Westminster system
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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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
democratic political system
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parliamentary system ⓘ system of government ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
presidential system
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semi-presidential system ⓘ |
| developedFrom | British parliamentary system ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
adversarial style of parliamentary debate
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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
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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
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unwritten constitutional principles of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
| originatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Commonwealth countries
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surface form:
Commonwealth of Nations
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| usedInCountry |
Australia
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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 ⓘ |
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New Zealand parliamentary democracy
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New Zealand parliamentary system
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Parliamentary system of Canada
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Parliamentary system of Quebec
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Westminster system in Australia
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Westminster parliamentary system
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Westminster parliamentary tradition
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Westminster-style_parliamentary_system
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Westminster system of government
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Great Offices of State