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voters list
This is the official list of all persons eligible and registered to vote at an election.
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government of the day
See government; cabinet; executive; premier; prime minister.
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official agent
Elections for the House of Commons require a candidate to appoint an official agent who has responsibility for the candidate’s campaign expenditure and related administrative matters; see candidate; Elections Act (Canada); nomination.
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official opposition
In a parliamentary system, the members of parliament who do not support the government are known collectively as the opposition. The largest party grouping of these members is often given formal recognition as the official opposition, with its leader known as the leader of the opposition. This recognizes the opposition as a potential alternativ [..]
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party discipline
Modern parties are disciplined in the sense that, once elected to a representative assembly under the label of a party, it is expected that the member will adhere to the general principles and platform of the party and will vote with his or her colleagues in the parliament. If the member does not conform to the decisions of the party, he or she [..]
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statute
See legislation
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act of parliament
See legislation; bill.
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address in reply
See speech from the throne; confidence.
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adversarial system
An adversarial political system is one dominated by a struggle for power between two rival party groupings. Under such a system, politics is seen as highly competitive with little room for compromise. Actions by the governing party are always opposed by rival parties. See also consensus; majoritarian.
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assembly
This term is can be used as an abbreviation for legislative assembly, the representative body which voters in each province elect as their provincial parliament. More generally, it can refer to an elected body which forms part of the legislature, or to any group which claims to represent a political community.
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