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How many years is the Britain parliamentary general election is held every year?
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∙ 9y ago
Since September 2011, UK law has dictated that general electionsshouldbe held on the first Thursday in May every five years from 2010 onwards.
It is possible for an election to be held earlier, however. If the Government of the day should be defeated on a motion of no confidence or fail to pass a budget in the House of Commons, then it must either resign (in which case the opposition parties must try to form a government) or call an early election. The nature of British politics means that should this happen (which it has only once in modern history, in 1979) an early election is virtually guaranteed. However, after such an early election, the date of all future elections would be five years to the day of that one. However, the Prime Minister reserves the right to postpone the election by up to two months with the consent of both houses of Parliament.
An early election can also be called if at least 423 (65%) members of the House of Commons vote in favour of holding one. This is unlikely to happen; no government since the end of World War II has had this many MPs (the closest is Tony Blair's Labour government, which had the support of 421).
It should be noted that before the law change in September 2011, an election had to be called five years after the first meeting of a newly elected Parliament, but other than that the Prime Minister had complete freedom to call an election whenever he or she wished to do so. This meant it was common for popular governments to hold elections after four years instead of three and indeed, the average time between general elections in the 20th century was just under 4 years.
The opposition Labour Party has supported reducing the time between elections from 5 years to 4. An attempt to change the law to this end by three opposition parties, including Labour, was defeated by a margin of 315 - 242 in 2011. It is possible however that the next Labour government will introduce this change.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoIn U.S. Presidential elections, there are4 years between them.
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∙ 11y agoThere must be a general election at least every 5 years.
However the Queen can give an election before this time is up.
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∙ 11y agoWiki User
∙ 13y ago4 years between presidential elections.
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∙ 13y agoA maximum of five years
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The British parliamentary general election is held every years?
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What is the voted general election?
In Britain we have a General Election every 5 years or sooner, when all the members of the House of Commons in Parliament are elected.
How often are election held?
That depends on the location of the election and what type of election it is. In some countries, assembly elections are held on general schedule (i.e.) the US, ever 4 years) and in others, parliamentary elections can be held at any time (i.e.) the UK).Australia has an election approx every 2 to 4 years.
When is the election held in the Bahamas?
As with most Commonwealth countries that have not changed their electoral laws from the basic principles of the UK, a general election must be held once every five years in Jamaica. However, they can be held early at the discretion of the Government, or if the Government loses parliamentary confidence and is forced into an early election. The 2011 general election was called a year early.
What type of democracy does Britain have?
Britain is a constitutional monarchy and is governed by a parliamentary system. For more details visit the related link below.
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