodwin]] has stated that, if the amendment is approved, the section shortening the maximum term of a parliament will not go into force until after the current parliament is dissolved, meaning that the latest possible date of the [[Next general election\|next general election]] will not change.

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Ibagli at 07:43, 22 April 2010

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	In 2009, a [[2009 electoral reform referendum\|referendum on electoral reform]] was passed. Soon afterwards, the [[John Goodwin\|Goodwin]] government announced its intention to introduce an amendment to the [[The Constitution Act, 1955\|''Constitution Act'']] that would permit constitutional amendments to be made by the [[House of Commons]] alone if approved by a referendum. After its approval, the government announced in its 2009 [[Speech from the Throne\|throne speech]] that the first referendum under the ''Constitution Act'' would be on the subject of Senate abolition.		In 2009, a [[2009 electoral reform referendum\|referendum on electoral reform]] was passed. Soon afterwards, the [[John Goodwin\|Goodwin]] government announced its intention to introduce an amendment to the [[The Constitution Act, 1955\|''Constitution Act'']] that would permit constitutional amendments to be made by the [[House of Commons]] alone if approved by a referendum. After its approval, the government announced in its 2009 [[Speech from the Throne\|throne speech]] that the first referendum under the ''Constitution Act'' would be on the subject of Senate abolition.

			==Effects==

			If approved, the amendment will:

			*Abolish the Senate, making the [[Parliament of Ibagli\|Parliament]] unicameral
			*Shorten the maximum term of a parliament to three years from the current five
			*Change the constitutional amendment formula to a majority of the [[House of Commons]] and approval in a referendum or a three fourths majority in the House of Commons

	{{Elections}}		{{Elections}}

Ibagli at 07:38, 22 April 2010

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	A '''referendum on parliamentary reform''' will be held on 3 June 2010. It will ask voters to approve an amendment to the [[Constitution of Ibagli\|Constitution]] of [[Ibagli]] abolishing the [[Senate]] and reducing the term of a Parliament to three years.		A '''referendum on parliamentary reform''' will be held on 3 June 2010. It will ask voters to approve an amendment to the [[Constitution of Ibagli\|Constitution]] of [[Ibagli]] abolishing the [[Senate]] and reducing the term of a Parliament to three years.

			==Background==

			In 2009, a [[2009 electoral reform referendum\|referendum on electoral reform]] was passed. Soon afterwards, the [[John Goodwin\|Goodwin]] government announced its intention to introduce an amendment to the [[The Constitution Act, 1955\|''Constitution Act'']] that would permit constitutional amendments to be made by the [[House of Commons]] alone if approved by a referendum. After its approval, the government announced in its 2009 [[Speech from the Throne\|throne speech]] that the first referendum under the ''Constitution Act'' would be on the subject of Senate abolition.

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