Federal Parliament (Dale-Westland)
Federal Parliament Federal Parliament of Dale-Westland | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leadership | |
Westlandian First Minister | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 4 MFPs (Parliamentarians) |
_Seats.png){kind=small} | |
Federal Parliament political groups | Green Party (1) CNP (1) Federal Party (1) Socialist Party (1) |
| Elections | |
Federal Parliament voting system | First-past-the-post |
Federal Parliament last election | 26 January-2 February 2014 |
Last election | 20-21 July 2013 |
| Website | |
| Forum | |
The Federal Parliament is the unicameral legislature of the Delsh-Westlandian Federal Republic. The Federal Parliament is an elected body which consists of the 3 regional First Ministers (FMs) and the President of the Federation of the Delsh-Westlandian Federal Republic. The First Ministers are elected in regional elections using the First-past-the-post voting system and the President of the Federation being elected in a national First-past-the-post election.
History
The Federal Parliament was created soon after the creation of the Delsh-Westlandian Federal Republic. Created with 3 seats consisting of the First Ministers of New Dale and Westland as well as the President of the Federation. The parliament was increased to 4 seats with the accession of Caladonia into the federation. On September 12, 2013 the Federal City Act 2013 was passed allowing larger republics such as Caladonia to increase its representation in the Federal Parliament.
Federal Parliaments
1st Federal Parliament
The 1st Federal Parliament was first elected as part of an unnamed legislature of the Delsh-Westlandian Federal Republic in the July, 2013 Federal Election. The parliament was later expanded to 4 seats with the admission of Caladonia and with the creation of the Federal Party of New Dale, Westland and Caladonia which became the minority government on September 17, 2013 holding the seats of the Republic of New Dale and just 5 days later the Guildford Federal City following its creation as the capital of the Delsh-Westlandian Federal Republic. The 1st Federal Parliament has passed 5 pieces of legislation with a further 4 under discussion. As well as this it has developed the Delsh-Westlandian Krone, the Dale-Westland Football Union and Dale-Westland national football team through the Ministry of Economics and Labour, as well as the Ministry of Culture. The 1st Federal Parliament was formally dismissed on Sunday 19th, 2014, after the remaining bills would be transferred to the 2nd Federal Parliament by default after a tie in votes.
2nd Federal Parliament
Elections for the 2nd Federal Parliament began on January 26 and ended on February 2 in a 2 stage election which saw 4 different votes taking place in 2 separate weekends. The Caladonian Green Party gained 1 seat while the Federal Party lost 1 seat, the presidency.
Government
Political Parties
| Party Name | Logo | Short name | Leader | Position | Colours | Seats in Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Caladonia | New Dale | ||||||
| CNP | 
|
CNP | Centre-Left | Yellow | 1 / 4
|
1 / 3
|
None | |
| Democratic Party | 
|
Democratic | James MacGregor | Far-Right | Blue | 0 / 4
|
1 / 3
|
None |
| Federal Party | 
|
Federalist | Center-left | Orange | 1 / 4
|
None | 1 / 2
| |
| Green Party | 
|
Greens | Centre-left | Green | 1 / 4
|
1 / 3
|
1 / 2
| |
| Socialist Party | 
|
Socialist | A.T. Phoenix | Left-wing | Red | 1 / 4
|
None | None |
Structure of the Parliament
| Political party | Assembly members | Current members | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July '13 | Jan '14 | Apr '14 | ||||
| Green | N/A | 2 | 1 | |||
| CNP | N/A | 0 | 1 | |||
| Federal | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Socialist | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Members of Parliament
| Positions for Ministers | Name of Ministers | Date Since | ||||
| President | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 27 January, 2014 | |||||
| First Ministers | ||||||
| Caladonia First Minister | 1 February, 2014 | |||||
| Delsh First Minister | 2 February, 2014 | |||||
| Westlandian First Minister | A.T. Phoenix | 21 July, 2013 | ||||
Cabinet
| Ministry | Positions for Ministers | Name of Ministers | Date Since | Name of Deputy | Date Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Affairs | Internal Minister | A.T. Phoenix | February 2, 2014 | April 1, 2014 | |
| Immigration Minister | |||||
| Federal Electoral Commission | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Foreign Minister | February 2, 2014 | March 17, 2014 | ||
| Expansion Minister | |||||
| Defence | Defence Minister | February 2, 2014 | April 1, 2014 | ||
| Culture | Culture Minister | February 2, 2014 | April 1, 2014 | ||
| Economics and Labour | Economic Minister | February 2, 2014 | April 1, 2014 | ||
| Justice | Supreme Judge | A.T. Phoenix | February 2, 2014 | April 1, 2014 |
Ministries
- Internal Affairs
- Department of Immigration
- Federal Electoral Commission
- Delsh-Westlandian Police Force
- Foreign Affairs
- Department of Expansion
- Defence
- Delsh-Westlandian Defence Forces
- Culture
- City of Culture
- Dale-Westland Football Union
- Federal Games Committee (Federal Games)
- Economics and Labour
- Central Federation Bank
- Federal Air and Space Agency
- Federal Free Trade Commission
- Justice
- Supreme Court
Passed Legislation
| FP | No. | Name of Legislation | Votes (For-Against) | Date passed | Details of Legislation | Notes | Forum Page |
| 1st | 1 | Accession of New Federations Act 2013 | 2-0 | July 28, 2013 | Detailed the process of accession for new republics. | Forum | |
| 1st | 2 | Legislature Act 2013 | 2-0 | July 28, 2013 | Created Federal Parliament. | Forum | |
| 1st | 3 | Caladonia (Accession) Act 2013 | 2-0 | August 1, 2013 | Admitted Caladonia into the Delsh-Westlandian Federal Republic. | Caladonia referendum 56% in favor. | Forum |
| 1st | 4 | Federal City Act 2013 | 4-0 | September 12, 2013 | Allowed larger republics to create Federal Cities to increase representation in the Federal Parliament. | Amendment approved 4-0. | Forum |
| 1st | 5 | Capital Territory Act 2013 | 2-0 (2 Abstain) | September 22, 2013 | Created the Guildford Federal City as the capital of the Delsh-Westlandian Federal Republic. | Forum | |
| 1st | 6 | Federal Government Bond Scheme Act 2013 | 3-0 | November 20, 2013 | Created the Federal Government Bond, a government loan which would be sold to fund projects. | Forum | |
| 1st | 7 | Medal of Positive Progression Act 2013 | 3-0 | November 20, 2013 | Created the Medal of Positive Progression. | Forum | |
| 1st | 8 | Companies Registration Act 2013 | 3-0 | November 23, 2013 | Created the Registrar of Companies and Companies Directory. | Forum | |
| 1st | 9 | Federal Parliament Annual Summit Act 2013 | 3-0 (1 Abstain) | November 25, 2013 | Approves the holding of the Federal Parliament Annual Summit beginning July 2014. | Forum | |
| 1st | 10 | Judicial Act 2013 | 4-0 | November 25, 2013 | Approves the retaining current laws with DWFR approved laws overwriting English and Scottish Laws should they differ. | Cooperative Law (Use local English-Welsh or Scottish Law will additions or changes made by the government) | Forum |
| 1st | 11 | DWFR City of Culture Act 2013 | 3-0 (1 Abstain) | November 25, 2013 | Approves the creation of the Delsh-Westlandian Federal Republic city of culture. | Forum | |
| 1st | 12 | All-Party Conference and Political Regulation Act 2013 | 4-0 | November 25, 2013 | Approves the All-Party Conference, a political educational tool, and the implementation of political regulations. | Forum | |
| 1st | 13 | Nationalisation and Immigration Act 2013 | 3-0 | November 25, 2013 | Created the Delsh-Westlandian Police Force and military, the immigration minister, expansion minister and Federal Free Trade Commission. | Forum | |
| 1st | 14 | Police Limitation Act 2013 | 3-0 | November 30, 2013 | Outlined the operational limitations imposed upon members of the Delsh-Westlandian Police Force. | Forum | |
| 1st | 15 | The People's Government Act 2013 | 3-0 | January 4, 2014 | Created the People's Government petition system, a section of the national forum to allow citizens to propose legislation to the Federal Parliament. | Forum | |
| 1st | 16 | Grand Unified Micronational Act 2014 | 3-0 | January 6, 2014 | Approved the Dale-Westland application to the Grand Unified Micronational. | Forum | |
| 1st | 17 | Paradiplomacy Formalisation Act 2014 | 2-0 (1 Abstain) | January 9, 2014 | Formalised rules regarding the paradiplomacy of regional governments of the DWFR. | Forum | |
| 1st | 18 | Legislation Transfer Act 2014 | 3-0 | January 12, 2014 | Allowed the transfer of unpassed legislation between governments and marks the dissolving of parliament. | Forum | |
| 2nd | 19 | Non-Territorial Citizenship Act 2013-14 | 4-0 | February 2, 2014 | Specifies an NTC and laws regarding them. | Forum | |
| 2nd | 20 | Federal Games Act 2013-14 | 3-0 | February 4, 2014 | Created the Federal Games. | Forum | |
| 2nd | 21 | Select Committee Act 2014 | 3-0 | February 4, 2014 | Allowed the creation of Select Committee's to advise the government. | Forum | |
| 2nd | 22 | Flags, Emblems and Names Protection Act 2014 | 3-0 | February 10, 2014 | Introduced and formalized and protected a range of flags, emblems and names of the DWFR. | Forum | |
| 2nd | 23 | Official Titles Act 2014 | 3-0 | March 17, 2014 | Formalized how the title of members of the DWFR should be when used outside their local government. | Forum | |
| 2nd | 24 | Domain Regulations of the DWFR Act 2014 | 3-0 (Westland Abstain) | March 26, 2014 | Introduced a format when registering official websites associated with the DWFR and republic. | Forum | |
| 2nd | 25 | Fiscal Budget Act 2014 | 3-0 (Westland Abstain) | March 26, 2014 | Introduced the Federal Fiscal Budget to outline how the Federal Government will spend money. | Forum | |
| 2nd | 26 | Equality Act 2014 | 3-0 (Westland Abstain) | March 26, 2014 | Officially made discriminatory language a offence in the DWFR. | Forum | |
| 2nd | 27 | Referendum Act 2014 | 2-0 (Westland and Caladonia Abstain) | April 1, 2014 | Introduced regulations for the holding of referendums. | Forum | |
| 2nd | 28 | Ballumbie Federal City Act 2014 | 3-0 (Westland Abstain) | April 6, 2014 | Approved referendum to offer Ballumbie, Caladonia, federal city status. | Forum | |
| 2nd | 29 | Constitution Implication Act 2014 | 3-0 (Westland Abstain) | April 7, 2014 | Approved the creation of a written constitution, "Constitution for Federalism in Dale-Westland", before the 2014 July elections. | Forum | |
| 2nd | 30 | Legislatures on the National Forums Act 2014 | 3-0 (Westland Abstain) | April 7, 2014 | Required all legislatures to operate from the national forums. | Forum | |
| 2nd | 31 | Caladonia Act 2014 | 3-0 (Westland Abstain) | April 20, 2014 | Approved the Republic of Caladonia to hold an independence referendum. | Forum | |
| 2nd | 32 | New Republican Population Threshold Act 2014 | 3-0 (Westland Abstain) | April 25, 2014 | Introduced a minimum citizenship for all new applicant members for the federation. | Forum |