Westminster system

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democratic political system parliamentary system system of government

The Westminster system is a democratic parliamentary model, originating in the United Kingdom, characterized by a sovereign parliament, responsible government, and an executive drawn from and accountable to the legislature.

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All labels observed (32)

Label Occurrences
Westminster system canonical 125
Westminster parliamentary system 13
Westminster-style parliamentary system 5

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf democratic political system ⓘ
parliamentary system ⓘ
system of government ⓘ
contrastedWith presidential system ⓘ
semi-presidential system ⓘ
developedFrom British parliamentary system ⓘ
hasCharacteristic adversarial style of parliamentary debate ⓘ
bicameralism is common but not universal ⓘ
cabinet drawn from legislature ⓘ
cabinet government ⓘ
collective ministerial responsibility ⓘ
constitutional monarchy is common but not essential ⓘ
dissolution of parliament on advice of prime minister or government ⓘ
executive accountable to legislature ⓘ
first-past-the-post elections are common but not essential ⓘ
fusion of powers between executive and legislature ⓘ
government must maintain confidence of lower house ⓘ
head of state distinct from head of government ⓘ
individual ministerial responsibility ⓘ
majority party government is common ⓘ
opposition with formal status ⓘ
parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ
party discipline is typically strong ⓘ
possibility of votes of no confidence ⓘ
prime minister as head of government ⓘ
question time in parliament ⓘ
responsible government ⓘ
hasComponent cabinet ⓘ
head of government ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
lower house of parliament ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ
hasGoal ensuring executive accountability to elected legislature ⓘ
influencedBy British constitutional conventions ⓘ
unwritten constitutional principles of the United Kingdom ⓘ
namedAfter Palace of Westminster ⓘ
originatedIn United Kingdom ⓘ
practicedIn Commonwealth countries ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of Nations
usedInCountry Australia ⓘ
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form: Bangladesh

Barbados ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
India ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Jamaica ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ

Referenced by (187)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leader of the Opposition (UK) → constitutionalContext → Westminster system ⓘ
UK government → legalBasis → Westminster system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitutional conventions of the United Kingdom
Parliament of New South Wales → follows → Westminster system ⓘ
British Empire → culturalLegacy → Westminster system ⓘ
His Majesty’s Government → operatesUnderSystem → Westminster system ⓘ
State Opening of Parliament → associatedWith → Westminster system ⓘ
Official Opposition (United Kingdom) → associatedConcept → Westminster system ⓘ
Chief Whip → usedIn → Westminster system ⓘ
Usher of the Black Rod → tradition → Westminster system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Westminster parliamentary tradition
King of New Zealand → legalSystemContext → Westminster system ⓘ
Crown in right of the United Kingdom → componentOf → Westminster system ⓘ
Deputy Leader of the Opposition (UK) → governmentalContext → Westminster system ⓘ
Pakistan Civil Service → influencedBy → Westminster system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Westminster model of civil service
Parliament of Queensland → partOf → Westminster system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Westminster system in Australia
Crown in right of New Zealand → constitutionalSystem → Westminster system ⓘ
Premier of Queensland → governmentSystem → Westminster system ⓘ
Government of New South Wales → follows → Westminster system ⓘ
Queen of Saint Lucia → legalSystemContext → Westminster system ⓘ
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons → usedBy → Westminster system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Westminster system of government
President of the New South Wales Legislative Council → belongsTo → Westminster system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Westminster-style parliamentary system
Acts of the Legislature of Bermuda → basedOn → Westminster system ⓘ
Queen of Papua New Guinea → legalSystemContext → Westminster system ⓘ
Premier of New South Wales → constitutionalSystem → Westminster system ⓘ
Cabinet of Canada → system → Westminster system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Westminster parliamentary system
Government of Bermuda → follows → Westminster system ⓘ
Anglosphere → hasCommonInstitutionalHeritage → Westminster system ⓘ
Royal Assent → associatedWith → Westminster system ⓘ
Legislative Assembly → influencedBy → Westminster system ⓘ
subject surface form: Legislative Assembly (British India)
this entity surface form: Westminster parliamentary model
Premier of Ontario → governmentSystem → Westminster system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Westminster parliamentary system
Great Office of State → usedIn → Westminster system ⓘ
subject surface form: Great Offices of State
Queen of New Zealand → politicalSystemContext → Westminster system ⓘ
Constitution of Bangladesh → influencedBy → Westminster system ⓘ
His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition → operatesIn → Westminster system ⓘ
British monarchy → partOf → Westminster system ⓘ
Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke → politicalSystem → Westminster system ⓘ
1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka → constitutionalModelInfluence → Westminster system ⓘ
subject surface form: 1972 Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka
this entity surface form: British Westminster system
Lord Speaker of the House of Lords → associatedWith → Westminster system ⓘ
New Zealand courts → legalTradition → Westminster system ⓘ
Crown-in-Parliament → associatedWith → Westminster system ⓘ
Andrew Holness → hasPoliticalSystemContext → Westminster system ⓘ
National Assembly of Quebec → partOf → Westminster system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliamentary system of Quebec
Māori Party → operatesWithin → Westminster system ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Zealand parliamentary democracy
2023 New South Wales state election → constitutionalSystem → Westminster system ⓘ
Parliament of Gibraltar → partOf → Westminster system ⓘ
King of Jamaica → legalSystemContext → Westminster system ⓘ
Jamaican Constitution of 1962 → basedOn → Westminster system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Westminster model
Number 10 Policy Unit → politicalSystem → Westminster system ⓘ
Downing Street Press Secretary → positionHeldIn → Westminster system ⓘ
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions → isPoliticalOfficeIn → Westminster system ⓘ
Prime Minister → associatedWith → Westminster system ⓘ