Morrison government lost vote so why isn’t there an election
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cheap canada goose uk The last two times a government lost a vote on legislation in the House of Representatives it didn’t end well. cheap canada goose uk
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The most recent example happened in October 1941 77 years ago when two independents voted against canada goose outlet Arthur Fadden war time government on a bill that reduced its budget by the nominal sum of prime minister basically stepped aside and allowed the opposition leader, Labor John Curtin to form government instead. Mr Fadden resigned two years later after an election saw his party suffer a massive defeat.
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Sir Arthur Fadden stepped down as PM after losing a vote in the House of Representatives. Picture: Ray SaundersSource:News Limited
Previous to canada goose outlet chicago this, in 1929, Stanley Bruce government was defeated on a bill that transferred industrial relations powers to the states.
Six Nationalist Party MPs defected against his leadership so he called an election to restore confidence in his leadership. Instead he lost the election and his own Victorian seat of canada goose outlet jackets Flinders. It was the first time a PM had lost their seat and it did not happen again until 2007 when John Howard was defeated in his seat of Bennelong.
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Legal advice was released yesterday that suggested there was a constitutional problem with the Senate amendments because they involved forming a paid panel of six independent members to provide health advice.
This would arguably increase the financial on citizens, which the Senate is not allowed to do. The constitutional advice raised by the government basically suggested the bill was a bill is dangerous ground for the government, as University of Sydney professor of constitutional law Anne Twomey explains in a piece for The Conversation.
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It seems Labor does not yet want an election to be called, especially one triggered by refugee policy.
The Morrison Government could also declare the vote to be a matter of confidence but canada goose mens uk it has not done so.
the House of Representatives has truly lost confidence in the government, it can always move a vote of no confidence to make this clear. Unless that happens, the Morrison Government can continue governing until the election is held, Prof Twomey wrote.
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